30 AUTUMN//WINTER 2017 SHOW PREVIEW: SEMINAR PROGRAMME OUR SPEAKERS Phil Pond A very popular regular speaker at our shows.Phil,from trend forecasting agency Scarlet Opus, returns to provide an overview of key global consumer and design trends.He’ll offer practical tips to ensure your merchandising and product offer is attractive and on trend for Christmas and Spring/Summer 2018. Tracey Bearton Tracey is the editor leading trade magazine GreetingsToday,published by Lema.She is a well- known face in the industry and we’re delighted to welcome her to our seminar programme. She’ll be sharing tips on getting press coverage for your business and products.Spoiler alert: she’s going to tell the Jack the Ripper story in 27 words! Christina Strang Christina is a graphologist and an affiliate member of the British Institute of Graphologists. She works for various clients on behavioural profiling reporting for recruitment,team building and upskilling,as well as for personal development.She’ll be talking about what handwriting can reveal and will be offering free handwriting analysis at the show.To find out more,contact vanessafortnam@thepressofficeltd.com. MichaelWeedon Researcher,analyst and regular news commentator on retail locations,Michael returns after a successful debut at the London show inApril to share his insights on the changing nature of High Street retailing and the shift from selling goods to offering services.He’ll offer advice on how to adapt your retail offer to profit from these developments. Faika Khurram Faika is a retail analyst and consultant for Bright Disposition,which has just published its third annual Back to School report on the stationery market.Faika has worked as merchandising manager for Paperchase,and at John Lewis and BHS.She will suggest new strategies for retailers and suppliers to capture a successful Back to School 2018. Henri Davis With 35 years in the retail industry,working with retailers includingWHSmith,Habitat,Next and the NationalTrust,Henri’s expertise goes without saying.For the last 14 years she has worked as an independent retail adviser in the cards,gifts,stationery and heritage industries,and is currently chair of the GiftwareAssociation.At the show she will reveal how small businesses can use their independence to their advantage to grow sales in 2018. MANCHESTER STATIONERY SHOW: SEMINAR PROGRAMME Come listen to the voices of stationery FOLLOWING on from the successful expanded speaker programme at the London Stationery Show in April, we’ve assembled the cream of the stationery industry to share their expertise with visitors to the Manchester show. The full programme including timings can be found in the What’s On section at www.stationeryshowmanchester.co.uk