It has been officially announced that FESPA Asia will return to Bangkok in 2017. To be held at BITEC exhibition centre in the Thai capital in February 2017, return of the globally acclaimed expo is welcomed by TSGA (Thai Screen Printing and Graphic Imaging Association). FESPA’s divisional director, Roz McGuinness says, “Our annual exhibition in China is now well established, so it’s time for FESPA to return to the pan-Asia region with FESPA Asia, and our natural choice for host country was Thailand. And our objective is to build demand for print by reinvesting in the print community matched by the enthusiasm of our regional associations, with whom we will be working closely.”
Roz added that FESPA will deliver educational programmes to support the advancement of print in the region, along with an exhibition which brings the leading global and regional suppliers of screen and digital print as well as signage to Thailand. The ASEAN countries are joined together to form an economic zone called AEC, with a population of 700 million, which is the highest economic growth region in the new world, and as Thailand is located in the centre of this region, it is the perfect location for the return of this international expo. FESPA Asia’s ultimate aim is to leave a lasting legacy across Asia through various initiatives in the years to come.