Annual Congress
CONGRESS REGISTRATIONHOTEL RESERVATION12 – 15 October 2025 | Corinthia, St George’s Bay, Malta
* 2025 Congress registration is OPEN *
A valid badge is required for entry to all DistriPress Annual Congress sessions, including social networking events.
PROGRAMME
Sunday, 12 October
15h00 to 17h00 Registration open
19h00 to 22h30 Welcome Reception at The Edge at the Radisson hotel
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Monday, 13 October
08h30 Registration
FORUM
09h00 Welcome
Sarah Lesting, Director Distripress, Luciano Stulin, President DistriPress & Vincent Peyrègne, CEO, WAN IFRA
09h30 Global Press Trends
Dean Roper, Director of Insights, WAN IFRA
09h55 Beyond the Pages: Shaping DistriPress Together
Sarah Lesting, Director Distripress
10h10 More than a Price Point: The Value Behind Premium
Emma Carey, Marketforce & Richard Salsbury, Marketforce
BREAK
11h00 Cover Rocket and the AI Edge: Driving Sales Through Data
Alan Centofante, Cover Rocket
11h25 From Front Page to Front of Shelf: Insights from Retail (panel discussion)
Marc Robbemond, Athenaeum, Fatima Vasquez, SGEL & Malcolm Miller, Millers Malta
11h50 Print isn’t dead, but it would be in a dead planet: how to build the sector of the future
Mark Shayler, thisisape
12h20 Closing Remarks
Luciano Stulin, President DistriPress
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12h30 – 14h00 Lunch (Business Meeting hall opens at 13h30)
14h00 – 18h00 Business meetings
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Tuesday, 14 October
08h30 – 18h00 Business meetings
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Wednesday, 15 October
08h30 – 15h00 Business meetings
18h00 – 20h00 Farewell hosted by The Miller Group including a tour of their facilities and a Reception
NB 17h15 Bus Departure from Corinthia Hotel for Farewell Event
20h00 Bus Departure from Farewell Event back to Corinthia Hotel
Explore more about the beautiful island here
Restaurant recommendations here
Who can attend
The Congress is open to WAN-IFRA members and non-member companies.
Event Format
The WAN-IFRA DistriPress Congress has a strong history of connecting its members in the Business Meeting Hall as well as during social events and informal gatherings over 4 days.
For 70 years, the annual WAN-IFRA DistriPress Congress has brought together businesses from across the globe who are engaged in the publishing, production, marketing, distribution and sales of newspapers and magazines. Our objective is the sharing of experiences, and business development through networking.
- Badges collection – delegates can collect their badges at the Congress main hotel 15h00-17h00 Sunday 12 October
- The WAN-IFRA DistriPress Forum – kicks off event proceedings on Monday morning with a half-day agenda during which delegates hear from speakers and panels about industry developments and global themes impacting members
- Business Meeting Hall and Expo –the central meeting hall houses the Expo stands and the Business Meeting tables. Delegates meet clients and service providers from around the world in pre-arranged time slots, during which they discuss their mutual business and explore new opportunities. The Expo runs alongside the Business Meetings. Exhibitors are encouraged to showcase their products and services to attendees, the exhibition stands form an integral part of the Meeting Hall.
- Business Meeting Tables – tables will be arranged for our Distributor and Service Provider members. Publisher members are welcome to attend these tables with meetings scheduled in advance.
- Delegate List – the first list will be announced at the end of July. Further updates will follow every two weeks.
Sponsors
WAN-IFRA DistriPress has a proud history of sponsorship support from its members, for which it is most appreciative. Sponsorship allows the Association to continue to deliver a memorable annual experience for its delegates.
There are numerous ways in which member companies can showcase their brand and contribute to Congress – and it doesn’t have to break the bank! Options include, but are not limited to –
- Logos on Congress bags, branded Congress bag contents such as pens and notebooks, advertising on the WAN-IFRA DistriPress website, sponsorship of the Forum presentations and topics, contributions to evening events or goodie bag items.
- All sponsor logos will be included on event signage and WAN-IFRA DistriPress event communications.
Please talk to the WAN-IFRA DistriPress management team about how you can get involved.
Delegate Pass Types/ Pricing
- Pricing for 2025
- Member delegate card – Early Bird until June 30, 2025 – EUR1600
- Member delegate card – Standard – EUR1995
- Member – Welcome and Forum C-suite of Attending Delegates – EUR595
- Non-Member delegate card – EUR2975
- Spouse/ Partner Social Events – EUR150
- German members will need to add 19% to all of the above rates
- Registration acceptance is subject to WAN-IFRA DistriPress’ final confirmation
- Each delegate pass includes full access to the Congress programme: welcome event, business forum, business meetings, farewell event and lunch throughout the Congress.
- Congress delegate passes will no longer have local VAT added at the point of payment except for German based member companies. At the point of registration EU companies will be requested to enter their VAT number.
- All registrations must be paid prior to the start of the event.
- Welcome Event tickets for the delegate spouse are available for purchase.
- Refund terms and conditions available at the point of registration
Please talk to the WAN-IFRA DistriPress management team for any further information.
