Printing SA Annual Report 2024/2025

WESGRO Plant Tours & Cape Chamber Business Forum (October 17-18, Cape Town)

• 35 delegates from WESGRO, DTIC, DEDAT, and City of Cape Town • First event of this nature in the Western Cape since 2018 • Successfully lobbied regional organs of state to understand industry challenges • Showcased industry capabilities for trade and investment opportunities EmpowaYouth Summit (June 18 & October 10) • 600 and 1,500 delegates respectively

• Panel discussions encouraging youth to consider printing industry career paths and entrepreneurship African Conference for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (ACIAM) (September 30 - October 4, Cape Town) • 350 delegates from 22 countries • Inaugural presentation spotlighting local industry capabilities for continental academic printing and publishing • Positioned industry as stakeholder in establishing continental publishing association 1.5 Trade Exhibitions

22