In 2024, GRAPHICS PRO EXPO shows delivered a variety of content presented by exhibitors and regular GRAPHICS PRO columnists covering all aspects of the industry and best practices. For 2025, the GPX team has expanded programming in the classroom to include more options:
- CEO panel — The CEO panel will kick off the first day of every GPX event before the show floor opens. The session will feature different CEOs central to each location discussing where they see the industry going in the coming year. Hear directly from key industry leaders about what’s important for your business in 2025.
- Small business sessions — What does it take to manage a small business? Whether you are just entering the industry or you’re several years in, these sessions will outline key aspects of managing a business, laws and regulations you need to understand, profit-boosting best practices, and more.
- Sponsored content — GPX exhibitors are back with more insightful, educational sponsored content in 2025. Content presenters have a specific set of rules they must work within for these sessions: best practices and process improvements are key in this section.
Special Events & Features
WRAPSCON
In 2025, GPX will expand the footprint of WRAPSCON to make the competition area bigger and easier for attendees to view all of the competition and how-to sessions, in addition to giving competitors more room to work. A cash prize will be awarded to the winning team of the competition.
WRAPSCON University
WRAPSCON University was added in 2024, giving all attendees an opportunity to get hands-on training and access to industry pros to discuss best practices and practice on-site. Next year, attendees will have the opportunity to experience WRAPSCON University at GPX Irving in Texas and GPX Indianapolis in Indiana.
GPX University
In 2024, GPX took the University product a step farther and added GPX University (GPXU). GPXU allows attendees to learn industry best practices and processes from both exhibitors and influencers and test drive new products, tools and applications while they are on the show floor and networking with suppliers and manufacturers.
GPX rolled this program out at GPX Indianapolis and GPX Charlotte. Hundreds of people were able to learn from industry veterans and see firsthand how to work new equipment and master additional skills.
For 2025, GPX is expanding GPXU to every GPX city as well as increasing the footprint and incorporating all aspects of the industry so people can learn, experience and then go out and buy with confidence and expertise.
