LMAI conference 2025, bigger and better, deliver’s awe!

Celebrating 25 years of inception along with their biennial Conference themed, "Emerging Beyond Boundaries", Label Manufacturers Association of India LMAI, delivered value! 

700 plus delegates were awestruck attending the seventh LMAI conference  at the picturesque and astounding venue, The Fairmont Palace Udaipur from 3^rd to 6^th July 2025. All 300 rooms at the property were booked at the venue Hotel and additionally 60 rooms were booked  in Hotel Aurika with a total of 360 rooms. 35 sponsors including some of the most renowned names in the world for the label manufacturing industry supported the event.  Kurz was the platinum sponsor and Avery Dennison the elite sponsor besides many others. Fairmont Udaipur Palace is an alluring destination to discover the charm of Udaipur, seamlessly blending timeless tradition with modern elegance, featuring a historic stepwell, one of Rajasthan's largest ballrooms and exclusive events pool with jacuzzi and amphitheater. Nestled in the Aravalli Hills, it offered easy access to the city's top attractions and cultural landmarks. In view of the author who has travelled the world over for diverse label events, 

“This three nights-four days event, packed with amazing presentations and entertainment, was perhaps the biggest label event in the world”!

Traditional Rajasthani welcome awaited the delegates arriving by road rail and air. Local folk dancers, drums, music, garlands, traditional aarti and special beverages were a part of  the welcome on arrival while being ushered into the hotel. Excellent arrangements executed for their arrival and meticulous planning made it stress free checking-in for all guests. 

The conference was officially thrown open at 6PM on the 3^rd of July 2025. The inaugural evening was themed patriotic, so the board of directors (BOD) were all wearing the Modi jackets and tricolor stoles around their necks.  

Rajesh Chadha President LMAI

The welcome note was delivered by the LMAI President Rajesh Chadha.

The conference agenda information was given by the two conference Chairmen Manish Desai and Jaideep Singh. 

Jaideep Singh

Manish Desai

Pradeep Saroha

Pradeep Saroha events director of Labelexpo India came onstage to apprise  the audience about the upcoming Labelexpo Europe. 

This was followed by Raveendran Selvarajan, Managing Director of Seljegat Printers Pvt.Ltd. being conferred the fourth LMAI lifetime contribution award. 

Author and Surendra Kapur Founder President

It was a pleasant surprise that after a lapse of few years the LMAI founder president Surendra Kapur came to attend the conference.  

Stephane Royere KURZ

After a presentation by Stephane Royere from platinum sponsors Kurz, all the event sponsors were felicitated. 

Thereafter the Welcome night themed “Saar’e Jahan Se achha”, was thrown open for cocktails, dinner and entertainment by Mohit Verma and troupe. The delegates, eager to party, hit the dance floor until late in the evening. When asked to wrap up so that they are back in time for the presentations next day, happy people were heard saying, “Abhi toh party shuru huyee hai!” Means, the party has just begun.

Jitesh Mehta

The second day commenced with another presentation by Stephane Royere, Head of business area packaging and print, international sales and marketing, of Kurz India and followed by one from Jitesh Mehta senior Director LPM Avery Dennison India. 

Natasha Jaichandra

The vibrant young girl Natasha Jaichandra director VEEPEE graphics enthralled the audience speaking on the ECG (expanded colour gamut).

Thomas Schweizer Heidelberg Gallus

After that followed an array of great presentations. Notable amongst them were from Appadurai country head of HP Indigo, Thomas Schweizer Global head of sales at Heidelberg Gallus.  

Ranesh Bajaj of Vinsak with Naoki Ogawa

Gourav Roy FIG with Florian Stroe of Mark Andy

Hostess Lekha and LaBella 

A huge attraction was LaBella!  She is an AI robot, she added glamour in leading delegates to wherever they wished to go!

Pawandeep Sahni, Managing Director of OMET India Private Limited made a high powered and energetic presentation pulling the audience into attention and becoming interactive. The presentation can be viewed on YouTube https://youtu.be/cVtHUPa-OGo?feature=shared Click the image on the left to watch the full presentation.

The preplanned motivational speaker’s slot had to be altered to the next day as Gaurav Arya, who was supposed to deliver the motivational speech, could not reach due to flight cancellations. The LMAI leadership must be commended for arranging yet another speaker in a short time. Anand Ranganathan, a renowned speaker, agreed to fly in on the next day that was final day and address the label fraternity. 

Once all the presentations were done for the day, it was time for networking, dinner and a musical evening that beckoned the guests to go on to the stage, dance and party.

The label industry continues to evolve, emerging beyond boundaries. The wet glue or glue applied labels have continued to transform initially to self-adhesive labels, converted on narrow web label presses and register a high growth rate to reach more than 50% of all the labels produced in India. Later the narrow web converting started to expand owing to evolution and labels, moved into diverse tangents. To dwell on the impact of this expansion and the modalities involved, the first program on the 3^rd day was a panel discussion moderated by the author Harveer Sahni and titled, “Narrow web label converting expanding to diverse applications". The panelists were leading Indian printers in narrow web converting, Priyata Raghavan Deputy CEO of Sai Packaging, Mehzabin Nair Managing Director Skanem India, Ankit Gupta Jt. Managing Director Holostik Limited, Hemanth Paruchuri director Pragati Pack, Denver Annunciation Director Janus International and Stephane Royere of Kurz India. The impact and future of this expansion was discussed at length in the panel. 

The panel discussion was followed by a very interesting and confident presentation for Weigang by the young daughter of LMAI founder Amit Sheth.

Motivational Speaker Anand Ranganathan

More presentations followed until noon after which the motivational speaker Anand Ranganathan came onstage to deliver his speech. Following this a round table interaction was arranged for all sponsors to interact with printers. Each sponsor was given a table on which printers would visit in batches of six each to enable sponsors the opportunity to interact with their customers. 

The day culminated in a gala evening hosted by Kurz India. The dress code was “Men in Black” and for ladies it was “Glitter” to add shimmer to the vibrant evening started with an amazing 

laser show by special artists. 

The part titled "Gauardians of Empire"

Author with Stephane Royre 

After Jitender Pal Singh CEO of Kurz India addressed the gathering, LMAI past president Vivek Kapoor delivered a vote of thanks. 

Asees Kaur

It was then time for the celebrity performer Asees Kaur to add fun to the entertainment and prompt the delegates to hit the bar and the dance floor enjoying until late in the night or the wee hours of morning.

All good things come to an end, leaving nostalgic memories of fellowship, togetherness, networking, knowledge delivery and entertainment. It was time to go back home with perfect departures arranged so that there are no inconveniences.  This covering of the event would be incomplete without appreciating the amazing venue overlooking lush green hills all around, the weather was fantastic, the hotel staff was hospitable in the true sense of the word. 

The general Manager Vishrut Gupta was always around with his team responding to guests personally and as for the food, kudos to Amitesh Virdi the culinary director and his team who did a wonderful job delivering taste. 

The events organizing company led by the beautiful Hemal Bhagwat created precision in every aspect of the stay from arrival to departure. Delegates have been showering praise ever since.

The LMAI board of directors need to congratulate themselves for having created and delivered this mind-boggling big event, bigger and better than the best in the world. The icing on the cake is wonderful appreciations pouring in from delegates and sponsors. It is an encouragement to imagine and plan more for the next conference!

Written by Harveer Sahni, Chairman Weldon Celloplast Limited, New Delhi July 2025

More Images from the conference:

Amit and Rupa Sheth

Party time

LMAI BOD

Jaichandra, Nalani and Mehzabin

Indian Label Industry: LMAI Conference 2019, KOCHI, Kerala

Grand Hyatt Kochi

India’s label association LMAI’s 5th biennial conference is planned to be the biggest and most successful event of Indian label industry. The event is scheduled to be held at recently opened property, HOTEL GRAND HYATT, KOCHI, BOLGATTI from 25th - 28th July, 2019. Perched on 26 acres of plush green land on the serene Bolgatty Island, Grand Hyatt Kochi Bolgatty is a waterfront urban resort overlooking the backwaters of Vembanad Lake.

Grand Hyatt Waterfront

Leading label printing companies and suppliers will meet to discuss, evaluate opportunities, learn and strike business partnerships that shape the future of their businesses in relaxing ambience and surroundings. LMAI conference has been growing in strength and numbers over the years.

2017 LMAI Conference at Agra

The last conference was held at Agra with 550 delegates. The LMAI leadership is expecting the attendance to jump up to 600 delegates. An elaborate knowledge sharing, entertainment and technical program is being put in place to deliver value to the LMAI members coming from all over India.

About the city Kochi: Kochi (formerly known as Cochin) is a city in southwest India's coastal Kerala state, fondly referred to as “God’s own country”. It has been a port since 1341, when a flood carved out its harbour and opened it to Arab, Chinese and European merchants. Sites reflecting those influences include Fort Kochi, a settlement with tiled colonial bungalows and diverse houses of worship. Cantilevered Chinese fishing nets, typical of Kochi, have been in use for centuries.

St.Francis Church Kochi

St. Francis Church was the original site of Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama’s burial when he died in Kochi in 1524. Santa Cruz Basilica is known for its pastel interior, including an imitation by Fra Antonio Moscheni of Leonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper." Paradesi Synagogue, founded in 1568, features imported Chinese blue-and-white ceramic floor tiles. The surrounding quarter, once home to a large Jewish community, is now filled with antique shops and old spice warehouses. Mattancherry Palace, built by the Portuguese in the 16th century and later renovated by the Dutch, showcases vivid Hindu murals.

 

Label Manufacturers Association of India, LMAI has a strong support of the label industry suppliers as sponsors which has been growing steadily, making their conference, the most important label event in India. 

The following leading industry suppliers from across the world have registered as sponsors and there are still a few more on the waiting list;

SR. NO	NAME OF SPONSORS	CATEGORY
1	AVERY DENNISON INDIA P LTD	PLATINUM
2	SMI COATED PRODUCTS PVT. LTD	DIAMOND
3	PULISI INTERGRAPHIC	DIAMOND
4	GALLUS	GOLD
5	VINSAK INDIA PVT. LTD.	GOLD
6	HEWLETT-PACKARD INDIA SALES PVT LTD.	GOLD
7	DOMINO PRINTECH INDIA LLP	GOLD
8	MACDERMID	GOLD
9	PERFORMANCE SPECIALTY PRODUCTS (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED	GOLD
10	J N ARORA & CO. PVT LTD	SILVER
11	NUMEX BLOCKS INDIA PVT.LTD.	SILVER
12	APEX ASIA PACIFIC PVT LTD	SILVER
13	FLINT GROUP INDIA PVT LTD	SILVER
14	MULTITEC AIDS PVT LTD	SILVER
15	LOPAREX INDIA PVT LTD.	SILVER
16	INTER FILMS INDIA PVT LTD ( DRAGON FOILS)	SILVER
17	FLEXO IMAGE GRAPHICS PVT. LTD.	SILVER
18	BALDWIN VISION SOLUTIONS PVT. LTD.	SILVER
19	INSIGHT PRINT COMMUNICATIONS PVT LTD	SILVER
20	GEW	SILVER
21	BOBST FIRENZE SRL	SILVER
22	ROTOMETRICS INDIA PVT LTD	SILVER
23	NILPETER INDIA PVT. LTD	SILVER
24	ZHEJIANG WEIGANG MACHINERY CO.,LTD.	SILVER
25	WELDON CELLOPLAST LTD ( LUSTER)	SILVER
26	WELDON CELLOPLAST LTD ( BROTECH)	SILVER
27	ROGLER	SILVER
28	WELDON CELLOPLAST LTD ( MARTIN AUTOMATIC)	BRONZE
29	COSMO FILMS LIMITED	BRONZE
30	LINTEC INDIA PVT LTD	BRONZE
31	ACME ROLLTECH PRIVATE LIMITED	BRONZE
32	HUBERGROUP INDIA PVT LTD	BRONZE
33	MONOTECH SYSTESM LTD	BRONZE
34	REPRO GRAPHICS PRIVATE LIMITED	BRONZE

The LMAI leadership will soon be closing the registration of sponsorship for this, three nights four days event.

Kuldip Goel

LMAI President Kuldip Goel says, “Unlike exhibitions, the LMAI conference intends to bring together the Indian label fraternity at one venue for four consecutive days. The suppliers get a chance to spend full time with their prospective customers in a relaxing atmosphere” he further adds, “Since many delegates come with family, it brings about a unique bonding within the industry, creating the feel of belonging to a large entity, the Indian Label Family!”.  

Marriott Kochi

The conference registration process has started from 1st April 2019. In the first phase registration has been opened for LMAI ordinary or printer members so as to give them the first option for accommodation in the main event venue i.e. Hotel GRAND HYATT, KOCHI, BOLGATTI. Registration will be on first come first basis. Registration for Associate or supplier members will begin a little later. Once the main hotel venue is full, additional delegates will be accommodated in another property i.e. MARRIOTT, KOCHI a short distance from the main event venue. Adequate arrangements are being made to transport delegates to and fro, between the two hotels.

Manish Desai

LMAI Conference Chairman Manish Desai says, “We have already held the previous conferences at Goa in western India, Jaipur and Agra in North India and this time we moved it to South delivering value to our members. LMAI being a pan national association is committed to bringing value and fellowship amongst the Indian label community spread across the length and breadth of India”.  He also mentioned that the south India based members who found it inconvenient travelling long distances to north will also be able to attend conveniently and bond with their peers around the country.

Only members in good standing who have paid their membership fees are allowed to register. Non-members can only register by first becoming members of LMAI. This conference is slated to be better and bigger than ever before.

It is time yet again for the vibrant colourful world of labels to congregate in Kochi to experience the friendship and fellowship with global suppliers and competitors.

Contact for conference registration;

Event Organizers - Mercury Integrated

Contact Person - Felicia Lobo

Mob No - 9152326871/ 022-26115502

Emai Id - lmaiconferencekochi2019@gmail.com

Contact for membership registration:

Manish M. Panchal

(Admin Secretary)

Label Manufacturers Association of India

A-418, Mayuresh Trade Center,

Plot no: 04, sector-19, Vashi Turbhe Road,

Vashi, Navi mumbai: 400 703

Ph No : 8097333995

Web: www.lmai.in 

 Written by Harveer Sahni Chairman Weldon Celloplast Limited New Delhi India April 2019