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POST SHOW REPORT

GPD 2019

CREATING A LEGACY IN GLASS

PD is always a dif- portant industry sectors, ences and meetings, but is the spirit of GPD that
ficult to describe all on an easy-going, ultra- also with regards to social will live on for generations
G occasion – is it a friendly level at all times. events. to come.
conference? A networking This year’s event was no Held 26–28 June in Tam-
event? A trade show? The different, and with a num- pere, Finland, this year is HIGHLIGHTS
answer is not really diffi- ber of ‘regular’ attendees the 27th year since the con- FROM GPD 2019
cult as we all know – it is a – including Glass-Tech- ference was established. This year, over 1,000 del-
combination of all this and nology International, this According to the founding egates from around the
much more. An occasion year’s special event provide father and mastermind of world participated in total,
to meet up with your peers, the usual mix of knowledge the event Jorma Vitkala: including those who at-
but also with top people and networking atmos- “knowledge grows when tended the Helsinki High
from some of the most im- phere during the confer- knowledge is shared.” This Rise seminar, the Manage-

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