Join us for another must-attend ACPME Annual Conference
The 2025 ACPME Annual Conference
including the ACPME Creative and Print Awards
Crewe Hall, Cheshire 1–4 June 2025
For 2025 registration fees and what’s included see below.
See the provisional programme here:
An amazing conference and awards venue
About the 2024 theme: Influencing for success – #1BigThing
We’ve all got #1BigThing we want to talk about
Whether that 1 Big Thing is how to run a successful print tender, how to do a lot with a little, how to generate immersive creative content, how to influence uber-sceptical, digital native, Gen-Z prospective students to apply to our courses, how to get funding for additional staff, how to get buy-in from senior management…
More than ever, we need to demonstrate results. We need to be positive. We need people to understand our objectives/purpose and to take people with us on our journeys. We need to grow our sphere of influence.
Without sufficient influence we are working in vacuums and we are unable to gain the investment needed to action our best plans. We need to become influencers.
Influence leads to better feedback, to wider recognition, to progress and to greater support.
Influencing doesn’t mean posting thousands of heavily-filtered selfies.
The conference was a fantastic experience, even though it was hard work. The days were long – attending talks and getting involved in group activities and discussions – while making new friends and networking. I made so many new contacts and learned so much. I’ve been in the industry since I was 15, so nearly 30 years, and I made more useful contacts at the ACPME Conference than I’d made over all those previous years. I will definitely go again, if I get the opportunity, and I really hope I do.
Must-see speakers
Duncan Stevens – Keynote
Duncan has been passionate about high-performance, leadership, influence and collaboration and why people act and behave the way they do since a young age.
After several years in training and development he took his love of behavioural psychology and founded the Influence Association.
Over this same time, he has run several successful businesses and created an Influence Experience Mentalism show which he took to theatres and organizations around the world. After, many requests, Duncan decided to put all of his knowledge into a book and published Effective Influence, which has quickly established itself as the Influence book of choice for many industry professionals and best-selling book across multiple charts.
Nowadays, Duncan focuses all his attention on keynote speaking and delivering masterclasses to assist organizations and individuals cultivate a mind-set for success. Fast forward 10 years and Duncan is now one of the most sought-after influence, collaboration and high-performance leadership keynote speakers. When Duncan is not sharing his knowledge, advice and skills with others, he loves to travel, is a passionate adventurer and enjoys spending time with his family.
He is an enthusiastic artist and loves to spend his time cooking and enjoying nature.
See website
Gem Turner – Workshop
TV Presenter, Social media influencer, Disabled content creator, Sarcastic northerner… She’s coming to #ACPMEConf25.
With over 18K Instagram followers Gem is renown for delivering inspiring and insightful presentations. We’re excited to share that Gem will be running a hands-on workshop about how you might go about creating a mini-campaign/video. You’ll learn how you might make quick and easy films about your own services in ways that might engage your Gen Z student customers or digitally savvy academic colleagues.
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Hannah Milway, Head of Creative & Print Services, University of Reading – Member led session
My ‘One Big Thing’ is Steering a joined-up ship.
I’ll be sharing tips on how we keep quality and purchasing control for both internal production and for external contractors (designers, printers, photographers) under one roof. I’ll touch on designing with our production equipment in mind, key relationships, the University’s imagebank and how sub-brands and templates work in practice.
Kat Keay, Head of Student Recruitment and Creative Services, Univeristy of Plymouth – Member led session
My ‘One Big Thing’ is Moving to Happy Mondays.
We are currently rolling out Monday.com across our directorate as a single workflow platform for all teams. We have used it in design and print for nearly 5 years and couldn’t live without it, so we have now committed to it for all of Marketing and Communications. It is ensuring we are all working together and being more efficient with each team’s output and collaborating on projects. As a flexible platform it helps creative teams (we use for design, print, photography and film), marketing teams, planning and analytics, estates maintenance teams, IT services etc.
We’re working with a Monday.com implementation manager now and should be fully operational by the conference with experiences to share.
Here’s what a couple of last year’s delegates had to say
I found it absolutely amazing. The people are so friendly and helpful. I feel like I’ve got this family that I never knew I had. It’s been brilliant. Love it!
Susan Senior
Print Manager,
Leeds Trinity University
What an amazing event! It was fabulous! So great to meet a whole range of new people and to catch up with some old faces too. The venue was fantastic! Really enjoyed it to the full. The talks were very informative and learned a good few new things. So great to have our North American cousins giving a talk too, nice to see how similar things are – evenon a different continent. The entertainment was brilliant and all such good fun. Great to meet suppliers old and new. Food great. Rooms great. Venue fab. Event wonderful. 10/10 from me. Well done the ACPME team!
Nic Delves-Broughton
University Photographer,
University of Bath
The ACPME Creative + Print Awards – Tuesday 3 June, Crewe Hall, Long Gallery
The highlight of the ACPME calendar
As always, we’ll be celebrating your excellence and your added value with the 2025 ACPME Creative + Print Awards.
The ACPME Creative & Print Awards are an excellent opportunity for you to promote the work of your team, showcase your creativity, your best printed work, any innovations you have implemented and to tell us just how amazing your service and team are.
Award categories for the 2025
- Service of the year: total staff 1 to 5 FTE
(winner only)
Service of the year: total staff 6+ FTE
(winner only) - Most innovative use of print
(winner and highly commended) - Most innovative use of wide format
(winner and highly commended) - Best in-house photography
(winner and highly commended) - Best in-house digital design
(winner and highly commended) - Creative campaign of the year
(winner and highly commended) - Team member of the year
(winner only) - Sustainability hero of the year
(winner only)
Start thinking about your entries now
Deadline for submissions: Friday 11 April 2025
2025 delegate registration fees
For bookings BEFORE or ON Sunday 1st December 2024
| ACPME Member * |
Non Member**
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| 3-night Conference Package (Sunday – Wednesday) |
£555.00
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£655.00
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| 2-night Conference Package (Monday – Wednesday) |
£409.00
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£509.00
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| Day Delegate – 1 day package (Monday OR Tuesday) |
£135.00
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£165.00
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For bookings FROM Monday 2nd December 2024
| ACPME Member * |
Non Member**
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| 3-night Conference Package (Sunday – Wednesday) |
£599.00
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£699.00
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| 2-night Conference Package (Monday – Wednesday) |
£449.00
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£549.00
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| Day Delegate – 1 day package (Monday OR Tuesday) |
£150.00
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£180.00
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* The ACPME Members rate is available to any employee of the member institution whose subscription has been paid in full prior to 1st December 2024.
** Non-member rate is available to anyone working within a public sector print or creative department eg councils, emergency services or NHS.
What’s Included:
3-night Conference Package includes access of all Conference sessions with tea/coffee during the breaks and lunch, as per the programme, 3 nights’ dinner, bed & breakfast accommodation (Sunday, Monday and Tuesday) including entertainment and drinks packages, where applicable.
2-night Conference Package includes access of all Conference sessions with tea/coffee during the breaks and lunch, as per the programme, 2 nights’ dinner, bed & breakfast accommodation (Monday and Tuesday) including entertainment and drinks packages, where applicable.
Day Delegate – 1 day package is based on attending either Monday OR Tuesday and includes access of all conference sessions, tea/coffee during the breaks and lunch.
Exhibition and sponsorship opportunities for suppliers
‘It’s been a really enjoyable experience. Great to see as many delegates as we’ve seen and to engage in conversation. It’s our first time here. It’s been fantastic to meet new faces and to catch up with old contacts too.’
Lee Jordan
Hickling & Squires
We’d like to thank our 2024 sponsors
Find out more
To discuss membership, sponsorship opportunities or annual conference please contact
Jennie Mort, ACPME Administrator: 01527 893675 | admin@acpme.ac.uk
Contact address: Seven Elms, Dark Lane, Astwood Bank, Redditch, Worcestershire B96 6HB
Or feel free to contact members of our Board
Details here
The Association of Creative and Print Managers in Education, a not for profit private company, limited by guarantee. Registered in England and Wales No. 10244428. Registered address: Seven Elms, Dark Lane, Astwood Bank, Redditch, Worcestershire B96 6HB