As President of the EPPA it is a honour to work for the industry in general and manage the goals we strive for. I am convinced that we as industry are ready for the next steps in several ways. Product safety and legislation are high priority on the agenda of Governments. Code of Conduct is really important to respect for the industry and stakeholders involved. Promotional products are an important part of the marketing mix. Therefore we should and will pay more attention to communication and media to inform the possible customers. We have to bring a message which is our day to day work but can use this expertise to bring our industry is a position of high level marketing by using promotional products. We have to know what is happening in our industry. Several surveys are used. We strive for a pan European independent survey which gives useful information, which is necessary for the industry and it's stakeholders. Knowledge is power and power makes you strong. So education is an important aspect we should support in all aspects. In our industry mainly professionals are working and we should bring this to an even higher level with education. Communication is the solution to a lot of answers but also information. This is needed to do good business. We have several platforms to facilitate this. Visit our website and meetings at regular base. We like to invite you to participate in de communication and your opinion about the industry and expectation about EPPA is much appreciated. The industry we all working for is unique and very interesting. If the Board of EPPA can bring us all one step further we will be proud. Up to you to support us. We thank you in advance!