CardTREX 2026

Doris Schulz-Pätzold brings extensive experience in the security printing and card technology industry, with a specialization in security features, printing procedures and manufacturing and personalization processes. Before joining Intergraf in 2017, Doris held various roles in sales, marketing and project management at Challenge Card Design (a LaserCard company), Bundesdruckerei and HID Global, focusing on highly secure documents. As the customer relations and certification director at Intergraf, Doris is the primary point of contact for all topics related to Intergraf certification, leveraging her expertise to support the security printing community.

As an experienced economist, Taylor St. Germain provides consulting services for small businesses, trade associations and Fortune 500 companies across a spectrum of industries. Taylor specializes in forecasting at both the market and company levels and is a key contributor to maintaining ITR Economics’ forecast accuracy rating of 94.7%. His dynamic personality and extensive knowledge of economic trends and their business relevance are highly valued by clients and colleagues alike. Taylor spent time in the tech industry providing market intelligence to electronics OEMs, semiconductor companies and component manufacturers. In his five years with ITR Economics, he has worked with various distributors, manufacturers and producers, helping each client navigate the business cycle and optimize their corporate planning strategy. Taylor earned his bachelor’s degree in statistics from the University of Vermont and is finishing a master’s degree in applied economics at Southern New Hampshire University. He has been featured in OEM Magazine, NALP, Lawn and Landscape and on the Fab Lab and Wealth Formula podcasts.

Antoine Kelman joined IDEMIA Secure Transactions (IST) in 1998, first in France and then in the US based in Southern California since 2001. Antoine is currently leading the client-facing technical teams in North America within the Payment Services business unit, focusing on physical and digital products. Previous roles at IST included chip R&D, software system products and card personalization facilities.