CONFERENCE PROGRAM
This convention is a unique fashion industry event bringing together the entire global industry ecosystem to hear high level industry insights and to jointly discuss concrete actions involving the entire industry ecosystem to create faster industry transition.
The conference program consists of a combination of keynote speakers, panel discussions, interviews and audiovisual presentations that all will elaborate on the various aspects relating to the convention theme ‘Transition of the Global Fashion System’
Time | Session | Overview | Speaker |
09:30 10:00 | Welcome | Presentation of the theme of transition - Comments on transition from the perspectives of government and industrial relations and the future of work - Positioning of the IAF as global federation uniting the entire fashion system with a particular focus on the crucial collaboration between buyers and their suppliers. | Han Bekke, Immediate Past President IAF Cem Altan, IAF President Guy Ryder, Director General ILO |
10:00 11:00 | Panel Session | Supply Chain Collaboration A global retailer’s objective to move from transactional relations in the supply chain to business partnerships A perspective on collaboration from a manufacturer creating value. The perspectives of a united manufacturers’ voice.
| David Sävman, H&M Miran Ali, Bitopi Group/BGMEA Vivek Ramachandran, Serai |
11:00 11:30 | Coffee Break | ||
11:40 12:30 | Panel Session | Digitalisation of the apparel and textile industries. What does digitalization look like now and in five years and how can implementation be accelerated. How does digitalization depend on process change and how do changed processes enable a more value driven and equitable buyer-supplier relationship. | Mehmet Kaya*, TYH Kristina Nedeljkovic, 3DKN Dominic Sluiter (moderator), button-up |
12:30 14:00 | Lunch | ||
14:00 14:45 | Interview | E-Fashion in Manufacturing | John Thorbeck interviews: Stanley Szeto, Lever Style Gonçalo Cruz, PlatformE |
14:45 15:30 | Panel Session | Towards a More Transparent and Circular Supply Chain. The apparel industry cannot anymore operate at arm’s length from the textile industry. The industry needs better grip on the origin and impact of the materials it uses. Through circular models the apparel industry needs to be part of its own raw material base. | Veit Geise, VF Asia Leontien Hasselman-Plugge, SIM Bülent Özipek*, Istanbul University |
15:30 16:00 | Break | ||
16:00 16:45 | Presenta-tions | Overview of Global Apparel and Textile Business Trends |
Christian Schindler, ITMF Michiel Scheffer, Wageningen University & Research |
16:45 17:00 | Closing Session | Next Convention presentation Conclusions and closing | Faruque Hassan, President BGMEA Cem Altan, IAF President |
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