Agenda

Sustainability
Business Operations and Strategy
Digitalization and AI

NB: Focus Groups and Think Tanks are delegate only sessions.

Day 1: 28 November 2023

8:00am

Registration

Lobby

9:00am

Chair's Opening Remarks

Room 1

Caroline de Baere, Footwear Industry Expert & Adjunct Professor, California College of the Arts

9:10am

Keynote Talk: Onshoring and Nearshoring: Strategies for Supply Chain Resilience and Localization

Room 1

Bjorn Bengtsson, Chief Product & Supply Chain Officer, UNTUCKit

9:50am

Panel: Balancing Sustainability, Traceability and Performance to Optimise the Supply Chain

Room 1

Jordana Guimaraes, Co-Founder, Fashinnovation

10:30am

Refreshments

Lobby

10:45am

1-2-1 Meetings and Networking

Exhibition Hall

11:50am

Sponsored Session

Room 1

Sponsored Session

Room 2

12:30pm

Panel: Evolution of Supply Chain Strategy in an Unpredictable Market

Room 1

Yelena Mogelefsky, SVP of Production and Sourcing, Komar Brands

Michelle Lee, VP, Product Development & Supply Chain, Universal Standard Inc.

Luis Velazquez, VP Product Development & Sourcing, Fabletics

A New Regulatory Landscape for Fashion and What It Means tor the Supply Chain

Room 2

Michelle Gabriel, Co-lead, Act on Fashion Coalition, Glasgow Caledonian New York College

1:10pm

Networking Lunch

Exhibition Hall

2:15pm

Your Questions Answered: the Fashion Supply Chain from the Legal Perspective

Room 1

Creating a Circular Product Cycle: Reducing Waste Within the Supply Chain

Room 2

Tara St James, Senior Director of Sustainability, Moose Knuckles

2:55pm

Sponsored Session

Room 1

Sponsored Session

Room 2

3:35pm

Refreshments

Exhibition Hall

3:45pm

1-2-1 Meetings and Networking

Exhibition Hall

4:45pm

Sponsored Keynote Talk

Room 1

5:25pm

Chair's Closing Remarks

Room 1

Caroline de Baere, Footwear Industry Expert & Adjunct Professor, California College of the Arts

5:30pm

Drinks Reception

Exhibition Hall

Day 2: 29 November 2023

9:00am

Think Tank 1: Embracing Digital Transformation in the Fashion Supply Chain

Room 3

Think Tank 2: Using AI for Inventory Control

Room 4

Think Tank 3: Using Digital ID's for Brand Authenticity

Room 5

10:00am

Chair's Opening Remarks

Room 1

Danielle Azoulay, Adjunct Professor Sustainability Management Programme, Columbia University NYC

10:10am

Keynote Talk: Driving the Right Data Is the Way Forward for Supply Chain Challenges

Room 1

Keith Hoover, President, Black Swan Textiles, LLC

10:50am

Refreshments

Exhibition Hall

11:00am

1-2-1 Meetings and Networking

Exhibition Hall

12:05pm

How Fabletics Builds a Resilient Supply Chain by Focusing on the Customer

Room 1

Luis Velazquez, VP Product Development & Sourcing, Fabletics

Traceability and Transparency: Maintaining Brand Integrity and Authenticity

Room 2

12:45pm

Sponsored Session

Room 1

Sponsored Session

Room 2

1:25pm

Networking Lunch

Exhibition Hall

2:30pm

Working with External Partners to Optimise Supply Chain Operations

Room 1

Joseph Altieri, Professor, Fashion Institute of Technology

Authentic, Verified, Consumer Engagement: Using Digital Product Passports to Engage Consumers and Regulators on Supply Chain Processes

Room 2

3:10pm

Panel: Expecting the Unexpected: Navigating Unpredictability and Disruption in Fashion Supply Chains

Room 1

Andrew Whitman, VP Supply Chain Planning & Operations, PVH - Tommy Hilfiger

Tara St James, Senior Director of Sustainability, Moose Knuckles

Jill Schwartz, VP of Global Sourcing and Product Development, LT Apparel Group

4:00pm

Chair's Closing Remarks

Room 1