Agenda

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

Day 1: 18 November 2024

8:00am

Registration

Lobby

9:10am

Chair’s Opening Remarks & Scene Setter

Room 1

9:30am

Keynote Panel: The New Regulatory Landscape in the US Fashion and Apparel Industry- Implications for the Supply Chain

Room 1

Ilse Metchek, Apparel Industry Analyst & President, California Fashion Association

Robert Krieger, President, Krieger Worldwide

Elise Shibles , Partner, Advisory Committee, Textiles & Apparel Practice Leader, Forced Labor Practice Leader, Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg

10:10am

Morning Refreshment Break

Exhibition Hall

10:20am

121 Meetings

Exhibition Hall

11:20am

Interactive Roundtables - Choose Your Topic

Room 1

12:20pm

Providing Value-add Services that Grow Your Business & Underpin Logistical Innovation

Room 1

Creative Entrepreneurship as the New Engine of Growth & Disruption

Room 2

12:50pm

Lunch

Exhibition Hall

1:50pm

How Your Returns Processing Can Support Your Company’s Sustainability Goals

Room 2

Sara Barber, Sr. Director, Supply Chain, Ariat International

Transforming Supply Chain Management with Microsoft ERP and AI Co-Pilot: Realistic Expectations and Strategies

Room 2

Kim Berger, VP of Enterprise Apps and Supply Chain , Dennis Uniform

2:20pm

Enabling Streamlined Color Administration & Supply Chain Transparency

Room 1

From Data Silos into Synergies: Taking your Business from Good to Great with Category Management & Insights

Room 2

2:50pm

Afternoon Refreshment Break

Exhibition Hall

3:00pm

121 Meetings

Exhibition Hall

4:00pm

Keynote: Enhancing Supply Chain Efficiency through Traceability

Room 1

Marc Lewkowitz, President & CEO, Supima

4:30pm

Closing Chair Remarks

Room 1

4:45pm

Networking Drinks Reception

Lobby

Day 2: 19 November 2024

7:00am

Morning Wellbeing Session

Lobby

8:30am

Think Tank: Customized & Differentiated Services to Transform Your Logistical Processes

Room 3

Think Tank: Intelligent Freight Auditing to Improve Operational Efficiencies & Unlock Profit

Room 4

9:40am

Chair's Opening Remarks

Room 1

9:50am

Keynote Panel: Prioritizing Ethical Sourcing and Circular Practices in the Modern Supply Chain

Room 1

Kate Fisher, Independent Consultant, Supply Chain Management

Jill Ettinger, Founder + CEO, Ethos, the leading online destination for personal and planetary well-being

Irys Kornbluth, Chief Operating Officer, everywhere apparel

Karri Ann Frerichs, Founder & Expert, Circular Fashion LA

10:20am

Startup Tech Sparks: Future Fashion Tech

Room 1

10:50am

Morning Refreshment Break

Exhibition Hall

11:00am

121 Meetings

Exhibition Hall

12:00pm

Interactive Roundtables - Choose Your Topic

Room 1

1:00pm

The Role of IoT in Improving the Operational Efficiency of Fulfillment, Distribution & Supply Chain Transparency

Room 1

Innovative Technologies Elevating Quality in the Fashion and Apparel Supply Chain

Room 2

1:20pm

Lunch

Exhibition Hall

2:20pm

Shifting Global Trade Dynamics- Opportunities in West Africa

Room 1

Paloma Schackert, Co-Founder, Ethical Apparel Africa

Abolishing Obsolescence: Leveraging the Resale Market to Clear Excess Inventory

Room 2

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

2:50pm

Quick Fire Session: Circularity - 10 in 20

Room 1

Jill Ettinger, Founder + CEO, Ethos, the leading online destination for personal and planetary well-being

Quick Fire Session: Blockchain - 10 in 20

Room 2

Marc Lewkowitz, President & CEO, Supima

3:10pm

Afternoon Refreshment Break

Exhibition Hall

3:30pm

Keynote: Transforming Supply Chain Management with Emerging Technologies

Room 1

Nick Vyas, Educator, Keynote speaker, Author, GSCM Specialist Legal Expert, Industry Executive Advisor, Thought Leader, USC Marshall School of Business

4:00pm

Chair’s Closing Remarks

Room 1

4:40pm

Event close

Lobby