Agenda

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

Day 1: 18 November 2024

8:20am

Delegate Registration

Lobby

9:20am

Chair’s Opening Remarks & Scene Setter

Room 1

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

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

Heather C. Litman, Partner, GDLSK

10:10am

Morning Refreshment Break

Exhibition Hall

10:20am

Morning 121 Meetings

Exhibition Hall

11:20am

Interactive Roundtables - Choose Your Topic

Room 1

Nick Vyas, Executive Director, USC Marshall Randall R. Kendrick Global Supply Chain Institute

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

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

Zoran Sukloski, EVP of Supply Chain, Therma John & Therma Jane

Cate Khan, CEO, Trendalytics

12:05pm

Transforming Apparel Sourcing : From Transactional to Strategic with AI & Data

Room 1

Dipti Gupta, SRM Business Head, Samsung SDS

Aravind Nambiar, Head of Digital, Weave Services Limited

Think Tank: Tailoring Your Apparel with AI-Enhanced Demand Forecasting

Room 2

Ana Friedlander, Sr. Director of Industry & Solution Strategy, Infor

12:35pm

Lunch

Exhibition Hall

1:35pm

AI Transformation in Fashion Supply Chains: Navigating Uncharted Territory

Room 1

Zoran Sukloski, EVP of Supply Chain, Therma John & Therma Jane

2:05pm

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

Room 1

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

2:35pm

Shifting Global Supply Chains to New Markets

Room 1

Sian Nee Ho, Regional Director - Americas, Singapore Economic Development Board

Tony Pelli, Practice Director, Supply Chain Security & Resilience, BSI Consulting

Think Tank: Scaling with Style: How Alo Yoga Transformed Inventory with invent.ai

Room 2

Gurhan Kok, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, invent.ai

3:05pm

Refreshment Break

Exhibition Hall

3:15pm

Afternoon 121 Meetings

Exhibition Hall

4:15pm

Quick Fire Session: Circularity - 10 in 20

Room 1

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

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

4:35pm

Keynote: Enhancing Supply Chain Efficiency through Traceability

Room 1

Marc Lewkowitz, President & CEO, Supima

5:05pm

Closing Chair Remarks

Room 1

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

5:10pm

Networking Drinks Reception

Exhibition Hall

Day 2: 19 November 2024

9:00am

Think Tank: Overcoming Barriers to End-to-End AI Strategy

Room 2

Ian Silver, Head of Alliances & Partner Delivery, Samsung SDS

Aravind Nambiar, Head of Digital, Weave Services Limited

Think Tank: Import Disruptions: The New Normal – How Freight Bill Audits Can Save Your Budget?

Room 3

Colin Colbourn, Head of Engineering, BlueCargo Inc

10:00am

Chair's Opening Remarks

Room 1

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

10:05am

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

10:45am

Refreshment Break

Exhibition Hall

10:55am

121 Meetings

Exhibition Hall

11:55am

Startup Tech Sparks: Future Fashion Tech

Room 1

Charles Allard, Founder, Delvify Labs

12:10pm

Panel Discussion: Color Innovation - Driving Efficiency, Transparency, and Sustainability through Technology

Room 1

Carol Revels, Director, Color & Sustainability, Lands' End

Kelly Mallory, District Manager Sales & Marketing, natific AG

Adrianna Alarcon, Color & Print Director, aerie

12:45pm

Lunch

Exhibition Hall

1:45pm

Interactive Roundtables - Choose Your Topic

Room 1

Nick Vyas, Executive Director, USC Marshall Randall R. Kendrick Global Supply Chain Institute

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

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

Zoran Sukloski, EVP of Supply Chain, Therma John & Therma Jane

Pieter Mulder, Global Strategic Account Manager, X-Rite Pantone

2:40pm

Shifting Global Trade Dynamics- Opportunities in West Africa

Room 1

Paloma Schackert, Co-Founder, Ethical Apparel Africa

3:10pm

Fireside Chat: Abolishing Obsolescence: Leveraging the Resale Market to Clear Excess Inventory

Room 1

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

Avelinda Garcia, Principal & Founder, Superstylin

3:40pm

Quick Fire Session: Blockchain - 10 in 20

Room 1

Marc Lewkowitz, President & CEO, Supima

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

4:00pm

Keynote: Transforming Supply Chain Management with Emerging Technologies

Room 1

Nick Vyas, Executive Director, USC Marshall Randall R. Kendrick Global Supply Chain Institute

4:30pm

Chair’s Closing Remarks

Room 1

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

4:35pm

Event Close

Lobby