Barcelona, Spain / September 19 - 21, 2011
“New Paradigms in the Global Textile Industry”
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Conference Programme
SUNDAY, SEPT 18
| 15.00 – 19.00 | Registration (Xaloc) |
| 16.45 – 18.15 | Directors Meeting (Mare Nostrum B) for Directors of ITMF member associations, associate and corporate members |
| 19.00 – 21.00 | Joint Reception (Terral) for ITMF Office Bearers and Directors of ITMF member associations, associate and corporate members - with spouses - |
MONDAY, SEPT 19
| 8.30 – 10.00 | Board Meeting (Tramuntana) - by invitation - |
| 10.00 – 11.30 | Spinners Committee Meeting (Mare Nostrum A) - by invitation - |
| 11.30 – 13.00 | Joint Cotton Committee Meeting (Mare Nostrum A) - members and invited guests - |
| 12.00 – 19.00 | Registration (Xaloc) |
| 12.30 – 14.00 | Lunch (Blue Salon) |
| 14.00 – 15.30 | Committee of Management Meeting (Mare Nostrum A) |
| 16.00 – 17.00 |
Fibre Session - Cotton (Mare Nostrum C & D) Chair: Andrew G. Macdonald, ITMF Advisory Board, Brazil and Consultant, ABRAPA - Brazilian Cotton Growers Association Where Will Cotton Be in 10 Years’ Time? A Vision for the Future Nicholas P.F. Earlam, Chairman, Plexus Cotton, UK Biotechnology and Cotton Supply - Today and Tomorrow Michel Tahar, Cotton Product Manager, BayerCropScience, France Panel Discussion and Q&A |
| 17.00 – 17.30 | Coffee Break |
| 17.30 – 18.45 |
Man-made Fibres
Man-made Fibre Market - Dealing with Volatility David Hart, Senior Associate, PCI, UK China’s Chemical Fibres Industry - an Outlook Xiaoping Duan, Chairman, China Chemical Fibres Association The Cellulose Gap Franz Martin Hämmerle, Textile Consultant, Austria Panel Discussion and Q&A |
| 19.45 – 23.30 | Gala Dinner (Torre dels Lleones) |
TUESDAY, SEPT 20
| 9.00 – 9.15 |
Opening Session (Mare Nostrum C & D)
Bashir H. Ali Mohammad, President, ITMF |
| 9.15 – 10.15 |
1st General Session: The Global Textile Industry Beyond 2011
Chair: John Cheh, ITMF Advisory Board, Hong Kong, China The World of 2025 - 25 Predictable Trends and Potential Implications for the Textile Industry Kai Engel, Partner, A.T. Kearney, Germany Dynamics of the Textile Supply Chain - Implications for Brands and Retailers James J. Cook, Vice President, Government and Trade Relations, Hanesbrands Inc., USA Panel Discussion and Q&A |
| 10.15 – 10.45 | Coffee Break |
| 10.45 – 12.00 |
2nd General Session: Textiles in a Changing Retail Environment
Chair: Bassem Sultan, ITMF Honorary Treasurer, Egypt Respect & Transparency Robin Cornelius, Executive Chairman, Switcher, Switzerland Values Based Retailing Simon Susman, Deputy Chairman, Woolworths, South Africa Online Retail Business: Global Growth and Constant Reinvention Antonio Grau, COO & CFO, Privalia, Spain Panel Discussion and Q&A |
| 12.00 – 13.00 |
3rd General Session: Technical Textiles - Innovations and Applications
Chair: Walter Simeoni, ITMF Honorary Life Member, South Africa Technical Textiles - Challenges for Growing Markets Thomas Stegmaier, Head, Technical Textiles, ITV Denkendorf, Germany "The Empire Strikes Back" - How New Textile Materials Will Shape Our Future Peter D. Dornier, CEO, Lindauer DORNIER, Germany Panel Discussion and Q&A |
| 13.00 – 13.15 |
The Global Textile Machinery Market Situation Christian P. Schindler, ITMF Director General |
| 13.15 – 13.25 | Invitation to the ITMF Annual Conference 2012 |
| 13.30 – 15.00 | Home Textile Producers Committee Meeting (Mare Nostrum C & D; light lunch incl.) - by invitation - |
| 13.30 – 15.00 | Lunch (Blue Salon) |
| 16.00 – 22.00 | Excursion and Dinner In the Footsteps of Antonio Gaudi |
WEDNESDAY, SEPT 21
|
World Textile Summit
(Mare Nostrum C, D, E, F) | |
| 9.00 – 9.15 |
Welcome Addresses
Steve Combes, CEMATEX President, UK Bashir H. Ali Mohammad, ITMF President, Pakistan |
| 9.15 – 10.15 |
Keynote Address
Sustainability and the UN Global Compact Kofi Annan, Former UN Secretary General & Nobel Prize Winner |
| 10.15 – 10.45/td> |
Directions in Textile R & D Loek de Vries, President & CEO, Royal TenCate, Netherlands |
| 10.45 – 11.15 | Coffee Break |
| 11.15 – 11.45/td> |
The Changing Technological Environment and its Implications for Textile Businesses Thomas Babacan, CEO Oerlikon Textile & COO Oerlikon Group, Switzerland |
| 11.45 – 12.15/td> |
Proactive Strategies for Environmental and Ethical Conformity Philip Chamberlain, Head of Sustainability, C&A Europe, Belgium |
| 12.15 – 12.45 | Panel Discussion |
| 12.45 – 13.45 | Lunch (Salon Jardin) |
| 13.45 – 14.45 |
Keynote Address
The Industrial Future in a Post-Crisis World Barry J. Eichengreen, Professor of Economics & Political Science, University of California, Berkeley, USA |
| 14.45 – 15.15 |
Fashion Responsive Product Development Daniel López, Secretary to the Board & Deputy General Manager, Mango, Spain |
| 15.15 – 15.45 |
Will India Be the New Powerhouse in Textiles? Dilip B. Jiwrajka, Managing Director, Alok Industries, India |
| 15.45 – 16.15 | Coffee Break |
| 16.15 – 16.55 |
The Strategic Vision for China’s Textile Industry Yuzhou Du, President, China National Textile & Apparel Council |
| 16.55 – 17.25 |
International Textile Trade - Perspective from the WTO Rufus H. Yerxa, Deputy Director General, World Trade Organization |
| 17.25 – 17.55 | Panel Discussion |
| 17.55 – 18.00 | Closing Remarks |
| 18.00 – 20.00 | Farewell Reception (Salon Jardin) |
