Beijing, P.R. China / October 16 - 18, 2014
“Shared Opportunity – Shared Responsibility”
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Conference Programme (as of October 10, 2014)
WEDNESDAY, OCT 15
| 13.00 – 19.00 | Registration International Delegates (Drawing Room I, LG Level) Registration National Delegates (Drawing Room III, LG Level) |
| 13.00 – 14.15 | Directors Meeting (Drawing Room II, LG Level) Directors of ITMF member associations, associate and corporate members - by invitation - |
| 14.15 – 14.45 | Coffee Break (Foyer, Drawing Room) |
| 14.45 – 16.15 | Fibres & Applications Committee Meeting (Drawing Room II; LG) |
| 16.15 – 18.15 | Board Meeting (Drawing Room II, LG Level) - by invitation - |
| 18.45 – 22.00 | Joint Reception and Dinner ITMF and CNTAC Office Bearers and Directors of ITMF member associations, associate and corporate members - Donglaishun Restaurant (by bus) Bus leaves at 18.45 hrs Meeting point: Lobby Grand Hyatt, concierge desk |
THURSDAY, OCT 16
| 8.30 – 10.00 | Spinners Committee Meeting (Drawing Room V, LG Level) - by invitation - |
| 9.30 – 19.00 | Registration International Delegates (Drawing Room I, LG Level) Registration National Delegates (Drawing Room III, LG Level) |
| 10.00 – 10.30 | Coffee Break (Foyer, Drawing Room) |
| 10.30 – 12.00 | Joint Cotton Committee Meeting (Grand Ballroom, LG Level) |
| 12.00 – 13.15 | Lunch (The Residence, P2 Level) |
| 13.15 – 14.30 |
Fibre Session – Cotton Chair: Andrew G. Macdonald, ITMF Board Member, Brazil Cotton Market under the “Target Price” Policy Fang Gao, Executive VP & Secretary General, China Cotton Association Australian Cotton: Leading the way in Responsible Cotton Production Eimar McDonagh, Chairperson, ACSA, Australia BCI: Striving for Scale and Impact Patrick Laine, CEO, BCI, Switzerland Panel Discussion and Q&A |
| 14.30 – 15.00 | Coffee Break (Foyer, Grand Ballroom, LG Level) |
| 15.00 – 16.15 |
Fibre Session – Man-made Fibres Chair: Andrew G. Macdonald, ITMF Board Member, Brazil Polyester & Nylon: Capacity Explosion Hurting Growth Prospects Ashish Pujari,Senior Director, Aromatics & Fibers, IHS Chemical, Singapore Vision on Development of Global and China Man-Made Fibers Industry Xiaoping Duan, Chairman, China Chemical Fibre Association, China Spun-dyed Viscose Fibres – A Possible Solution to Tackle Water Pollution Ajay Sardana, Global Head of Customers, Market Intelligence and Liasoning, Birla Cellulose, India Panel Discussion and Q&A |
| 16.15 – 16.45 | Coffee Break (Foyer, Grand Ballroom, LG Level) |
| 16.45 – 18.00 | Home Textiles Producers Committee Meeting (Grand Ballroom) |
| 19.15 – 22.00 | Welcome Reception & Dinner (Grand Ballroom, Grand Hyatt) |
FRIDAY, OCT 17
| 9.00 – 9.20 |
Formal Opening Session Chair: Yong Gao, Vice President, CNTAC, China Xiulian Gu, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of China’s 10th National People’s Congress Josué Gomes da Silva,, President, ITMF, Brazil |
| 9.20 – 10.00 |
Keynote Address
Chair: Josué Gomes, President, ITMF, Brazil Shared Opportunity, Shared Responsibility – Reality and Future of China’s Textile Industry Tiankai Wang, President, CNTAC, China Q&A |
| 10.00 – 10.30 | Coffee Break (Foyer, Grand Ballroom, LG Level) |
| 10.30 – 11.30 |
Keynote Address
Chair: Josué Gomes, President, ITMF, Brazil Welcome Note Roberto Azevedo, Director General, WTO, Switzerland World Textile Trade and the WTO Xiaozhun Yi, Deputy Director General, WTO, Switzerland Q&A |
| 11.30 – 12.15 |
Keynote Address
Chair: Josué Gomes, President, ITMF, Brazil Global Economic Situation and Outlook Shijin Liu, Vice President, Development Research Centre of the State Council, China Q&A |
| 12.15 – 13.15 | Lunch (The Residence, P2 Level) |
| 13.15 – 15.00 |
1st General Session: Textile Supply Chain
Chair: Muharrem Kayhan, ITMF Board Member, Türkiye Comprehensive Optimization and Integration of Supply Chain Structure to Improve Enterprise Competitiveness for Sustainable Development Shizhen Liu, Chairman, Luthai Textile Co. Ltd., China Development Trends in the Textile Machinery Industry Xueping Pan, Chairman, Jinsheng Industry Co. Ltd., China Sustainable Apparel Manufacturing: Genuine Stewardship of Total Supply Chain Garry Bell, Vice President, Gildan Active Wear, Canada H&M’s Sustainability Approach: Supply Chain and Beyond David Antonsson, Supply Chain Manager, Woven, China Region, H&M, Sweden Seeking New Business Opportunities for Traditional Industries Jianhang Jin, President, Alibaba Group, China Panel Discussion and Q&A |
| 15.00 – 15.15 |
The Global Textile Machinery Market Situation Christian Schindler, Director General, ITMF Q&A |
| 15.15 – 15.45 | Coffee Break (Foyer, Grand Ballroom, LG Level) |
| 15.30 – 16.30 | Committee of Management Meeting (Grand Ballroom) - by invitation – (late bus to State Guest House at 17.00 hrs) |
| 16.15 – 18.00 | Visit of State Guest House |
| 18.00 – 22.00 | Gala Dinner and Show at State Guest House
Busses leave at 16.15 hrs Meeting point: Lobby Grand Hyatt, concierge desk |
SATURDAY, OCT 18
| 8.30 – 10.15 |
2nd General Session: Retail
Chair: Jaswinder Bedi, ITMF Board Member, Kenya Global Sourcing “The IKEA Way” Calvin Woolley, Dept. Trading Area Manager Textiles & Rugs Asia, IKEA, Sweden Retail Supply Chain in Turbulent Market Places Edwin Keh, CEO, Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel Provide More Value to Consumer Rongming Zhang, Chairman, Aimer Group, China Marks & Spencer: Becoming a Sustainable International, Multi-channel Retailer Costas Antimissaris, Director International, Marks & Spencer, UK Moving up the Smiling Curve: The Transformation of a Vertical Textile Manufacturer into Technology + Retail John Cheh, Vice Chairman and CEO, Esquel, Hong Kong Panel Discussion and Q&A |
| 10.15 – 10.45 | Coffee Break (Foyer, Grand Ballroom, LG Level) |
| 10.45 – 12.15 |
3rd General Session: Technical Textiles & Nonwovens
Chair: Loek de Vries, Chairman, ITMF Fibres & Applications Committee, Netherlands Technical Textiles and Textile Architecture: Nowadays Possibilities and Future Challenges Simon Visser, President, Poly-Ned, Netherlands The Development and Opportunity of China’s Nonwoven & Industrial Textile Industries Lingshen Li, Chairman, China Nonwovens and Industrial Textile Association (CNITA) Advanced Composites in China Raoul Starmans, Vice President Business Development China, TenCate, China Development of Differential Fibers Wayne C. Hsiao, Senior VP, Formosa Plastics Corporation, Chinese Taipei Panel Discussion and Q&A |
| 12.15 – 12.30 | Invitation ITMF Annual Conference 2016 |
| 12.30 – 13.30 | Lunch (The Residence, P2 Level) |
| 13.30 – 18.00 | Visit: Aimer Lingerie Group |
| or alternatively 13.30 – 20.30 |
Visit Aimer Lingerie Group with visit APEC International Designers Exhibition Dynamic Show at BIFT and Dinner |
| or alternatively 14.00 – 17.30 |
Excursion: Forbidden City |
