San Francisco, CA USA / September 10 - 12, 2015
“Intelligent and Responsible Production from Raw Material to Final Consumer – The Mission of the Global Textile Industry”
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Conference Programme (as of August 28, 2015)
WEDNESDAY, SEPT 9
| 08.00 | Departure at the St. Francis: Bus to Harding Park Golf Club (Meeting Point: Post Street Lobby, Westin St. Francis Hotel) |
| 12.30 | Departure from Harding Park to the St. Francis Hotel (30 minutes ride) |
| 12.00 – 18.30 | Registration (Bristol Room) |
| 14.00 – 15.30 | Directors Meeting (Colonial Room) Directors of ITMF member associations, associate and corporate members - by invitation - |
| 15.30 – 16.00 | Coffee Break (Italian) |
| 16.00 – 17.30 | Board Meeting (Colonial Room) |
| 19.00 – 21.30 | Joint Reception and Dinner ITMF and Host Associations Office Bearers and Directors of ITMF member associations, associate and corporate members and speakers |
THURSDAY, SEPT 10
| 8.30 – 10.00 | Spinners Committee Meeting (Georgian Room) - by invitation - |
| 9.30 – 19.00 | Registration (Bristol Room) |
| 10.30 – 12.00 | Joint Cotton Committee Meeting (Grand Ballroom) |
| 12.00 – 13.00 | Lunch (Colonial) |
| 13.00 – 14.30 |
Fibre Session – Cotton (Grand Ballroom) Chair: Andrew G. Macdonald, ITMF Board Member, Brazil Cotton Economic Update Gary Adams, President and CEO, National Cotton Council (NCC), USA The New Consumer Melissa Bastos, Associate Director, Market Research, Cotton Incorporated, USA A Producer’s View of Responsible Production Jon W. Hardwick, President, Hardwick Planting Company, USA Panel Discussion and Q&A |
| 14.30 – 15.00 | Coffee Break (Italian) |
| 15.00 – 16.15 |
Fibre Session – Man-made Fibres Chair: Andrew G. Macdonald, ITMF Board Member, Brazil Polyester Continues to Lead in Volume Growth Alasdair Carmichael, Director – Americas, PCI, USA Evolving Fibres Landscape – Opportunities for Industries Uday Gill, President Director, Indorama Synthetics, Thailand State of the Carpet Industry – Responsible Production is Good Business Joe W. Yarbrough, President, Carpet and Rug Institute, USA Panel Discussion and Q&A |
| 16.15 – 16.45 | Coffee Break (Italian) |
| 16.45 – 17.45 | Home Textiles Producers Committee Meeting (Grand Ballroom) |
| 18.30 – 19.30 | Welcome Reception (Alexandra’s, St. Francis Hotel) |
FRIDAY, SEPT 11
| 8.30 – 18.00 | Registration (Borgia Room) |
| 8.30 – 9.00 |
Formal Opening Session
Sledge Taylor, Chair, NCC, USA Tiankai Wang, President, ITMF, China |
| 15.00 – 16.15 |
Keynote Address
Chair: Bashir Alimohammad, Chair of Gul Ahmed Textiles Mills & ITMF Honorary Life Member, Pakistan The State of and Outlook for the Global Economy Gian Maria Milesi-Ferretti, Deputy Director, Research Department, Intl. Monetary Fund (IMF) Q&A |
| 9.45 – 10.15 | Coffee Break (Italian) |
| 10.15 – 12.15 |
1st General Session: Textiles in the Americas
Chair: Rafael Cervone, President of ABIT & ITMF Board Member, Brazil U.S. Textile Manufacturing Outlook Augustine Tantillo, President & CEO, National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO), USA Textiles in the Americas – Mexico Alfonso Juan, Director, Turbo Yarn & Chair, CANAINTEX, Mexico What We Dream is What We Live Andres Berdugo, CEO, CI Jeans, Colombia The Logic behind Walmart’s US-Manufacturing Initiative Joe Quinn, Senior Director, Public Affairs and Government Relations, Walmart, USA Panel Discussion and Q&A |
| 12.15 – 13.15 | Lunch (Colonial) |
| 13.15 – 15.00 |
2nd General Session: Textile Supply Chain
Chair: John Cheh, CEO, Esquel & ITMF Board Member, Hong Kong, China Key Decision Factors for Today’s Brands & the Changing Global Supply Chain Environment Kihak Sung, Chair, KOFOTI & Chair, Youngone, Korea Preparing and Adapting to the Changing Face of Retail and its Impact on the Global Sourcing Industry Robert Sinclair, Chief Operating Officer, LF Sourcing, Li & Fung Group, Hong Kong, China Levi Strauss & Co.’s Race to the Top: Building a More Sustainable Supply Chain David Love, Executive Vice President, Levi Strauss, USA Intelligent and Responsible Production – The New Practice of China’s Textile and Apparel Supply Chain Ruizhe Sun, Vice President, CNTAC, China Panel Discussion and Q&A |
| 15.00 – 15.30 | Coffee Break (Italian) |
| 15.45 – 16.45 | Fibers & Applications (F&A) Committee Meeting (Grand Ballroom) |
| 18.30 – 22.15 | Gala Dinner at Maritime Museum (by bus) |
SATURDAY, SEPT 12
| 8.00 – 08.45 | Meeting of the Committee of Management (Mezzanine, Grand Ballroom) - by invitation - |
| 9.00 – 10.00 |
3rd General Session: E-Tailing
Chair: Jaswinder Bedi, President ACTIF & ITMF Vice President, Kenya The Connected Consumer: Influence and Impact On the Entire Retail Ecosystem Vicki Cantrell, Senior Vice President - Communities & Executive Director, National Retail Federation, USA The New Rules of Retail Michael Dart, Partner, A.T. Kearney, USA Panel Discussion and Q&A |
| 10.00 – 10.30 | Coffee Break (Italian) |
| 10.30 – 12.00 |
4th General Session: Smart Textiles
Chair: Loek de Vries, CEO, TenCate & Chair ITMF F&A-Committee, Netherlands Defining the Specialty Fabrics Industry Mary Hennessy, President & CEO, IFAI, USA Protecting Those Who Protect Us: Developing Defender M – A Model for Success John Shadinger, President, Ten Cate, USA Fabric is the Computer! Sundaresan Jayaraman, Kolon Professor, Georgia Tech, USA Panel Discussion and Q&A |
| 12.00 – 12.15 |
The Global Textile (Machinery) Market Situation Christian Schindler, Director General, ITMF Panel Discussion and Q&A |
| 12.15 – 12.30 | Invitation ITMF Annual Conference 2016 |
| 12.30 – 14.00 | Lunch (Colonial) |
| 14.00 – 22.30 | Visit to Bowles Farming Company in Los Banos, CA, including Dinner A sixth generation farmer, Cannon Michael was named president of the family-owned and operated Bowles Farming Company, Inc., in 2014. Bowles Farming Company is an 11,000-acre farming operation wholly dedicated to the production of cotton, wheat, fresh market and processing tomatoes, fresh market onions and cantaloupes. |
| or alternatively 14.00 – 19.45 |
Visit to Electronics for Imaging (EFI) in Fremont, CA (Silicon Valley), including Dinner EFI™ is a global technology company, based in the Silicon Valley, and is leading the worldwide transformation from analog to digital imaging. We are passionate about fueling customer success with products that increase competitiveness and boost productivity. To do that, we develop breakthrough technologies for the manufacturing of signage, packaging, textiles, ceramic tiles, and personalized documents, with a wide range of printers, inks, digital front ends, and a comprehensive business and production workflow suite that transforms and streamlines the entire production process (www.efi.com). |
