Nairobi, Kenya / September 7 - 9, 2018
“Supply Chains & Business Models in Times of Rapid Change”
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Conference Programme (as of September 8, 2018)
THURSDAY, SEP 6
| 11.30 – 19.00 | Registration |
| 13.00 – 14.15 | Directors Meeting Directors of ITMF member associations, associate and corporate members - by invitation - |
| 14.15 – 15.45 | Spinners Committee Meeting - by invitation - |
| 16.15 – 17.45 |
Joint Cotton Committee Meeting Panel Discussion: Transparency, Traceability, Sustainability – What is the Future of Cotton? The COTTONHAND App for Small Scale Cotton Farmers Walter Simeoni, The Cottonhand, South Africa |
| 19.00 – 21.00 | Joint Dinner ITMF/ACTIF Board & ITMF Directors (Tambourin Restaurant, Kempinski) ITMF and Host Associations Office Bearers and Directors of ITMF member associations, associate and corporate members and speakers - by invitation - |
FRIDAY, SEP 7
| 8.00 – 17.00 | Registration |
| 8.30 – 9.30 | Board Meeting, Part 1 - by invitation - |
| 9.30 – 10.00 | Coffee Break |
| 10.00 – 12.00 |
Formal Opening Session
Jas Bedi, EBS, MBS, President ITMF, Chairman ACTIF, Kenya The Hon. Mukhisa Kituyi, Secretary General, UNCTAD, Switzerland The Hon. Peter G. Munya, MGH, Cabinet Secretary for Ministry of Industry, Trade and Cooperatives, Kenya His Excellency, the Hon Uhuru Kenyatta, C.G.H., President of the Republic of Kenya |
| 12.00 – 13.00 | Lunch |
| 12.00 – 13.00 |
1st General Session: Fibre Session – Part 1: Cotton
Moderator: Andrew Macdonald, ITMF Board Member, Brazil CmiA - Cotton made FOR Africa?! Christian Barthel, Cotton made in Africa (CmiA), Germany Keeping Cotton Competitive: Industry Actions Terry Townsend, Cotton Analytics, USA Supply-Demand Balance on Cotton and Chemical Fibres Xiaoping Duan, China Chemical Fibre Association (CCFA) Panel Discussion and Q&A Handing over: Discover Natural Fibres Initiative (DNFI) Innovation in Natural Fibres Award for 2018 |
| 14.30 – 15.00 | Coffee Break |
| 15.00 – 16.30 |
1st General Session: Fibre Session – Part 2: Man-made Fibres
Moderator: Andrew Macdonald, ITMF Board Member, Brazil Trends in Global Fibre Production & Consumption Robin MacDonald, Wood Mackenzie Chemicals, Germany Sustainable Development of Viscose - Goal, Roadmap and Global Collaboration Feng Xin, Sateri, China Panel Discussion and Q&A |
| 16.45 – 17.45 | Board Meeting, Part 2 - by invitation - |
| 17.30 – 21.00 | Welcome Evening at Zen Gardens (outdoors)
Special Guest: Ms. Laura Chaplin (Designer & Artist) |
SATURDAY, SEP 8
| 7.30 – 8.30 | Board Meeting, Part 3 - by invitation - |
| 14.00 – 14.45 |
2nd General Session: Textile & Apparel Industry in Africa
Textile Industry in Africa – A Contemporary Perspective Navdeep Sodhi, Gherzi, Sub-Sahara Doing Business in East Africa Frank Matsaert, TradeMark East Africa, Kenya The Rolfe of Africa in the Global Supply Chain Sunny Huang, New Wide Group, Chinese Taipei Panel Discussion and Q&A |
| 10.15 – 10.45 | Coffee Break |
| 10.45 – 11.45 |
3rd General Session: Textile Value Chain
Moderator: K.V. Srinivasan, ITMF Board Member, India PVH in East Africa: Past, Present and the Future Cen Williams, PVH Far East Limited Africa Hub, Kenya Cina's T & A Supply Chain and Its CSR in Times of Rapid Change Ruizhe Sun, China National Textile & Apparel Council Panel Discussion and Q&A |
| 11.45 – 12.15 |
Keynote Address: Manuel Moses, Country Manager East Africa, International Finance Corporation |
| 12.15 – 13.15 | Lunch |
| 13.15 – 13.45 |
The Global Textile (Machinery) Market Situation (incl. Q&A) Christian Schindler, ITMF |
| 13.45 – 15.00 |
4th General Session: Technology & Digitalization in the T & A Industry
Moderator: Loek de Vries, ITMF Board Member, Netherlands Digitalization – to Be or not to Be Thomas Gries, ITA Aachen, Germany Design for Automation - Bridging the Gap Between Product Requirements and Automation Pete Santora, SoftWear Automation, USA Digital Transformation of the Textile Value Chain Mark Jarvis, WTiN, Uk Panel Discussion and Q&A |
| 15.00 – 15.10 | Invitation: World Textile Merchandising Conference in Keqiao, China Mr. Chen Dapeng, Executive Vice Chairman of China National Garment Association |
| 15.10 – 15.30 | Coffee Break |
| 15.30 – 16.30 | Committee of Management Meeting - by invitation - |
| 18.30 – 23.00 | Gala Dinner at the National Museum (outdoors) Optional Museum Visit after Dinner |
SUNDAY, SEP 9
| 8.00 – 8.45 |
Fibres& Applications (F&A) Committee Meeting
Filament Cotton Yarn from Recycled Cotton Gerrit Bouwhuis, Saxion - University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands Digital Printing & Finishing Marc van Parys, UNITEX – TexZeppelin, Belgium Q&A |
| 9.00 – 10.00 |
5th General Session: Retail/E-Commerce
Moderator: Rafael Cervone, ITMF Board, Brazil Embracing Change: How Fashion Retailer bonprix Fulfils Today’s Customer Expectations Rien Jansen, bonprix (Otto Group), Germany Bashir Ali Mohammad, Gul Ahmed Textile Mills, Pakistan Panel Discussion and Q&A |
| 10.00 – 10.30 | Coffee Break |
| 10.30 – 11.45 |
6th General Session: ITMF’s Audit Initiative
Moderator: Peter Gnägi, ITMF Board, Switzerland Update & Progress Report Karim Shafei, ITMF/Gherzi, Switzerland Matthijs Crietee, IAF, Netherlands The Role and Objectives of the SLCP Janet Mensink, Social & Labour Convergence Project (SLCP), Netherlands A View from a Retailer Caner Soytas, Nike, Türkiye A View from a Manufacturer Helen Chen, Esquel China/Beijing Office Panel Discussion and Q&A |
| 11.45 – 12.15 | Coffee Break |
| 10.30 – 11.45 |
7th General Session: Green Economy
Moderator: Vally Khamisani, Principal and Global Sector Lead for Light Manufacturing, International Finance Corporation, USA Driving Sustainability – A Value Chain Responsibility James Carnahan, Archroma, Singapore Walter Simeoni, Cottonhand Limited, South AfricaM Panel Discussion and Q&A |
| 13.30 – 13.40 | Invitation ITMF Annual Conference 2019 |
| 13.40 – 14.30 | Lunch |
| 14.30 – 21.00 | Excursion: Game Drive, Nairobi National Park African Fashion Show Case Opening of Origin Africa 2018 |
MONDAY, SEP 10
| 7.30 – 9.00 | Investor Breakfast Hosted by Government of Kenya |
| 9.00 – 18.00 | Visit of Origin Africa 2018 Buses are organised that transport conference delegates to and from the exhibition ground |
