• Programme Key

  • Ideation to Production
  • Digitization
  • Production to Retail
  • NB: Focus Groups and Think Tanks are delegate only sessions.
Day 1: 17 September 2019
8:30am

Delegate Registration

Lobby

9:30am

Chairperson's Opening Remarks

Lincoln Hall

Michael Londrigan, Associate Professor/Advisor to the Provost, LIM College

9:50am

PI Keynote: Supply Chain Digitization - Optimizing Demand Accuracy, Speed & Enterprise Value

Lincoln Hall

Rajiv Malik, Senior Vice President, Global Product Services, Kohl's

10:35am

Creating Value For The Apparel Supply Chain Through Blockchain Technology

Lincoln Hall

Amit Gautam, CEO & Founder, TextileGenesis

Florian Heubrandner, VP Global Business Management Textiles, Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft

Digitized Integrated Process = Actionable Data = Supply Chain Transparency

The Library

Veit Geise, Former VP Asia Sourcing, VF Corporation, Pivot88

Dean Draughn, VP, Sourcing Services, Under Armour

11:15am

Morning Refreshment Break

Exhibition Hall

11:30am

Prearranged 121 Meetings

Exhibition Hall

12:30pm

Adopting More Sustainable Design & Ensuring Ethical Standards Across Disparate Teams

Lincoln Hall

Kristen Fanarakis, Founder/Creative Director/Sustainability Policy Consultant, Senza Tempo

Roundtable Discussion: The Digital Skill Deficit & Making Supply Chain Careers More Attractive to Students

Bates

Michael Londrigan, Associate Professor/Advisor to the Provost, LIM College

Roundtable Discussion: Supply Chain Management - Is Fast The Only Factor?

Welles

Hebe Schecter, President, Kaltex

1:10pm

Lunch

Exhibition Hall

2:10pm

Panel Discussion: How to More Suitably Adopt Sustainability Models across Production and Distribution

Lincoln Hall

Jessica Schreiber, Executive Director & Founder, FABSCRAP

Nate Herman, Senior Vice President, Policy, American Apparel & Footwear Association

Andrea Kennedy, VP Sustainability, Material Exchange

Ammara Yaqub, Founder and Creative Director, AMMARA

Stephanie Benedetto, CEO & Co-Founder, Aloqia

Alex Penades, North America Brand Director, Jeanologia

3:10pm

Afternoon Refreshment Break

Exhibition Hall

3:25pm

Prearranged 121 Meetings

Exhibition Hall

4:25pm

Deploying & Integrating Innovative Technologies to Ensure Delivery of the Right Product, to the Right Customer at the Right Time

Lincoln Hall

Ashesh Amin, CEO, Jump Design Group

Roundtable Discussion: Sport Obermeyer's Journey - How Can We Set Out to Modernize Company Mentality & Culture to Facilitate Technology-led Change?

Bates

Dave Popple, President, Psynet Group

Roundtable Discussion: US Textile and Apparel Trade Policy - Opportunities & Risks

Welles

Maristella Iacobello, Vice President Customs Compliance & Government Relations, PVH Corp

5:05pm

From Last Mile to First Mile, The Greatest Untapped Opportunity in Supply Chain Optimization

Lincoln Hall

Fernando Moncayo Castillo, Co-Founder & Managing Director, Inspectorio

5:50pm

Chairperson's Closing Remarks

Lincoln Hall

Michael Londrigan, Associate Professor/Advisor to the Provost, LIM College

6:00pm

Drinks Reception

Exhibition Hall

Michael Hu, Director of Digitization, Avery Dennison

Day 2: 18 September 2019
8:30am

Think Tank: The Role of Analytics in the Apparel Industry

Bates

Suuchi Ramesh, CEO & Founder, Suuchi Inc.

Stephen Rector, CEO & Founder, Bakertown Consulting

Think Tank: Blockchain In Bolstering, Supply Chain Transparency & Traceability

Welles

Greta Moser, Sr. Product Line Manager, Brand Protection, Avery Dennison

Think Tank: Using RFID to Drive Inventory Accuracy in Your Supply Chain

Blair

Greg Czerpak, President & COO, 2nd Skull

Bill Hardgrave, Sr. VP, Auburn University

Carl Rysdon, VP RFID Systems, Checkpoint

9:30am

Chairperson's Opening Remarks

Lincoln Hall

Michael Londrigan, Associate Professor/Advisor to the Provost, LIM College

9:40am

PI Keynote: Adopting an Holistically Integrated Digital Business Model to Drive Efficiency from Design to Distribution

Lincoln Hall

Ariel Moriyon, Divisional Vice President, Business Solutions, Tapestry Inc.

10:25am

Panel Discussion: Lessons on Creating the Next Generation Supply Chain

Lincoln Hall

Michael Hu, Director of Digitization, Avery Dennison

Ursula Davies, Chief Commercial Officer, Unmade

Katy O'Brien, Engineering Manager for Manufacturing Innovation, New Balance

Ben Alun-Jones, Chief Product Officer & Co-founder, Unmade

What Does Connected Planning Mean for Businesses Today? Everything.

The Library

Scott Lyon, Regional Vice President of Sales, Anaplan

Derek Davis, VP Operations, OML, Carter's

11:05am

Morning Refreshment Break

Exhibition Hall

11:15am

Prearranged 121 Meetings

Exhibition Hall

12:15pm

AI, Machine Learning & the Perfect Fit - The Impacts of These Tools on Sourcing & Production

Lincoln Hall

Marcus Chung, VP, Manufacturing & Supply Chain, ThirdLove

Roundtable Discussion: What Does ' Assetization' Mean for The Industry & The Fast Fashion Model?

Bates

Ammara Yaqub, Founder and Creative Director, AMMARA

Roundtable Discussion: Using a Digital Supply Chain Platform to Reduce Lead-time and Optimize Inventory

Welles

Yildiz Wisniewski, Sr. Director, Product Development, Jockey International, Inc.

David Luther, Sr. Director of Corporate Planning, Jockey International, Inc.

12:55pm

Lunch

Exhibition Hall

1:55pm

End-to-End Connectivity from Ideation to End of Life

Lincoln Hall

Stephanie Benedetto, CEO & Co-Founder, Aloqia

Roundtable Discussion: Offshoring vs Nearshoring - Which is better?

Bates

Jenny Sim, VP Production, QA & Compliance, Foot Locker, Inc.

2:35pm

Made in NY: Creating and Implementing Change Through Ecosystem Development to Support a Shift in Local On-Demand Production

Lincoln Hall

Jeffrey Gambrell, Director of Leasing, New York City Economic Development Corporation

Roundtable Discussion: The Implementation of Digital Technologies to Improve Efficiency and Speed

Bates

Alfred Greenblatt, Senior Vice President General Manager, Swim USA

Roundtable Discussion: What Sourcing Alternatives Does the Trade War Present to the Apparel & Footwear Industry?

Welles

Nate Herman, Senior Vice President, Policy, American Apparel & Footwear Association

3:15pm

Closing Panel Discussion: How to Make an End-To-End Digital Transformation a Business Priority

Lincoln Hall

Lena Lim, Chief Commercial Officer, Browzwear

Michael Londrigan, Associate Professor/Advisor to the Provost, LIM College

Jenny Sim, VP Production, QA & Compliance, Foot Locker, Inc.

Stephanie Benedetto, CEO & Co-Founder, Aloqia

Derek Davis, VP Operations, OML, Carter's

Marcus Chung, VP, Manufacturing & Supply Chain, ThirdLove

4:15pm

Chairperson's Closing Remarks

Lincoln Hall

Michael Londrigan, Associate Professor/Advisor to the Provost, LIM College