Stuart Varney, Keynote Speaker Opens the Program

John Larsen, New Balance Athletic Shoe Co; Bob Moore, Prime Tanning Co.

Les Miller, American & Efird; Ed Emma, Jockey Int’l; Debra Wallen, Jockey: Bill Woltz, Perry Manufacturing

Phil Connors, Maersk Sealand; Tom Plowman, Burlington North Santa Fe; John Isbell, Nike; Robin Lanier, The Waterfront Coalition

Bob Zane, Liz Claiborne Inc.; Thomas Wu, Pegasus Group; Jim Leonard, Dept. of Commerce; John Cheh, Esquel Group

Dave Gardner, SPESA; Benton Gardner, SPESA

Peg Neuhauser, Keynote Speaker Opens 2^nd Day

Tom Cole, Federated Department Stores

Don Munro, Munro Shoe Co.; Keith Crisco, Asheboro Elastics Co.; Bruce Munro, Munro Shoe Co.

Marshal Cohen, The NPD Group; Joan Volpe, FIT

Larry Winget, speaker

Archie Manning, Special Guest

Kevin Burke, AAFA; Frank Engels, AAFA; Keith Crisco, Asheboro Elastics; Archie Manning; Charlie Gilbert, Charles Gilbert Associates

Archie Manning, John Larsen, New Balance Athletic Shoe Co.; Tom Costin, SoleTech Inc.; Mike Brooks, Rocky Brands

AAFA Officers: Kevin Burke, AAFA; Carol Hochman, Danskin, Inc; Wes Card, Jones Apparel Group; Steve Duffy, Wolverine World Wide; Peter Gabbe, Carole Hochman Design Group

Ilona Foyer, Shapely Shadow; Kurt Cavano, TradeCard Inc

John Larsen, New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc.; Ed Emma, Jockey International; David Martino, Russell-Newman Ltd., and Kevin M. Burke, AAFA

Donna and J. Berrye Worsham, Cotton Incorporated; John Cheh, Esquel and Dean Turner, Cotton Incorporated

John Larsen, New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc.; James Leonard, Department of Commerce and Sam Simpson, Gerber Technology

Peter Butenhoff, Textile/Clothing Technology Corporation; Joan Volpe, Fashion Institute of Technology and Paul Charron, Liz Claiborne Inc.

Emanuel Weintraub, Emanuel Weintraub Associates, Inc. and Charlie Gilbert, Charles Gilbert Associates, Inc.

Edward and Jon Jones, Strategic Initiatives Group, LLC and Peter and Carolyn Gabbe, Carole Hochman Design Group