Material World Headliner Event
AAFA Presents: Leading Out Loud: Today’s Association Leaders Talk About the Future Breakfast: 7:30 am – 8:30 am
Program: 8:30 am – 10:00 am
Sponsored By: TradeCard
Invited Panelists:
• Kevin Burke, President & CEO, American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA)
• Sandy Kennedy, President, Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA)
• Cass Johnson, President, National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO)
• Sarah Friedman, Executive Director, The National Association for the Sewn Product Industries (SEAMS)
• Mike Todaro, Managing Director, American Apparel Producer’s Network (AAPN)
Moderator:Kurt Cavano, Chairman & CEO, TradeCard, Inc.
Program Description: Trade association leaders will participate in a panel discussion addressing a wide range of issues affecting the retail, wholesale, textile, domestic and vendor communities. Discussion points will cover the political, economic, legislative, trade and social environments, today’s consumer and the role technology will play in moving the combined industries forward.
Admission: $75 in advance. $100 on-site. (Price includes breakfast.)
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 2009
AAFA Presents:
STOP! Your Business Depends on Understanding the New Consumer Product Safety Information Act 9:00 am - 10:30 am
Presenters:
• Legislative/Regulatory:Steve Lamar, Executive Vice President, American Apparel & Footwear Association
• Legal:Virginia Nesbitt, Associate Counsel, Maguire Woods
• Testing:Rick Horwitch, Vice President, Business Development, Bureau Veritas
Program Description: Product Safety is one of the most contentious and challenging issues on the retail landscape today. Your business depends on understanding it from all angles.
Admission: $5 in advance. $10 on-site.
Technology Solutions Headliner Event
IBM in cooperation with AAFA Present: Get Ready for a Smaller, Flatter, Smarter World A Mandate for Change is a Mandate for Smarter Fashion
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Speaker: Guy Blissett - IBM Global Business Services, Senior Managing Consultant - Institute for Business Value, Consumer Products Lead
Program Description: The list of problems is well-known. Slowing consumer spending. Consumer demands for creativity and value. Cycle time compression. Supply chain complexity. What we find today is that they are all connected, like never before. People around the world are ready for change. We are seeing an infusion of intelligence into the way the world works. What are companies, big and small, doing to relinquish the past to create smart systems, processes and fashion products? There are real-world stories of how this is happening. The systems and processes that enable value chain collaboration to change the way apparel and fashion goods are developed and manufactured, as well as raise the bar for supply chain visibility and customer delivery performance. The world is becoming smarter. Please come see how IBM is helping ours become a smarter industry.
Admission: $75 in advance. $100 on-site. (price includes lunch)
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