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SEMINARS & EVENTS
MATERIAL WORLD EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
From trend tracking to legislative issues to commerce, the comprehensive Material World educational program will provide attendees with the tools and services they will need to prepare for changing technologies, evolving trends and other industry developments for 2008 and beyond.
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25
Taiwan Textile Federation Presents:
Taiwan's Green & Ethical Efforts on Functional Textile Innovation
10:00 - 11:00 am
ROOM CHANGE: THIS PROGRAM WILL NOW TAKE PLACE IN ROOM 1C01/02
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SPEAKER: Justin Huang, Secretary General, Taiwan Textile Federation |
Program Description:
The Taiwan textile industry has made significant improvements to the performance capabilities of functional textiles. Many well known sports, active and outer wear brands as well as retailers in the world source functional textiles from Taiwan's textile mills. Mr. Justin Huang, Secretary General, Taiwan Textile Federation, will make a presentation showing how the Taiwan textile industry contribute themselves to the functional textile innovation with recycled P.E.T. He will also illustrate how Taiwan's recycled P.E.T. is not only helpful to the environmental protection but also with functional performance. Furthermore, he will also highlight how textile and clothing enterprises in Taiwan worked together on the utilization of recycled P.E.T. for something ethical to help those countries damaged by natural disasters, including the tsunami in Sumatra and the hurricane in New Orleans. A booklet of Taiwan's textile mills that are capable of the development of recycled P.E.T. and other environmentally friendly materials will be distributed at the seminar.
ADMISSION: FREE. No pre-registration required. Admission will be first-come, first-serve so early arrival is recommended.
STYLESIGHT PRESENTS: MegaTrend Fall/Winter 08/09: The Anthropology of the Future
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
ROOM: 1C03/04
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SPEAKER: Merrill Greene, Vice President Creative Director, STYLESIGHT
STYLESIGHT is the official trend partner of Material World |
Program Description:
In MegaTrend F/W 08/09, we connect People with Places, exploring the strong human desire to form an emotional relationship with our habitats as a way of grounding ourselves and distinguishing our lifestyles. This need has evolved from a world climate defined by extreme migration and compounding avalanches of new information that are meant to connect people, yet paradoxically have had an equally disconnecting impact. The emotional connection people are seeking in affinity groups, tribes, and home decodes these various lifestyles and powerfully transcends across all types of products, particularly fashion because people are choosing and co-creating rather than simply consuming. As the world becomes smaller and more homogeneous, with the big brands ubiquitous on Main St. from Berlin to Beijing, we fight world blanding and blending. We take you through the journey from inspirational influences to key concepts and show you how to merchandise your line with colored sketches and we offer you our reference library to deepen your research and understanding of what's to come for F/W 08/09, and why.
ADMISSION: FREE. No pre-registration required. Admission will be first come, first serve so early arrival is recommended.
MATERIAL WORLD NEW YORK HEADLINER EVENT
AAFA PRESENTS: People, Planet, and Profit: Reaching for the Pinnacle of Environmental Sustainability
12:00 – 2:00 pm
ROOM CHANGE: PLEASE NOTE THIS PROGRAM WILL NOW BE HELD IN ROOM 1B03/04
SPEAKERS:
• Cassidy Carlile, Director of Corporate Environmental, Milliken & Company
• Monica DeVreese, Brand Manager, Simple Shoes
• Benjamin Lam, Vice President, Fountain Set, Inc.
• Mark Messura, Executive Vice President, Cotton, Inc.
• Marci Zaroff, Founder/ President, Under the Canopy
MODERATOR:
• Stephen Lamar, Executive Vice President, AAFA
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
Sustainability means many things to companies today. Some focus on eco-friendly garments, others focus on the planet, and still others view its economic impact. In fact, it is all of these and more. Today’s truly sustainable companies achieve what many refer to as the triple bottom line – demonstrating a positive impact on society, the environment, and profits. AAFA’s special headliner session takes an in-depth view into the triple bottom line through the eyes of today’s notable companies who are reaching the pinnacle of environmental sustainability.
ADMISSION: *$100 in advance. $150 on-site. (Lunch Included)
*AAFA members pre-registering for this presentation will receive a $30 discount for this headliner event.
(The discount will be reflected in the amount billed to your credit card only and will not be appear in your online confirmation. This discount is for pre- registration to the AAFA headliner presenation only.)
E-MEASUREMENT SOLUTIONS PRESENTS: THE POWER OF WIRELESS MEASUREMENT
1:00 – 1:45 pm
*THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN CANCELED!
NEW GENERATION COMPUTING PRESENTS: SPEED TO MARKET, KEY FEATURES, BENEFITS AND RETURN ON INVESTMENT OF INTEGRATED PRODUCT LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT (PLM), GLOBAL SOURCING AND ERP SYSTEMS
2:00 – 2:45 pm
ROOM: 1B02
SPEAKER: Fred Isenberg, VP Sales, New Generation Computing
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
This fast-paced seminar focuses on Integrated Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Global Sourcing, and ERP systems discussing key features, benefits, and return on investment opportunities available in today’s most important software product areas for the apparel industry. Learn why today’s most progressive apparel brands and retailers are investing and implementing these important technologies as well as how they are benefiting from doing so.
ADMISSION: FREE. No pre-registration required. Admission will be first come, first serve so early arrival is recommended.
PANTONE PRESENTS: VIEW COLOUR PLANNER – WINTER 2008-09: BE DIFFERENT
2:00 – 3:00 pm
ROOM: 1C03/04
SPEAKER: Tod Schulman, Vice President Fashion & Home, Pantone
PANTONE is the official color partner of Material World
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
Part of being different for next Winter 2008-09 can be summed up with the following quote: “What makes things beautiful is not what makes them the same as everything else but what sets them apart.” We need to be flexible in design so we can cater to the consumer’s wish for greater choice. For next year, the eclectic color direction will present an opportunity to be bold and artistic, to have a point of view, and to animate the differences through a distinct use of color.
ADMISSION: FREE. No pre-registration required. Admission will be first come, first serve so early arrival is recommended.
ZWEAVE PRESENTS: LOVE YOUR SOFTWARE, LOVE YOUR IMPLEMENTATION: ON-DEMAND PLM
3:00 pm – 3:45 pm
ROOM: 1B02
SPEAKER: Laura McCann-Ramsey, President & Founder, Zweave, Inc.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
What you need, when you need it, how you need it.
This is not your grandfather’s PDM or Supply Chain Management software. It’s new and it’s called On-demand PLM. Product development organizations want to spend their time developing great products not their software. With no licenses to purchase, no infrastructure to support, low monthly subscription fees and hosting and maintenance included find out why this new IT delivery model will change the destiny of your products.
ADMISSION: FREE. No pre-registration required. Admission will be first come, first serve so early arrival is recommended.
TEXTILE INTELLIGENCE PRESENTS: ACTIVE & PERFORMANCE FABRICS
3:30 – 4:30 pm
ROOM: 1B03/04
SPEAKER:
• Ria Stern, Director Marketing North American, Hyosung
• Susan Wexler, VP Design, Danskin
• Al Swider, VP Sales, Hafner
• Joe Walkuski, President, TEXbase
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
Just like today’s active consumers, performance materials are dynamic and changing all the time. Keeping pace with new technologies and understanding complex functional features of high-tech fabrics is a challenge. This seminar will explain the latest performance developments, examine emerging trends, and explore market opportunities. Up-to-date information on moisture management, UV protection, anti-microbial products and temperature regulating systems will be discussed. In addition, a panel of industry experts will offer their views on new products, production, sourcing and how performance fabrics help companies in today’s textile arena.
ADMISSION: FREE. No pre-registration required. Admission will be first come, first serve so early arrival is recommended.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26
HOME TEXTILES TODAY PRESENTATION
9:30 – 10:30 am
ROOM: 1C03/04
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Speaker: Jennifer Marks, editor-in-chief, Home Textiles Today |
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: Marks’ presentation will cover the rapidly changing world of global home textiles, with a look at construction trends, the impact of the eco-movement, product category trends and strategic business trends among suppliers and retailers.
ADMISSION: FREE. No pre-registration required. Admission will be first come, first serve so early arrival is recommended.
AAFA PRESENTS: Winning Product Lifecycle Management Strategies – Achieving Speed, Visibility and Control
9:30 – 10:45 am
ROOM: 1B02
MODERATOR:
Rick Ludolph, President, Productive Solutions LLC
CASE STUDY PRESENTATIONS:
• New Generation Computing presents: Maggy London, Lisa West, Project Manager
• Yunique Solutions presents: Cutter & Buck, Bobbie Jo Clark, PLM Project Manager
• Productive Solutions presents: Donna Karan, Bernard Chaus, and Theory, Lee Goldenberg, former Operations, Supply Chain and IT
Executive
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
Speed, visibility and control – it permeates almost every conversation in the sewn products industry. One constant is that today’s best practices will certainly not remain the same for tomorrow. So how can your company achieve these and other strategic business benefits? For many, the answer is Product Lifecycle Management (PLM). AAFA’s Supplier Resource Committee is pleased to present its latest session on PLM. Come and hear how leading industry brands and their PLM practitioners are meeting the challenges of cheaper, faster, better!
ADMISSION: $50 in advance. $75 on-site.
PANTONE & MATERIAL WORLD PRESENT:
DAVID SHAH
FROM THE AUSTERE TO THE ABSURD - A Guide to Navigating the Conflicting Consumer and Design Directions of Today.
* TIME CHANGE:
11:00 am – 12:30* pm
ROOM: 1C03/04
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SPEAKER: David Shah, futurist, co-owner and publisher of Metropolitan Publishing BV – publishers of Textile View, View 2, Viewpoint & Pantone® View Color Planner |
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
• The arrival of new consumer groups like Jones's, Grups, Heidis and Ladults and what it means to your market
• We all want to be rich - the after effects of Masstige and the effects of co-branding and mash culture. Where is it going next?
• The impact of Web 2.0 and 3.0. The effects of immersive culture of design and retailing. Do we need bricks and mortar retailing anymore?
And how will it look. The future of retailing...
• The impact of sustainable lifestyle. We all love organic, but for how long? Why is it that synthetics look so much sexier and cleaner than
natural fiber bases?
• Nu-austerity in the way we live and the way we design. Why furniture designers are so much more important than the fashion pack.
• Defining new luxury. The importance of rarity and connoisseurship. Manufacturing the one-off piece.
• The importance of new technology and new materials to design.
• And after the austere, time to move to the absurd. From the left to the right brain...
ADMISSION: FREE. No pre-registration required. Admission will be first come, first serve so early arrival is recommended.
TRADECARD PRESENTS: THE NEXT FRONTIER: SUPPLY CHAIN AS A SERVICE
12:00 - 12:45 pm
ROOM: 1B02
SPEAKER: Kurt Cavano, CEO, Tradecard
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
Hear how leading apparel and footwear brands are complementing existing supply chain infrastruture by embedding innovative supply chain services into the process to better execute. Kurt Cavano, CEO of Tradecard, explains how companies are reducing risk, improving accuracy and benefiting from a complete picture of the extended supply chain to reduce complexity while increasing flexibility.
ADMISSION: FREE. No pre-registration required. Admission will be first come, first serve so early arrival is recommended.
TEXTILE INTELLIGENCE PRESENTS: ECO-FRIENDLY FABRICS
12:00 – 1:00 pm
ROOM: 1B03/04
SPEAKERS:
• Dawson Winch, Global Product Manager, DuPont Sorona
• Jerry Miller, President, United Knitting
• Freya Tamayo, Design Director, Fila
• Maria Cox, Program Manager, Organic Exchange
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
The textile community is going green. The eco-friendly category of fabrics is growing at a rapid rate and new products are taking root every day. This seminar will give an overview of sustainable materials – from organic fibers to recycled fabrics – and outline what trends to watch in this emerging category. A panel of industry experts will discuss how today’s eco-friendly fabrics are a far cry from the harsh, hard-to-source materials of the past, but rather represent a new generation of high-quality products fit for the most sophisticated designs.
ADMISSION: FREE. No pre-registration required. Admission will be first come, first serve so early arrival is recommended.
PROMOSTYL PRESENTS: FALL WINTER 2008-09: GENERAL TRENDS & SILHOUETTES
1:00 – 2:00 pm
ROOM: 1C03/04
SPEAKER: Jeanine Pesce, Promostyl Americas
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
Promostyl presents its four themes for the season of Fall/Winter 2008-09: Decorum, Archives, Impulsion and Smart. See how the big picture of lifestyle trends are translated into key colors, fabrics and silhouettes for all markets.
ADMISSION: FREE. No pre-registration required. Admission will be first come, first serve so early arrival is recommended.
THE HOSIERY TECHNOLOGY CENTER & [TC]² PRESENT: ENHANCING RETAIL PROFITS THROUGH BALANCED SOURCING
1:30 – 2:30 pm
ROOM: 1B03/04
SPEAKER: Jim Lovejoy, Director, Industry Programs, [TC]²
Dan St Louis, Director, Hosiery Technology Center
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
The lowest manufacturing cost does not always lead to the best financial results, but many buyers are measured on doing just that. Their objective is to get the highest gross margin for the products they buy. This typically means a low labor cost country which is far away. What is many times overlooked is the opportunity to buy closer to the sale date in smaller quantities and the flexibility to chase the winners and cut off the losers. In addition, there are times when what was ordered is not exactly what is received. There is a better process which can lead to significantly better bottom line results. The speakers will show participants a technique to quantify these results and several case studies from their experience.
ADMISSION: FREE. No pre-registration required. Admission will be first come, first serve so early arrival is recommended.
*INFOR PRESENTS: FAST FASHION & LEAD TIME OPTIMIZATION: HOW TO MAXIMIZE EXPECTED PROFIT
*THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN CANCELED!
TREND UNION PRESENTS: COVERING, Wrapping Ourselves in Colors and Fabrics to Confront the World
3:00 - 4:00 pm
ROOM: 1C03/04
SPEAKER: Emmanuelle Linard, Manager, Edelkoort, Inc.
TREND UNION, a forecast service based in Paris, was founded in 1985 by Li Edelkoort and tend design professionals.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
As a reaction on current affairs and public outcry about the excessive indecency of the last decade with too much flesh exposure, fashion will cover us up in order to become invisible as an individual, crusading for anonymity. The textile industry has to get ready for the grand return of fabrics covering every part of our body including ankles, hair and hands. Fear may be at the core of this urge to dress; fear of fashion, climate change, viruses and nuclear waste, fear of each other. Yet, in this covered moment, we will tremendously enjoy unveiling ourselves behind closed doors. A proud-to-be-prude pleasurable moment, when fashion is coming to terms with fear.
ADMISSION: FREE. No pre-registration required. Admission will be first come, first serve so early arrival is recommended.
THE AFRICA PAVILION PRESENTS: AFRICA GOES GREEN: GROWING AN ETHICAL AND ECO-FRIENDLY CLOTHING INDUSTRY
3:30 – 4:30 pm
Room: 1B04
SPEAKERS:
Mr. Peete Molapo, CEO, Lesotho National Development Corporation
Ms. Jolly Sabune, Managing Director, Cotton Development Organisation
Ms. Belinda Edmonds, Director, Cool Ideas
Mark Neuman Counselor for International Trade & Global Strategies, Limited Brands
MODERATOR:
Rosa Whitaker, President, The Whitaker Group and Former Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Africa
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
Organic cotton manufacturing in Africa presents opportunities for business development and strong partnerships with ethically conscious and eco-friendly buyers and consumers. This seminar will educate the U.S. business community on the enormous potential for organic cotton manufacturing and ethical sourcing in Africa and the corresponding social and environmental benefits.
ADMISSION: FREE. No pre-registration required. Admission will be first come, first serve so early arrival is recommended.
*RECEPTION IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE PROGRAM IN ROOM 1B03
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2007
AAFA & THE DONEGER GROUP PRESENT:
CHANGING TRENDS IN TRENDING
10:00 – 11:00 am
ROOM: 1C03/04
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SPEAKER: David Wolfe, Creative Director, Doneger Creative Services |
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
Take a look at the changing methods that the fashion system is undergoing as it constantly adapts to the evolving retail landscape and consumer lifestyle.
ADMISSION: FREE. No pre-registration required. Admission will be first come, first serve so early arrival is recommended.
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