The annual Prime Source Forum for senior management in garment and textile industry from across the globe will be held from 30 March 2011 to 1 April 2011 at Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre. The three-day event will cover various topics on the increasing challenges facing by the global apparel industry.
Special Admission Fee Promotion
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USA-ITA Member: USD950 per person (before Feb 25, 2011)
Standard: USD1,200 per person
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Forum and Workshop Programme
| Information as of February 2011. The programme is subject to change by the Organisers. |
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30 March 2011 Workshop
Morning - Standardisation
– Part A: Sustainability
– Part B: Compliance
– Part C: Product Safety
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Afternoon - Technology
– Part A: How can lean manufacturing improve the overall efficiency of factory operations? Cost-effective ways to reduce fabric waste, to maximise container and storage space by packaging, and to minimise transportation costs by accurate factory scheduling will be covered.
– Part B: Latest technology to enhance retail businesses
31 March 2011 Forum Day 1
Theme: Increasing competitive issues facing the apparel industry
Keynote speech, 'Supply Chain Challenges and Opportunities for the Next Decade', by Mr. Edwin Keh, former Wal-Mart Global Procurement Executive, now Lecturer at Wharton Business School
Session 1: The challenges of competition
Session 2: China currency issues
Session 3: Labour issues and lessons learned
Session 4: The quest for innovative materials to tackle the problem of raw material shortage and rising prices
1 April 2011 Forum Day 2
Session 5: Sourcing in southeast Asia (Part I)
Session 6: Sourcing in southwest Asia (Part II)
Session 7: Retaining talent by creating 'hot spots'
Session 8: Debate on a topical subject to be determined nearer the date of the Forum
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Click HERE for more details on the Prime Source Forum 2011 Programme
Forum and Workshop Speaker
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Keynote Speaker
- Mr. Edwin Keh, former Wal-Mart Global Procurement Executive, now Lecturer at Wharton Business School
Other Forum Speakers
- Mr. Kevin BURKE, President & CEO, American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA)
- Mr. Sean CADY, VP, Product Stewardship and Sustainability, VF Corp.; Representative, the Apparel Coalition, US
- Dr. Miguel A. CERNA, Executive Manager/CSR Committee MD, Group Administration Office, New Wide Group
- Mr. Craig DANA, SVP & MD, Ann Taylor Sourcing Far East
- Mr. Christophe DEGOIX, VP, Operations, LVMH Hong Kong
- Mr. Michael FAGAN, Intl Programme Manager, Wesfarmers Group
- Mr. Bill FOUDY, VP, Head of Strategy and Brand Sourcing, adidas-Group Apparel
- Mr. Joachim HENSCH, Head of Pattern Design Department, HUGO BOSS AG; President, Intl Association of Clothing Designers and Executives
- Mr. Jalaj HORA, Senior Director, Global Raw Materials Development, Target Sourcing Services/ CIRFS
- Mr. Peter R. KAMINSKY, VP, Asian Operations, Hong Kong, Shanghai & Hanoi, The Children's Place
- Mr. Ranjan MAHTANI, CEO & MD, The Epic Group
- Prof. Dr. Helmut MERKEL, Managing Shareholder, EurAsia Global Concept Ltd.
- Mr. Sanjeev MOHANTY, MD, Benetton India Pvt. Ltd.
- Mr. Roger NELSON, Managing Director, Concepts 2 Results Ltd.
- Mr. Mohamed NOORULLA, VP, Technical - R&D, Bottom Division, Perry Ellis Intl
- Dr. Peter PFNEISL, Former President, The European Apparel and Textile Confederation; Authorised Signatory, Eybl Austria GmbH
- Mr. Md. Habibur RAHMAN, First VP, Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers & Exporters Association; Chairman, Pandemic Fashions Ltd.
- Dr. Andrew SIA, Chairman and CEO, ACE Style Intimate Apparel Ltd.
- Mr. Jeff STREADER, SVP, Global Sourcing, Guess?, Inc.
- Ms. Khishigjargal TSEDEV, Executive Director, Mongol Yak Society
- Mr. Steven WALTON, Chairman, Wing Tai Intl Apparel Group
Information as of February 2011. Subject to change by the Organisers.
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Participating brands, retailers and manufacturers have signed up for attending PSF11, including:
| adidas, ACE Style Intimate Apparel, Ann Taylor, Benetton, The Children’s Place, Cotton Council Intl, Cotton Inc, Crystal Knitters, Denimatrix, the Epic Group, Glorious Sun, Grupo Cortefiel, Guess?, Hong Kong Non-woven, Hugo Creation, Hugo Boss, ITC, Jones Intl, Kohl's Department Stores, Levi’s, Li & Fung, lululemon athletica, LVMH, Nike, Pacific Brands, Perry Ellis, Polo Ralph, Quiksilver, Redcats, Schiesser, Shartex, Sterling, Swarovski Elements, TAL, Target, Top Form Brassiere, VF Corp, Wesfarmers, Yangtzekiang Garment and more. |
For further information, please visit http://www.primesourceforum.com/ or contact:
Ms. Bianca Chan at Tel: +852 2827 6211 or Email:
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