2016 Souring Journal Summit: The Year of Uncertainty
September 20, 2016
8 AM – 2 PM
Espace: 635 W 42nd St
The Sourcing Journal Summit is the most exclusive gathering of supply chain executives leading the sector’s latest initiatives. In 2016, top thought leaders shared key insights challenging consumers, declining retail foot traffic, sourcing companies’ bid for greater efficiency, emerging technology and changing global dynamics in the face of Brexit.
350 + Attendees:
250+ Senior Level Attendees
15+ Speakers
100+ Companies
12 Sponsors
Demographic
66% North America
23% Asia
14% Europe
3% Other
Key Takeaways:
- Better understand all of the elements of apparel cost, from the obvious to the hidden or not-so-obvious ones
- Understand the impact of politics, tax and trade policy on your apparel sourcing decisions
- Hear about the cost considerations keeping major retailers and brands awake at night and what they’re doing about it
Agenda
Breakfast + Registration
Is Poor Sourcing to Blame for the Dismal State of Retail?
The State of Sourcing
From 3D to DNA: How Companies are Using Technology to Modernize their Supply Chain
Near Sourcing: How to Enter the Western Hemisphere
Break + Networking
What’s Happening with World Trade?
Predictions for Apparel in 2017
The Zara Gap Part II
Creating Efficiencies in the Supply Chain
Closing Remarks
Speakers
Vice Chairman and CEO
Esquel Group
Senior Economist
Cotton Incorporated
President and CEO
World Textile Sourcing
Senior Vice President & Chief Sourcing Officer
Destination XL
CEO
Clothesource
Senior Director
North American Sales, Maersk Line
Director
AlixPartners
VP of Process
Technology Optimization, Kohl’s
President
Alvanon
Chairman, President & CEO
Applied DNA Sciences
Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Textiles
USTR
Executive Vice President
American Apparel & Footwear Association
Vice President Global Manufacturing & Quality
Under Armour
President
General Sportwear Co.
Supervisory Import Specialist
Apparel, Footwear & Textiles Center, US Customs & Border Protection
Principal
Sorini, Samet & Associates
VP International Sales
Buhler Quality Yarns
Senior Fashion and Retail Analyst
EDITED
Owner & Managing Director
Impactiva
Chairman
Chainge Capital
Managing Director
Amercan Apparel Producers’ Network
Senior Research Associate
Fung Global Retail & Technology
President
TexOps
Sponsors
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