Guest Speakers
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Country Paper - India |
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The Clothing Manufacturers Association Of India (CMAI) is the pioneer and most representative Association of the Indian apparel industry for over four decades. It has a membership base of over 20,000 companies, including Readymade Garment Manufacturers, Exporters, Retailers and Ancillary Industry. With its headquarter in Mumbai, CMAI also has branches in New Delhi, Bangalore and Pune. |
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| Rahul Mehta |
| President - The Clothing Manufacturers Association of India (CMAI) |
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| Country Paper - Sri Lanka |
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Ajith Dias is a Chartered Textile Technologist and a fellow member of the Textile Institute, (UK). He is also the Chairman of the Joint Apparel Association Forum (JAAF) and a former Director of Brandix, the largest exporter of garments from Sri Lanka. He was also the Chairman of the Free Trade Zone Manufacturers Association (FTZMA) for several years.
Ajith Dias
Chairman of JAAF |
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| The Emerging Ethical Consumerism and Sustainability in
EU and the M&S Response |
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Joined M&S as a Graduate Trainee Fabric Technologist in 1990. Became technical manager in 1995. 1996 - 2003Technical Head of various groups including Childrenswear, Menswear and Technical Services. Appointed the Technical Head of General Merchandise Technology in 2004. Responsible for the quality, safety, innovation, fit, ethical standards for Sterling Pound 4.5 billion of merchandise.
Krishan Hundal
Head of General Merchandise Technology of
Marks & Spencer, UK |
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| Lean Thinking for Lean Manufacturing |
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As the newest and the first western member of the CEC, Jay brings experience from some of the world’s best known companies such as Johnson & Johnson and Sony Corporation into MAS. His dual citizenship as a Swiss/American, his fluency in several languages and his extensive business travels all over the world have enabled him to work in different cultures with a vast blend of people.
Jay J Keller
Chief Information Officer - MAS |
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| Strategic Sourcing |
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Deepika Rana is the Executive Vice President and Country Director of Li & Fung India. She is managing an office of more than 275 personnel including 8 Vice Presidents. Since her joining the L & F group her business has grown from $75 million to $785 million at retail. Her responsibilities include researching, developing and merchandising key product trends thereby growing the business, quality assurance of shipped product, monitoring office administration, accounts and shipping.
Deepika Rana
Executive Vice President, Li & Fung (India) Pvt. Ltd. |
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| Innovation into Action |
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Atul is heading Nike's Apparel sourcing operations for South Asia, (India, Srilanka and Pakistan) since 2001 in the capacity of Country Director. Atul’ s leadership position in regional sourcing function along with being an integral part of Nike’s global apparel supply chain enables him to draw from his invaluable insights and global exposure.
Atul Ujagar
Country Director South Asia - NIKE |
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| China's Textile and Garment Industry Upgrading Program |
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Dr. Albert Guangwei Fu was born on July 25th 1967 in China, in 1991 he graduated from Dalian Institute of Light Industry,from 1996 he continued his master degree and Phd on textile sicence and technology untill 2008, in Tianjin Polytech University.
Dr. Albert Guangwei Fu
Vice president of China Textile Information Center &
president of China Textile and Apparel Testing Center.
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| Nurturing Creativity for Economic Benefit |
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Director of the Centre for Fashion Enterprise since April 2007 . Following a successful fashion design career spanning 17 years for international designer brands and 10 years in Fashion Education, rising from Course Director to Dean of Enterprise and International Development at the University of the Arts, London College of Fashion. Formerly Head of the Fashion, Film and Music Department at the University of Westminster, and co-organiser of “Fashion as Photograph “ conference at National Portrait Gallery in 2004.
Wendy Malem
Director Centre for Fashion Enterprise, and
Dean of International and Enterprise Development at London
College of Fashion |
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