2021 SJ HK Summit Brochure

13 MAY 

HKT 

12 MAY 

EDT 

SOURCING 

JOURNAL 

SUMMIT

CONTENTS 

SJ HK SUMMIT 

24 

Agenda 

7 

Speakers 

10 

Attendees 

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MARK YOUR CALENDAR 

Sustainability FAQs Workshop 

July 2021 

With sustainability finally occupying an 

equal seat at the table at fashion firms, it’s 

more important than ever for supply chain 

partners at every level to be educated on 

the latest terms, metrics, technology, reporting 

and goals. It’s a tall task given the 

rate at which climate and environmental 

science changes—especially for those 

outside sustainability-specific roles. This 

workshop will provide a deep dive on today’s 

key areas, giving attendees the context 

they need to apply these concepts to 

their jobs and responsibilities. 

Sustainability Quick Wins 

Workshop 

September 2021 

Pivoting the apparel industry from one of 

the planet’s top polluters to a responsible 

agent of change is a major undertaking, 

spanning raw materials through last-mile 

logistics. It’s hard to know where to start, 

especially given the often resource-intensive 

task of instituting climate-friendly 

operations. For fashion firms paralyzed by 

the scale of the challenge, this workshop 

will provide insight into actionable steps 

that don’t demand huge time or monetary 

investments. 

Sourcing Summit New York 

October 19, 2021 

Join us in person for the New York edition 

of our Sourcing Summit, the leading apparel 

supply chain event, drawing the C-Suite, 

directors and managers from brands, 

retailers, factories, agents, compliance 

agencies and service providers. This year’s 

event will take on even greater urgency as 

we pause to assess how well the industry 

has adopted the sustainability, efficiency 

and collaborative initiatives needed to embrace 

the new normal and weather continued 

uncertainty.

WELCOME 

Seizing Opportunities 

Following a year of upheaval and turmoil, 

Sourcing Journal is returning to Hong Kong 

(virtually) for “Recovery & Reinvention.” This 

Summit will feature speakers and panelists with 

the task of illuminating the path forward in a 

profitable (and sustainable) manner. 

Despite the myriad headwinds and obstacles 

we all face—from canceled orders to logistics 

issues to soaring input costs—I believe this 

is an unparalleled moment of opportunity 

for those willing to be uncomfortable and 

embrace change. 

Anyone who has been listening to me these 

past 12 months knows one theme I repeatedly 

return to is inventory. It’s not a new concern, 

but it has become the most crucial factor for 

our businesses. The customer wants in 24 hours 

what takes 12 months to produce and deliver. 

Meanwhile, we all want to be more sustainable 

with less inventory and waste, and many have 

adjusted their models accordingly. The question 

remains, however, if any real lessons have been 

learned. Has any real change been implemented, 

or did we just do in survival mode what had to 

be done, only to revert to our less-disciplined, 

short-sighted ways when normalcy returns? 

As Andrew Grove, the former CEO of Intel, said 

in one of my favorite books “Only the Paranoid 

Survive,” “If you’re wrong, you will die. But most 

companies don’t die because they are wrong; 

most die because they don’t commit themselves. 

They fritter away their valuable resources while 

attempting to make a decision. The greatest 

danger is in standing still.” We must take action. 

Toward that end, today’s conversations will 

tackle a wide range of concerns, from preparing 

for the next black swan event, to navigating the 

uncertain waters of trade, to adapting your 

supply chain to handle the new normal of smaller 

MOQs and tighter delivery timelines. 

The focus is on moving forward and seizing 

opportunity. There is no alternative. Either 

we are moving forward together, or we’re just 

‘standing still.’ 

Edward Hertzman 

Executive Vice President, Fairchild Media 

Founder & President, Sourcing Journal 


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INCORPORATED 

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resources and research needed to help companies develop and 

market superior, innovative and profitable cotton products. As a 

leader in product innovation to advance the use of cotton in textile 

products, Cotton Incorporated is continuing to make strides 

in the future of textiles through the digitization of cotton fabrics, 

downloadable at cottonworks.com. 

Cotton Incorporated’s CottonWorks program is your go-to 

textile tool for discovering what’s possible with cotton. From 

sourcing and manufacturing education to sustainability facts to 

fabric inspiration and trend forecasting, cottonworks.com has 

the resources you need to stay in motion. 

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THE AGENDA 


Opening Remarks 

8:45 AM HKT 

Adapt or Die: Rebuilding for Small, 


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EDWARD HERTZMAN, Founder & President, 

Sourcing Journal 

Frequent Orders 

DEVENDER GUPTA, Founding Partner, Asmara Group 

Keynote– Emergency Preparedness: 

Building in Resilience 


MURTAZA AHMED, Director, Artistic Milliners, & 

Founder, Star Fades International 

JOÃO ESTEVES, Co-Founder & CEO, Diverge Sneakers 

JACOB L. SHAPIRO, Founder & Chief Strategist, 

Perch Perspectives 


Adapt or Die Panel Introduction 

GONÇALO CRUZ, CEO & Co-Founder, PlatformE 


Power Shift Panel Introduction 

JENNY CHUNG, Director, Customer Relations, 

Asia, Bluesign

THE AGENDA 

Power Shift: Redistributing the 

Sustainability Burden 

KURT KIPKA, VP, Apparel Impact Institute 

ALI POLING, Director, Compliance & Sustainability, 

Americas, Delta Galil 

MIRAN ALI, Spokesperson, STAR Network, & 

Vice President, BGMEA 

Raw Materials Outlook: Managing 

Margins Through Uncertainty 



BRUNA ANGEL, Principal Analyst—Fibers, Wood Mackenzie 

The Digital Future: Boosting 

Efficiency with 3D Fabrics 

KATHERINE ABSHER, Manager, Fashion & Digital Marketing, 

Cotton Incorporated 

WILLIAM KIMBRELL, VP, Supply Chain Marketing, Asia, 


AMBRISH JAIN, Chief Customer Officer, TAL Apparel Ltd. 

WELL LAM, Managing Director (China), 

High Fashion International 

IDY LEE, Head of Services, UNIFi3D 



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THE AGENDA 

The Next Chapter: U.S. - Asia Trade 

JONATHAN GOLD, VP, Supply Chain & Customs Policy, 

National Retail Federation 

SALLY PENG, Managing Director, Export Controls & Sanctions 

FTI Consulting 

Logistics Outlook: Capacity, 

Congestion & Costs 

GENE SEROKA, Executive Director, Port of Los Angeles 

12:00 PM HKT 


Future Facing: The Innovations 

Driving Fashion Tech 

ALEXANDER CHAN, Co-Director, The Mills Fabrica 

JEFFREY HSU, CIMO, NTX 

WALDEN LAM, Co-Founder & CEO, Unspun 

RICK YU, Co-founder, TG3D Studio 

Closing 

EDWARD HERTZMAN, Founder & President, 

Sourcing Journal 




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10 

SPEAKERS

THE SPEAKERS 

ALEXANDER 

CHAN 

Co-Director, 

The Mills 

Fabrica 

ALI 

POLING 

Director of 

Compliance & 

Sustainability 

Americas, 

Delta Galil 

AMBRISH 

JAIN 

Chief Customer 

Officer, 

TAL Apparel Ltd. 


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Alexander Chan is currently the co-director of The Mills Fabrica, 

a leading Hong Kong based incubator, fund and space/lab/ 

store dedicated toward promoting innovations and sustainable 

businesses at the intersection of technology and style, aka 

“techstyle.” Chan currently leads investments (Fabrica Fund) 

and also helps with incubation support and government/policy-related 

affairs at Fabrica. 

Ali Poling has worked in the CSR space for over a decade; working 

passionately to improve factory conditions, increase industry 

collaboration, and more recently to address environmental 

concerns within the apparel industry. She began her career at 

retailer Big 5 Sporting Goods leading their product safety and 

social compliance programs. From there, she transitioned to 

VF Corporation working in their compliance program both as a 

compliance manager and internal auditor the North American 

and Latin American regions. In her current role, she heads Delta’s 

U.S. and branded divisions in CSR and sustainability across 

its global supply chain. Most recently, she helped launch 7 For 

All Mankind’s first public introduction of its sustainability platform, 

Sustainable For All Mankind. Poling views her role as one 

of “social intrapreneur,” creating sustainable value for companies 

and society within existing corporate structures. 

In his role as part of TAL Apparel’s executive leadership team, 

Ambrish Jain is responsible for global sales, merchandising and 

key customer management. Headquartered in Hong Kong, TAL 

is the leader in production of quality men’s and women’s garments 

for leading brands such as Brooks Brothers, Peter Millar, 

Bonobos, Nordstrom, J.Crew and G-2000. Jain is responsible 

for setting business direction, delivering sales revenue and 

merchandising execution, developing strong customer relationships, 

leading the global sales team and influencing new product 

development and other strategic initiatives in the company. 

Prior to joining TAL in 2015, Jain was in consumer marketing 

leadership roles with companies like Motorola and Samsung 

and brand management with Procter & Gamble.

THE SPEAKERS 

BRUNA 

ANGEL 

Principal 

Analyst—Fibers, 

Wood 

Mackenzie 

DEVENDER 

GUPTA 

Founding 

Partner, 

Asmara Group 

GENE 

SEROKA 

Executive 

Director, 

Port of Los 

Angeles 


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Bruna Angel has been with Wood MacKenzie since 2001 (originally 

with PCI Fibres) working on natural fibers and their interaction 

with man-made fibers, on trade data and trade policy 

issues and contributing to single-client projects in the manmade 

fiber area. She is a specialist in spun yarn markets involving 

all the main chemical fibers and natural fibers. She also 

provides important consulting advice on current trade issues 

across regions and products involving fibers, textiles and apparel. 

Between 1990 and 2000, Angel worked with The Woolmark 

Company developing supply, demand and price analysis 

and forecasts for key players in the wool market. She has travelled 

extensively in China, Australia and South America. Angel 

has Masters degrees in Economics from the London School of 

Economics and in Agricultural Economics from the USA. 

Devender Gupta is a seasoned business leader with deep management 

experience, broad leadership skills and a wide business 

perspective developed over the last 25 years of working in 

India and globally. Gupta is founding partner of Asmara Group, 

a company that operates in 16 countries. Asmara works with 

some of the marque brands in the world like Abercrombie & 

Fitch, Tom Tailor and Marc O’Polo, to name a few. As the founding 

partner and board member, Gupta provides guidance and 

vision to the company and its management. Gupta is an alumnus 

of the National Institute of Fashion Technology. His entrepreneurial 

mind and skills led him to start his own venture. 

Gupta’s career can be expressed in his three strengths: market 

and trends understanding, quick adaption of new technologies 

and people management. 

With more than 33 years of experience in shipping, global logistics 

and executive management, Gene Seroka heads up the 

busiest container port in North America—The Port of Los 

Angeles—which experienced historic, record-breaking performances 

since his appointment. Seroka, who lived in China 

during the 2002-2004 SARS epidemic, led the Port of LA’s response 

to the current global health crisis and kept cargo flowing. 

In March 2020, he was named chief logistics officer for 

the City of Los Angeles, while also serving as the Port’s executive 

director. Seroka leads the Logistics Victory Los Angeles 

(LoVLA) response effort getting PPE and emergency supplies 

to healthcare workers and others up the supply chain, and 

Supply Chain Dive named him Executive of the Year in 2020. 

Seroka serves on four federal committees enhancing cargo 

speed and efficiency as well as supply chain optimization.

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THE SPEAKERS 

GONÇALO CRUZ 

CEO & Co-Founder, 

PlatformE 

Gonçalo Cruz is an industrial engineer, 

business designer and avid entrepreneur. 

He co-founded PlatformE, the fashion 

industry platform for on-demand manufacturing, 

that powers MTO and mass 

digital experiences for some of the biggest 

fashion houses at LVMH, Kering and 

independent groups. 

Gonçalo is passionate about tech (namely for web, commerce, retail) and 

virtual (3D, AR, VR) and sits on the Advisory Board of MyDidimo and MOXY. 

He has always worked in multicultural and multilingual environments, having 

full proficiency in English, Spanish and Portuguese, and also communicates 

in Italian and French. He is primarily interested in helping people 

achieve what was previously unachievable. 

IDY LEE 

Head of Services, 

UNIFi3D 

A leading expert in 3D transformation 

and digital product development, Idy Lee 

is the head of services at UNIFi3D, a 3D 

advisory, education and outsource service 

for the apparel industry. UNIFi3D is 

a newly formed venture, an offshoot of 

the Fung Group’s Digital Product Development 

Center of Excellence, which she 

previously led. She brings her team to the new entity and continues on 

her mission to drive the industry toward sustainability with digital product 

development. Idy has extensive experience in product development, 

merchandising, supply chain and logistics. She holds an MBA from Macquarie 

University in Sydney. 


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THE SPEAKERS 

JACOB 

L. SHAPIRO 

Founder & 

Chief Strategist, 

Perch 

Perspectives 

JEFFREY 

HSU 

CIMO, 

NTX 

JENNY 

CHUNG 

Director of 

Customer 

Relations, Asia, 

Bluesign 


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For over a decade, Jacob L. Shapiro has provided clients with 

the context, foresight and analysis they need to solve for the 

unknown and enhance their understanding of global and regional 

affairs. He is known for challenging his clients’ perspectives 

to empower them to make accurate, informed decisions 

and gain a more holistic view of the events that impact them, 

their businesses or governments. 

Shapiro is the former director of analysis at Geopolitical Futures, 

where he managed a team of analysts in forecasting geopolitical 

trends and events. Before that, he was a Middle East 

analyst and director of operations at the global intelligence 

firm Stratfor. He holds a master’s degree with distinction from 

Oxford University and a bachelor’s degree from Cornell University 

in Near Eastern Studies. 

Jeffrey is the CIMO at NTX, an innovation textiles solutions 

technology company that is a global leader in waterless 

ambient temperature transfer print technology 

(NTX® CoolTrans®). Hsu comes from a diverse academic 

and industry research background where he double-majored 

in chemistry and microbiology at the University of 

California, Santa Barbara, and commenced his Masters in 

Chemistry from University of Missouri, Kansas City. He 

conducted extensive research in pharmaceutical, medical 

engineering, petrochemical, agricultural science as well 

as innovations within textile science and engineering at 

FENC R&D center. At NTX, his market-driven approach 

inspires new innovation and research. 

Jenny Chung joined Bluesign as director of customer relations, 

Asia in 2017 with the objective to reduce the ecological 

footprint through the Bluesign system based on 

input stream management for the entire textile industry. 

Jenny has over 20 years of experience in the apparel industry 

with comprehensive knowledge. She started her 

career in manufacturing and moved to Esprit as general 

manager where she increased her depth of understanding 

of the whole supply chain, including production, sourcing, 

merchandising, strategic planning and brand operation. 

She has an MBA from the University of Nottingham UK.

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and waste in the Fashion Industry while helping brands increase 

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THE SPEAKERS 

JOÃO 

ESTEVES 

Co-Founder 

& CEO, 

Diverge 

Sneakers 

JONATHAN 

GOLD 

VP, Supply Chain 

& Customs Policy, 

National 

Retail Federation 

KURT 

KIPKA 

Vice President, 

Apparel Impact 

Institute 


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João Esteves is a senior manager with 20+ years of experience 

in the marketing value chain across multiple industries, 

like toys (LEGO), beer (Super Bock Group) and retail (Sport 

Zone). Esteves co-founded Diverge Sneakers in 2018, offering 

premium, made-to-order and customizable sneakers through 

a platform of co-creation, based on an ethical supply chain. 

Diverge stands for the power of self-expression and what it 

asserts, setting out to create a brand that puts the customer 

at its center, allowing each one to make the sneakers that best 

represent them. 

Jonathan Gold joined NRF in October 2007 and is responsible 

for representing NRF before Congress and the administration 

on supply chain and customs issues impacting the retail industry. 

Prior to joining NRF, Gold served as a policy analyst in the 

Office of Policy and Planning for U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

(CBP) and was responsible for giving policy guidance 

on issues surrounding maritime cargo security and trade related 

matters. Prior to joining CBP, Gold served as the vice president, 

global supply chain policy for the Retail Industry Leaders 

Association. He was responsible for representing the association 

before Congress and the Executive Branch on various international 

trade and supply chain issues. 

Kurt Kipka manages the growth and longevity of global programs 

including Clean by Design, a proven platform for improving 

the resource efficiency of textile mills in collaboration 

with multinational brands. Prior to joining Aii, he spent three 

years at the environmental non-profit, Natural Resources Defense 

Council, where he focused on developing platforms and 

tools to measure and improve environmental performance of 

leading brands and retailers. Kipka also spent 10 years in retail 

sourcing and has served as chair and active member of several 

retail industry councils and steering teams. Kipka earned a 

B.A. in International Business from St. John’s University and 

an MBA from the University of Minnesota – Carlson School of 

Business.

THE SPEAKERS 

KATHERINE ABSHER 

Manager, Fashion & Digital 

Marketing, 


Katherine Absher is a graduate of the 

Savannah College of Art and Design, 

where she studied fine art and fashion 

design. Following two years of work and 

travel throughout Southeast Asia, she 

returned to the U.S. to pursue a graduate 

degree from NCSU focused on 3D 

apparel visualization and inclusive design 

strategies. 

MIRAN ALI 

Spokesperson, Star Network/ 

Director & Vice President, BG- 

MEA 

Miran Ali has been in the garment business 

for the last 22 years as the managing 

director of his family holding company, 

Bitopi Group. Additionally, he has been 

a director at the Bangladesh Garment 

Manufacturer & Exporters Association 

since 2015 and has been elected to the 

post of vice president, effective April 2021. Ali was also a member of the 

team that negotiated the groundbreaking tripartite agreement: the RMG 

Sustainability Council (RSC), which has been licensed by the government 

of Bangladesh to monitor the safety and other related issues of the Bangladesh 

garment sector. He is the BGMEA representative on the Circular Fashion 

Partnership, which is a project with the Global Fashion Agenda (GFA) 

and Reverse Resources (RR). Ali is the spokesperson for the Purchasing 

Practices Project, an initiative supported by the GIZ, in collaboration with 

the IAF and including the STAR Network (Pakistan, Bangladesh, Vietnam, 

China, Cambodia and Myanmar) plus Morocco, Turkey and Indonesia. 


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THE SPEAKERS 

MURTAZA 

AHMED 

Director, 

Artistic Milliners, 

& Founder, 

Star Fades 

International 

RICK 

YU 

Co-Founder 

TG3D Studio 

SALLY 

PENG 

Managing 

Director, Export 

Controls & 

Sanctions 



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Murtaza Ahmed has led the garment division of Artistic Milliners 

since 2008 and is the CEO of Artistic Energy, a renewable 

energy enterprise of AM. He pioneered the U.S. Green Building 

Council LEED Certification in Pakistan and is also known 

for championing the cause of female empowerment. In 2018, 

The Financial Times acknowledged Ahmed as the Global Champion 

of Women in Business. His work on gender equity is published 

as a case study by IFC, the World Bank Group. Ahmed 

is also UNGC Global Sustainable Development Pioneer 2019. 

In 2020, under his leadership, Artistic Milliners Garments became 

the first Fair Trade certified denim company in Pakistan. 

More recently in 2020, Ahmed has led the acquisition of L.A. 

denim factory Star Fades International, expanding Artistic Milliners’ 

global footprint and augmenting the company’s speedto-market 

and design-at-source capabilities. 

With nearly 20 years of experiences in the technology sector, 

Yu co-founded TG3D Studio six years ago to offer comprehensive 

technical solutions and services to help the apparel industry 

fast track the digitalization evolution. The company’s belief 

is that it’s not solely the suppliers’ responsibilities to drive for 

sustainability, but it must also come through changes in consumer 

behaviors. Through digitalization, TG3D Studio is able to 

change the entire shopping paradigm to consumers and help 

them make more informed decisions while they shop to close 

the loop. 

Sally Peng is an expert in export controls and economic sanctions, 

international trade strategy and global supply chain optimization 

and compliance. She has extensive experience advising 

public-listed companies on their complex encryption 

programs under U.S. and Hong Kong laws and in other Asia 

Pacific jurisdictions. Peng advises several China-based clients 

regarding U.S. sanctions regulations and has performed 

on-site impact analysis. She also works closely with her clients’ 

legal, procurement and logistics teams to build bestin-class 

export control and sanction compliance programs. 

Highly involved in the American Chamber of Commerce in 

Hong Kong, she serves on several committees, including as cochair 

of the Apparel, Footwear & Supply Chain committee. She 

is also a senior advisor to the Hong Kong General Chamber of 

Textiles Limited.

THE SPEAKERS 

WALDEN 

LAM 

Co-Founder 

& CEO, 

Unspun 

WELL 

LAM 

Managing 

Director (China), 

High Fashion 

International 

WILLIAM 

KIMBRELL 

VP Supply Chain 

Marketing, Asia, 

Cotton 

Incorporated 


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Walden Lam is a co-founder and the CEO at Unspun, an 

on-demand fashion technology start-up based in San 

Francisco and Hong Kong. He has operating, investment 

and strategy experience in e-commerce, retail and fashion 

with Lululemon, IDEO, GGV Capital, Goldman Sachs 

and OC&C Strategy Consultants. He graduated with an 

MBA from Stanford and an actuarial degree from the Chinese 

University of Hong Kong. 

Well Lam is an executive director and was appointed as 

the managing director (China) of the company in February 

2020. He is also a director of various subsidiaries of 

the company. He is responsible for the group business in 

mainland China, as well as the new business development 

area. He is also the principal member of China Silk Association, 

Zhejiang Silk Association, Zhejiang New High-Tech 

Enterprises Association, Hangzhou Silk Association, Federation 

of Industry and Commerce of Xiaoshan Hangzhou 

and International Silk Union. He holds a bachelor’s degree 

in Business Administration from Boston University. 

William Kimbrell serves as vice president, supply chain marketing 

Asia for Cotton Incorporated. In his role, Kimbrell oversees 

Cotton Incorporated’s Hong Kong, Osaka and Shanghai offices 

and is responsible for marketing activities in the Asia region. 

He began his career at Cotton Incorporated in 2003 and has 

held positions in several areas including, fiber processing research, 

technology implementation and technology marketing. 

He holds both a B.S. in Textiles and an M.B.A. from North Carolina 

State University and served on the North Carolina Textile 

Foundation Board of Directors from 2011-2017. Cotton Incorporated, 

funded by U.S. growers of upland cotton and importers 

of cotton products, is the research and marketing company 

representing cotton. The company is dsigned and operated 

to improve the demand for and profitability of cotton.

Artistic 

Milliners 

Artistic Milliners, headquartered in Pakistan, is a multinational 

denim manufacturing powerhouse with a strong focus on automation, 

innovation, people and planet. The company has an annual 

production capacity of 88 million pounds of yarn, 108 million 

meters of fabric and 30 million garments. Artistic Milliners 

has diversified its portfolio to include renewable energy with a 

current capacity of 100 MW of Wind Energy, and has a growing 

interest in Solar and Hydro plants. Artistic Milliners holds the 

highest rated LEED Platinum certification and is the first denim 

manufacturer in Pakistan to be FairTrade certified. 

www.artisticmilliners.com 

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ATTENDEES

THE ATTENDEES 

ABBIE MCLAUGHLIN 

Pemco Management 

ABBY WONG 

Sr. Merchandise Manager 

Swim USA 

ABBY ALLEN 

Nordstrom 

Director, Product Development 

Raw Materials and Sustainablity 

AGATA KATRINSKI 

Bluesign 

AKANKSHA 

HIMATSINGKA 

CEO, International Operations 

(Home Textiles) 

Himatsingka Seide Ltd. 

ALAN HUNG 

Technical Business Director 

FR2W 

Lenzing Fibers Inc. 

ALEXANDER CHAN 

Co-Director 

The Mills Fabrica 

ALFRED GREENBLATT 

Sr. VP, Strategic Operations 

Swim USA 

ALI POLING 

Director, Compliance and 

Sustainability, Americas 

Delta Galil 

AMBRISH JAIN 

Chief Customer Officer 

TAL Apparel Ltd. 

ANATT FINKLER 

Global Denim 

Creative Director 

ANDREW POSTAL 

MMG Advisors Inc. 

Managing Partner 

ANDREW ALTHORPE 

Group Technical and Design 

Manager 

Blundstone 

ANITA HO 

Vice President 

Mast Industries 

ANNA ANDREOLI 

Head of Global Sales and 

Strategic Partnerships 

Pivot88 

ANNABELL MIHIC 

Faith Fashion Pty Ltd. 


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THE ATTENDEES 

ANTHEA PITT 

Sr. PR Manager 

Wood Mackenzie 

AVDHESH SHARMA 

Group CEO 

Asmara Group 

BJORN BENGTSSON 

Chief Product and 

Supply Chain Officer 

Untuckit LLC 

BRUNA ANGEL 

Principal Analyst—Fibers 

Wood Mackenzie 


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ANUWATR 

EMCHAWNA 

Sr. Compliance Officer 

L.L.Bean Inc. 

ARLEY BAKER 

Sr. Director, Communications 

Port of Los Angeles 

ATTHAPONG 

SARUTTITHADA 

CSR Regional Manager 

L.L.Bean Inc. 

BEATRICE CHAN 

Sourcing Director 

Target Sourcing Services 

BETH RASMUSSEN 

VP, Global Sourcing 

Everlast Sports Mfg. Inc. 

BILESHA J 

Director 


BRANDON WEINER 

Director of Sourcing Operations 

Swim USA 

BRENDA YANG 

The Woolmark 

Company (HK) Ltd. 

Technical Manager 

BRIDGET ESAM 

Head of Apparel Sourcing 

The Warehouse Group 

BRYAN RANSFORD 

Director, Retail and Fashion 

Vertical 

Expeditors 

CARRIE WHITNEY 

Publicity Director 

Pennhouse Productions 

CHARLES GAENSLEN 

CEO 

Loftex Home

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THE ATTENDEES 

CINDY LAW 

Assistant Marketing Manager 

The Mills Fabrica 

CLARA PALMIERI 

Production Manager 

IMAX SRL 

CLIFFORD REUTER 

Sr. Director, Footwear Sourcing 

Under Armour 

COURTNEY CRUZAN 

VP, Sourcing and Product 

Development 

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COURTNEY TERREY 

Marketing Communications 

Director 

QIMA 

CRAIG SWINEHART 

Senior Director, QA 

Under Armour 

CYNTHIA HO 

Sr. Vice President 


DARYL ROSENBERG 

VP, Global Sourcing and 

Production 

7 For All Mankind / Delta Galil 

Premium Brands, LLC 

DAVID CASTRO 

Director of Corporate 

Operations 

William E. Connor and 

Associates Ltd. 

DAVID HAN 


L.L.Bean Inc. 

DAVID SANFORD 

Supply Chain Director 

Operation Warm 

DAWA DORJE 

Director, Supply Chain 

CottonConnect South 

Asia Pvt Ltd. 

DEVENDER GUPTA 

Founding Partner 

Asmara Group 

DIANE QUILINDO 

Manager 

Fung Group 

DIAZ KWOK 

Managing Director 

Lands’ End (HK) Ltd. 

DONGCHANG FAN 

Sourcing Manager 

W. L. Gore & Associates 

(Hong Kong) Ltd. 


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THE ATTENDEES 

DORIS CHAN 

VP, Sourcing and 

Manufacturing 

Swim USA 

ELENA DE OIS 

Sr. Managing Director 

Target Global Sourcing Ltd. 

FABIO SUNG 

Manager, Knitwear 

Strategy Team 

ShinWon Corp. 

GEORGE MAK 

Sourcing Manager 

W. L. Gore & Associates 

(Hong Kong) Ltd. 


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EIMEAR HAWKER 

Head Of Quality Assurance 

Primark 

ELAINE LAW 

Sr. Information Analyst 


ERICA CALHOUN 

Senior Administrator 


ERIN BARAJAS 

Content and Communications 

Strategist 

Artistic Milliners 

FIONA WESTWOOD 

Director 

Eralda 

FRANCES BAU 



GONÇALO CRUZ 

CEO & Co-Founder 

PlatformE 

IDY LEE 

Head of Services 

UNIFi3D 

ELAYNE MASTERSON 

World Textile Sourcing Inc. 

ERMAN TARIM 


Oculas Virtual 

Manufacturing Ltd. 

GENE SEROKA 

Executive Director 


IMRAN TANVEER 

Research and 

Development Head 

Indigo Textiles (Pvt) Ltd.

THE ATTENDEES 

JACK WALDMAN 

Principal 

Swim USA 

JEFFREY HSU 

CIMO 

NTX 

JOHN KERNAN 


Cowen and Company LLC 

JUAN PEREZ CARPENA 

Director & Head of Sourcing, Asia 

Deichmann International 

Sourcing 


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JACKY LIU 


L.L.Bean Inc. 

JENNY CHUNG 

Director, Customer Relations, 

Asia 

Bluesign 

JON GOLD 

VP, Supply Chain and 

Customs Policy 

NRF National Retail Federation 

JULIA PARTON 

Procurement Manager 

Kendra Scott 

JACOB SHAPIRO 

Founder & Chief Strategist 

Perch Perspectives 

JAMES PRUDEN 

Sr. VP, Consumer Marketing 


JILL SCHWARTZ 

VP, Global Sourcing and Product 

Development 

LT Apparel Group 

JOÃO ESTEVES 

Co-Founder 

Diverge Sneakers 

JORDI CODERCH 

CLUSELLAS 

Director 

Tendam HK 

JOYCE LAM 


Swarovski 

JULIA AU 

Sr. Business Development 

Manager 

TradeLink Technologies Ltd. 

JULIE CHAO 

Managing Director, Asia 

J.Crew Sourcing Asia Ltd.

THE ATTENDEES 

JULIE BROWN 

VP, Sales 

brrrº 

KOSTIKA SPAHO 

Digital Transformation Lead 

KEEN 

KUTAY SARITOSUN 

Director, Fashion Brands 

Bluesign 

LISA KESSELMAN 

Coordinator 

Fashion Institute of 

Technology 


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KATHERINE TAM 



KATHERINE ABSHER 

Manager, Fashion and 

Digital Marketing 


KELLY WOLFSON 

VP, Product Management 

and Sales 

Soorty Enterprises 

KRISTA ZUBER 

Director 

Cowen 

KRISTIN CARPENTER 

CEO 

Verde Brand Communications 

KURT KIPKA 


Apparel Impact Institute 

LAURENT MADELAINE 

EVP, Operations 

Lacoste 

LEWIS LING 

Director 

TradeLink Technologies Ltd. 

LINGYI BERTHOU 

Country Manager 

KappAhl 

LIZ HERSHFIELD 

SVP, J.Crew Group Sustainability 

& Madewell Sourcing 

Madewell/J.Crew Group 

LUCA SURIANO 

VP, Global Apparel Sourcing 

Under Armour 

LUCA FILIPPI 

Sr. Director of Sourcing 

Abercrombie & Fitch

THE ATTENDEES 

LUDOVIC DURAN 

Director of Product 

Commercialization 

tentree 

MAHEN MAKALANDE 

Assistant Manager, 

Business Intelligence 

MAS Capital (Pvt) Ltd. 

MARY MCGINTY 

VP, Communications 

and Public Affairs 

NRF National Retail Federation 

MICHAEL FERNANDO 

Assistant Vice President 



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LUI LAROCHESKI 

Marketing Director 

PlatformE 

LYNN LEBLANC 

VP, Brands and Private Label 

Swim USA 

MABEL SIN 

Sourcing Director 


MANU RASTOGI 

Head of Product Innovation and 

Product Sustainability 

Kathmandu 

MARK ANDERTON 

EGM Global Sourcing 


MARK ANNER 

Professor 

Penn State University 

MARY ANN 

DOMURACKI 


MMG Advisors Inc. 

MATTHEW MOLE 

Director, Strategic 

Global Sourcing 

Vermont Teddy Bear 

MEGHAN WILLIS 

VP, Apparel Development 

Under Armour 

MIRAN ALI 

Spokesperson, STAR Network 

Vice President, BGMEA 

MURTAZA AHMED 

Executive Director 

Artistic Milliners 

NOEL ASMAR 

CEO 

Noel Asmar Group Inc.

THE ATTENDEES 

PETER MCKENNA 

Office Manager, Bangladesh 


REINALDO MOREIRA 

Head of Supply Chain 

PlatformE 

SALLY PENG 

Managing Director, Export 

Controls and Sanctions 


SETH MORRIS 

President, Star Garment Group 

Komar 


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PHYLLIS YEN 

Project Manager, 

Sourcing Innovation 

Ralph Lauren Corp. 

PRADEEP MAHTANI 

Business Development 

Apparel Bridge 

PRASHANT SINGH 

Director of Sourcing 

Under Armour 

RICK YU 

Co-Founder 

TG3D 

ROSE MULE 

General Manager, Supply Chain 

and Ethical Sourcing 

City Chic Collective Ltd. 

RUBEN PEDROSA 

Business Developer 

PlatformE 

SARAH JONES 

FAIRCHILD 

VP, Sales Operations 

Swim USA 

SCOTT BINGHAM 

Sr. Manager, Apparel 

Strategic Sourcing 

Walmart Inc. 

SEAN COXALL 

Chief Executive Officer 

707 International Ltd. 

SHEENA MAHTANI 

Business Development 

Apparel Bridge 

SIMON POUND 

Director, Operations 

IPS 

SING BIN LIM 

Head of Hub Asia 

Bluesign

THE ATTENDEES 

STEPHANIE SORICH 

Director of Program 

Management 

Nordstrom Inc. 

VENKY NAGAN 

Retired CEO 

Asmara Group 

WALEED 

SHAFIQULLAH 

Managing Partner 

Presstar 

WELL LAM 

Managing Director, China 

High Fashion International 


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STEVE O’MARA 

President 

JJM Custom Apparel 

Manufacturing 

SUZANNE SHAW 

Owner/Business Development 

Pennhouse Productions 

TRICIA CAREY 

Director, Global Business 

Development 

Lenzing Fibers Inc. 

VIVIEN PAK 

Business Development Manager 

BW Global (HK) Ltd. 

VIVIEN WANG 

Sr. Manager, Compliance 

IPS 

WALDEN LAM 

Co-Founder & CEO 

Unspun 

WALLACE CHEUNG 

Director 

Global Sage Ltd. 

WAYNE MILANO 

SVP, Private Brands 

Belk 

WEINI ZHANG 

Project Coordinator 

GIZ China 

WILLIAM KIMBRELL 

VP, Supply Chain Marketing, 

Asia 


ZACK WALDMAN 

Principal 

Swim USA

ATTENDEES ADDENDUM 

ALEX ALBERT 

VP, Operations 

Stance Inc. 

ANDERSON LEE 

Business Director 

Hong Kong Non-Woven 

BONNY KWAN 

Associate Director 


DANIEL YAO 

HR Vice President 

Lever Style Corporation 


35 

ALEXANDER 

STEINKUHL 

General Manager 

KW-Commerce Asia Limited 

ANNA TEHAN 

Executive Vice President, 

Corporate Communications 

Li & Fung 

BRUNO LANNOO 

General Manager and Vice 

President Finance 

Carter’s Global Sourcing Ltd 

DAVE MESSENGER 

Head of Supply Ops & Trade 

Jockey 

AMAY SUN 

Director 


AMRIN SACHATHEP 


Atlantic Mills 

ASSUMPTA SWEENEY 

General Manager of Logistics 

The Metropolitan 

Museum of Art 

BARBARA DEROSSI 

President 

Alt-Trend 

CLAIRE TUTILL 

Marketing Communications 

Manager 

Qima 

DANIEL AU 

Raw Material Director 

J.Crew Sourcing Asia Limited 

DAVID FLIGEL 

CFO 

Garan, Incorporated 

DEREK LEE 


Lever Style Corporation


EDDIE CHAN 

CEO 


GARF MOK 

Director 


JANE LI 

Senior Manager 

Tapestry 

JERRY LIN 

Associate Director 



36 

EMILY CHOI 

Senior Manager of Consumer 

Products 

Invest Hong Kong 

HERMAN IU 

Director 


JARROD NADEL 

SVP, Chief of Product 

Development & Innovation 

Tailored Brands 

JESSICA CHEN 

Marketing Manager 

TG3D Studio 

ERIC NG 



HOLLIS CHAN 

Director 


JENNY LIU 



JIMMY ZHANG 

IT Director 


FRANCES KONG 

Marketing 

Bluesign 

JACK LAM 

Senior Director 

American Eagle 

JENNY SIM 


Foot Locker 

JONATHAN SELIGER 

President 

Lever Style Corporation


JONATHAN YUEN 

Director 


JOYCE FENG 

Manager 

NTX 

JUNE HE 

Product Supply Merchandiser 

Kontoor brands 

KERRY MACKENZIE 

Hanes Australasia 

KIM WALLIS 



KIT LI 

Sr. Chemical Management 

Manager 

TAL Apparel Limited 

LAURA GOZMAN 

Sr Director Technical Design 

Carter’s 

LEANNE GRAFF 

Senior Manager of Design & 

Product Development 


Museum of Art 

LEO NAUT 

Deputy Head, Investment 

Promotion (US East) 

Tapestry 

LEON HUANG 

CRM Manager 

bluesign 

LISA SILVERMAN 

MEYERS 

Head of Licensing & Partnership 


Museum of Art 

LOUIS SHIH 

Director 


LYNNE SPRUGEL 

CEO & Founder 

Abuzz Global, LLC 

MADAN MOHAN 

Manager 

Gap Inc 

MAHIN KOOROS 

Product Manager 


Museum of Art 

MAN LAU 

Project Director 

Clothing Industry Training 

Authority 


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MANDI KUDRNA 

Apparel Product Developer 

Manager 

Bioworld 

MARCO SHIH 

Sales Manager 

NTX 

MARY BRUNO 

Design 

Mary Bruno 

MAYU SAINI 

Contributor 

MEI WAI 

Sr. Director, Merchandising 


MEREDITH LABERGE 

Director 


MICHELLE WONG 

Director 

AlixPartners 

MUHAMMAD RAFHAN 

Merchandizing Director 

Indus USA, Inc. 

MURALI GOKKI 


AlixPartners 

NANCY MORRIS 

Merchandise Planner 


Museum of Art 

NAVEN ANG 

Management 

Gap Inc. 

OMAR NUBOER 

Product Development 

NTX 

PAMELA VELEZ 

Sr. Designer 

Jcpenney Op Co 

PAULA KANT 

Head, Investment Promotion 


PERNILLE HALLE 



PETER FONG 

Quality Assurance Director 



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PIOTR BLASZAK 


RAFIQUE IP 

Director 


REBECCA GOLDBERG 

Director of Client Success 

Inturn 

ROBERT STYLES 

Head of Materials 

Jockey 

RYAN PHAM 

Assistant Manager 

Tapestry 

SACHIN MARYA 

President 

franchise india 

SARA HAMILTON 

Sr. Director, Global Sourcing 

& Production 

Figs 

SOPHIA RUAN 

Director 


STANLEY SZETO 

Executive Chairman 


STEFANO DE PAOLI 

Principal Consultant (Milan) 


STEPHANIE PANG 

Vice President Eastern 

Hemisphere Sourcing 

Jockey 

STEPHEN MANNELLO 

GMM, Head of Retail 


Museum of Art 

STEVE FENIGER 

Chairman 

55Consulting 

SYDNEY BADGER 


Public Habit 

THEREN MOODLEY 

Customer Success Lead 

UNIFi3D 

TIM TAYLOR 

Sr. Vice President, Chief Supply 

Chain Officer 

Jockey 


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TRACY PARRILLO 

VP, Development & Sourcing 

rag and bone 

WINNIE MAN 

Director 



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IT Director 


WONDY KWOK 

Director 

Kontoor Brands 

VICTORIA TAM 

Sector Executive 

KPMG 

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