ASW Marketplace, which went LIVE on 2 December, is all set to begin its interactive conference for apparel professionals.
Also Read: ASW Marketplace is now officially launched!
The 2-day event starts tomorrow (16 December) at 1 PM IST and will feature some of the renowned names from the industry from South Asia.
The event begins with a panel discussion on ‘Re-Inventing Supply Chain Collaborations between Bangladesh and India’ that will see Srihari Balakrishnan (KG Fabriks, India), Arshad Jamal (Tusuka Group, Bangladesh), Mukesh Bansal (Vardhman Textile Ltd., India) and Sandeep Golam (Armana Group, Bangladesh) share their views on the subject. Amit Gugnani of Technopak Advisors Pvt. Ltd., India will be the moderator.
The interactive panel discussion will be followed by a talk on ‘Creating Collections in the New Normal’ by Sarah Stanley, Head of Design, Jolanka Pvt. Ltd., UK and Founder and Director Mywishtree.co.uk, at 2:15 PM IST.
An experienced professional who has led her career in design, Sarah has designed for brands such as M&S, New Look, Shop Direct and Asda, amongst others.
Next will be a talk by Rajesh Bheda (3:30 PM IST), CEO and MD, Rajesh Bheda Consulting, on ‘Driving Supply Chain Performance’. Rajesh is an educator, researcher and consultant with over 3 decades’ contribution to fashion industry.
Finally, Eric Smet, Senior Trend Analyst at TrendWatching – Amsterdam will talk about ‘Future Consumer – Influence on Retail in 2021.
Eric has led innovation trajectories, presented keynotes, webinars and has hosted many future-forward workshops for the likes of PepsiCo and Liberty Global, amongst others.
17 December will witness Mridula Lall (Indiska), Alpana Razdan (Falabella), Venky Nagan (Asmara Group), Anika Passi (Global Sourcing) and Sanjay Thakur (Ethical Sourcing) – the industry experts – share the best of their thoughts in a panel discussion on ‘Preffered Supplier in the New Normal’. The hour-long session begins at 1 PM IST.
Gunish Jain, CEO, BluKaktus, with an experience of over 22 years in the fashion sector, will then speak on ‘Speed to Market with Technology’ at 2:15 PM IST.
This will be followed by a session on WGSN’s SS/22 Forecast for Men’s, Women’s and Kids by Puneet Dudeja, Sales Director, South Asia, WGSN. The session will begin at 3:30 PM IST. Puneet has vast experience in B2B Enterprise Sales, Business Development, Team Management and Business Strategy.
The conference will conclude with a talk by Anindya Ray, EVP and Chief Sourcing Officer at Arvind Lifestyle Brands Limited. He will talk about ‘New Directions in Sourcing’.
So, if you haven’t still registered for passes, login to https://lnkd.in/dSeFG3D now!
