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Venue: Hong Kong Exhibition & Convention Centre
DAY 1 MARCH 29, 2007
09:30 Welcome by Mr Michael Duck, Director of APLF Ltd
09:35 INTRODUCTION BY MASTER OF CEREMONIES - Mr Andrew Kahn, Chairman,
Kahn Lucas Lancaster Inc
09:40 Keynote Address
"An Industry in Transition " Mr Paul Charron, Chairman
Emeritus, Liz Claiborne Inc
10:40 Coffee Break sponsored by SGS Hong Kong Ltd
11:00 SESSION I - THE SOURCING ENVIRONMENT
Moderator - Mr Bob Zane, Chairman, United States Association of
Importers of Textiles and Apparel
Panelists
Mr Egdar Tung, Director of Sales, Esquel Group of Companies
Mr Gary Ross, Corporate Vice President/Global Manufacturing and
Sourcing, Liz Claiborne Inc
Mr Glen Tinton, Director of Sourcing & Supply, Marks & Spencer
Mr Simon Shepheard-Walwyn, Director of Strategic Planning, Mexx
Dr Kenneth Wang, Managing Director, Sterling Products Ltd
Mr Thomas Glaser, President, Supply Chain Europe/Asia, VF International
13:00 Lunch sponsored by Avery Dennison Retail Information
Services
14:30 SESSION II - TRADE MATTERS
Moderator - Ms Julie Hughes, Senior Vice President, United States
Association of Importers o Textiles and Apparel
Special Address - Mr Stuart Harbinson, Special Advisor, Office
of the Director General, World Trade Organisation, Geneva
Panelists
Ms Emma Ormond, International Trade Consultant, PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP
Ms Brenda Jacobs, Attorney, Sidley Austin LLP
Ms Mary E. Kissel, Editor, Editorial Page, The Wall Street Journal
Asia
15:50 Call to arms
Mr Peter Gabbe, Chairman, The American Apparel and Footwear Association;
Executive VP & COO, Carole Hochman Design Group
16:15 Coffee Break sponsored by TUEV Sued Hong Kong
16:30 SESSION III - COMPLIANCE, GREEN ISSUES AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Moderator - Mr Michael Flanagan, Publishing Director, Clothesource
Panelists
Ms Tammy Rodriques, Director of Corporate Social Responsibility,
Esquel Enterprises Ltd
Mr Sean Cady, Senior Manager of Environment, Health and Safety,
Global Code of Conduct Department, Levi Strauss & Co
Mr Doug Cahn, Principal, TheCahnGroup, LLC
17:30 DAY I meetings closes
17:30 Cocktail Reception sponsored by APLF Ltd
DAY 2 MARCH 30, 2007
09:30 INTRODUCTION BY MASTER OF CEREMONIES Mr Andrew Kahn,
Chairman, Kahn Lucas Lancaster Inc
09:40 SESSION IV EDUCATION & TRAINING
Moderator - Prof Angela Peers, Principal Lecturer, International
Fashion Business & Technology Centre, Department of Clothing
Design and Technology, Manchester Metropolitan University
Panelists
Prof Philip K.W. Yeung, Executive Director, Clothing Industry Training
Authority, Hong Kong
Prof Marsha Dickson, Chairperson, Department of Fashion and Apparel
Studies, University of Delaware
Ms Jane Robson, Managing Director, Next Sourcing Ltd
10:40 Coffee Break - sponsored by Tanatex Chemicals
11:00 SESSION V - THE CHANGING ROLE OF THE RETAILER
Moderator - Mr Michael Flanagan, Publishing Director, Clothesource
Panelists
Mr Jürgen J. Maas, Vice Chairman, Foreign Trade Association;
Senior Vice President, International Affairs, Metro AG
Mr Devangshu Dutta, Chief Executive, Third Eyesight
Ms Shirley Chan, Managing Director, YGM Trading Ltd and Vice Chairman,
Hong Kong Retail Management Association
Mr Paul Charron, Chairman Emeritus, Liz Claiborne Inc
12:00 Lunch sponsored by PIERS
13:30 SESSION VI - TECHNICAL ISSUES AND LOGISTICS
Moderator Dr Mike Fralix, President, [TC]2
Panelists Mr David Rode, President, Lectra Americas Inc
Mr Allan Wong, CEO, OOCL Logistics Ltd
Mr Paul Chamandy, Vice President, New Business Development, Paxar
Americas Inc
Dr Tim McCraw, General Manager, Digital Textile Printing, Yuhan-Kimberly,
Seoul
15:00 Coffee Break - sponsored by Clariant
15:30 SESSION VII - MARKET ISSUES
Moderator - Mr Peter Liu, Chairman of the Textile and Apparel Committee,
The American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong
Panelists
Mr Ashok G Rajani, Chairman, Export Promotion Committee, Apparel
Export Promotion Council, India
Mr Hu Song, Vice President, China Textile Information Center
Mr Dong Tao, Managing Director, Non-Japan Asia Economics, Credit
Suisse (Hong Kong) Ltd
Mr Nguyen Duc Thanh, Chief of Textile and Clothing Quota Administration,
Ministry of Trade, Vietnam
Mr Devangshu Dutta, Chief Executive, Third Eyesight
16:40 "Lessons learned - A guide to the rest of the decade"
Mr Kevin Burke, President/CEO, The American Apparel and Footwear
Association
17:00 Prime Source Forum 2007 closes
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