In just a short time our world has drastically changed – from technology, trade, economy, and more. The one constant is the people working hard in the textile and apparel supply chain. Now more than ever, investment in human capital is vital to the survival of any industry. Therefore, the textile and apparel industry must evolve their perspective in how employees are trained, educated and retained. This moderated panel discussion will dive deeper into the development of human capacity in…

"Washington Update: An Industry on the Front Lines," presented by Kim Glas, president & CEO, National Council of Textiles Organizations (NCTO) The Southern Textile Association is pleased to announce its plans for the Joint Fall Meeting of the Northern & Southern Divisions being held virtually Wednesday, October 7, 2020 from 3:30-4:30 p.m.  Following the meeting plan to stay for a little longer to network.

AAPN's President Ed Gribbin, Brenna Schneider, CEO/99Degrees, and other panelists will be discussing what events have taken place since the "call-to-action" in March through to the awarding of contracts by the DLA recently.

Equipping textiles with electrical power will potentially open up new functionalities and new markets that do not exist now. This  session will represent a unique opportunity to gather together experts from academia and industry working on textiles with self-powering capabilities. This research field has a strongly multidisciplinary character as it requires an extremely wide range of expertise and skills, spanning from materials, engineering, physiology and social sciences. The focus is on fiber-based and knitted materials with novel energy storage and/or energy…

Smithers’s Digital Textile Printing Conference (DTP) is the key place in industry to have technical discussions around commercializing digital print for the textile industry. This event brings together luxury fashion brands, retailers, textile printers, equipment suppliers, and material suppliers to discuss the latest trends and advancements in the growing digital textile industry. DTP not only provides a comprehensive two-day technical conference, but also the rare opportunity for exhibitors and attendees to network and engage with leading manufacturers and retailing brands…

Theme: The Corona-Pandemic: Re-shaping the Global Textile Supply Chain The Hybrid ITMF Annual Conference 2020 will be co-hosted by the Korea Federation of Textile Industries (KOFOTI). International industry experts from along the entire textile value chain such as Arvind, CNTAC, Cotton Incorporated, GAP, H&M, Helly Hanson, Li & Fung, McKinsey, Reliance, Sateri, Sympatex, Wood Mackenzie, Youngone, and many more will discuss the way forward in the middle of the pandemic. Registration is open to ITMF members and for the first…

Join APPN for a next Fireside Chat with Jeff Streader, managing director, Go Global Retail, who is tearing down the house by reevaluating, reinventing and investing, and reigniting brands with just their DNA and the consumer. How did he get here, how did he reset, and how to stay focused.