IAF announces speaker line-up at Mumbai Convention

The International Apparel Federation (IAF) has lined up an impressive cast of speakers, who will present their views on cutting edge developments in the apparel industry at the 32nd IAF World Fashion Convention to be held in Mumbai on September 27-28, 2016. The convention is being held under the theme of ‘Insights into New Opportunities’.

The convention will bring together leading industry stakeholders across the value chain to deliberate and present insights into various opportunity areas, covering the entire spectrum from manufacturing to technology to branding and retailing.

The sourcing session will have Alex Thomas, vice president at VF Corporation, Faruque Hassan, senior vice president of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), and Fred LeMoine of Weave/TAL from Hong Kong.

The branding session will feature the president for Raymond Apparel and the Indian market CEOs of Bestseller, Tommy Hilfiger and Nike.

Representatives of Reliance, Shoppers Stop and Arvind Brands will partake in the retail session, which will cover the story of India, one of the largest and fastest growing markets for fashion in the world.

For the technology session, major global technology suppliers to the fashion industry like WGSN, WTIN, Alvanon and Lectra will explain how technology is changing fashion’s industry.