Program

12 OCT 2023

16. ISTANBUL APPAREL CONFERENCE PROGRAM

“TRANSFORMATIVE JOURNEY”

12 October 2023

  Opening Session

Ramazan Kaya, Co-Chair, TGSD
Cem Altan, President, International Apparel Federation (IAF) & Head of Conference Organizing Committee, TGSD
Ahmet Öksüz, Chairman, İTHİB
Mustafa Gültepe, Chairman, TİM & İHKİB

  Sustainability Journey of VF

Moderator: Dilek Güçlüer, Director of Marketing and Sales, Gelişim Tekstil
David Quass, Senior Sustainability Director, VF

  Powered by Data, Traceable by Design: Trust in a Smarter Cotton Future

Stephanie Thiers-Ratcliffe, Director, European Brands and Retailers, Cotton Council International

 

Moderator: Sedef Uncu Akı, Director, Orta Anadolu
İlkşen Dedeoğlu Demiray, Head of Business Development Türkiye and CIS, Lenzing

  Impact of AI on Design and Manufacturing

Leslie Riley, Co-founder and CEO, Polytropon
Hailey Tan, Sales Director EMEA, Browzwear
Özgecan Üstgül, Founder and CEO, Myth.Ai

  Innovation in Acrylic for a Sustainable Future

Ercan Şahin, AKSA Marketing Manager

  Innovation Design &Transformative Wearable Textiles

Moderatör: Arzu Kaprol, Human Innovation Designer
Kaspar Jansen, Profesor, Delft University of Technology
Hans Peter Hiemer, Managing Director, Assyst
Merve Aydıner, Founder, CEO, Invamar

  Sustainable Materials

Shahriare Mahmood, Chief Sustainability Officer, Spinnova
Pernille Bruun, Materials Manager, Bestseller

  Improving the Terms of Trade for Apparel Manufacturers

Moderator: Matthijs Crietee, Secretary General, International Apparel Federation (IAF)
Andrew Martin, Executive Vice President, Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC)
John Thorbeck, Chairman, Chainge Capital

  Audit Fatigue

Avedis Seferian, President, CEO, Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production (WRAP)
Anıl Noyin, Textile Department Manager, Control Union Türkiye

  Road to US Apparel Market

Steve Lamar, President, CEO, American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA)
Sunay Akın, Poet, Writer, Curator