2019 pro:Americas Portland Regional
August 15 | Ecotrust • Jean Vollum Natural Capital Center| Portland, Oregon

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AAPN Regional Events are open to all executives in the textile/apparel supply chain. Our goal is to raise your Apparel IQ and provide a safe Networking environment for those of you who are interested in broadening your "go to" Network. We generally have 80 - 100 attendees from all links in the chain ... AAPN membership is not required.

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AGENDA - Synthetics & Sustainability in the Americas

1:00 pm 
Badge pick-up and Networking at the Irving Street Studio at Ecotrust

1:30 pm

Mike Todaro, AAPN Managing Director
Welcome

Tony Anzovino, AAPN President and Chief Sourcing & Merchandising Officer at Haggar Clothing Co
AAPN and the 21st Century Supply Chain

Ron Roach, President of Contempora Fabrics Inc.
Activewear fabric volumes in the Americas; and educating textile sourcing staff

Juan Zighelboim, President of Textiles Opico S.A. de C.V. dba TexOps
Virtual verticalization in El Salvador for activewear

BREAK

Rocedes: A profile of social responsibility in a Nicaraguan apparel factory

Jim Chi, VP, e.dye Limited
Recycled materials and how performance wear could benefit from change to their sources.

Ed Gribbin, Chief Engagement Officer, Impactiva
Digitalization, Human Intelligence & The Factory of the Future
We’ve seen movement towards the digitalization of some aspects of supply chains and we hear a lot about how artificial intelligence will eventually help improve productivity, speed to market and even reduce costs. But, what if we could harness the human intelligence of the tens of millions of artisans who make all of our clothing and footwear? We’ll explore how that brainpower combined with digital production technologies is creating the factory of the future today.

AMERICAS Panel moderated by Mike Todaro

Discussion and handout of three important industry career tools:
1. The 31 question AAPN ASIA/AMERICAS REPORT CARD, used to make supply chain relationships stronger (you know what this is)
2. The 20 item AAPN RISK ASSESSMENT CHECKLIST, created by brand and retail executives to assess countries (created by a high level roundtable we hosted in NY)
3. The 28 element SOURCING INTRODUCTION PROFILE for first time meetings between brands and factories, created by an AAPN member Senior Sourcing VP 

5:30 pm adjourn to the Rooftop Terrace for Cocktails & Networking

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