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Emerging New Opportunities Worldwide and Challenging Business Strategies

Conference Programme
(Day 1) May 6, 2011 (Day 2) May 7, 2011
8.30 am to 9.30 am - Registration 09.30 am 11.30 am - Inaugural Session Guests of Honour *
Mr. Ashesh Amin, Director, Apparel & Retail, SKNL Mr. Dilip Jiwrajka, Chairman, Alok Industries Ms. Dipali Goenka, ED, Welspun Global Brands Ltd. Mr. K.Ramachandra Pillai, CMD, NTC Ltd. Mr. Manish Mandhana,Joint MD, Mandhana Industries Mr. Prashant Agarwal, MD, Bombay Rayon Fashions Ltd. Mr. R.K.Dalmia, Senior President, Century Textiles Mrs. Zena Soli Sorabjee, Development Practitioner & Vice Chairperson, Guild of Service, New Delhi.

Vision: Textiles 2020

9.00 am 9.30 am - Tea/Coffee Break 9.30 am - 11.00 am - SESSION 6 Collaborative Strategies with Global Brands & Buyers -A Panel Discussion
Session Chairman- Ashesh Amin, Director, Apparel & Retail, SKNL Mr Manish Mandhana, Joint MD, Mandhana Industries Mr Uday Mogre, ED, Bombay Rayon Mr Luke Banks, Head of Buying & Merchandising, Marks & Spencer, India Mr Thorsten Allenstein, MD, India-Sri Lanka, Triumph

11.00 am - 11.20 am - Tea/Coffee Break 11.20 am - 12.40pm - SESSION 7 Opportunities in Defense Textiles, Non-Wovens and Composites
Session Chairman - Dr. M.D.Teli, Dean, ICT Defense Textiles & Camouflage Fabrics Mr. Arvind Sinha, Business Advisor Group India Poised for a Nonwovens Boom Mr. Adrian Wilson, Editor, Smart Textiles and Nanotechnology WorldwideOpportunities for Textiles for Composites Mr. Julian Ellis, Chairman, Ellis Developments Ltd, UK

11.30 am - 11.50 am - Tea/Coffee Break 11.50 am - 13.20 pm - SESSION 1 India Emerges as a Global Textile Destination
Session Chairman- S.K. Gupta, CEO, Raymond UCO Denim World Trade in Textile & Clothing Mr. Robin Anson, Editorial Director, Textile Intelligence, UK Shifting Focus in Global Sourcing Towards Asia, and India Emerging as a Strong Alternative Mr. Amit Ruperalia, Chairman, TEXPROCIL Resurgence in Indian Textiles, a Time to Invest to Maximize Growth Potential Mr.Harminder Sahni, MD, Wazir Advisors How Should India Strategize its Growth Plans? Dr. Ashok Sanghvi, Managing Director, AXIOM Mgt. Consultant

12.40 pm - 14.00 pm - SESSION 8 Indian Denim Industry: Global Perspective


Session Chairman - Dr. PR. Roy Mr. Andrew Olah, Kingpins Denim Mr. Amir Akhtar, Arvind Mills Mr. Rajeev Dayal, MD, Mafatlal Denims Mr. Enrique Silla, President, Jeanologia, Spain Mr. Rajesh Narkar, Malwa Denims

13.20 pm to 14.00 pm - Lunch 14.00 pm - 15.00 pm - SESSION 2 Integration of Value Chain to Maximize Growth
Session Chairman- Mr. Rahul Mehta, President, CMAI Maximum Value Addition in Supply Chain Ladder- The only Way Forward Mr. Premal Udani, Chairman, AEPC Need for Balancing Fibre Requirements to Achieve Textile Vision 2020 Mr. R.D.Udeshi, President - Polyester Chain, Reliance Industries

14.00pm to 14.40 - Lunch 14.40 pm - 16.10 pm - SESSION 9 Global Economic & Financial Perspective
Session Chairman - Prof. Dr.Mrs.Geeta Gandhi Kingdon, Chair Professor IOE, University of London (Happiness/Social Scientist Point of View) Surviving in a Fluctuating/Depreciating Currency Market Mr. Ashok Desai, Economist, Consultant Editor, The Telegraph Status of IFRS Convergence in India and Impact on Textile Industry Mr. Koosai Lehery, Director, KPMG Fair Value Evaluation in IFRS Mr.T.K.Sen Gupta

15.00 pm to 16.30 pm - SESSION 3 Indian Success Stories


Prominent textile Companies Discuss Winning Strategies for Success -A Panel discussion Session Chairman- Thomas Verghese, CEO, Aditya Birla Retail Bombay Rayon Alok Textiles Welspun Group Winning Strategies that State Government is Implementing for Growth of Textile Industry- A case Study

16.10 pm to 16.30 pm - Tea/Coffee Break 16.30 pm - 17.30 pm - SESSION 10 Textile Machinery & Technology for 2020 (Panel Discussion)
Session Chairman- Thomas Babaccan., Oerlikon Mr. R.S. Bachkaniwala, Chairman, ITME Society Mr. S.K.Mukherjee, CEO, Spinning Division , Alok Industries Mr. Anuj Bhagwati, MD, ATE enterprise Mr. M.Sanskar,GM, LMW Mr. S.P. Pandiyar, Consultant

16.30 pm to 16.50 pm - Tea/Coffee Break 16.50 pm - 18.10 pm - SESSION 4 Emerging Opportunities in Specialty and Technical Textiles
Session Chairman Dr. Kim Gandhi, Chartered Consultant, Manchester Importance of Technical Textiles in Overall Growth of Textile Sector Dr. Anup Rakshit, Vice President, Polyester Business, Reliance Industries Into the Looking Glass - Substitution Potential in Textiles Mr. Jiri Militky , Dean, Dept.of Textiles, Uniof Liberec, Czech Rep Opportunities and Business Strategies in Textiles: The Role of Man-made Fibres Mr. Colin Purvis, CIRFS: European Man-made Fibres Association, Brussels Medical Textile Technologies and Market Perspectives Prof. Mr. Pertti Nousiainen, Fibre and Textile Materials,Tampere Uni.,Finland

17.30 pm - 18.30 pm - Valedictory Session World of Fashion and Influencing Consumer


Mr.Prahlad Kakkar Responses Summing Up Prof. (Dr.) M.D.Teli, Dean, ICT, Mumbai Vote of Thanks Mr. K. D. Sanghvi, Chairman, TAI

18.10 pm - 18.40 pm - SESSION 5


Session Chairman - Dr. Rishi Jamdagni, Director Principal, TIT & S Focus on Quality Assurance and Evaluation Mr. Manjit Singh, Chairman, Paramount Instruments Responsible Business-A Case Study Mr. R.C.Kesar, Director General, OGTC Experiences of PVA Copolymer and Recovery Mr. Elliott Echt, Technical Service Consultant, E. I. DuPont

19.00 pm onwards- Fashion Show By Aditi Govitrikar & Shraddha Nikam Alumni Meet, Cocktail and Dinner
* The names are in alphabetical order Any Queries on Conference Programme Mr. D. R. Mehta, President TAI, devraj.mehta@gmail.com, 9821076796 Mr. K. D. Sanghvi, Chairman TAI, kds20@hotmail.com, 9322219254 Mr. Arvind Sinha, Conference Chairman, lionasinha@gmail.com, 9820062612 Prof. (Dr.) M. D. Teli, Conference Programme, md.teli@ictmumbai.edu.in, 9892070199 Mr. Sanjay Chawla, Conference Convenor, sychdfu@gmail.com, 9322874471

19.00 pm onwards- Fellowship & Alumni Meet, Cocktail and Dinner

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