annual conference report 2010

compliance, sustainability and Profitability

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Addresses

Halit Narin President, ITMF

Aguinaldo Diniz Filho President, ABIT

First General Session The Global and Brazilian Economy – Situation and Outlook Two Years after the Global Financial and Economic Crisis

Global Economic Outlook John Hawksworth Head of Macroeconomics, PwC, London, UK

Brazil Economic Outlook: The 2020 Vision Paulo Rabello de Castro RC Consultores, São Paulo,

Second General Session Brazil’s Textile and Clothing Industry: Its Role in the Americas and the World

The Importance of the Textile and Apparel Industry for the Development of Brazil Luciano Coutinho President, Brazilian Development Bank – BNDES, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Brazil: An Overview of the Textile and Clothing Industry and Market Profile, Current Situation and Perspectives Fernando Pimentel Executive Director, Brazilian Textile and Apparel Industry Association – ABIT, São Paulo, Brazil

The Competitive Advantage of the Integration of a Strong Productive Chain with the Economy of Knowledge (text not available) Nelson Alvarenga Board Member and Shareholder, InBrands, São Paulo, Brazil

Competitive Advantage of the Fashion Industry in Brazil Utilizing the Biodiversity Mixed with Technology and Design Oskar Metsavaht Style and Creative Director, Osklen, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Third General Session Neo Consumer - His Behaviour and Expectations

Marcos Gouvêa de Souza CEO & Senior Partner, GS&MD – Gouvêa de Souza, São Paulo, Brazil

Flávio Rocha CEO, Riachuelo Department Store, São Paulo, Brazil

Catalina Restrepo Marketing Manager, Leonisa, Medelín,

Maryelle Allemand Senior Marketing Project Manager, Groupe Carlin International, Paris,

Vicente Donini Chairman of the Board, Marisol, Jaraguá dol Sul, Brazil

Theodore Schachter Assistant Professor, Fashion Institute of Technology of New York – FIT, New York, USA

Fourth General Session Internationalization of the Brazilian Textile Industry & Investment Opportunities

Apex-Brasil, Exporters and Investors Partner in Brazil Mauricio Borges Business Director, Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency – Apex-Brasil, Brasilia, Brazil

Infrastructure Investments in Brazil and Opportunities in the Use of Technical and Technological Textiles Julio C.M. Ramundo Deputy Managing Director, Industrial Division, Brazilian Development Bank – BNDES, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Technical Textiles – Application of Geosynthetics in Civil and Environmental Engineering Laerte Guião Maroni President, Brazilian Association of Nonwovens and Technical Textile, ABINT, São Paulo, Brazil

Materials Technology: New Paradigms to Textile Industry António Braz dos Santos Costa General Manager, Technological Centre Specialized in Textile and Clothing Technologies (CITEVE), Vila Nova de Famalicão,

Fifth General Session Sustainability and Profitability – Do They Go Together?

From White Gold to Green Shirt - Sustainable Development Through Vertical Supply Chain John Cheh Vice Chairman & CEO, Esquel Group, Hong Kong, China

Key Drivers of Sustainability in the Global Textile Supply Chain John Easton Ecology Solutions Manger, DyStar, Halifax, UK

Sustainability & Profitability – Do They Go Together? Jefferey S. Harlowe Senior Vice President, Latin America, Levi Strauss & Co., San Francisco, CA, USA and City, Mexico

Sustaining a 3G Approach in the Textile Industry: Green, Governance and Gains Giuliano Noci Prof. of Marketing, Dept. of Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering, Mip, Politecnico di Milano, Milan,

The Sustainable Development Strategy for China’s Textile Industry in the Post-crises Era Tiankai Wang Vice President, China National Textile & Apparel Council (CNTAC), Beijing, China

The World Textile Machinery Market

Situation and Outlook in the Aftermath of the Global Financial and Economic Crisis Christian P. Schindler Director General, International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF), Zurich, Switzerland

Fibre Session

Cotton

The Future of GMO’S – Are They Sustainable in Modern Farming Systems? Don Cameron Vice President, Terranova Ranch Inc., Helm, CA, USA

Is GM Cotton Sustainable? Haroldo Rodrigues da Cunha President, Brazilian Cotton Growers Association – ABRAPA, Brasilia, Brazil

Setting the Record Straight & Volatility and Uncertainty Terry Townsend Executive Director, lCAC, Washington, DC, USA

Man-made Fibres

Project PetroquímicaSuape: Polyester – PTA / PET / Filament Richard Ward CEO, PetroquímicaSuape, Recife, Brazil

Sustainable Development Applied to Man-made Fibers Production - Rhodia Brazil Case Marcos A. de Marchi President, Rhodia Latin America, São Paulo, Brazil

Man-made Fiber’s Role for a Sustainable Textile World ADVANSA’s (Turkey) Case: A European Perspective David Bayliss Business Director - Europe, ADVANSA, Barcelona,

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