Speaker Profiles

Mr. Willie BEUTH Founder 3p Institute for Sustainable Management e.V.

After studying business administration, Willie Beuth began his career as a journalist focusing on economics. In 1967, he moved to Italy, becoming a business and marketing expert in the textile and garment sector, and holding all the relevant management functions within the entire supply chain and vertical set-ups.

After working for global enterprises in textiles and apparel worldwide, Beuth started his third career as an entrepreneur in 1982, launching the development, marketing and distribution of textile colour codification systems.

At the end of the 1980s, trades and industries were looking for solutions to the first wave of environmental awareness in the textiles and apparels industries. Together with his friends, Beuth founded the “eco-tex Consortium” in Cologne, launching a unique monitoring system that ensures environmental and social performance based on traceability along the complete production supply chain. The logical consequence was the development and implementation of the first integrated management system in 1998, covering environmental, social and quality requirements. The system was used mainly in Japan by the top market players.

In 2003, Beuth established the 3p Institute for Sustainable Management, implementing worldwide tailored performance management solutions in several industry sectors, including apparel and textiles, toys, electronics, aquaculture and primary food. Speaker Profiles

Mr. David BIRNBAUM Managing Director Third Horizon Ltd.

David Birnbaum began his career as a patternmaker in the US and later managing and building factories in Asia and Latin America.

In 1986, Birnbaum created Third Horizon, a strategic development organisation specialising in garment production and sourcing. His clients included major factories as well as brand importers and retailers, such as Marks and Spencer and Tommy Hilfiger.

More recently, as the global garment industry has become recognised as key factor in economic development, Birnbaum has been retained by international institutions, such as WTO, UN and ITC, development banks (World Bank, InterAmerican Development Bank) and governments (Indonesia, Mexico, El Salvador, Dominican Republic, Mauritius, India and the eight ASEAN countries) to help develop their garment export industries.

Birnbaum has delivered seminars to many of the world’s leading suppliers, brand importers and retailers as well as universities. His textbooks are used by many universities and institutes. He is the author of Crisis in the 21st Century Garment Industry and Breakthrough Unified Strategies (2008), Birnbaum’s Global Guide to Winning the Great Garment War (2000, 2007 & 2010), Birnbaum’s Global Guide to Material Sourcing (2005) and Importing Garments Through Hong Kong – A Guide for the Perplexed (1993). He also edits for The Birnbaum Report, a monthly newsletter providing the most detailed data on the global garment industry, as well as writing on Birnbaumgarment.com - a blog covering a wide range of subjects. Speaker Profiles

Mr. Colin BROWNE Vice President, Footwear Sourcing VF Asia Ltd.

Colin Browne was born and educatedMr. in Gregory the UK butSO hasKam-leung, spent most JP of his professional careerSecretary in Asia. for He Commerce is currently and based Economic in Hong Development Kong and is employed as Vice President of Footwear Sourcing forHKSAR the VF Government Group where he manages footwear sourcing for Timberland, The North Face and Vans and Reef.Gregory So was appointed Under Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development in the Government of the HKSAR on 1 June 2008 and appointed SecretaryBrowne for beganCommerce his professional and Economic career Development in the UK, on and 28 Junehas worked2011. The for CommerceBally, and a andluxury Economic Swiss brand. Development In 1988, Bureauhe left the is responsibleUK and joined for Reebok various policyin South matters, Korea including and began Hong a lifelongKong’s external love of travelcommercial which relations, has defined inward his investmentpersonal and promotion, business intellectuallife. property protection, industry and business support, tourism, consumer protection, competition, information technology, telecommunications,During the late 1980’s, broadcasting, Reebok film-related experienced issues,an explosive creative growth industries, and andBrowne the developmentmoved in quick of innovationsuccession and from technology, Korea to etc.Thailand and then onto China where he pioneered Reeboks sourcing. He subsequently spent time in the PhilippinesBefore joining and theVietnam. Government, So was a practising solicitor. He has served previously as Vice-chairman of the Democratic Alliance for the BettermentIn 1997 and Browne Progress left of Reebok Hong Kong; and a joined Board the Member Wongpaitoon of the Hong Group Kong in HospitalThailand Authority; as COO. a WongpaitoonCouncil Member is aof largeLingnan manufacturer University; a of member sports shoesof the Commissionemploying close on Strategic to 7,000 Development; employees. Duringand a member this time, of Histhe focusWong wasTai Sin on Districtrestructuring Council. the group following the Asian crises of 1997.

After 15 years in Asia, Browne returned to the UK in 2002 and joined the Pentland Group as the President of the Mitre and KangaRoos brands but it was a brief stay and in 2005, he returned to Asia as CEO of Pentland Asia. In this role, Browne revitalised the group’s Asia sourcing activities as well as establishing the group’s Asia sales and distribution activities.

In 2007, Browne was promoted to the Pentland Executive Board and in addition to his Pentland Asia role he took over global accountability for the brands Ellesse, KangaRoos, Mitre and Red or Dead as well as leading the groups supply chain efforts.

In early 2010 Browne left Pentland and spent a year with the Li & Fung Group leading the Groups Footwear and Accessories Division. He left Li & Fung in late 2011 to join the VF Group. Speaker Profiles

Mr. Kevin M. BURKE President and CEO American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA)

Kevin M. Burke joined AAFA in June 2001, AAFA has grown its membership base, its member programs, its financial position, and its standing on Capitol Hill.

With more than 30 years of experience as a government relations professional, Burke has previously led government relations effort for Food Distributors International, the American Bakers Association, and the National Broadcasters Association.

Burke also worked as a legislative assistant, and later, press secretary to Representative Norm Lent (R-NY). He began his career in 1979 at the Republican National Committee and the Reagan-Bush Presidential Campaign. Burke currently serves as chairman of Kids in Distressed Situations (K.I.D.S), and sits on the Board of the AAFA Education Foundation and the US Chamber of Commerce’s National Chamber Foundation. He is also a member of various political and trade association CEO groups in the Washington, D.C. area.

Burke received a Master’s degree in public administration in 1983 from the American University in Washington D.C. He also holds a Bachelor’s degree from the State University of New York at Brockport. Speaker Profiles

Mr. Sean CADY Vice President, Product Stewardship and Sustainability VF Corp.

Sean Cady serves as Vice President of Product Stewardship and Sustainability in VF’s Global Product Procurement Organisation.

Under Cady’s leadership, the Product Stewardship and Sustainability department is responsible for leading product stewardship for all VF branded products in all countries. The product stewardship team ensures best-in- class management of product impacts through product liability due diligence, product regulatory compliance, government relations, management of potential product environmental impacts, product sustainability initiatives and management of the Restricted Substance List.

Cady is also responsible for VF’s environmental sustainability strategy and results for products and the global supply chain. Focusing on four key areas of sustainability, water, energy, chemicals and cotton, Cady leads the implementation of programmes to continuously improve sustainability performance.

With offices in Bangkok and Hong Kong, Cady directly engages with VF’s vast supply chain organisation and vendors to drive sustainability action from design through manufacture.

Moreover, Cady’s responsibilities also include directing VF’s internal laboratory operations, external laboratory network and supply chain colour matching programs.

Cady holds an MBA in International Business and a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering and is a licensed professional engineer in the State of California. Speaker Profiles

Ms. Shirley CHAN Transaction Services Origination, Country Head, Hong Kong The Royal Bank of Scotland plc.

Shirley Chan is responsible for the Transaction Services business of the Royal Bank of Scotland plc. (RBS) in Hong Kong. Her key focus is to provide cash management, trade finance and supply chain solutions for multinational and local corporations.

Prior to joining RBS in August 2010, she held similar senior positions in the Global Transaction Services division of Standard Chartered Bank, Deutsche Bank, and JP Morgan Chase.

Chan has over 20 years of banking experience in Hong Kong, Australia, China, Taiwan and the UK. Speaker Profiles

Mr. Roy DELBYCK Founder Law Offices of Roy Ian Delbyck

Roy Delbyck represents the US and AsianMr. Gregory firms involved SO Kam-leung, in the importation JP of merchandise into Secretarythe US and for other Commerce export markets.and Economic He advises Development on a wide range of customs and trade and commercial matters.HKSAR He is a Governmentmember of the California Bar. Gregory So was appointed Under Secretary for Commerce and Economic DevelopmentDelbyck receivedin the Government his undergraduate of the HKSAR degree on 1in June 1973 2008 from and Connecticut appointed College,Secretary where for Commerce he majored and in Economic Mandarin DevelopmentChinese and ongraduated 28 June cum 2011. laude. The PriorCommerce to entering and law, Economic Delbyck Development worked from 1975 Bureau to 1980 is responsible as an Office for variousManager andpolicy a Qualitymatters, Control including Manager Hong Kong’sin the buying external offices commercial of Bobbie relations, Brooks, inward Inc., a USinvestment apparel promotion,importer in intellectualHong Kong property and Taiwan. protection, He received industry his and law business degree insupport, 1983 fromtourism, the Univeristyconsumer ofprotection, California, competition, Davis, where information he was atechnology, Managing Editortelecommunications, of the U.C. Davis broadcasting, Law Review. film-related issues, creative industries, and the development of innovation and technology, etc. Delbyck was associated with the San Francisco and Hong Kong offices of GrahamBefore & joining James the from Government, 1983 to 1987. So Hewas worked a practising in the Hongsolicitor. Kong He office has ofserved Baker previously& McKenzie as from Vice-chairman 1987 to 1993, of where the Democratiche became a Alliance partner in for 1990. the InBetterment 1993, Mr. and Delbyck Progress established of Hong his Kong; firm a in Board Hong Member Kong. of the Hong Kong Hospital Authority; a Council Member of Lingnan University; a member of the CommissionDelbyck onhas Strategic served as Development; a Governor and and a aVice member President of the of Wongthe American Tai Sin ChamberDistrict Council. of Commerce in Hong Kong, and as the spokesman for the Chamber on US customs issues. Delbyck has written on legal matters for various publications, including ATTN - a publication of the United States Association of Importers of Textiles and Apparel, and Hong Kong Lawyer - a publication of the Hong Kong Law Society. He currently writes on customs and trade matters for the Hong Kong-based publication Inside Fashion.

Delbyck frequently lectures on legal issues related to the import and export of merchandise. He has addressed groups throughout Asia and the US including the PRC Ministry of Commerce, Shanghai Mart, Hong Kong Trade and Industry Department, Hong Kong Society of Accountants, Hong Kong Trade Development Council, American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce, Hong Kong Shippers’ Council, Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, Hang Seng Bank, Bank of America, the California Fashion Association and Department of Law of The University of Hong Kong where he taught a class on customs and trade aspects of international business transactions. Speaker Profiles

Mr. Lars DOEMER Environment Responsible, Global Production H&M

Lars Doemer is working as the Environment Responsible, Global Production for H&M. In this role he oversees the company’s environmental programme in the global supply chain, including leadership for H&M on the Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals programme that will lead the industry towards zero discharge of hazardous chemicals by 2020.

Doemer is a member of the Steering Committee of the IFC PaCT Programme in Bangladesh and works with all production offices to monitor and align the environmental programmes in different regions. Speaker Profiles

Mr. Stephen FORTE Managing Director, Global Sales Coats

Coats is the world’s largest manufacturerMr. Gregory of industrial SO Kam-leung, sewing thread JP and the second-largestSecretary of zips, for with Commerce annual salesand Economic of US$1.8 Development billion, 24,000 employees, operations in 84 countries and a 250-yearHKSAR history Government of excellence. Stephen Forte oversees the company’s Global Sales group, which manages US$1Gregory billion inSo annualwas appointed sales to Under the top Secretary apparel for brands, Commerce retailers and Economic and large garmentDevelopment contractors in the Government worldwide. of the HKSAR on 1 June 2008 and appointed Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development on 28 June 2011. The CommerceForte was and formerly Economic CEO Development of YCC Group Bureau Co. Ltd., is responsiblea privately held for Chinese various manufacturingpolicy matters, company including that Hong is one Kong’s of the external world’s leading commercial suppliers relations, of zippers inward and fabricinvestment components promotion, to the intellectual apparel and property luggage protection, industry. industry and business support, tourism, consumer protection, competition, information technology, telecommunications,He was also CEO broadcasting, of Talon International, film-related Inc., aissues, publicly tradedcreative firm industries, in the globaland the apparel development market of based innovation in Los andAngeles, technology, with operations etc. globally. It was at Talon that Forte developed his passion for the global apparel supply chain businessBefore and joining has since the Government,focused his career So was on adominating practising thissolicitor. market. He has served previously as Vice-chairman of the Democratic Alliance for the BettermentPrior toand joining Progress Talon, of Hong Forte Kong; founded a Board Ascendent Member of Systems the Hong Inc. Kong in 1999,Hospital personally Authority; drafting a Council more Member than of a Lingnan dozen patents University; of his a member inventions of the for Ascendent’sCommission coreon Strategic technologies. Development; Before this, and Forte a member founded of Travelers the Wong Telecom Tai Sin (akaDistrict Wilshire Council. Cellular) in 1993 and co-founded VinylChem International Inc., both of which were subsequently sold to large companies.

While earning his MBA, Forte worked in the investment banking field, developing several software programs to calculate capital budgeting and sovereign risk analysis for Third World programmes at the Overseas Private Investment Corporation.

Forte started his career in the United States Marine Corp. with a full scholarship to the University of Southern California, where he earned a Bachelor’s degree; he also holds an MBA from the George Washington University. Today, he is a frequent lecturer on entrepreneurship, innovation and business strategy, and currently serves on the Board of the School of Business at the George Washington University, as a mentor at the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California, and is a member of the Young Presidents’ Organisation. Speaker Profiles

Mr. Mathew GOLLOP Group Managing Director and Head of Supply Chain/Sourcing ConnectedGroup

With over 15 years of experience in recruitment and executive search, Matthew Gollop joined ConnectedGroup in 2001 in Hong Kong and assumed control of the business in early 2002 through a management buy-out.

Steering the business through the downturns of 2001 to 2003 and 2008 to 2009, he has driven strategic and operational development to achieve significant organic expansion of the business that now employs over 70 staff across Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Singapore.

Still maintaining a very hands-on approach, Gollop maintains a client facing role and leads a team and executes senior searches in the supply chain and sourcing arena across the region. Speaker Profiles

Mr. Mark GREEN Executive Vice President PVH

Mark Green is currently Executive Vice President of Global Supply Chain for PVH Corporation. Based in Hong Kong he is responsible for the offshore global sourcing and operations of the PVH Group which owns such iconic brands as Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, Van Heusen, Arrow, Bass and Izod.

Before coming to PVH, Green spent 4 years in China with Walmart as Vice President of Sourcing and Operations with responsibility for apparel, footwear, jewellery and accessories. He managed 12 global offices with production in over 25 countries worldwide.

Prior to that Green was at Limited Brands where he worked in senior sourcing positions with Victoria’s Secret Stores and Catalogue, Expree, The Limited and other specialty retail brands, such as Abercombie & Fitch, Lane Bryant, Diesel, New York & Co. He was based in Hong Kong, Sri Lanka and Israel.

Green was born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 1961 and spent his first 17 years in the Far East. He went back to the UK and graduated from the Manchester University with a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in History, Politics and Philosophy.

Green’s first 14 years were with a family company in the UK, Toye & Co Plc. Founded in 1685 Toye was a manufacturer of Regalia, Insignia and military accoutrements. Following a brief spell in the hosiery and lingerie business, Green then joined Limited Brands.

Green is an avid sportsman and plays tennis, hockey, badminton and golf. He is a member of two livery companies in the UK – The Worshipful Company of Broderers and the Worshipful Company of Gold & Silver Wyre Drawers. Speaker Profiles

Mr. Peter KAMINSKY Managing Director Carter’s Global Sourcing Ltd.

Peter Kaminsky is a global supply chain executive and consultant, also Managing Director of Carter’s Global Sourcing Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of the William H. Carter Company, owners of the Carter’s and OshKosh brands of children’s cloths. Before joining Carter’s, Kaminsky oversaw the Asian sourcing operations of The Children’s Place (TCP) from 2002 - 2011 as a company Vice President.

Although his experience in international sourcing spans 20 years, he has lived in Hong Kong with his family since 1988.

Prior to joining TCP, Kaminsky was General Manager for Growth-Link Overseas, Nike’s largest exclusive footwear supplier, and specialised in international tax at Pricewaterhouse.

Kaminsky received his Bachelor’s degree in Accountancy from the University of Illinois, and he is a CPA holder in the US, and a member of the Illinois and American Institutes of Certified Public Accountants. He also serves on the board of GAFTI (Global Apparel, Footwear and Textile Initiative) and of several charities in Hong Kong. Speaker Profiles

Mr. Edwin KEH CEO, The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel Lecturer, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

Edwin Keh is CEO of the Hong KongMr. Research Gregory InstituteSO Kam-leung, of Textile JP and Apparel, a public/privateSecretary fund forengaged Commerce in applied and Economic industrial Developmentresearch. He is also on Faculty at the Wharton School, University of PennsylvaniaHKSAR Government where he teaches supply chain operations. Until April 2010 Keh was SVP COO of Wal- Mart GregoryGlobal Procurement. So was appointed He managed Under Secretary offices in for Commercemore than 20 and countries Economic and Developmentsourcing activities in the in Government over 50 countries. of the HKSAR Apart from on 1 acting June 2008as the and supply appointed chain Secretaryspokesman for on Commerce numerous and occasions, Economic he Development helped put togetheron 28 June the 2011. Oct 2008 The CommerceGlobal CEO andSummit Economic on Sustainability Development in Beijing Bureau China. is responsible for various policy matters, including Hong Kong’s external commercial relations, inward investmentKeh had promotion, a career intellectualas senior executive property withprotection, several industry US consumer and business goods support,and retail tourism, companies, consumer having protection,been Managing competition, Director information of Payless Shoesourcetechnology, International, Donna Karan International, and Country Road Australia. telecommunications, broadcasting, film-related issues, creative industries, and the development of innovation and technology, etc. He also did the start-up sourcing for Abercrombie & Fitch and Structure stores. Prior to graduate school, Keh worked for the United Nations High Before joining the Government, So was a practising solicitor. He has Commission for Refugees as an editor and resettlement lobbyist. served previously as Vice-chairman of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong; a Board Member of the Hong Kong Keh graduated from Whittier College with a BA in Political Science, Hospital Authority; a Council Member of Lingnan University; a member of the Sociology, and Urban Design. Since then, he has done graduate work at Commission on Strategic Development; and a member of the Wong Tai Sin Claremont College’s Drucker School. District Council. Keh serves as Vice Chairman of the Board of Whittier College in California and is member of the Advisory Board of the System Engineering & Engineering Management Department of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is also on the Board of FACE, a shoe industry charity, and Handa, an NGO that serves the needs of people afflicted with leprosy in China. He also advises several social enterprises. He has spoken or taught recently at events at multiple universities in Asia and the US.

Keh was the 2011 recipient of the Production and Operations Management Society’s Martin K. Starr Excellence in Production and Operations Management Practice Award.

In 2012, Keh along with Professor Marshall Fisher (Wharton), and Professor David Robb (Tsinghua/U of Auckland) co-directed and co-founded the Consortium for Operational Excellence, Greater China (COER GC). The Consortium is sponsored by the Wharton School and Tsinghua University. Speaker Profiles

Mr. Prabakaran KESAVAN Project Manager The Source ASEAN Full Service Alliance (SAFSA)

Prabakaran Kesavan is a senior textile and apparel professional with 29 years industry experience primarily in the ASEAN sector. His expertise includes fabric and apparel sourcing, international business strategy and globalisation issue in the textile and apparel industry.

Kesavan previously served as Vice President of the Malaysia Textile Manufacturers Association. His current role as SAFSA Manager includes managing the communications with members, organising SAFSA member events and most importantly, recruiting apparel factories and fabric mills across the ASEAN region and linking them into strategic partnerships to serve the global apparel buyers seeking to do more sourcing in the ASEAN region. Speaker Profiles

Mr. Jason KIBBEY Executive Director and CEO Sustainable Apparel Coalition

Jason Kibbey is Executive Director of the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, which is an industry-wide group of leading apparel and footwear brands, retailers, manufacturers, non-governmental organisations, and academic experts working to reduce the environmental and social impacts of apparel and footwear products around the world.

Until recently, Kibbey became the CEO and co-founder of PaCT, an apparel company combining design, sustainability, and philanthropy. He serves as Co-Founder and interim Executive Director of Freedom to Roam, a non-profit initiative that brings together people, organisations and businesses to enhance and protect wildlife corridors and landscape connectivity in North America. While at business school, he worked in Patagonia developing Freedom to Roam.

He started his career as Associate Consultant at Bain & Company, where he worked on turnaround and product strategies for high-tech companies.

Kibbey graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with degrees in Environmental Economics and Policy and Religious Studies and received his MBA from the Haas School of Business in May 2008. Speaker Profiles

Mr. James David KILPATRICK CEO LifeStyle Logistics Ltd.

James David Kilpatrick’s experience in freight forwarding and logistics spans more than twenty years. He has held various senior and board positions within the forwarding business over the years in operational, commercial and regional asian executive roles.

As a shareholder, founder and CEO of LifeStyle Logistics Ltd. Kilpatrick spearheaded the development of their business and operations in China in conjunction with their equity partner OmLog Asia Ltd. The company today is a major player in the supply chain of a number of Global Branded Fashion Retailers in China.

Born in 1962, Kilpatrick has both an MBA and Masters of Science in Operations Management from the Thames Valley University in London, England amongst other industry specific certifications. Speaker Profiles

Dr. Peter LAU Chairman and Chief Executive Giordano International Ltd.

Dr. Peter Lau serves as Chairman of Giordano International Ltd. Dr. Lau holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Alberta, Canada with partial credits in political philosophy transferred from Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada; an MBA from University of Calgary, Canada; a doctoral degree in Business Administration from Hong Kong Polytechnic University; and a Master degree of Buddhist Studies from the University of Hong Kong. Professionally, Dr. Lau is a qualified Canadian Chartered Accountant.

Listed since 1991 on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange under the code 709, Giordano International Ltd. is a leading apparel retailer serving the Asia-Pacific region, South Korea, India and the Middle East with 3,000 points of sales. Speaker Profiles

Mr. Anderson LEE Business Director, Hong Kong Non-Woven Group Vice Chairman, Sustainable Fashion Business Consortium

Anderson Lee joined Hong Kong Non-Woven in 2006 and became Business Director since 2010, a leading pioneer in polyester fiberfill insulation technology, introducing closed-loop manufacturing facilities since 1973 and chemical free low carbon manufacturing process since 1989.

Under Lee’s leadership, Hong Kong Non-Woven has tripled its net gain in three years through process re-engineering, system integration and strategic partnership re-alignment against the inflating market.

Lee is also Vice Chairman of the Sustainable Fashion Business Consortium. He is also a frequent speaker at apparel and sustainable forums. His active participation in sustainable activities includes the role of Director of the Hong Kong Intimate Apparel Industries’ Association, a voting member in the Outdoor Industry Association in the creation and piloting of the Eco Index since 2008, a voting member of Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) and External Subject Matter Expert for the Higg Index after the handover of the Eco Index to SAC, and also a steering member of the Global Recycle Standard Version 3 working group.

Lee actively promotes awareness amongst the industry through addressing Greenpeace’s ‘Dirty Laundry’ report, a panel speaker at the 2°C+ Water organised by China Water Risk, and a judge of Redress EcoChic Design Award 2012 in both Hong Kong and China.

Lee also steers a number of government-funded projects to foster coherence amongst innovators and contributors in Hong Kong and China in alignment with the 12th Five Year Plan. This includes a guidebook for SMEs to achieve triple-bottom-line through the Global Reporting Initiative, a Low Carbon Manufacturing Programme standard to provide effective carbon emission disclosure and reduction, and a train-the-trainer programme for the Higg Index. Speaker Profiles

Mr. Roger LEE CEO TAL Group

Roger Lee is CEO of TAL Group, aMr. world Gregory leader SO in Kam-leung,the production JP of innovative, high qualitySecretary men andfor Commerce women garments and Economic for the Development world’s leading brands, founded over sixty five years ago. Today,HKSAR TAL Government has over 25,000 employees with factories in Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia, China, Indonesia and Gregory Vietnam, So producing was appointed over Under 55 million Secretary pieces for ofCommerce apparel and annually. Economic TAL Developmentcurrently supplies in the one Government out of every of thesix HKSARmen’s shirts on 1 Junesold in 2008 the andUS market.appointed Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development on 28 June 2011. The CommerceTAL produces and Economic high quality Development shirts, blouses, Bureau pants is responsible knits and tailored for various suits policyfor renowned matters, brands including and Hongretailers Kong’s across external the US, commercial Europe and relations, Asia Pacific. inward Its investmentcustomers includepromotion, Ashworth, intellectual Banana property Republic, protection, Brooks industry Brothers, and Burberry,business support,Charles Tyrwhitt,tourism, Chico’s,consumer Dillard’s, protection, Dockers, competition, Eddie Bauer, information Gieves technology, & Hawkes, telecommunications,Givenchy, Hugo Boss, broadcasting, J.Crew, JCPenney, film-related Jones New issues, York, Joscreative A Bank, industries, L.L., andBean, the Nordstrom, development Patagonia, of innovation Septwolves, and technology, Talbots and etc. Tommy Hilfiger.

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Lee attained his Bachelor’s degree of Engineering from the Bristol University in England and his MBA, specialising in Strategic Management, from the Imperial College of the University of London. He is also an active member in a number of trade organisations in Hong Kong including the Hong Kong Government Textiles Advisory Board, Textile Council of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Textile and Clothing Training Board for Vocational Training. Speaker Profiles

Ms. Lilly LI Partner & Regional Leader Asia Trade & Customs KPMG Advisory (China) Ltd Guangzhou Branch

Lilly Li holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Business of Guangzhou Institute of Foreign LanguagesMr. and Gregory obtained SO her Kam-leung, Master’s degree JP in Business AdministrationSecretary in Victoria for Commerce University, and Australia. Economic Li Development is also a fellow member of CPA Australia CTA (HK). HKSAR Government

LiGregory is specialised So was appointed in China Under tax, transfer Secretary pricing for Commerce and customs and Economic advisory services.Development She in has the provided Government business of the and HKSAR tax advisory on 1 June services 2008 and to numerousappointed multinationalsSecretary for Commerce as well as andChinese Economic domestic Development companies on on 28 their June merger 2011. Theand acquisition,Commerce andcorporate Economic restructuring, Development cross Bureauborder transfer is responsible pricing, for outbound various investment,policy matters, supply including chain Hongintegration Kong’s and external IPO activities. commercial She relations, has developed inward ainvestment strong expertise promotion, in global intellectual transfer property pricing, protection, China direct industry tax and and indirect business tax, internationalsupport, tourism, tax and consumer customs protection, advisory services. competition, information technology, telecommunications, broadcasting, film-related issues, creative industries, and theIn the development area of customs of innovation and trade and advisory, technology, she has etc. assisted many clients in reviewing and improving their customs-related processes and compliance of processingBefore joining trade. the She Government, has also provided So was profession a practising support solicitor. to clients He has in theirserved customs previously valuation as Vice-chairmanaudit defense. of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong; a Board Member of the Hong Kong HospitalAs Authority; one of the a Council major Member considerations of Lingnan in crossUniversity; border a member supply of chain the restructuringCommission on exercises, Strategic Development; international tradeand a member model andof the customs Wong Tai duty Sin optimisationDistrict Council. has also been a key part of her advice to the clients. She has also actively led and participated in technical interflows with the respective customs offices in the areas of related party transfer pricing, customs verification audit and so on.

Li has been providing services to clients across a wide spectrum of markets, such as consumer market, automobile, property development, electric and electronics, airline and so on.

Li was admitted to Partnership with KPMG in 2005. Prior to KPMG, Lilly worked with the China Tax Bureau and Australia Tax Office in the areas of international tax administration, tax audit and transfer pricing. Speaker Profiles

Mr. Peter LIDDELL Partner, Management Consulting KPMG Advisory (China) Ltd.

Peter Liddell is a senior member of KPMG’s Global Supply Chain and Logistics Advisory leadership executive and has worked with clients across the Asia-Pacific region for the past 24 years, where he has helped them to enhance their operational and financial performance. He is a Management Consulting Partner residing in Shanghai, China.

Prior to moving to Shanghai, Liddell was the Australian Lead Partner for Supply Chain and Logistics Advisory Services for 12 years and his key areas of expertise include Supply Chain Management and Logistics Strategy, Network Design and Strategy, Procurement Advisory, Supplier Sourcing and Selection, Market Entry Strategy, Performance Measurement and Benchmarking, and Project and Change Management.

Liddell has worked with a range of clients across many industries with his key expertise in Consumer Products, Food and Beverage, Retail, Industrial Manufacturing, Health and Pharmaceutical, Automotive, Transport and Logistics sectors. Speaker Profiles

Mr. Willy LIN, SBS, MBE, JP Chairman, The Textile Council of Hong Kong Managing Director, Milo’s Knitwear (Intl) Ltd.

Willy Lin is Chairman of the Textile Council of Hong Kong, which comprises 12 major textiles and clothing associations that aim to foster the interests and support the development of the textile and apparel industry in Hong Kong and China.

Besides this, Lin is Chairman of both the Hong Kong Export Credit Insurance Corporation Advisory Board and the Hong Kong Shippers’ Council, two key non-profit organisations that have a mandate to look after the interests of Hong Kong manufacturers and traders. In this capacity, Lin is an active member of the Hong Kong’s Logistics Development Council and the Port Development Council, as well as Chairman of the Logistics Services Advisory Committee of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, representing the interests of shippers, exporters and traders in these government forums.

Lin is also Deputy Chairman of the Federation of Hong Kong Industries, and Honorary Chairman of the Hong Kong Exporters’ Association and the Hong Kong Knitwear Exporters and Manufacturers’ Association. A merchant by profession, he is also Managing Director of Milo’s Knitwear (Intl) Ltd. and Non-Executive Director of Top Form International Ltd.

In China, he is CEO of Futung Knitwear Ltd. and Director of Jiangxi Mei Hao Textiles Co., Ltd.

Lin is also Honorary Consul of the Slovak Republic to the Hong Kong SAR and the Macau SAR, and Honorary Trade Advisor to the Ministry of Commerce of Thailand. Speaker Profiles

Mr. Peter LIU Chairman, Human Capital Committee The American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong Managing Director Asianet International Executive Search

Asia Pacific’s leading executive searchMr. Gregory firm, AsianetSO Kam-leung, Consultants JP was founded and establishedSecretary in Hong for Commerce Kong 24 years and Economicago. It is Developmentalso a founding member of the International Executive Search FederationHKSAR (IESF), Government the world’s largest executive search group, with 130 offices in 40 different countries. Gregory So was appointed Under Secretary for Commerce and Economic DevelopmentPeter Liu’s in the workGovernment focuses of the on HKSAR serving on 1 globalJune 2008 apparel/footwear and appointed Secretarymanufacturers, for Commerce retailers and Economic logistics service Development providers on 28 in June their 2011. search The for Commercesenior executive and Economic positions. Development He has more Bureau than 20 is years’ responsible line management for various policyexperience, matters, which including includes Hong recruiting Kong’s seniorexternal positions commercial at Peninsula relations, Knitters, inward investmentan international promotion, sweater intellectual manufacturer property and protection, marketer basedindustry in and Hong business Kong; support,the President tourism, of Burlingtonconsumer Worldwide,protection, competition,the Apparel informationFabrics Division technology, of the telecommunications,largest textile company broadcasting, in the US; the film-related Main Board issues, Director creativeof TAL Apparel, industries, andone theof the development world’s largest of innovation woven garment and technology, manufacturers etc. and marketers; the Managing Director and Chief Representative of China for Betz Laboratory Inc., Beforea major joiningUS specialty the Government, chemical company; So was anda practising the Greater solicitor. China CountryHe has servedManager previously for DuPont as Teflon. Vice-chairman Prior to of joining the Democratic Asianet, Liu Alliance was fora consultant the Bettermentfor the Consumer/Industrial and Progress of Hong and SupplyKong; a Chain Board practicesMember of of the another Hong majorKong Hospitalinternational Authority; executive a Council search Member firm. of Lingnan University; a member of the Commission on Strategic Development; and a member of the Wong Tai Sin DistrictLiu Council. is currently Chairman of the Human Resources Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, prior to which, he was Chairman of the Apparel & Footwear Committee from 2003 to 2008 and served on the Chamber’s Board of Governors. He is also a government- appointed member of the Management and Supervisory Training Committee of the Vocational Training Council and was Chairman of a joint government/ industry-funded apparel innovation project.

He serves on the advisory boards of both the Prime Source Forum and the Department of Fashion and Apparel Studies at the University of Delaware, and is a founding partner of the Sustainable Apparel Initiative and a Fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Directors.

Liu holds an MBA from the CASS Business School in London and a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from the University of London. Speaker Profiles

Mr. Jürgen J. MAAS Special Representative of the Board of Directors Foreign Trade Association, Belgium

From 1962 to 1965, Jürgen Maas served as an Apprentice/Trainee at Kaufhof AG in Trier/Germany, after which he served two years in the German military.

In 1967, Maas was appointed Assistant Department Manager of Kaufhof AG in Kassel. The following year, he was appointed Department Manager Kaufhof AG in Mulheim/Ruhr. In 1972, Maas became the Owners’ Representative for Kaufhof AG in New York. In 1973, moving to Tokyo, Japan, Maas became Import/Export Representative for Kaufhof and, in 1976, became the Central Buyer for the company, returning to his home town of Cologne in Germany.

In 1982, Maas was appointed General Manager/CEO of Gemex Trading Ltd. in Hong Kong. In 1986, he was named a member of the Board of Metro International KG, responsible for the Buying Department Non Food, based in Düsseldorf, Germany. In 1990, he moved back to Cologne and was named a member of the Board of Kaufhof Holding AG. In 1996, Maas returned to Düsseldorf as a member of the Board of Metro Group Buying GmbH. In 2002, he became a member of the Executive Board of Directors of Metro Cash & Carry International GmbH and, in 2007, was appointed to a senior position at Metro AG.

Maas has also held such positions as President of the Foreign Trade Association (FTA) for the German Retail Industry and Vice President of the Foreign Trade Association, Belgium, and is a member of the Foreign Economy Advisory Council to the Federal Ministry of Technology and Economy. He is also a member of the Supervisory Boards of Kaufhof Warenhaus AG and Metro Cash & Carry Germany.

Maas was Vice President of the FTA until the end of November 2009, since then he has held the position of Special Representative of the FTA Board of Directors. Speaker Profiles

Mr. Ranjan MAHTANI Owner/CEO Epic Group

Ranjan Mahtani is originally from Mumbai where he obtained his educational qualifications.

He moved to Hong Kong in 1982 and spent two years in Hong Kong and Taiwan. He subsequently took Epic to Bangladesh in 1983 and was one of the pioneers as a foreigner who set up one of the largest buying offices in Bangladesh and later expanded into setting up his own manufacturing facilities in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Vietnam.

With over 30 years of experience in the apparel industry, Mahtani is currently owner and CEO of the Epic Group with manufacturing facilities in Vietnam and Bangladesh which supplies over 60 million garments to major retail chains in the US & Europe.

Mahtani is not only hands-on, passionate, but is also very connected with marketing, finance and manufacturing operations of the group and uses his experience to strategise the operations of Epic Group. Speaker Profiles

Ms. Marissa MAREN Business Development Director Busana Apparel Group

Marissa Maren develops new business opportunities and drives corporate strategy at Busana Apparel Group in Indonesia.

With over 22,000 employees across more than 25 sampling and production facilities, Busana’s senior management is highly focused on implementing initiatives that fuel innovation.

Busana Apparel Group is the largest manufacturer of woven garments in Indonesia.

The group has been exporting garments to the US and Europe for over 3 decades. Busana’s scope of production capability is wide, from technical outerwear to refined suiting to soft dressing.

Prior to working with Busana Apparel Group in Jakarta, Maren worked for several years with both Lehman Brothers and Barclays Capital in their investment banking divisions in New York, where she issued corporate bond and loan offerings.

Maren graduated with high honours from Tufts University, located in the greater capital region of Boston, Massachusetts. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree with a major concentration in mechanical engineering and a minor in entrepreneurial leadership. Speaker Profiles

Mr. Vijay MATHUR Acting Secretary General Apparel Export Promotion Council, India

Vijay Mathur, Acting Secretary General, prior to joining AEPC, has held various key positions in Maharashtra State Textile Corp. (a Government of Maharashtra Undertaking), National Textile Corp. MP Ltd., (a Government of India Enterprise) and J K Tyres Ltd (a premiere organisation of the JK Group).

He has organised more than 160 buyer-seller meets, exhibitions, delegation visits and participation of Indian firms in international exhibitions.

Mathur has successfully organised a Mega Textile and Clothing Show in South Africa during March 2009 and Mega Textile and Clothing Show in Tokyo, Japan.

On behalf of the Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, Mathur was associated with the organisation of Preparatory and Main Meeting of the Asia Pacific Textile and Clothing Industry Forum (ASPAC-TCIF) and third meeting of the India-EU Joint Working Group, held at New Delhi.

Besides this, he has also been actively associated with the organisation of TEX-SUMMIT 2007, held in Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. He has successfully planned the Session of the ITCB Conference in November 2007.

Mathur is a frequent key speaker on various industry issues in institutes of repute including the Amity International University, Noida & I.I.T. New Delhi and so on. Currently, Mathur is pursuing a PhD from the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade on Trade Policy.

Mathur attained an MBA and enjoys travelling. He has visited more than 20 countries. Speaker Profiles

Mr. Robert MCKEE Fashion Industry Strategy Director Infor

Robert McKee has more than 40 years’Mr. Gregory experience SO Kam-leung,of working in JP and with apparel, footwear,Secretary home textiles for Commerce and fashion and accessories Economic Development companies. He has hands-on experience sourcing apparel productsHKSAR around Governmentthe globe and was one of the first US apparel executives to start sourcing in China in the earlyGregory 80s. His So knowledge was appointed and skills Under span Secretary retail, sourcing, for Commerce manufacturing, and Economic and Developmentproduct development in the Government within the fashionof the HKSAR industry. on 1 June 2008 and appointed Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development on 28 June 2011. The CommerceMcKee andhas Economicheld a string Development of senior roles Bureau including is responsible Senior Vice for President various policyof Operations matters, atincluding O’Bryan Hong Brothers, Kong’s Inc.external an intimate commercial apparel relations, and lingerieinward investmentmanufacturer, promotion, Director intellectual of Sourcing property at Holloway protection, Sportswear, industry and Inc., business Vice support,President tourism, of Manufacturing, consumer protection, Sourcing competition, and Quailty information Control at technology, Bachrach telecommunications,Clothing, Inc., Vice President broadcasting, of Manufacturing film-related at issues,The Company creative Store, industries, and andVice the President development of Sourcing of innovation / Vice and President technology, of Materials etc. Management at Warnaco. McKee started his career in the industry in warehousing, production & inventoryBefore joiningcontrol, the production Government, planning, So wasand amanufacturing practising solicitor. at Hartmarx He has in served1972. previously as Vice-chairman of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong; a Board Member of the Hong Kong HospitalOver Authority; the years, a Council McKee Member has chosenof Lingnan and University; implemented a member 7 different of the Commissionenterprise management on Strategic solutionsDevelopment; while and working a member in operations of the Wong positions Tai Sin at Districtdifferent Council. fashion companies. In 1998, McKee joined Intentia International as Director for the Intentia Fashion Solution. When Intentia merged with Lawson Software in 2006, he became Industry Strategy Director for Fashion and has been driving the focus and direction of the Lawson Fashion solution including the acquisition of Freeborders PLM Software division in 2008. With the acquisition of Lawson completed in 2012, McKee has retained the same position with Infor.

McKee is a Purdue University educated economist, which has proven to be invaluable when working as a senior executive in the fashion industry and as an industry strategist.

Today, McKee is considered by many as an industry guru and is a well- known veteran of the industry and a regular speaker at industry events. He also has a blog hosted on the Just-Style.com site since early 2007. Speaker Profiles

Mr. Dennis MESEROLL Executive Director Tractus Asia Ltd.

Dennis Meseroll is a founding partnerMr. and Gregory director SO of TractusKam-leung, resident JP in Bangkok. He is responsibleSecretary for forTractus’ Commerce business and development Economic Development and corporate strategy advisory practice in Asia. HKSAR Government

GregoryDuring his So time was with appointed Tractus, Under Meseroll Secretary has spent for Commerce most of his and professional Economic Developmentcareer in Asia, in the which Government he has assisted of the HKSAR over 100 on 1 companies June 2008 and with appointed clients in Secretarythe real estate,for Commerce electronics, and Economic consumer Development goods, automotive, on 28 June and 2011. heavy- The Commercemanufacturing and industries, Economic as Development well as advised Bureau investment is responsible promotion for agencies various policyacross matters, Asia. including Hong Kong’s external commercial relations, inward investment promotion, intellectual property protection, industry and business support,His tourism, advice hasconsumer spanned protection, the areas competition, of corporate information strategy, technology, strategy telecommunications,implementation, site selection, broadcasting, partner film-related screening, mergersissues, andcreative acquisitions, industries, andnegotiations the development support, ofand innovation project management. and technology, In etc.addition to this advisory work, he has also managed the start-up of professional services, technical supportBefore and joiningmanufacturing the Government, operations So in Asia.was a practising solicitor. He has served previously as Vice-chairman of the Democratic Alliance for the BettermentMeseroll and is Progressalso on the of Hongadvisory Kong; board a Board of Site Member Selection of the Magazine Hong Kong and Hospitalthe faculty Authority; of CoreNet a Council Global, Member where of he Lingnan teaches University; site selection a member and foreign of the Commissiondirect investment on Strategic in Asia. Meseroll Development; has been and published a member in ofThe the Leader Wong, Taishared Sin Districtservices Council. and site selection, and strategy & business magazines, and has given presentations at numerous conferences on foreign investment, including events held by The World Bank, ASEAN Secretariat, CoreNEt Global, the Industrial Asset Management Council, and US China Business Connection.

After receiving his Bachelor’s degree in Geology from the Rutgers University, Meseroll spent a year as a Fulbright Fellow in Thailand completing research that would lead to his Master’s degree in applied/mineral economics from the Pennsylvania State University. Before starting Tractus, Meseroll spent four years running Asia Bio Systems (Thailand) Co., Ltd., a third-party, outsourced biomedical engineering firm, and served as Director of Corporate Strategy at the Booker Group PCL.

Meseroll is fully fluent in the Thai language and, while based in Bangkok, frequently travels to Tractus’ other offices and client sites in Asia, and to the US. Speaker Profiles

Mr. Ullhas NIMKAR Chairman and Managing Director NimkarTek Technical Service Pvt Ltd.

Ullhas Nimkar serves as Chairman and Managing Director of NimkarTek Technical Services Pvt. Ltd, an organisation that offers training & consultancy in ecological compliance issues to the textile, apparel and chemicals industry.

Nimkar is a Chartered Colourist, a fellow of the Society of Dyers & Colourists and the erstwhile founder of Texanlab Laboratories Pvt. Ltd., India’s premier textile testing laboratory providing advanced performance testing and RSL analysis in apparel, textiles, dyes and chemicals.

He was the first Vice President (India) of the Society of Dyers and Colourists in Bradford, the UK, a Silver Medalist and is currently Chairman of the India region of the Society.

The Textile Association of India has also conferred upon him an Honorary Fellowship (FTA) for his contribution to the indian textile industry. He has also been a member of the ASTM and the AATCC, professional bodies in the US.

Nimkar lectures extensively on ecological issues in textiles and other quality parameters. He was invited to present a paper at ITMA 2011 in Barcelona. He was also a special expert invitee to the Workshop International Ecological Textile Tracing Conference held in Istanbul and has attended the CDG International Workshop on Environmentally Oriented Textiles Industries held in Berlin in 1998. In October 2005, Nimkar was invited to present a paper at the 75th annual conference of the German Colorfastness Committee (DEK)

He has been a Managing Committee Member of the Textile Association of India, (TAI) and a member of the Governing Council of the Bombay Textile Research Association (BTRA). Nimkar is a former Hon. Technical Advisor to the Confederation of Indian Apparel Exporters (CIAe) Speaker Profiles

Mr. Alejandro Faes NORIEGA Director General LAFAN Servicios SA de CV

Alejandro Faes Noriega is currently Director General of LAFAN Servicios SA de CN. He has been involved in the textile industry since 1979 and has taken several presidential positions including Tejidos Ritex Textile, Santa Cristina Textile, Diseños Italianos Apparel, Grupo Aldin, Corporación Asturiana de Camisas, Lectra Systemes, Latin America, International Apparel Federation in 2004, National Apparel Manufacturers Association of Mexico and Head of Treasure for Confederation of Industrial Chambers – Mexico’s largest manufacturer association from 2002 to 2003.

Noriega was also members of significant associations, such as Member of the Board for the Bankers Club in Mexico 1983 to 1987, Member of the Board for Sewn Products Manufacturer Association 2004 to 2008, Member of the Board for Nacional Financiera - Mexico´s financial promoter bank and Member of the Board of INFONAVIT - Mexico’s largest housing development.

Noriega obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration at the Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico in 1982. Speaker Profiles

Mr. Andrew POLINS Vice President and Assistant Managing Director Dick’s Sporting Goods, Global Sourcing

Andrew Polins is Vice President and Assistant Managing Director of Dick’s Sporting Goods Global Sourcing office in Hong Kong. Dick’s Sporting Goods is the largest American specialty retailer of sporting goods and apparel in the US. Dick’s owns and operates 485 big box retail stores along with 90 Golf Galaxy stores throughout the country.

Polins began his career at The Children’s Place Retail Stores, holding several positions in their New Jersey headquarters and General Manager in their Shanghai sourcing office. He also served as Hardlines Merchandising Manager for Disney Stores, North America while it was owned and operated by The Children’s Place.

Polins has been an invited panelist at several events including ones sponsored by the US-China Business Council and Wharton Business School Retail Forum. He is a fluent Mandarin Chinese speaker and has lived in Beijing, Harbin and Shanghai before. He currently resides in Hong Kong. Speaker Profiles

Mr. Gregory SOMr. Kam-leung, Kenith POON JP Secretary forDirector, Commerce Purchasing and Economic & Supply Development Chain, Asia HKSARJohnson Government Controls

KenithGregory Poon So was is a appointed all-rounded Under business Secretary leader for working Commerce in a andCPO Economic capacity acrossDevelopment Asia within the cross-functional Government of the experience HKSAR on in 1 procurementJune 2008 and & appointed logistics, businessSecretary development, for Commerce marketing and Economic and finance. Development on 28 June 2011. The Commerce and Economic Development Bureau is responsible for various policyCurrently, matters, Poonincluding heads Hong the Kong’s group externalresponsible commercial for manufacturing relations, inwardsupply chain,investment project/indirect promotion, sourcing,intellectual procurement property protection, operations industry and and logistics business in a US$2support, billion tourism, Asia consumerBU. Poon alsoprotection, leads acompetition, global sourcing information & distribution technology, team responsibletelecommunications, for the sourcing, broadcasting, development film-related and procurement issues, creative of ODM/OEM industries, productsand the development for global distribution. of innovation and technology, etc.

PoonBefore is joining a key the member Government, of the Institute So was ofa Supplypractising Management solicitor. He (Pearl has Riverserved Delta) previously driving the as advancement Vice-chairman of ofsupply the chain Democratic as a profession Alliance and for the PRDBetterment as a global and Progress SCM hub. of Hong Kong; a Board Member of the Hong Kong Hospital Authority; a Council Member of Lingnan University; a member of the Commission on Strategic Development; and a member of the Wong Tai Sin District Council. Speaker Profiles

Mr. Manohar SAMUEL Joint President Birla Cellulose, Mumbai

Mr Manohar Samuel is currently Joint President of Global Business Development & Customer Service at Birla Cellulose, Pulp and Fibre Division of the Aditya Birla Group, a US$41 billion conglomerate.

He holds a Master’s degree of Technology and has been in the manmade fibre industry for the past 27 years, spreading over viscose, polyester, acrylic, nylon, cupro and polypropylene fibres.

He has widely travelled and has shared fibre developments and its benefits across the textile value chain in many international forums. He has instrumentally set up the Group’s Textile Research and Application Development Centre (TRADC), which is a one-stop solution provider for the textile industry.

Samuel has been actively engaged in various task forces for the textile industry, including Co-convener for Tech Textiles in the government’s National Fibre Policy, Co-chair of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry for medical textiles, Team Member for the Textile Industry Committee for the 12th five year plan, and the Research Advisory Boards including SASMIRA. Speaker Profiles

Mr. Peter SHAY Founder and Managing Director Third Generation Capital Ltd.

Peter Shay has over 30 years of experience in commercial and investment banking and apparel manufacturing industries in Asia. In 2004, Shay established Third Generation Capital (TGC), a boutique advisory which focuses on M&A and strategy for firms in the fashion, retail and sourcing sectors. TGC is one of the leading sell-side M&A advisors operating in Asia today.

Shay began his career in the international division of Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co. in New York, rising to Vice President being in charge of multinational corporate client relationships at the bank’s Hong Kong branch.

From 1989, Shay concentrated his talents into the apparel sector in Hong Kong, serving as a buyer/manager for the Asian operations of New York outerwear importer, Paramount Apparel, supervising all aspects of the Asian garment industry supply chain.

In 1994, Shay returned to banking to establish a branch for Chemical Bank (later merged with Chase Manhattan) in Shanghai. In 2000, he moved to the Investment Banking Group of the newly merged JP Morgan Chase in Hong Kong. Prior to founding TGC, Peter was Managing Director and Head of JP Morgan’s Asian multinational client practice in 2004.

Shay is a graduate of the Brandeis University and studied Chinese in a university in Taiwan. He is fluent in Mandarin Chinese, and is a CFA charterholder. Speaker Profiles

Ms. Jenny SIM Vice President, Global Sourcing Foot Locker, Inc.

Jenny Sim is currently Vice President of Global Sourcing for Foot Locker Inc., a public listed New York based leading global retailer of athletically inspired shoes and apparel that operates 3,367 retail stores in 23 countries in North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand and 40 franchised stores in the Middle East and South Korea.

Sim is a Singaporean who heads the Hong Kong-based Global Sourcing office. In this capacity, she has executive accountability to the New York corporate office for strategic sourcing of vendors for their apparel and accessories business and the successful implementation and enforcement of its corporate standards for social, security and environmental compliance in factories approved by the company.

Sim is a strong advocate for collaborative and strategic partnership based on core values of ethical sourcing, quality and speed-to-market. She believes in investing in supplier relationships that share common interest in being ethical and responsive to market requirements.

In this regard, she takes various approaches, such as taking personal interest in meeting with chief executives of their partnering vendor companies; reinforcing the company’s sourcing requirements and expectations, frequent visits to factories, organising vendor conferences and actively promoting win- win efforts that contribute to supply chain activities under her portfolio.

In the past 17 years working with Foot Locker, she has held several different portfolios with increasing executive responsibilities. These included Regional Finance Controller for Asia, Director of Capital Planning at the New York corporate office and Vice President, Finance and Strategic Planning of Global Sourcing and Team Edition Apparel. She brings a unique blend of both financial and executive perspective as well as a personal passion for ethical sourcing. Speaker Profiles

Mr. Ben SIMPFENDORFER Managing Director Silk Road Associates

Ben Simpfendorfer is Managing Director & Founder of Silk Road Associates, a strategy consultancy based in Hong Kong. His firm partners with a range of multinationals and financial institutions on developing strategies for the Asia and Middle East markets, as well as assisting middle-sized firms to enter the region for the first time.

Simpfendorfer is the former Chief China Economist for Royal Bank of Scotland and Senior China Economist for JPMorgan. He is also the author of The New Silk Road, published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2009.

Simpfendorfer speaks Arabic, Cantonese, and Mandarin. He has lived in Hong Kong for over a decade, but started his career in the Middle East, living in Beirut and Damascus. He writes a regular column for FT.com’s Beyond BRICs and is a member of CNN’s Globex20.

Simpfendorfer also works with Global Strategic Associates assisting cross-border investments between China and the Middle East. He is also an advisor to RHT Partner’s Asia-GCC fund activities and to the China Energy Fund. Speaker Profiles

Mr. Gregory SO Kam-leung, GBS, JP Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Gregory So was born in 1958. He was appointed Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development of the fourth term Government of the Hong Kong SAR on 28 June 2012. The Commerce and Economic Development Bureau is responsible for various policy matters including Hong Kong’s external commercial relations, inward investment promotion, intellectual property protection, industry and business support, tourism, consumer protection, competition, information technology, telecommunications, broadcasting, film- related issues, creative industries, development of innovation and technology and so on.

So joined the third term Government of the Hong Kong SAR on 1 June 2008 as Under Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, and was appointed Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development on 28 June 2011.

Before joining the Government, So was a practicing solicitor. He previously served as Vice Chairman of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong, Board Member of Hong Kong Hospital Authority, Council Member of Lingnan University, Member of Commission on Strategic Development, and member of the District Council of Wong Tai Sin District. Speaker Profiles

Mr. Silvano STORTI General Manager & CEO Europrogetti Srl

After years of experience in trading of chemicals, technical consultancy, management & optimisation of existing industrial waste water treatment plants from 1980 to 1985, Silvano Storti set up his own company in 1985, focusing on designs and construction of biological treatment plants, research and development of new technologies for water recovery.

Storti was mandated by the Government of Tamil Nadu to design and manage the implementation of “zero discharge” of nine consortium plants for the treatment of textile wastewater in India, the scope of the project was the recovery of discharged water and other chemicals (such as Sodium Chloride) and their reuse in the same textile industrial process. In China, the government mandated Storti to design and manage the construction of Shao Xin water plant, the biggest biological plant in the world. Designed to treat a flow of 300.000 m³/day of waste water coming from an industrial textile consortium.

In Europrogetti Srl, Storti continues to investigate on the recovery of water with ultrafiltration, reverse osmosis and nanofiltration plants. The scope is the application of innovative technological solutions in the field of industrial (textile, food and paper) and civil waste water treatment, in order to maximise water and salts recovery rate and minimise management costs at the same time.

Until now, Storti has designed and discovered more than 400 plants for industrial discharged water treatment and reused in various industrial sectors. Speaker Profiles

Ms. Daniela SUTER Head of Sustainability, Near/Non-Food and Specialised Markets Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund, Switzerland

Migros are the biggest retailer in Switzerland, founded 1925 by Gottlieb Duttweiler. Its turnover in 2011 was 24.9 Mrd. CHF, with a total of 623 supermarkets and specialised markets. Traditionally a food company, the Migros Non Food Organisation has grown considerably over the last decades.

Daniela Suter trained in logistics, held various posts in textile companies from 1976 to 1993. She then joined Migros in 1994 as Product Manager for children’s knitwear.

From year 2001 to 2011, Suter became Head of Category Management Apparel and Footwear. In 2011, she chaired the new position as Head of Sustainability Near Non-Food and Specialised Markets.

Suter is a holder of the Swiss Federal Certificate for Sales Manager and is a Marketing and Sales Manager and CSR Professional certified by the HSG University St. Gallen in 2005 and 2012. Speaker Profiles

Ms. Debra TAN Director China Water Risk

Debra Tan heads the China Water Risk team and was responsible for the build out of China Water Risk portal for ADM Capital Foundation. She has given numerous talks, moderated and participated in panel discussions and conferences around water issues in China to investors and corporates.

Tan started her career in finance, spending over a decade as a chartered accountant and investment banker.

Tan has lived and worked in Beijing, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, London, New York and Singapore. She left banking to explore her creative side. She has then pursued her interest in photography and within a year had her first solo exhibition sponsored by a global bank.

Tan also ran and organised hands-on philanthropic and luxury holidays for a small but global private members travel network and applied her auditing, financing and photography skills in the field for various charitable organisations and foundations. Speaker Profiles

Ms. Janice WANG CEO Alvanon Group

Janice Wang is Chief Executive Officer of the multinational Alvanon Group which is widely recognised as the global fashion industry’s leading provider of apparel sizing and fit consultancy and development tools.

Wang is the third generation of a family rooted in the apparel industry. Her grandmother Beatrice Chen set up a children’s wear manufacturing business in Hong Kong, Sterling Products Ltd in 1957. Wang’s father, Dr. Kenneth Wang, MBE, joined the family business in the late 70s and went on to expand manufacturing and sourcing facilities into 7 countries. In 2001, Dr. Wang founded Alvanon, as he recognised the value and commercial potential of developing ‘realistic’ fit forms and applying body shape consultancy to fashion development. Wang joined Alvanon in 2002 as its CEO having started her career in the family business and honing her business skills with such high profile organisations as Chase Manhattan Bank, Texwatch Inc., and industry giant Li & Fung Ltd.

Under her leadership Alvanon has embraced the most advanced 3D body scanning and consultancy innovations attracting top-tier, seasoned experts to the company and transforming it from a mannequin-focused company to a full service, integrated solutions company dedicated to fit excellence. Wang is currently driving the company’s growth through a series of new consumer focused sizing applications.

Wang graduated from the Barnard College, the Columbia University in New York with a double degree in Economics and East Asian studies. In 2006. she was shortlisted in the UK for both the Businesswoman of the Year Award and the Woman of the Future Award. She lives in Hong Kong with her husband and young daughters. Speaker Profiles

Dr. Aung WIN Vice Chairman, Myanmar Garment Manufacturers Association Managing Director, Maple Trading Co., Ltd.

Since 2002, Dr. Aung Win has been Vice Chairman of the Myanmar Garment Manufacturers Association. He has been involved in the garment manufacturing and export business (cutting, making and packing) since 1996. Dr. Win is also Managing Director of Maple Trading Co., Ltd.

Dr. Win’s active involvement in the industry made him a member of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry and the Myanmar Industrial Association, and President of the Myanmar HIDA (The Overseas Human Resources and Industry Development Association) Alumni Association.

Dr. Win graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. Speaker Profiles

Dr. Gerhard WOLF Head of Technical Service Europe, Performance Chemicals for Leather BASF

Dr. Gerhard Wolf studied at the Universities of Erlangen and Münster, Germany and obtained a doctorate in 1989. He then joined the Central Research laboratories of BASF SE. Dr. Wolf joined the leather department in 1994 and was at first responsible for the development of training agents, retraining agents and auxiliaries.

In 2002 Dr. Wolf took over a marketing and communication position in the leather department. In 2004 he became the head of the Global Technical Competence Center, responsible for technical services of BASF globally.

Dr. Wolf is well-known in the global leather industry for numerous papers, patents and lectures, covering the entire spectrum of leather topics. Speaker Profiles

Dr. Samuel WONG Senior Technical Director, Greater China Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Services

Dr. Samuel Wong is Senior Technical Director of Greater China at Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Services (BVCPS), responsible for all technical matters and market development in Greater China. He has more than 15 years of hands-on technical experience in safety, regulatory and quality assessments of consumer products. He is also experienced in environmental testing and system evaluations relating to quality, environmental and GMP.

Dr. Wong graduated from the University of Hong Kong with a Bachelor’s degree of Science in Chemistry and a Master’s degree of Philosophy in Medicinal Chemistry. He gained his Master of Science /PhD degrees in Polymer Sciences with interest in biological macromolecules of distinct mechanical properties from the Cornell University at Ithaca, New York. He held also a research position in bio-engineering at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Speaker Profiles

Mr. Pat-nie WOO Director, Central Textiles (Hong Kong) Ltd. Chairman, Sustainable Fashion Business Consortium

Pat-nie Woo is a Director of CentralMr. Gregory Textiles (HongSO Kam-leung, Kong) Ltd, JP an innovation leader in Secretarythe textile forfield. Commerce and Economic Development HKSAR Government Under Woo’s leadership, Central Textiles actively promotes sustainable developmentGregory Soin the was textile appointed and apparel Under Secretary industry. forCentral Commerce Textiles and was Economic the first DevelopmentAsian manufacturer in the Government in the textile ofand the apparel HKSAR industry on 1 June to issue 2008 a and sustainability appointed Secretaryreport under for Commerce the Global and Reporting Economic Initiative Development (GRI) guidelines on 28 June in 2011. 2008 The and Commercehas continued and issuing Economic reports Development annually ever Bureau since. is Central responsible Textiles for has various won policynumerous matters, environmental including Hong awards Kong’s in recent external years commercial including relations,the Gold inwardAward investmentin 2011/12 promotion,Hang Seng intellectual Pearl River property Delta Environmentalprotection, industry Awards and under business the support,1+1+1 (One tourism, Factory consumer – One Yearprotection, – One competition, Environmental information Project) programmetechnology, telecommunications,advocated by Hang Seng broadcasting, Bank and the film-related Federation issues, of Hong Kongcreative Industries. industries, and the development of innovation and technology, etc. Woo also serves as Chairman of the Sustainable Fashion Business ConsortiumBefore joining(SFBC) the in HongGovernment, Kong. He So shows was a his practising passion solicitor.in promoting He hasthe servedadoption previously of sustainable as Vice-chairman practices in the of industry the Democratic across the Alliance fashion forsupply the Bettermentchain, from andraw Progressmaterial ofsuppliers Hong Kong; to spinners a Board and Member all the of way the Hongto garment Kong Hospitalmanufacturers, Authority; retailers a Council and Member designers. of Lingnan Woo is University; determined a member to see SFBCof the Commissionbecome an on agent Strategic of change, Development; making and the a industrymember moreof the consciousWong Tai Sin on Districtenvironmental Council. and social issues.

Through Central Textiles and SFBC, Woo has steered an industry-wide initiative to introduce more sustainable business models into the fashion supply chain. He often speaks at major conferences in Hong Kong as well as in China, Europe and the US and has promoted the sustainability efforts of Asian manufacturers as well as helping to develop a partnership approach between the buyers and the suppliers. In recognition for his work in sustainability, Woo was awarded the Young Industrialist of the Year Award from the Federation of Hong Kong Industries in 2009.

Other posts that Woo holds include Chairman of the Hong Kong Cotton Spinners Association, General Committee member of the FHKI, Board member of the International Cotton Association, Board member of the Textile and Clothing Training Board of the Vocational Training Council, and Board member of the Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles & Apparel.