Apparel Online India Magazine March 1st Issue 2019

March 15-16, 2019 ITC Gardenia, Bengaluru REGISTER TODAY www.apparelsourcingweek.com SEMINARS' SCHEDULE Day 1: 15th March 2019 THE GO-TO DESTINATIONS... Where & Why? 11:15 am to 12:10 pm This session will have expert speakers unfold the strengths of Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, India and Vietnam as viable sourcing destinations. Jasdeep Sahota, MD, Gravity House Tanuja Sinha Roy, South Asia Head, JCPenney Hande Diltemiz, Regional Country Head, Prod., H&M Venky Nagan, Group CEO, Asmara Shirish Srivastava, Head Sourcing - Apparel, Puma Manu Ahuja, SVP, Li & Fung Anika Passi, Country Manager, Warehouse Group THE FUTURE OF FASHION RETAIL IN INDIA – The Challenges and Opportunities WINNING AT E-COMMERCE... Balance Online & Offline Manufacturing VENDOR SESSION – Requirements of Sourcing for Indian Retail by Reliance Trends 12:40 pm to 13:35 pm 15:45 pm to 16:40 pm 16:40 pm to 17:30 pm Experts of Indian retail will talk about the challenges and opportunities in fashion retail, as also product categories that are growth segments, consumer demographics and changing preferences that are/will influence Indian retail. With the retail scenario now becoming omni-channel, it is very important for manufacturers to gear up their systems and manufacturing capabilities to supply both bricks & mortar and online stores. The session will also address the growth potentials and challenges from a retailers perspective. Reliance Trends Ltd., the apparel & accessory specialty format of the Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), India`s largest private sector company was conceived with a vision to deliver fashion, selection and quality of products and experience at great prices to its consumers. Reliance Trends has more than 300 stores across the length and breadth of the country. With presence in more than 160 cities, Reliance Trends today is India’s largest fashion destination, selling 2 lakh garments a day! Devangshu Dutta, Chief Executive, Third Eyesight Sharad Venkta, CEO, Toonz Retail India Pvt. Ltd. Shital Mehta, CEO, Max Fashions Nikhil Mohan, Founder & Director, Blackberrys Manish Mandhana, CEO, Being Human Clothing Vivek Mehta, CEO, Mas Brands Anita Dongre, CEO, House of Anita Dongre Krishna Dorai, Managing Director, VF Brands Vipul Mathur, CEO, MUFTI Nathasha Kumar, Founder and CEO, Vajor Suman Chowdhury, Co-founder and Director, Clovia Anurag Rajpal, Founder and CEO, Avinde Narender Kumar, Creative Director, Amazon Vikas Purohit, CEO, Tata Cliq Rohiet Yadav, Ex-Director Sourcing, Myntra Rajesh Lalla, VP Sourcing, Reliance Trends Day 2: 16th March 2019 VENDOR SESSION – Requirements of Sourcing for Indian Retail by Myntra Jabong India RE-ENGINEERING SOURCING – Sourcing Strategy for Indian & International Retailers and Brands in India EASE OF FASHION IMPORTS Steer your way through Logistics, Banking, Customs and Visa RETAIL TECHNOLOGY TRENDS – Driving Smart Retail and Sourcing with New Technology in 2019 14:10 pm to 15:00 pm 15:05 pm to 16:00 pm 11:15 am to 12:00 pm 12:05 pm to 13.05 pm Myntra operates as a standalone brand under Flipkart ownership, focusing primarily on "fashion- conscious" consumers. By 2014, when Flipkart acquired Myntra, its portfolio included about 1,50,000 products of over 1,000 brands, with a distribution area of around 9,000 pincodes in India. The online giant has exlusive sourcing rights for many of the brands on its platform including celebrity brand HRX. In September 2017, Myntra negotiated the rights to manage Esprit Holdings’s 15 offline stores in India. A panel discussion on the products, quantities, sourcing strategies and delivery expectations of both the Indian and International brands sourcing for Indian stores focus on new challenges and also growth areas like Opportunity Buying. Professionals and experts handling imports and exports will identify and address the pain points, and also provide advice to manufacturers looking at working with India on the Dos and Don’ts of exporting to India. Issues specific to Logistics, Banking and Customs to be discussed. The session will talk about the technologies that are supporting retail growth and making the industry more organised with technologies like AI/Data Analytics, Twin Digital, AR and VR. Neetu Jotwani, VP- Sourcing & PD, Myntra Mohit Dhanjal, Director Retail, Raymonds Limited Nidhi Dua, Country Manager, Marks & Spencer India Wicrant Gambhir, Head of Sourcing, Jockey Ajay Chablani, Head of Buying/Merchandising, Future Group Mohit Mathur, Senior VP, Sourcing Landmark Yogesh Choudhary, VP-Production/Sourcing, Gini and Jony Ltd. Purvi Joshi, VP Sourcing, Being Human Ramesh Ramalingham, AVP, Sourcing Operations, Arvind Brands Neeraj Nagpal, Customer Care Associate and President – Brands, Shoppers Stop Naagendra Sriniwasa, Head Supply Chain & Sourcing, Raymonds Limited E. S Shankar, MD, Synergy Logistics Ashish Gujral, Manager Finance, Aditya Birla Capital Nisha Taneja, Professor & Project In-charge, ICRIER Prabir Jana, Professor, NIFT, Apparel Resources Robert Lobo, Consultant, AI Applications, Venture Partner at Z Nation Lab Sanjay Sinha, India / SA Leader, IBM Watson Ankur Dinesh Garg, President & CEO, Hotify & Co Day 1&2: 15-16th March 2019 TREND FORECAST – Workshop on Spring/Summer'20 by Fashion Snoops The 1-hour workshop by Ms. Melissa Moylan, VP, Creative Director - Womenswear at Fashion Snoops and a recognised expert in trend forecasting, is centred on S/S’20 Women's/Men’s trend forecast. The workshop will deep dive into the essential trends, key apparel items, patterns, graphics, materials, design details, colour and colour combos. 2 Apparel Online India 14:30 pm to 15:25 pm This would give the audience a solid idea about their product direction including takeaways relevant to designers/manufacturers/exporters/ brands. Also, it would give them a clear insight of forecast and the connection with culture and product development.

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