Apparel Online Vietnam Magazine February Issue 2019 | Page 2

SYNOPSIS OF SEMINARS
The Go-To Destinations...
Where & Why?
knowledge sharing
and networking
platform to
engage visitors
and exhibitors at
ASW 2019
As the D-Day for Apparel
Sourcing Week draws
nearer, the planned
seminars and workshops
are taking final shape.
Visitors and exhibitors alike
can expect many thought-
provoking sessions that will
set ASW apart from other
B2B platforms seen in the
industry. Coming from the
stable of Apparel Resources,
which has the reputation of
being a knowledge provider
to the industry as also a
bridge between the buying
and manufacturing sides of
the fashion business, ASW
has the right credentials to
excite participants.
ASW, the two-day event
being held on 15-16 March
2019 at ITC Gardenia,
Bengaluru, will witness a sea
of activities with 6 prolific
seminars – 3 on each day,
besides 2 Trend Forecast
workshops and 2 one-on-
one vendor sessions, which
will be added attractions.
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This session will have expert speakers unfold
the strengths of Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, India
and Vietnam as viable sourcing destinations.
Speakers like Siddiqur Rahman, President,
BGMEA; Vivek Mehta, CEO, Mas Holdings;
Ranju Mahtani, Chairman, Epic Group; and
Harkirat Singh, MD, Woodland will share their
experience of working in various countries
and the advantages with respect to products,
logistics, price, services etc. that one can find
in the various sourcing destinations.
Winning at E-Comm: The Right
Strategy for Growth
With the retail scenario now becoming
omnichannel, it is very important for
manufacturers to gear up their systems and
manufacturing capabilities to supply to both
bricks-&-mortar and online stores. Suman
Chowdhury, Co-founder & COO, Clovia
and Nathasha AR Kumar, Founder & CEO,
Vajor.com will share their online journey to
success while speakers from Flipkart and Amazon
will update the audience on how to get online.
Ease of Fashion Imports/Exports:
Steer Your Way Through
Logistics, Banking and Customs
Experts from retail who have the experience of
fashion global business in the supply chain side
will unveil the dos and don’ts of exporting to
India. Issues specific to logistics, banking and
customs shall be discussed. Interesting names
for this session include Ajay Chablani, Head of
Buying/Merchandising, Future Group; Neeraj
Nagpal, President, Brands, Shoppers Stop;
and Yogesh Choudhary, VP Production and
Sourcing, Gini & Jony.
The Future of Fashion Retail
in India: The Challenges and
Opportunities
Leaders of retail business like Mohit
Dhanjal, Director Retail, Raymond Limited;
Manish Mandhana, CEO, Being Human;
Abhishek Ganguly, MD, Puma India to
name a few, will define the growth and
opportunity areas in Indian fashion retail.
These will entail the products that are growth
segments, consumer demographics and
changing preferences that are/will influence
Indian retail.
Sourcing Shake-Up: Sourcing
Strategy for Indian & International
Retailers and Brands in India
A panel discussion by industry heads like
Nidhi Dua, Country Manager M&S India;
Wicrant Gambhir, Head of Sourcing, Jockey
India and Hande Diltemiz, Regional Country
Manager Production, H&M, will encapsulate
details about the products, quantities, sourcing
strategies and delivery expectation of both the
Indian and International brands sourcing for
Indian stores.
Driving Smart Sourcing with
New Technology in 2019
This special session will have presentation from
companies that have technologies supporting
retail growth and are making the industry more
organised like AI/Data Analytics/IBM Watson/
Twin Digital. Speakers include Gunish Jain, CEO,
Blue Kaktus; Ankur Dinesh Garg, President
& CEO, Hotify Inc.;Tadanori Ueno, Manager,
Knitting, Shima Seiki; and Robert Lobo, running
his own consultancy in AI application for
Retail Sourcing.
Trend Forecast Workshop by
A one-hour workshop each day by Ms. Melissa Moylan, VP, Creative at Fashion Snoops and a
recognised expert in trend forecasting, will be 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. 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 about forecast and its connection with culture and product
development.
One-On-One Vendor Sessions by
Special vendor sessions will be held by Rajesh Lalla, Vice President, Reliance Trends Limited and
Neetu Jotwani, Vice President, Sourcing & PD, Myntra Fashion Brands, Myntra Jabong India Pvt.
Ltd. Both these companies are among the top targeted retailers for manufacturers looking to work
in the Indian retail market. Reliance Trends, the apparel & accessory specialty format of Reliance
Industries Limited (RIL), has more than 300 stores across the country selling 2 lakh garments a day.
On the other hand, Myntra operates as a standalone brand under Flipkart ownership, focusing
primarily on ‘fashion-conscious’ consumers with a portfolio of about 1,50,000 products of over
1,000 brands, with a distribution area of around 9,000 pin codes in India.
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