The MAGIC Marketplace | SOURCING at MAGIC | August 2010 Seminar Series

Presented By: SOURCING at MAGIC | August 16, 17, 18, 19, 2010 | The MAGIC Marketplace | August 2010 Seminar Series

Expert Insight from Top Fashion Industry Professionals

Connect with top fashion industry experts at MAGIC’s August 2010 Seminar Series to gain strategies for improving all aspects of your business. Seminars are complimentary to all registered attendees.

For a complete seminar calendar, please click here.

Monday, August 16, 2010

	1:00 PM I Las Vegas Convention Center North Hall 2nd Floor, N261
Fall-Winter 2011-12 Global Forecast & Color Immersion An in-depth review of major ladies and men’s themes featured in the Fashion Snoops Trend Gallery. Each theme will be expanded into color expressions, key items, materials and prints/patterns. An essential guide to making accurate color choices for the season.

Speaker:

Lilly Berelovich
President & Chief Creative Officer
Fashion Snoops

3:30 PM I Las Vegas Convention Center
North Hall 2nd Floor, N259

Apparel Magazine’s 4th Annual
Excellence in Sourcing Summit

A panel of leading sourcing veterans discuss global sourcing challenges and best practices, plus an executive analysis of Apparel’s 2010 “Sourcing in Excellence Study,” conducted in partnership with leading consulting firm Kurt Salmon Associates.
Registration at www.apparelmag.com is complimentary for qualified apparel and retail executives.

Presentation:		Alan Pincus Sr. Manager Kurt Salmon Associates
Moderator:		Tony S. Ward Principal Kurt Salmon Associates
Panelists:		Soo-Ah Landa VP Sourcing & Technical Design Disney Parks Rick Horwitch VP, Solutions Business Development & Marketing Bureau Veritas Jim Lunney VP Western Hemisphere Sourcing Distribution & Manufacturing Jockey International Doug Tepper Senior Director Production & Sourcing Soma Intimates

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

	10:00 AM I Las Vegas Convention Center North Hall 2nd Floor, N259
Fashionable Sustainability What Does It Mean for Brands and Retailers? Major fashion brands are making their fashion mark by integrating sustainable practices into their business models. Industry experts examine the bottom line impact of manufacturing on the lives of workers as well as the environment.

Moderator:		Tom Travis Managing Partner Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg
Speakers:		Christian Griffin-Kemp Chief Mission Office EDUN (founded by Ali Hewson and Bono) Steve Diblasi VP of Manufacturing Laneir Clothes, a division of Oxford Industries

	10:45 AM I LAS VEGAS CONVENTION CENTER North Hall 2nd Floor, N261
WGSN Trend Edit: Spring/Summer 2011 and Beyond WGSN presents the must-have items for the women’s and young contemporary market for Spring/Summer 2011 and analyzes key consumer attitudes that will impact your business for 2012. WGSN will also preview its signature macro-trends for the Autumn/Winter 2011/12 season.

Speaker:

Sally Lohan
West Coast Content Director
WGSN

	11:00 AM I Mandalay Bay Lagoon Rooms G, H, I
Viewpoint: Men’s Spring 2011 European Designer Collections A front-row seat to the Men’s European designer shows in Milan and Paris, covering the most important details in color, textiles and silhouettes from the world’s leading designers.

Presentation:

David Wolfe
Creative Director
Doneger Creative Services

	11:30 AM I Las Vegas Convention Center North Hall 2nd Floor, N259
Managing Your Sourcing Risks: From Cotton to Compliance in Your Global Strategy How to handle risks that can disrupt your sourcing options. Speakers examine topics including planning for fluctuations in cotton prices, building partnerships with key vendors and managing global compliance.

Moderator:		Julia Hughes President U.S. Association of Importers of Textiles and Apparel
Speakers:		Peter Gabbe EVP & COO Carole Hochman Design Group Mark Messura Sr. V.P. Global Supply Chain Marketing Cotton Incorporated Richard Coyle Industry Consultant

	12:00 PM I Mandalay Bay Lagoon Room F
Spring 2011 Menswear Trend Essentials & Fall 2011 Preview Trend Essentials is a not to be missed review of the most influential men’s, young men’s, denim, streetwear and accessories trends for Spring 2011. The presentation will also offer a preview of Fall 2011.

Speaker:

Lilly Berelovich
President & Chief Creative Officer
Fashion Snoops

	1:00 PM I Las Vegas Convention Center North Hall 2nd Floor, N259
Protecting Consumers While Protecting Your Brand: A Consumer Product Safety Update The new Consumer Protection Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) has imposed new safety requirements on all consumer products. Industry experts examine the impact the CPSIA, California Prop 65 and other product safety issues have on your business.

Moderator:		Rick Horwitch Vice President, Solutions Business Development Bureau Veritas
Speakers:		Barbara Kavanagh Vendor Relations Hot Topic, Torrid and ShockHound Rebecca Mond Government Relations Manager American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) Tom Travis Managing Partner Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg

	1:30 PM I Las Vegas Convention Center North Hall 2nd Floor, N261
Social Marketing: Strategies for Customer Engagement, Product Research & Online Sales Top retail marketing professionals discuss the overall evolution in social media marketing, how to create meaningful online engagement with customers and how to effectively generate online sales.

Speakers:

Macala Wright Lee
Principal
Fashionably Digital Los Angeles

Crosby Noricks
Sr. Social Media Strategist
PR Couture

Daniela Zeltzer
Director of Marketing
XCVI Clothing

Carolyn Coles
Digital Culture and Innovation
Lululemon Athletica

	2:30 PM I Las Vegas Convention Center North Hall 2nd Floor, N259
India Sourcing Benefits from a World Leader India has been a center for textile and apparel production for many centuries and continues to supply the world’s leading brands and retailers. Panelists discuss India’s capabilities, give an update on social compliance and quality issues, and share their experience with India’s major players.

Moderator:		Tom Travis Managing Partner Sandler, Travis and Rosenberg
Speakers:		Premal Udani Chairman AEPC (Apparel Export Promotion Committee of India) Steve Diblasi VP of Manufacturing Lanier Clothes, a division of Oxford Industries Vinod Kumar Softlines National Sales Manager for India SGS Consumer Testing Service

	3:00 PM I Las Vegas Convention Center North Hall 2nd Floor, N231
What’s Next For Spring 2011 & Forward Women’s Trend Forecast A lively look at the forces driving fashion forward: lifestyle shifts, consumer profiles, marketing directions, and color, fabric & design trends.

Speaker:

David Wolfe
Creative Director
Doneger Creative Services

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

	10:30 AM I Las Vegas Convention Center North Hall 2nd Floor, N254
The Social Commerce Revolution: What Does It Mean for You and Your Customers? Social Commerce is fundamentally changing the way that consumers interact and engage with your brand. Learn more about this online revolution and how it can be used to gain competitive advantage for your business today and in the future.

Speaker:

Sukhinder Singh Cassidy
CEO
Polyvore.com

	11:00 AM I Las Vegas Convention Center North Hall 2nd Floor, N261
Spring 2011 Womenswear Trend Essentials and Fall 2011 Preview Exclusive review of the most influential contemporary ladies, junior, denim and accessories trends for Spring 2011 and a sneak peek into F/W 2011.

Speaker:

Lilly Berelovich
President & Chief Creative Officer
Fashion Snoops

	11:30 AM I Las Vegas Convention Center North Hall 2nd Floor, N259
Sourcing from Emerging Locations While China remains the largest producer of apparel, key sourcing and policy executives will talk about their experience developing successful sourcing strategies from emerging locations.

Moderator:		Julie Hughes President U.S. Association of Importers of Textiles & Apparel
Speakers:		Mark D’Sa Senior Director for Sourcing and Production The Gap Ruth Sommers Founder/Owner NOI Solutions LLC Katherine Stein Intl. Business Developement SGS Consumer Testing Service Roger Mayerson Sr. Account Executive New Generation Computing

	12:00 PM I Las Vegas Convention Center North Hall 2nd Floor, N254 Note: Time May Change
Where’s the Next China? Sourcing executives are looking at new countries and regions of choice for their production. Explore the new global horizons for production.

Speaker:

Josh Green
CEO
Panjiva.com

	12:30 PM I Las Vegas Convention Center North Hall 2nd Floor, N261
Fall/Winter 2011/2012 The “Wonder” of Color Engage in the colorful world of wonder for F/W 2011-12 and connect with what really inspires and excites you so can recreate that same feeling on the selling floor.

Speaker:

Laurie Pressman
Vice-President Fashion, Home + Interiors
Pantone LLC

	1:00 PM I Las Vegas Convention Center North Hall 2nd Floor, N259
Fashion Forward: Key Business Trends for a New Decade From the impact of globalization, social media marketing, new technologies impacting product development, supply chain and sales to sustainable/green initiatives. What will your fashion business need to implement to succeed?

Moderator:		Walter Wilhelm President/Chief Executive Officer Walter Wilhelm Associates LLC
Speakers:		Carlos Arias President Denimatrix, Guatemala, a division of PlainsCotton Cooperative Association (PCCA) Bill Palmer President Activate Media Groups Jennifer Pritchard VP Sourcing Chico’s

	2:00 PM I Las Vegas Convention Center North Hall 2nd Floor, N261
Design, Develop and Produce How to Go from Sketch to Retail in 60 Minutes The seminar will emphasize on how to manufacture your line domestically for less then it would cost you overseas and how to source the right contractors in the city you live in.

Speaker:

Liza Deyremenjian
Co-Founder and CEO
Afingo.com

Seminars are complimentary for registered attendees.

To see a list of all seminars please click here.

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