ASW Marketplace, launched on 2 December, has seen the positive start with panel discussion, workshops and other sessions today, while there are a lot of promising sessions scheduled for 17 December.
The Day 2 will see another panel discussion on theme ‘Preferred Supplier in The New Normal’ which will explain the new premise and shifted basic needs of the global sourcing process in the COVID-19 world.
Speakers will be industry’s renowned stakeholders such as Mridula Lall, Global Sourcing Manager, Indiska; Alpana Razdan, Country Manager, Falabella; Venky Nagan, Group CEO, Asmara Group; Anika Passi, Global Sourcing Expert and Sanjay Thakur, Sourcing Director, Ethical Sourcing.
The panel discussion can be joined registering at below mentioned link –
https://app.swapcard.com/event/asw-marketplace/planning/UGxhbm5pbmdfMjc5MjIz
Next to this session is scheduled a workshop named ‘Speed to Market with Technology’ which will be headed by Gunish Jain, CEO, BlueKaktus.
Gunish, who has over 22 years of experience in the fashion industry, will be sharing his valuable insights into how a critical combination of technology and innovation can achieve faster speed to market in the apparel business.
Join in here to know how: https://app.swapcard.com/event/asw-marketplace/planning/UGxhbm5pbmdfMjc5MjI0
The third session on the second day will be ‘WGSN’s SS/22 Forecast for Men’s, Women’s and Kids’ that will be taken care of by Puneet Dudeja, who is the Sales Director – South Asia at WGSN.
Puneet will explore one of WGSN’s Trend Concepts for SS 22 – Euphoric. Also under discussion are Future Drivers 2023, wherein WGSN identifies seven global drivers that will reshape the macroeconomic and business landscape in 2023, and provides key strategies that businesses can action today for future success.
Join the discussion here: https://app.swapcard.com/event/asw-marketplace/planning/UGxhbm5pbmdfMjc5MjI1
The last session of the day will be ‘New Directions in Sourcing’ which will be led by Anindya Ray, EVP and Chief Sourcing Officer Arvind Lifestyle Brands Limited.
Since all aspects of the fashion supply chain have taken a hit and seen shifts in the last 1 year, as the retail industry goes tipsy-turvy, and sourcing is no different, Anindya will talk about how sourcing in fashion is evolving and what will be some of the key changes that the industry will see/can expect to see over the next few years in the sourcing cycle. Adjustments need to be made and made fast as the future is here; in fact the future is now.
The session can be attended by registering here: https://app.swapcard.com/event/asw-marketplace/planning/UGxhbm5pbmdfMjc5MjI2