AAFA EXECUTIVE SUMMIT
March 3 - 5, 2020
Conrad Washington, DC

Agenda

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Tuesday, March 3

1:30 – 2:30 PM
REGISTRATION & WELCOME REFRESHMENTS
Grand Ballroom Foyer, Level 2
Sponsored by Inspectorio, Inc., RSM US LLP, and Sunrise Technologies

2:30 – 2:35 PM
WELCOME REMARKS 

Adam Shapiro, Anchor, Yahoo Finance

2:35 – 3:10 PM
AAFA LEADERSHIP TOWN HALL

Gary Simmons, Director, Intradeco Apparel, Inc., AAFA Chairman
Colin Browne, Chief Operating Officer, Under Armour, Inc., AAFA Vice Chairman
Sarah Clarke, EVP, PVH Supply North America, PVH Corporation, AAFA Secretary
Steve Lamar, President and CEO, AAFA
Moderator: Adam Shapiro, Anchor, Yahoo Finance

3:10 – 4:00 PM
STRATEGIC & GLOBAL RESET: BIG CHANGES IN BUSINESS

Erik Peterson, Partner and Managing Director of A.T. Kearney’s Global Business Policy Council & Senior Advisor at the Center for Strategic and International Studies
Introduction by Adam Shapiro, Anchor, Yahoo Finance

4:00 – 4:10 PM
LEADERS CIRCLE PRESENTATION
David Klein, Cofounder and President , Inspectorio Inc.
Introduction by Adam Shapiro, Anchor, Yahoo Finance
4:10 – 4:45 PM
BUILDING A BETTER TOMORROW, TOGETHER

Kellie Davies Brown, Owned Brand Sourcing & Development, Target Corporation
A fireside chat hosted by Steve Lamar, President and CEO, AAFA

4:45 – 5:00 PM
CLOSING REMARKS

Adam Shapiro, Anchor, Yahoo Finance

5:00 – 6:30 PM
OPENING RECEPTION
Falling Flowers Gallery, Level 2, Conrad Hotel
Sponsored by Bureau Veritas and Impactiva

Wednesday, March 4 

8:30 – 9:15 AM
BREAKFAST & NETWORKING
Grand Ballroom Foyer, Level 2
Sponsored by Gerber Technology

 
EYE ON THE ENVIRONMENT: the day will focus on environmental stewardship and socially responsible manufacturing
9:15 – 9:55 AM
CORPORATE STRATEGY FOR A NEW TOMORROW

Morten Lehmann, Chief Sustainability Officer, Global Fashion Agenda
Introduction by Steve Lamar, President and CEO, AAFA

9:55 – 10:30 AM
THE INDUSTRY NEEDS A NEW SUPPLY CHAIN

Kurt Cavano, Founder, CEO, Impact investor, Technology and Supply Chain Evangelist
Harsh Saini, Executive Vice President, Group Sustainability, Government Affairs, Fung Group
Moderator: Gary Simmons, Director, Intradeco Apparel, Inc., AAFA Chairman

10:30 – 11:00 AM
INVESTING IN SUSTAINABLE APPAREL AND FOOTWEAR

Henrik Jones, CEO, Buckhill Capital
Introduction by Gary Simmons, Director, Intradeco Apparel, Inc.,
AAFA Chairman

11:00 – 11:30 AM
NETWORKING BREAK
11:30 – 12:10 PM
KNOW THE PLAYERS

Brittany Burns, Director of Strategy & Development, Fashion for Good
Morten Lehmann, Chief Sustainability Officer, Global Fashion Agenda
Amina Razvi, Executive Director, Sustainable Apparel Coalition
Moderator: Steve Lamar, President and CEO, AAFA

12:10 – 12:45 PM
CAN YOU HEAR IT? THE CONSUMER IS TALKING

Tommy Caldwell, Climbing Ambassador, Patagonia
Introduction by Avi Garbow, Environmental Advocate, Patagonia, Inc.

12:45 – 1:45 PM
LUNCH
Grand Ballroom A&B, Level 2
Sponsored by Elevate Textiles and Newtimes Group
1:45 – 1:55 PM
LEADERS CIRCLE PRESENTATION
Tracey Walker, Senior Director, Internal Client Services, RSM US LLP
1:55 – 2:45 PM
THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY
Thomas H. Caudle, Jr., President and Chief Operating Officer, Unifi
Dr. Jesse Daystar, Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer, Cotton Inc.
Stacy Flynn, CEO and Founder, Evrnu
Moderator: Avi Garbow, Environmental Advocate, Patagonia, Inc.
 
 
2:45 – 2:50 PM
RECAP: KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM OUR EYE ON THE ENVIRONMENT

Avi Garbow, Environmental Advocate, Patagonia, Inc.

2:50 – 3:20 PM

NETWORKING BREAK
Grand Ballroom Foyer, Level 2
Sponsored by Super Dry

3:20 – 3:30 PM
LEADERS CIRCLE PRESENTATION
Cem Item, Senior VP, Global Business Development, Sunrise Technologies
3:30 – 4:30 PM
TURN OUT TO VOTE

Peter Beinart, Contributing Editor for The Atlantic and CNN Political Contributor, Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Middle East Peace, Professor of Journalism & Political Science at City University of New York
Introduction by Deepak Das, SVP, Marketing, Visionet Systems, Inc.
Conversation with The Next Generation: Peter hosts a fireside chat about politics, fashion, and business featuring Ben Burstein, Student, University of Pennsylvania's Wharton Business School, and Bridget Gribbin, Co-Founder and Principal- Corcoran Strategies .

 
4:30 – 4:45 PM
OFFICER INDUCTION

Steve Lamar, President and CEO, AAFA

6:00 – 6:20 PM
BUS DEPARTURE from the Conrad
Buses will depart from the ground level lobby at the New York Avenue entrance
The first bus will depart at 6:10 PM

6:30 – 9:30 PM
CLOSING DINNER: A Private Evening at the SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL AIR & SPACE MUSEUM 
Sponsored by Cotton Incorporated and Visionet Systems Inc.

9:15 - 10:00 PM
BUS RETURN to the Conrad


Thursday, March 5

DEPARTURE

*Speakers/time subject to change