Audience: Open industry. All apparel and footwear industry professionals, regardless of AAFA membership, are encouraged to participate.
Description:
Nobody likes wet clothes, but thanks to modern advancements with performance fabrics, there is more our clothes can do to keep us dry. During this webinar, UL's subject matter experts will go through the advancements with performance fabrics, explaining how they work and how they are evaluated.
Attendees of this webinar will hear about:
- Overall moisture management.
- Water proofing and breathability.
- Water and liquid repellency.
Speaker:
Steven Mansfield
Sr. Director of Softlines Testing
Consumer Testing Laboratory (CTL) - A UL Company
Steven Mansfield serves as the Sr. Director Softlines Testing for Consumer Testing Laboratories within UL’s Consumer and Retail Services Division. Steven’s responsibilities include the management of all testing areas within the Softlines Laboratory. Steven has an extensive 30 years of experience in textile manufacturing covering all areas; such as yarn spinning, knitting, weaving, dyeing, finishing, cutting, sewing, quality control, and testing. Steven has worked for Consumer Testing Laboratories for 16 years utilizing his past experience to turn client testing opportunities through root cause analysis into value solutions for clients.
Moderator:
Nate Herman
Senior Vice President, Supply Chain
AAFA
Nate Herman oversees AAFA’s government relations department, managing the association’s lobbying, policy, and regulatory affairs activities. Nate leads AAFA’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) program, formulating and implementing CSR policy and representing AAFA and the industry on CSR issues before governments, NGOs, and other key stakeholders. Nate also leads the association’s work on sustainability, transportation, logistics, and customs issues. In addition, Nate develops all apparel and footwear industry data and statistics as AAFA's resident economist. Prior to joining AAFA, Nate worked for six years at the U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration assisting U.S. firms in entering the global market. Nate spent the last two years as the Department's industry analyst for the footwear and travel goods industries. Nate received a Masters of Public and International Affairs from the University of Pittsburgh in 1994 and a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and Economics from the University of Delaware in 1992.
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