Audience:
Open industry. All apparel and footwear industry professionals, regardless of AAFA membership, are encouraged to participate.
Description:
The weight of highly customized, complex, and closed solutions limit brands and manufacturers from innovation – yet continuous innovation is needed for product, business processes, and collaboration.
Openness, agility, and flexibility are necessary to respond to increasingly demanding consumers who expect transparency, quality of product, and quality experiences. These challenges can be opportunities to exceed and differentiate by empowering your thought leaders.
Siemens, Mendix Low Code SaaS is the Future of Fashion PLM. The future is now.
Attendees of this webinar will learn:
- How to eliminate the disconnects between Design / Development / Commerce.
- How to enable Omni Experience internally and externally.
- Ways to facilitate innovation with a visual first interface.
Speakers:
Suzanne Kopcha
VP of Strategy
Siemens Digital Industries Software
Suzanne is the VP of Strategy at Siemens Digital Industries Software, prior to that she was the VP of Consumer Products & Retail Industry. Prior to joining Siemens Software in 2015, Suzanne was a highly regarded leader at Procter & Gamble for 25 years, where she served in diverse roles across the organization, including in corporate strategy.
Theresa Dailey
Global Portfolio Developer
Siemens Digital Industry Software
Theresa is the Global Portfolio Developer for the Consumer Products Industry at Siemens Digital Industry Software. Theresa has a vast experience in the different software solutions for Fashion, Retail, Apparel and Footwear. Theresa led the design of the portfolio solutions for this industry at Siemens.
Rene Tusveld
Director of Business Development
CLEVR
Rene is the Director of Business Development at CLEVR, a Mendix partner. CLEVR is a partner specialized in the development of Low-Code / No Code solutions with the Mendix platform for a variety of industries including Fashion, Apparel and Footwear.
Moderator:
Beth Hughes
Vice President, Trade and Customs Policy
AAFA
Beth Hughes is responsible for supporting the association's efforts on international trade and customs issues. Beth oversees AAFA’s Trade Policy Committee, as well as AAFA’s Customs Group. Before joining AAFA, Beth served for six years as senior director, international affairs at the International Dairy Foods Association. Beth earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science at George Washington University and received a Master of Arts in international affairs from Florida State University.