6th ISTANBUL FASHION CONFERENCE
PROGRAMME
9 May 2013 Thursday 1st. Day
08:30-09:00 Registration & Welcoming
09:00-09:30 Opening Speeches
Cem Negrin – President of TGSD
* Hayati Yazıcı – Minister of Customs and Trade
* Egemen Bağış - Minister for EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator
09:30-10:15 Jonathan Akeroyd -Alexander McQueen President & CEO
Colin McDowell - Famous Fashion Journalist and Historian
Sponsored by WOOLMARK
10:15-11:00 Economy Session
Moderator : *Prof. Dr. Kerem Alkin - Bloomberg HT Economy Director
Belkıs E. Alpergun - COFACE Insurance Company Board Member, General Manager
* Cevdet Akçay – Head Economist of Yapi Kredi Bank
11:00-11:30 Coffee Break
11:30-11:45 Marsha Powell - Turkey Program Director of Cotton Council International and Cotton Incorporated
11:45-12:30 Sourcing Session
Moderator : Esra Ercan Taşören - Spring Near East Manufacturing Board Member, General Manager
James Brown - Sainsbury’s Apperal Director
Adam Creasey – Debenhams Trading Director Global Sourcing
Sponsored by LENZING
12:30-14:00 Lunch / Networking
14:00-14:15 * Zafer Çağlayan – Minister of Economy
14:15-14:45 * Giuseppe Miroglio - CEO of the Italian Group Miroglio
14:45-15.15 Angelo Mazzone – Technical Product Manager at Giorgio Armani
15:15-16.00 Export forever? Retailing forever? Or both together?
16:00-16:10 STYLE SHOOTS Session
Maurits Teunissen – Style Shoots CEO and Founding Director
16:10-16:15 NEBİM
16:15-16:45 Coffee Break
16:45-17:30 Fashion and Trends Session
Carola Seybold - PANTONE EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa)
Area Director
Catriona MacNab - WGSN Creative Chairman of the Board
* Chiara Ferragni - Blogger
10 May 2013 Friday 2. Day
10:00 – 11:00 B2B Meetings
Producers and buyers come together with appointment system platform
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break
11:30 – 12:30 B2B Meetings
Producers and buyers come together with appointment system platform
12:20 – 13:30 Lunch / Networking
13:30 – 15:30 B2B Meetings
Producers and buyers come together with appointment system platform
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 – 18:00 B2B Meetings
Producers and buyers come together with appointment system platform