Posted July 11, 2017

 

The Southern Textile Association’s annual Summer Marketing Forum will take place on August 16 at the Textile Technology Center, Kimbrell Campus in Belmont, N.C.

 

Under the theme, “PULLING TOGETHER: Uniting a Diverse Value Chain for Success,” the half-day program features a six speakers from various segments of the textiles and apparel sector.

 

Topics and speakers include:

 

"Branding Creating Desire"

Shane Cooper, founder, president & chief sockologist,

DeFeet International

 

"How 3D Body Scanning is Changing the Retail Environment"
David Bruner, chief technology officer
Size Stream, LLC

"Changing Consumer and Market Dynamics: Threat or Opportunity?"
Elaine Harris, president
Breakthrough Technologies Group

"Trump Trade Policy: Opportunities and Challenges"
Jane Johnson, manager, Government Relations
Unifi Manufacturing, Inc.

"M&A Trends in the Apparel Industry"
Matthew Tingler, director
Robert W. Baird & Company

"Reimagining Waste to Strengthen Communities and the Environment"
John Bradburn, global waste reduction manager
General Motors

 

Jim Booterbaugh, president of National Spinning Co., Inc., will moderate, as he has every year since this forum started more than a decade ago.

 

If you need a hotel room the night of Tuesday, August 15th, rooms are available at the Hampton Inn Belmont @ Montcross, 820 Cecilia Alexander Drive, Belmont, NC at the rate of $129 plus tax, call 704-825-6100 to make a reservation, be sure and reference Southern Textile to get the group rate. Rooms are also available at the Hampton Inn, 530 East Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., in uptown Charlotte, NC at the rate of $159 plus tax, click this link to make a reservation. Rooms are limited so, you are urged to make reservations promptly.

 

To view the agenda, please click here. To register, please click here.

 

Source: Southern Textile Association

STA’s Summer Marketing Forum set for August 16 in Belmont, N.C.