Apparel Conference of the Americas
June 5-7, 2006
Crowne Plaza Hotel and Conference Center
Managua Nicaragua

Hosted by
ProNicaragua
and
The American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA)
The American Apparel Producers' Network (AAPNetwork)
Caribbean Central American Action (CCAA)
The Sewn Products Equipment Suppliers of the Americas (SPESA)
The Textile/Clothing Technology Corporation [TC]²

 


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MetroCentro Intercontinental


TENTATIVE AGENDA - THE APPAREL CONFERENCE OF THE AMERICAS a/o 3/13/06

Monday, June 5

7:00-12:00pm                            Opening Reception

 

Tuesday, June 6

8:00-9:00am                              Registration, Coffee

 

9:00- 9:40am                             Opening Keynote

Opening comments: Juan Carlos Pereira, ProNicaragua

Set the theme: George N. Derhofer, Senior Vice President, Global Operations, Imagewear (Invited), introduced by Kevin Burke, AAFA

 

9:40- 10:40am                           Regional Business Modeling


10:40-11:00am                          Coffee Break

 

11:00-12:30pm                          Existing Regional Cycle Times: A straw man of the best-case/worst-case range of days from order to direct-store 

 

12:30-1:45pm                            Lunch, Crowne Plaza Convention Center

 

1:45-3:00pm                              A Twill Regional Supply Chain Panel: Production and also Product Development cycle times


3:00-3:20pm                              Coffee Break

 

3:20-4:45pm                              An Activewear Regional Supply Chain Panel


Adjourn

6:00-7:00pm                              Networking Reception

7:00pm- 9:00pm                        Dinner, Crowne Plaza Convention Center

 

Wednesday, June 7

8:30 – 9:00am                           Registration, Coffee

 

9:00-9:40am                              Opening Keynote: Political Landscape


9:40-11:00am                            The Region’s Infrastructure: Roads, Ports, Customs, Banks and Energy


11:00-11:20am                           Coffee Break

 

11:20 – 12:30pm                        Fabric: The Key to the Region


12:30 – 1:45pm                          Lunch

 

1:45-2:15pm                              TPL’s in Nicaragua


2:15-2:45                                   WRAP Certification Update


2:45-3:45pm                              Accelerating Technologies


3:45pm- 4:00pm                        Conference Wrap-up

 

Adjourn