2024 pro:Americas Annual Conference 

May 19 - 21 | Biltmore Hotel, Coral Gables

Registered Attendees

abuzz global,  LLC

• Lynne Sprugel, Founder and CEO

• Roger Consuegra, VP of Latin America
• Robert Hallett, VP GRS-Global

Alvanon

• Fred Magner, Regional Director, Americas

Apex Mills  ^{SILVER SPONSOR}

• Molly Kremidas, Business Development
• Clelia Parisi, Senior Fabric and Market Research Analyst

Antex Mills/Guru Knits

• Aaron Tavdi, VP Guru Knits

bluesign technologies ag

• Kevin Myette, Director, Global Brand Services
• Jesse Rosenstein, Director of Business Development, NA

Botao Moda

• Patricio Galindo, Project Leader 
• Carlos Vaca, Americas Business Development Director

Buhler Quality Yarns

• Hans Noe, Export Manager

Cascade Management

• Jim Chi, Principal

CHT Group

• Craig White, Global Brand & Retail Management - Americas Head

Coats American

• Alfredo Romo, Global Accounts - Apparel

Cofaco Industries SAC

• Fernando Ugarte, Commercial Director

Computer Generated Solutions

• Paul Magel, President
• Michael Penchansky, VP, Global Business Development, Manufacturing Solutions

Confexsa

• Roberto Bequillard, President

Consultant

• Deborah Richert, Lead

Contempora Fabrics

• Ron Roach, President
• Alex Whitley, VP of Sales

Copen United

• Marc Shevrin, President Western Hemisphere
• Avi Chamiel, CEO

Cotswold Industries Inc

• James McKinnon, CEO
• Jeffrey Penner, Global Marketing Manager

Crowley Logistics ^{PLATINUM SPONSOR}

• Bob Goldenberg, Vice President, Commercial
• Don Hire, Sr. Director Business Development

CS America

• In Tae Joo, President/CEO
• Kicheon Paik, Managing Director

CS Central America

• Francisco Mendieta, Sales Director

Cupid Intimates

• Godofredo Banegas Pineda, Director of Sourcing
• Ken Langston, SVP of Operations

Darlington Fabrics

• Jack Boyd, Director of Business Development
• Carol Gross, Director of Apparel Sales

Datatex

• Shannon McCarthy, Vice President of Business Development - Americas

DenimFWD

• Carlos Arias, CEO

Dept of Commerce/OTEXA

• Jennifer Knight, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Textiles, Consumer Goods & Materials
• Kayla Johnson, International Trade Specialist

DeSales Trading Company

• Michael Murray, Vice President

DeSL ^{SILVER SPONSOR}

• Pam Peale, VP Global Sales and US PLM Operations

DNY Innova Textile Consulting

• David Sasso, President

eTextiles Communications

• Devin Steele, Publisher

Elevate Textiles

• Caitlyn Holt, Director of Sustainable Product Innovation and Marketing for Cone Denim

FIGS

• Linda Tiberi, Vice President, Product integrity

Finotex

• Carlos Alvarado, General Manager - Honduras

Finotex USA

• Andres Yidi, VP Administration & Finance

Flexico

• John Crisco, VP Sales & New Business Development
• Jaime Campos, Sales & Business Development

Fracht North America ^{SILVER SPONSOR}

• Hady Jawhar, Vice President of Sales
• Jenifer Liles, Global Sales Director

Gap, Inc

• Joe Cuervo, Director of Strategic Mill Management - Americas

George C Moore

• Andy Dreher, Division President
• Elisa Torres, Sales and Marketing Manager

Gerson and Gerson, Inc

• Barbara Zeins, President

GK Textiles

• Luis Mejia, COO - Apparel
• Emmy Vela, Corporate Commercial Manager

Go Global Retail

• Jeff Streader, Founder and Managing Partner

Gribbin Strategic

• Ed Gribbin, CEO

Grupo M/CODEVI

• Joseph Blumberg, General Director
• Anibal Capellan, Director

Hamrick Mills

• Jim Hopkins, Director Sales and Marketing

Henderson Sewing Machine Co. Inc.

• Frank Henderson, President

Interloop North America

• Heather Wilson, VP Sales & Marketing

Jockey International, Inc

• Brent Kuschewski, Senior Sourcing Specialist - Western Hemisphere Sourcing
• Anton Zenon, VP Western Hemisphere Sourcing, Quality

Kaltex America

• Hebe Schecter, President

Kim Macaulay Associates, Inc.

• Kim Macaulay, President

King Zipper USA

• Luis Brandwayne, CEO

Lear Corporation

• Lindsay Money, Director of Sales

Lectra

• Carlos Sarmiento, Commercial Director Mexico and Centra America

Lenzing

• David Adkins, Commercial Director Americas

Maersk  ^{PLATINUM SPONSOR}

• Roberto Carlos Alvarizaes, Integrated Sales Manager North Central America
• Andrea Casanova, Account Manager
• Mariana Dezan, Head of Intra-Americas Sales, DTS - USA
• Sara Dias, Head of Contract Product Management
• Cesar Gomez, Global Client Manager
• Alex Lopez O'Bryan, Head of Market

MMI Textiles, Inc

• Amy Bircher Bruyn, CEO & Founder

MMH Sales and Sourcing

• Martha Miller Hopkins, Founder

Monarch Knitting Machinery Corp

• Kevin Mcclure, Technical Services Manager
• Craig Pernick, CEO
• Bart Temperville, CFO
• Renato Vitulano, International Sales

Naia™, from Eastman ^{PLATINUM SPONSOR} 

• Ana Costa, Commercial Manager, Textiles EMEA & AMERICAS 
• Rosa Del Valle-Phillips, Regional Account Manager

NATco

• Howard Kurdin, Senior Vice President

Navis TubeTex

• Will Motchar, President/CEO

Nilit America, Inc.

• Chris Persson, Regional CCO - North America

Onward, LLC

• Randall Harward, Founder

Parkdale Mills

• Andy Long, VP Sales & Marketing - SpunLab

Parkdale/UTEXA

• Ana Torres, Regional Sales Manager

Pinehurst Manufacturing, Inc.

• Matt Anglemeyer, COO
• Justin Jones, CEO

Port Everglades  ^{SILVER SPONSOR}

• Jean Elie, Assistant Director Business Development Division 

QST Industriies Inc

• Elizabeth Rodriguez, Regional Sales Manager
• Isabel Rodriguez, Account Executive

RC2 Sales Consulting, LLC

• Jill Coleman, Principal Owner

r-pac International Corp

• Sergio Larios, Regional Managing Director, Central American, Mexico & Caribbean

R R Textile Inc.

• Rajul Modi, President

Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A.

• Nicole Bivens Collinson, International Trade and Government Relations Practice Leader

SanMar Corporation

• Jorge Colindres, Senior Director of Manufacturing

Seaboard Marine, Ltd  ^{PLATINUM SPONSOR}

•  Maggie Martinez, VP - Specialized Accounts Sales

Shimmy Technologies Inc.

• Sarah Krasley, CEO & Founder

Sierra Textile Raw Material  ^{SILVER SPONSOR}

• Adrian Hernandez, CEO

SPESA

• Michael McDonald, President

Superior Group of Companies

• Jay Ogburn, Vice President Supply Chain
• Charles Sheppard, Senior Vice President Supply Chain

Swisstex Direct

• Keith Dartley, President

Tengiva

• Annie Cyr, CEO

Textiles Opico S.A. de C.V.

• David Ha, CEO
• Juan Zighelboim, President

Textil Del Valle S.A. BIC

• Juan Cordova, CEO

The Variable Agency

• Joe Parrish, Co-Founder

• Naomi Sasaki-Whalen, Threads Uniform Agency

Unifi Mfg. Inc.  ^{SILVER SPONSOR}

• Chad Bolick, Vice President - Brand Sales
• William Mebane, VP, Direct Sales
• Brian Moore, EVP & President
• John Garris, Central America Sales Manager

USLC

• Lukman Allimohamed, COO
• Edward Hannah, Director of Marketing

Waste Management, Inc.

• Raymond Randall, Sr Manager, Textiles - Sustainability Growth Systems

Winnitex Group

• Yvonne Wai, Chief Sales & Marketing Officer

World Textile Sourcing

• Luis Antonio Aspillaga, Founder & CEO
• Rodrigo Lines, Commercial Director

Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production (WRAP)

• Avedis Seferian, President & CEO
• Monica Escobar-Hertzoff, Head of Operations for Latin America WRAP

WWA Advisors, LLC

• Walter Wilhelm, Chairman

YKK  ^{SILVER SPONSOR}

• Jon Gutierrez, National Account Representative-Jeans & Workwear Pants

AAPN

• Tony Anzovino, President
• Lynsey Jones, Executive Director
• Sue Strickland, AAPN Emerita
• Mike Todaro, AAPN Emeritus