{"id":48875,"date":"2025-04-30T11:46:08","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T11:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atp.pt\/?post_type=atp_event&#038;p=48875"},"modified":"2025-05-16T10:12:45","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T10:12:45","slug":"iaf-spring-conference-22-05-2025-14h30-17h30","status":"publish","type":"atp_event","link":"https:\/\/atp.pt\/en\/eventos\/iaf-spring-conference-22-05-2025-14h30-17h30\/","title":{"rendered":"IAF Spring Conference &#8211; 22\/05\/2025 &#8211; 14h30-17h30"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/atp.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IAF-Spring-Meeting-Save-the-Date-683x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atp.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IAF-Spring-Meeting-Save-the-Date-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/atp.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IAF-Spring-Meeting-Save-the-Date-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/atp.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IAF-Spring-Meeting-Save-the-Date-768x1152.png 768w, https:\/\/atp.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IAF-Spring-Meeting-Save-the-Date.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>P R O G R A M M E<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Keynotes &amp; Presentations (2:30 PM \u2013 3:30 PM)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Cem Altan, President of IAF<br><\/strong><em>\u201cManufacturers as Innovators: Adding Value Beyond Production\u201d<\/em> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>M\u00e1rio Jorge Machado, President of EURATEX and ATP<br><\/strong><em>\u201cPortugal\u2019s Innovation in Manufacturing\u201d<\/em> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lutz Walter, Secretary General, Textile ETP<br><\/strong><em>\u201cDigital and Manufacturing Technology Innovation in the Apparel Industry\u201d<\/em> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Q&amp;A Session (15 min)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Panel Discussion (3:30 PM \u2013 4:15 PM)<br>Topic: <\/strong><em>US Tariffs and the Great Disruption of the Global Trading Order<\/em><br>           Effects on our industry, perspectives from across the globe<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Cem Altan<\/strong> IAF President, TCMA Vice President, T\u00fcrkiye<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dirk Vantyghem<\/strong> Director General&nbsp;Euratex, Brussels<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sanjay Jain<\/strong> Group CEO PDS Ltd, India<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cao Jiachang<\/strong> IAF Vice President, President of China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Textiles, China<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Fernando Pimentel<\/strong> IAF Vice President, President of Abit, Brazil<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Justin Huang<\/strong> President Taiwan Textile Federation, Chinese Taipei<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Moderator:<\/strong> Matthijs Crietee, Secretary General, IAF<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Coffee Break (4:15 PM \u2013 4:30 PM)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Panel Discussion (4:30 PM \u2013 5:15 PM)<br>Topic: <\/strong><em>Smarter Collaboration, Stronger Business: Can Brands &amp; Manufacturers Thrive Together?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Brad Ballentine<\/strong>, CEO, MAS ACME USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Laura Koedijk<\/strong>, Sustainability Manager, Studio Anneloes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Helder Rosendo<\/strong>, Business &amp; Innovation Consultant<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Moderator:<\/strong> Matthijs Crietee, Secretary General, IAF<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Closing Remarks (5:15 PM \u2013 5:30 PM)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Register <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/T46sruLyhLpe3rKp8\" title=\"\">HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sponsor:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mind.pt\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/atp.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/logo_MIND_300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48919\" style=\"width:204px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Media Partner:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jornal-t.pt\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/atp.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/logo-T.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48325\" style=\"width:100px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-48875","atp_event","type-atp_event","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/atp.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/atp_event\/48875"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/atp.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/atp_event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/atp.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/atp_event"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/atp.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48875"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}