New ITMALive Series Features Textile Industry Trending Topics
02 November 2021: The second season of ITMAlive, a content series created to support the ITMA exhibition is launched recently. Comprising four industry discussions, the new ITMAlive series seeks to offer deeper discussions amongst industrialists on trending topics affecting the global textile and garment industry.
The discussions are based on ITMA 2023’s overarching theme of Transforming the World of Textiles and its focused areas: advanced materials, automation and digital future, innovative technologies, and sustainability and circularity.
Charles Beauduin, Chairman of ITMA Services – organiser of ITMA 2023, commented, “This new season follows last year’s Forging Ahead amidst a Pandemic series which consisted of interviews with 8 prominent leaders of textile and garment industry companies that had remained agile and resilient during the global coronavirus crisis.”
Each of the ITMAlive panel discussions features three industry members with the session moderated by a key media representative.
The four panels are:
– Advanced Materials
Moderated by Adrian Wilson, Analyst and Writer in technical textiles, nonwovens and composites industries from AWOL Media, the session covers the new technologies for the production of advanced materials and an overview of the current state.
Panel members are: Lutz Walter, Secretary General, European Technology Platform for the Future of Textiles and Clothing (ETP), Jerome Ville, CEO, Fibroline SA and Dr. Thomas Schmidt, Director of Innovation and RSL, Huafeng Textile Group.
– Automation and Digital Future
Spotlighting on the digital future, barriers to automation, and challenges to creating a sustainable future for the textile industry, the discussion is moderated by Madelaine Thomas, Content Lead, World Information Textile Network (WTiN).
Panellists include: Hayato Nishi, Public Relations Manager, Shima Seiki USA, Jonas Larsson, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Textiles, Engineering and Business, The Swedish School of Textiles and Uwe Gansfort, Managing Director, Canda International, C&A FIT (Factory for Innovation in Textiles).
– Innovative Technologies
Focusing on current smart textiles trends and developments, and their impact on textile manufacturing technologies, the discussion is moderated by Claudia van Bonn, Editor-in-Chief, TextileTechnology, dfv media group.
Panel comprises: Jean-Marc Senecot, Global Head of Research & Development, Porcher Industries, Michael Kieren, Product Manager, New Textile Technologies, Karl Mayer Stoll R&D and Prof. Yoel Fink, Professor of Materials Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
– Sustainability and Circularity
As circularity becomes more crucial for the textile industry, the discussion will zoom in on why the textile industry needs to move towards more circular model, the opportunities/challenges around the implementation of these solutions and the way forward. It is moderated by John Mowbray, Environmentalist and Founder, Ecotextile News.
Panellists include: Karla Magruder, Founder, Accelerating Circularity, Petri Alava, CEO, Infinited Fiber and Baptiste Carriere-Pradal, Chairperson, The Policy Hub. New ITMALive Series Features Textile Industry Trending Topics
The series is available online at www.itma.com with a new panel discussion uploaded every Tuesday till 23 November. Click on this to view the first panel discussion on Advanced Materials.
The world’s largest textile and garment technology exhibition, ITMA will be held at Fiera Milano Rho, Milan, from 8 to 14 June 2023. It is expected to draw strong response. More details on stand space application can be found on the website. For participation enquiries, please email: application@itma.com.
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