12 June 2019 – Day 1
11:10 to 11:20 - Official Source Africa 2019 Welcome & Opening Ceremony
The official opening of Source Africa 2019, hosted by:
Portfolio Director - Kathryn Frew
Managing Director - Joshua Low
City of Cape Town
11:30 to 12:30 - WGSN Trend Forecast: S/S20 Menswear
Topic Description:
By predicting the menswear trends of tomorrow, WGSN Fashion helps the world’s largest retailers, brands and manufacturers lead with confidence.Long-term consumer trends, new and breaking trends as well as global street style images will be featured.
Speaker:
Polly Walters - Editor, Fashion & Beauty of WGSN
12:40 to 13:00 - Source Africa Young Designers: Group one
Judges:
Hannari Slabbert - Regional Director for Africa at WGSN
Polly Walters - Editor, Fashion & Beauty of WGSN
Kerry lee Bell - Acting CEO of Cape Town Fashion Council (CTFC)
Kat van Duinen - Designer and Owner
13:05 to 13:40 - State of the South African Clothing and Textile industry panel discussion
Topic Description:
A great deal of government activity and support focuses on improving industry competitiveness while other interventions focus on buoying local demand and creating efficiencies throughout the value chain from supplier to retailer. These interventions Include the Textile, Apparel -Footwear master plan. The core fundamentals of these plans and benefits for the broader industry will be discussed.
Speakers:
Jackie May - Founder of Twyg (Panel Host)
Nerisha Jairaj - Executive Director of SAFLEC
Simon Eppel - Director of SALRI
Michael Lawrence - Executive Director of National Clothing Retail Federation
13 June 2019 – Day 2
09:45 to 10:00 - Young Designer Competition: Group two
Judges:
Hannari Slabbert - Regional Director for Africa at WGSN
Polly Walters - Editor, Fashion & Beauty of WGSN
Kerry lee Bell - Acting CEO of Cape Town Fashion Council (CTFC)
Kat van Duinen - Designer and Owner
10:05 to 10:30 - The Rebirth of Cotton
Topic Description:
The cotton Industry revival - the impact of of the Southern African Sustainable Textile and Apparel Cluster(SASTAC) and the Sustainable Cotton Cluster(SCC). The goals for the industry accoring to Hennie Bruwer the CEO of Cotton SA are to potentially increase production to record levels is possible, especially with the availability of the latest biotechnology.Cotton SA also wants to increase the local beneficiation of cotton to a level where we can do import substitution of 50% on four basic retail items, such as T-shirts, towelling, chinos and underwear.
This will lead to the creation of more than 75 000 new jobs and an injection of almost R10 billion into the economy.
Speaker:
Dr Annette Bennet - Technology Manager at Cotton SA
11:00 to 11:30 - Source Africa Young Designer Competition Finals
The top ten finalists from the group stages will showcase their designs in a grand finale fashion show.
Judges:
Hannari Slabbert - Regional Director for Africa at WGSN
Polly Walters - Editor, Fashion & Beauty of WGSN
Kerry lee Bell - Acting CEO of Cape Town Fashion Council (CTFC)
Kat van Duinen - Designer and Owner
11:35 to 11:55 - Fourth Industrial Revolution
Topic Description:
The fourth industrial revolution and why it matters for design. The talk will discuss what the Fourth Industrial Revoluion is, the Design applications in technology, and if South Africa is ready and what steps the industry needs to prepare itself for this revolution.
Speaker:
Kevin Roussel - Managing Director of House of Designers
14 June 2019 – Day 3
11:00 to 11:20 - Supply Chain Integrity and Ethical Production
Topic Description:
As apparel and footwear supply chains continue to grow in global complexity, being able to credibly demonstrate that your products are responsibly and ethically sourced becomes an increasingly challenging task but one that customers, investors, and other stakeholders view as imperative. Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production (WRAP) shares how manufacturers and buyers can efficiently and cost effectively maintain the integrity of that supply chain.
Speaker:
Clay Hickson - Senior Vice President of WRAP
*The organisers reserve the right to amend the programme.