DAY 1
19 October 2021
09:00 - 09:10 Official Opening & Welcome
Speaker
Alderman James Vos - Mayoral Committee Member for Economic Opportunities and Asset Management, City of Cape Town
09:15 - 09:45 Government roadmap for textiles
Moderator
Neil Piper - Head of Content, Messe Frankfurt South Africa
Speaker
Dr Jaywant Irkhede - Department of Trade and Industry
09:50 - 10:10 City of Cape Town
Speaker
Lance Greyling - Director for Enterprise and Investment, City of Cape Town
10:15 - 11:00 Panel Discussion focused on Localization
Panel
Dr Jaywant Irkhede - Department of Trade and Industry
Simon Eppell - Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers Union
11:05 - 12:00 Trend Talk
Moderator
Neil Piper - Head of Content, Messe Frankfurt South Africa
Speakers
Louis Gerin - Texworld Art Director
Gregory Lamaud - Texworld Art Director
DAY 2
20 October 2021
09:00 - 09:45 Africa unite:African Free Trade Agreement - Expectations vs Reality - Panel Discussion
Panel
Nerisha Jairaj - Executive Director, South African Footwear and Leather Council
Simon Eppell
10:00 - 10:45 The Journey to Sustainability - Panel discussion
Panel
Jackie May
11:00 - 12:00 Trend Talk - Top trends Driving Sustainability
Moderator
Neil Piper - Head of Content, Messe Frankfurt South Africa
DAY 3
21 October 2021
09:00 - 09:45 Fit for purpose - Your journey in Fashion - Panel Discussion
Moderator
Cyril Naicker - Chief Executive, Imprint Luxury
Panel
Tania Rossouw - Brand Marketer, Plain Tiger
10:00 - 10:20 Young Designer Competition: Group1 Final
Moderator
Neil Piper - Head of Content, Messe Frankfurt South Africa
10:30 - 11:15 Building your brand - online and offline
Moderator
Neil Piper - Head of Content, Messe Frankfurt South Africa
Speakers
11:30 - 12:00 Young Designer Competition: Group 2 Final & winner announcement
Moderator
Neil Piper - Head of Content, Messe Frankfurt South Africa
Judges
Cyril Naicker - Chief Executive, Imprint Luxury
Kerry Lee Bell
Tamburia Chirume - Co-Founder, One of Each
*The organizers reserve the right to make changes to the seminar programme. If necessary, changes may be made to the content , method and organizations before or during the event.