The Textile Association (India), Mumbai Unit is organizing an international conference “Sustainability and Circularity – The New Challenges for The Textile Value Chain” on Wednesday, 31st January 2024 at Hotel The Lalit, Mumbai.
We are sure that the participating delegates will be benefitted immensely from this conference and help them in conveying that sustainability and circularity is not a choice anymore but a necessity. This high profile conference will be attended by around 400 quality participants.
CHIEF GUEST: Mr. Virendra Singh, IAS, Secretary (Textiles), Cooperation, Marketing & Textile Dept., Govt. of Maharashtra
GUEST OF HONOUR: Ms. Roop Rashi (IA&AS), Textile Commissioner, Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Dr. Naresh Tyagi, Chief Sustainability Officer, Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited FELICITATIONS: Dr. Sharad Kumar Saraf, Chairman and Managing Director, Technocraft Group
Mr. Rajkumar Agarwal, Managing Director, SVG Fashions Ltd.
Topics & Speakers:
• Understanding Sustainability and Circularity in the Textile Value Chain
Mr. Ullhas Nimkar, Chairman, NimkarTek Technical Services Pvt. Ltd.
• Sustainability in Textile Fibres – Mr. Mayank Mody, Director, Mody Linen Fibre Pvt. Ltd. and
Dr. G. S. Nadiger, General Secretary, Non Conventional Fibres Association
Truetzschler’s Approach towards Sustainability
Mr. Shiladitya K. Joshi, Dy. General Manager–Product & Marketing, Truetzschler India Private Limited
• bluesign® Solutions for Sustainability & Circularity
Mr. Prashant M. Pote, Customer Relations Management Manager, India, bluesign technologies ag
• Sustainable Wet Processing of Textiles – Mr. Umasankar Sinha Mahapatra, Managing Director, Pulcra Chemicals India Pvt. Ltd.
• Nurturing the world of tomorrow – Dr. Ratnakar Mahajan, Maccaferri Environmental Solution Pvt. Ltd.
• Why Traceability has become top – priority for Fashion brands
Mr. Ranga Nathan NS, Vice President – Head of Customer Engagement, TextileGenesis
• Farm & Forest Sustainability for Organic Fibre Production–Profitable one crop transition
Dr. Ajay Ranka, Chairman and Managing Director, Zydex Group
Panel Discussion: “Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN–SDGs)”
Moderator: Ms. Chandrima Chatterjee, Secretary General, Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI)
Members:
• Mr. Rahul Bhajekar, Managing Director, Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS)
• Mr. Murugan Thenkondar, President & Global Head Marketing and Business Development, Birla Cellulose, Grasim Industries Ltd.
• Mr. Kapil Pathare, Director, VIP Clothing Ltd.
• Mr. M. Gunasekaran, Technical Marketing & Development Manager (South Asia), Lenzing Fibers
• Mr. Avik Banerjee, Material and Components, H&M Group, Hennes & Mauritz India Pvt. Ltd.
Mr. Srinivasan Krishnamurthy, Raw Material Specialist, IKEA Services (India) Pvt. Ltd.
We appreciate your support to The Textile Association (India), Mumbai Unit in its activities and it is our pleasure to invite you to be part of this event. Let us join hands to make this conference a great success.