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World Textile Conference
Organized by The Textile Association (India)
May 6-7, 2011
Hotel Intercontinental The Lalit, Mumbai (India)

  Inaugural Session

• Shri D.R. Mehta, President, TAI   
• Shri Arvind Sinha, CEO & Chief Advisor, M/s Business Advisor Group   
• Shri A.B. Joshi, Textile Commissioner, Ministry of Textiles   
• Shri Nikhil Meswani, Executive Director, Reliance Industries Ltd.   
• Shri Dilip Jiwarajka, Managing Director, Alok Industries Ltd.   
• Shri Prashant Agrawal, Managing Director, Bombay Rayon Fashion Ltd.
• Mrs. Dipali Goenka, Executive Director, Welspun Global Brands Ltd.
• Shri Ashesh Amin, Director, Apparel & Retail, SKNL   
• Shri K. Ramchandra Pillai, CMD, National Textile Corporation Ltd.   
• Shri Manish Mandhana, Joint Managing Director, Mandhana Industries Ltd.   
• Shri Thomas Babacan, COO, OC Oerlikon & CEO, OerliKon Textiles   
• Mrs. Zena Soli Sorabjee, Development Practitioner & VC, Guild of Service   
• Mrs. Zia Mody, AZB & Partners

  Session 1
    India Emerges as a Global Textile Destination

Mr. S.K. Gupta, Group CEO, Raymond UCO Denim    Mr. Robin Anson, Editorial Director, Textile Intelligence, UK    Mr. Amit Ruparelia, Chairman, TEXPROCIL    Mr. Harminder Sahni, Founder & MD, Wazir Advisors    Dr. Ashok Sanghvi, Managing Director, AXIOM Mgt. Consultant

  Session 2
    Integration of Value Chain to Maximize Growth

Mr. Premal Udani, Chairman, AEPC    Mr. R.D.Udeshi, President - Polyester Chain, Reliance Industries Mr. Sunil Khandelwal, Group CFO, Alok Industries Ltd.

  Session 3
    Emerging Opportunities in Specialty and Technical Textiles

Dr. Kim Gandhi, Chartered Consultant, Manchester, UK Dr. Anup Rakshit, Vice President, Polyester Staple Business, Reliance Industries Prof. Jiri Militky, Dean, Dept.of Textiles, Uniof Liberec, Czech Rep Mr. Colin Purvis, Chairman, Purvis Consulting SCS, Brussels Prof. Pertti Nousiainen, Fibre and Textile Materials,Tampere Uni.,Finland

  Session 4
    Success Stories : Indian & Chinese Business Models

Dr. J. Arthur Prem, IRS Mr. Ashish Dhir, Associate Vice President, Technopack Advisors    Mr. Arvind Sinha, Business Advisor Group    Dr. Chandan Chatterjee, CED & GM, IndexTB

  Session 5
    Collaborative Strategies with Global Brands & Buyers - A Panel Discussion   

Mr. Ashesh Amin, Director, Apparel & Retail, SKNL Mr. Manish Mandhana, Joint MD, Mandhana Industries Mr. Jeffery Streader, Senior Vice President, Guess Jeans, USA Mr. Luke Banks, Head of Buying & Merchandising, Marks & Spencer, India Mr. Abhay Gupta, ED, Blues Clothing Co. Ltd.

  Session 6
    Opportunities in Defense Textiles, Non-Wovens and Composites

Prof. (Dr.) M.D.Teli, Dean, ICT Mr. Arvind Sinha, Business Advisor Group    Mr. Adrian Wilson, Editor, Smart Textiles and Nanotechnology, UK Mr. Julian Ellis, Chairman, Ellis Developments Ltd, UK

  Session 7
    Indian Denim Industry: Global Perspective

Dr. P. R. Roy, Director, Malwa Denim and NSL Textiles    Mr. Andrew Olah, CEO, Olah Inc / Kingpins Denim, USA    Mr. Prabir Bandyopadhyay, COO, LNJ Denim Mr. Rajeev Dayal, MD, Mafatlal Denims    Mr. Enrique Silla, President, Jeanologia, Spain Mr. Rahul Mehta, MD, Creative Lifestyles

  Session 8
    Global Economic & Financial Perspective

Prof. Kanu. H. Doshi, CA. Dean Finance, Welingkar Institute of Management Mr. Ashok Desai, Economist, Consultant Editor, The Telegraph Mr. Koosai Lehery, Director, KPMG Mr. T.K. Sengupta, Consultant & Advisor

  Session 9
    Textile Machinery & Technology for 2020 (Panel Discussion)   

Mr. R.S. Bachkaniwala, Chairman, ITME Society Mr. Angelo Bonacci, Director, Oerlikon Schlafhorst, Germany Mr. S.K.Mukherjee, CEO, Spinning Division, Alok Industries Mr. Anuj Bhagwati, MD, ATE Enterprise Mr. M.Sankar, General Manager, LMW Dr. G.P. Nair, Mr. S.P. Pandian, Textile Consultants

  Session 10
    Quality, Technology and Responsible Business

Dr. Rishi Jamdagni, Director Principal, TIT & S Mr. Manjit Singh, Chairman, Paramount Instruments Mr. R.C. Kesar, Director General, OGTC Mr. Elliott Echt, Technical Service Consultant, E. I. DuPont, USA

  Valedictory Session

Prof. (Dr.) M.D. Teli, Dean, ICT, Mumbai Mr. K. D. Sanghvi, Chairman, TAI