Join the United States Fashion Industry Association (USFIA) in June in New York City! For the first time, our full-day summer seminar will focus exclusively on trade policy and new ideas about sourcing, geared toward professionals in sourcing, social compliance, and government relations at fashion and footwear brands and retailers.
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 - All Day!
USFIA Summer Seminar: A Focus on Sourcing
New York Athletic Club, 180 Central Park South, New York, NY
The United States Fashion Industry Association (USFIA) will host a full-day seminar with a focus on sourcing! We'll cover topics including the latest trade policy updates for apparel and footwear sourcing, sourcing opportunities around the world, factory training and compliance, and more.
We're still finalizing the details, but confirmed speakers include:
- U.S. Government Officials (Invited)
- Steve DiBlasi, Vice President of Global Sourcing & Product Development for Lanier Clothes, on sourcing opportunities and challenges
- Jon Fee, Partner at Alston & Bird LLP, on current and pending Free Trade Agreements
- Bart Fisher, Chairman of the Myanmar-United States Trade Council, on trade and opportunities in Myanmar
- Justin Huang, Secretary General at the Taiwan Textile Federation, on sourcing opportunities in Taiwan
- Sheng Lu, Assistant Professor in the University of Rhode Island Department of Textiles, Fashion Merchandising and Design, on USFIA's fashion industry benchmarking study results
- John Pellegrini, USFIA Customs Counsel with McGuireWoods LLP, on customs updates for sourcing professionals
- Matt Priest, President of Footwear Distributors & Retailers of America (FDRA), on footwear sourcing and trade policy
- Sylvia Reyes, Director of Textiles & Apparel for USA for Proexport Colombia, on sourcing opportunities in Colombia
- Stefanie Rotta, Senior Director of Sourcing for Urban Outfitters, on sourcing opportunities and challenges
- David Spooner, USFIA Washington Counsel with Squire Sanders, on trade policy updates for sourcing professionals
- Additional speakers to be confirmed!
The event will also include an exclusive exhibit of companies and international trade promotion agencies across the supply chain, including representatives from Colombia, Egypt, and South Korea.
Click here to register for A Focus on Sourcing.
AND SAVE THE DATE FOR JUNE 9TH! Join us the afternoon before, Monday June 9th, for a half-day seminar at KPMG featuring U.S. Customs & Border Protection speaking about the new Focused Assessment changes. Following CBP's presentation, there will be time for discussion with KPMG on the impact of the changes on the industry and tips on how to manage a CBP audit. We'll provide more details soon.