Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics, with host over 4,400 high-quality exhibitors from 33 countries and regions. The fair will feature 11 country and regional pavilions and zones with VIP buyer delegations from India, Malaysia, the Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam, to promote more business exchanges on a global scale. The fair will be open from 25 – 27 September at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai).
The Fringe programme
To be held across halls 4.1 and 5.1, the three-day fringe programme will cover four major topics:
• Design & trends @ Textile Dialogue
• Tech & innovation @ Talking Point
• Sustainability @ Forum Space
• Licensing opportunities @ Industry Collaboration
A/W 2020/21 Trends Forum
The designer for A/W 2020/21 trends forum is Elementi Moda S.r.l. from Milan, Italy. Ornella Bignami will host tours at the trend forum explaining the latest in design trends through fabric displays and seasonal trend stories. Roberto Ramos, Senior Vice President of Creativity and Innovation of The Doneger Group, will moderate a panel discussion and conduct short talks at the fair.
Forum Space
The Forum Space will host a series of seminars on growing sustainability trends in the textile and fashion industry. These seminars will provide the latest information on sustainable product and technologies development, as well as regulation updates.
Fashionsustain
The Fashionsustain conference on September 26 will feature high-profile speakers from the textile and fashion industry who will share their learnings from investing in sustainable innovation.
The conference will focus on the current state of innovative technology, investing in innovation and new business models as well as on the important role of pre-competitive collaboration and sourcing practices for innovating the industry.
Panel discussion: 2020 Sustainability in the Garment Supply Chain
This forum will explore how can design centres, fabrics and accessories suppliers and fashion brands work together to create a sustainable supply chain.
Product presentation: Biodegradable Polyester for a Sustainable Future
A daily introduction of BioFuze, which is a unique polyester yarn developed by Paradise Textiles that has the ability to biodegrade naturally in landfill and marine conditions.
Technology and solution: A full day programme under the theme of Industry 4.0 & Smart Factory will comprise of a panel discussion and forum, on 26 Sep at Talking Point (4.1 – K112).
2019 Smart Factory Forum: Trend and Application of Artificial Intelligence in Textile Industry
The forum will cover topics such as:
• Internet connotation and technology trend in the textile Industry
• From connection to intelligence – Consultation and diagnosis practice of intelligent transformation in the warp knitting industry
• How to reduce cost and increase effect by using intelligence system
• Application of machine vision in the textile industry
• Application of intelligent production in Cheese dyeing
Seminar on licensing trends
For the first time, Intertextile Apparel will organise a licensing seminar will look at IP and retail trends. Speakers will share licensing trends and case studies, as well as how licensing and IP can benefit the apparel industry.
The Licensing x Fashion display area in hall 4.1 (booth H48) will showcase various licensed textile products and licensing information, helping textile companies to explore new business opportunities through IP licensing.
