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4TH ASIAN TEXTILE CONFERENCE
Mumbai - 17th and 18th September 2009

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Theme: ‘Challenges of the Slowdown’ |
Venue: Hotel Trident, Mumbai |
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| TENTATIVE PROGRAMME |
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DAY ONE:THURSDAY, 17TH SEPTEMBER 2009 |
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09.30 HRS: REGISTRATION |
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10.00 HRS : INAUGURAL SESSION |
| Welcome Address |
Mr. R.K. Dalmia, Chairman, CITI |
| Address by Guest of Honour |
Mrs. Rita Menon, Secretary (Textiles), Government of India |
| Inaugural Address |
Thiru Dayanidhi Maran, Hon’ble Minister of Textiles, Government of India |
| Vote of Thanks |
Dr. Rajaram Jaipuria, Chairman, Organising Committee |
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11.00 HRS: TEA |
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11.20 HRS: THEME SESSION : CHALLENGES OF SLOWDOWN |
| Opening Remarks by Chairman of the Session |
Dr. J.N. Singh, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Textiles |
Global Slowdown and Opportunities for
Growth |
Presentation by Mr. Hendrik van Delden, Gherzi |
| Textile Industry Opportunities in EU Countries |
Mr. Tassos Evmiridis, Management Consultant, Greece |
| Sustaining Yield in Cotton |
Dr. Gyanendra Shukla, Director (Corporate Affairs), Monsanto Holding Pvt. Ltd. |
| Industry Efforts to Meet Economic Challenges |
Mr. Premal Udani, Kaytee Corporation, Mumbai |
| Discussions |
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| Summing Up |
Chairman of the Session |
| Vote of Thanks |
Mr. S.V. Arumugam, Vice Chairman, CITI |
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13.00 HRS: LUNCH |
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DAY ONE: THURSDAY, 17TH SEPTEMBER 2009 |
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14.00 HRS: 1ST BUSINESS SESSION: INNOVATION AND PRODUCTIVITY |
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| Opening Remarks by Chairman of the Session |
Mr. B.K. Patodia, Managing Director, GTN Textiles |
| Waste Minimization for Improving Efficiency |
Mr. Arun Kumar, Executive Director, PCRA |
| Innovations in Synthetic Textiles |
Dr. Anup Rakshit, Sr. Vice President, Reliance Industries Ltd. |
| The Layers of Branding |
Mr. Devangshu Dutta, Chief Executive, Third Eyesight |
| Technology for Productivity |
Oerlikon |
| Discussions |
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| Summing Up |
Chairman of the Session |
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15.30 HRS.: TEA |
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15.50 HRS: 2ND BUSINESS SESSION: CAPACITY BUILDING |
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| Opening Remarks by Chairman of the Session |
Mr. V.K. Ladia, Vice Chairman, SRTEPC |
| Technology development in processing |
Mr. Walter Leung, Sales Director (Overseas), Fong's National Engg. Co. Ltd, Hongkong |
| Meeting the Raw Material Requirements of Garment Industry |
Mr. Ashish Bagrodia, Joint Managing Director, Winsome Textile Industries Ltd. |
| Capacity Building through Clusters |
Mr. R.C.M. Reddy, IL&FS Cluster Development Initiative |
| Air Vortex – The Future of Textile Spinning |
Mr. D. Devdas, COO & Group President, Lucky Spinning Mills, Thailand |
| Discussions |
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| Summing Up |
Chairman of the Session |
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19.30 HRS: COCKTAIL DINNER |
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DAY TWO: FRIDAY, 18TH SEPTEMBER 2009 |
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10.00 HRS: 3rd BUSINESS SESSION:
REGIONAL COOPERATION: PARTNERS IN PROGRESS |
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| Chairman |
Mr. V.S. Velayutham, Chairman, Texprocil |
| Leveraging India’s Advantage in Textile Industry |
Mr. Manikam Ramaswami, CMD, Loyal Textiles |
| Scope for Cooperation between India & Sri Lanka in T&C Sector |
Mr. Feroz Omar, CEO, Brandix Lanka Limited, Sri Lanka |
| India & Vietnam: emerging cooperation in T&C Sector |
Mr. Le Quoc An, Chairman, VINATEX, Vietnam |
| Discussions |
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| Summing Up |
Chairman of the Session |
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11.30 HRS: TEA |
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11.50 HRS: 4TH BUSINESS SESSION: TRENDS IN USE OF NATURAL FIBRES |
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Opening Remarks by
Chairman of the Session |
Mr. Shishir Jaipuria, Deputy Chairman, CITI |
| Prospects of Jute in Global Markets |
Mr. Sudripta Roy, Secretary General, International Jute Study Group, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Trends in Fibre Consumption in India |
Mr. A.B. Joshi, Textile Commissioner |
| Prospects of silk fibre in India |
Mr. H. Hanumanthappa, Chairman, Central Silk Board |
| TMC’s Role in Transforming Indian Cotton Economy |
Mr. Subhash Grover, CMD, CCI |
| Discussions |
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| Closing Remarks |
Mr. Shishir Jaipuria, Deputy Chairman, CITI |
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13.30 HRS.: CLOSING LUNCH |
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| Note: Confirmation is awaited from some of the speakers |
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