The Third International Conference of Fashion Incubators will be held at the Parmelia Hilton Perth close to 2011 Perth Fashion Festival – an action packed week of fashion parades, displays and fashion exhibitions.  An extensive range of pre and post conference social and business opportunities will also be available.


Sunday 11 September 2011  - pictures

3.30pm - 6.00pm

Conference Delegate Registration - 1st Floor, Parmelia Hilton Hotel, Perth

Foyer

6.00pm - 8.00pm

Welcome Cocktail Reception includes drinks, canapes, parade, entertainment

Foyer

Monday 12 September 2011 - pictures

7.30am - 8.30am

Breakfast Buffet (conference delegates)

Stirling

9.00am - 9.30am

Official Conference Opening - The Right Honouable the Lord Mayor, Lisa Scaffidi, City of Perth

Argyle

9.30am - 10.00am

Nurturing the future - How events and industry collide

Karen Webster, Associate Professor, RMIT, Australia

Argyle

10.00am - 10.30am

Morning Tea (conference delegates) & Exhibition Stands

Stirling

10.30am - 11.00am

Toronto Fashion Incubator - Past, Present & Future

Susan Langdon, CEO, Toronto Fashion Incubator, Canada

Argyle

1.00am - 11.30am

Modelling Design: Developing a sustainable business model through introduction of a design studio within the Dunedin Fashion Incubator

Tracy Kennedy, Dunedin Fashion Incubator, New Zealand

Argyle

11.00am - 11.30am

Carpets for Communities, Cambodia Kylie Hansen, CEO, Carpets for Communities, Cambodia

Fremantle

11.30am - 12.00pm

Gateway School of Fashion in association with Karen Millen

Sheelagh Wright, MAHPE, BA (Hons), University Creative Arts (UCA) United Kingdom

Argyle

11.30am - 12.00pm

Women's Empowerment in Afghanistan through enterprise development and sewing

Maria Aziz, CEO, Falcon Sisters Construction Company, Kabul, Afghanistan

Fremantle

12.00pm - 1.00pm

Buffet Lunch (conference delegates) & Exhibition Stands

Stirling

1.00pm - 2.00pm

Promostyl Autumn/Winter 2012/13 Trend Forecast

Anita McAdam, Senior Consultant, Promostyl, Australia & New Zealand

Argyle

2.00pm - 2.30pm

Sourcing from Bali & Indonesia Fashion Week

Ibu Euis Saedah, Small Medium Industries, Government of Indonesia and Ali Charisma, Vice President, Indonesia Designer Association

Argyle

2.00pm - 2.30pm

The South African growth on the Global Industry

Nonhlanhla Ngcobo, CEO, South Africa Fashion Incubator

Fremantle

2.30pm - 3.30pm

Sourcing textiles and apparel from India

Chandrima Chatterjee, Apparel Export Promotion Council, India

Argyle

2.30pm - 3.30pm

How the African fashion industry works - Its shortfalls and opportunities

Lexy Mojo-Eyes, CEO, Nigeria Fashion Week

Fremantle

3.00pm - 3.30pm

Afternoon Tea (conference delegates) & Exhibition Stands

Stirling

3.30pm - 4.00pm

Hong Kong: Your Sourcing & Selling Platform in China

Bonnie Shek, Hong Kong Trade Development Council, Australia & New Zealand

Argyle

4.00pm - 4.30pm

Developing a Fashion and Textile Incubator for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Australians

Lenore Dembski, Paperbark Woman, Darwin, Australia

Argyle

4.00pm - 4.30pm

Building Fashion Enterprise in Ireland

Deirdre Gorman, Irish National Fashion Incubator

Fremantle

4.30pm - 5.00pm

Vietnam Fashion Incubator

Yen Thai Dam, Manager, TOPICA Fashion Incubator, Vietnam

Fremantle

4.30pm - 5.00pm

TCF Ormoc, Community Sewing Centres, Philippines

Carol Hanlon, TCFWA; Jean Justimbaste, TCF Ormoc; Jose Mosquite OCCCI, Philippines

Argyle

7.00pm - 11.00pm

'Taste of Perth' - Swan River Cruise includes drinks, buffet dinner, parade, entertainment - pictures


Tuesday 13 September 2011 - pictures

7.30am - 8.30am

Breakfast Buffet (conference delegates)

Stirling

9.00am - 9.30am

The Challenges of going international and expanding your business beyond the territory of a locally developed market

Mike Todd, Two Deck, UK/Australia

Argyle

9.30am - 10.00am

How to manage the use of your intellectual property on the Internet to shape your future in the Global Fashion & Design Industries

Keachea Dixon, Gordon Dixon & Co, Jamaica

Argyle

10.00am - 10.30am

Morning Tea (conference delegates) & Exhibition Stands

Stirling

10.30am - 11.00am

Product Lifecycle; Management technology supports emerging businesses

Maryann Andacic, Pure PLM, Australia & Nancy Johnson Optimyze LLC, USA

Argyle

10.30am - 11.00am

Australian Fashion Directions - Getting it Right - Incubating Talent and Sustaining Success Research Paper: Author Sylvia Walsh, President, Textile Institute Southern Australia

Fremantle

11.00am - 11.30am

Selling to Canada: DIY or Hiring an Agent

Susan Langdon, CEO, Toronto Fashion Incubator, Canada

Argyle

11.00am - 11.30am

Fashioning the Past

Gayathri Ranathunga, Univesity of Moratuwa, Katubedda, Sri Lanka

Fremantle

11.30am - 12.00pm

Confidence in Textiles - Testing for Harmful Substances

Mr. Tak Him Chan, TESTEX, Swiss Textile Testing, , Hong Kong

Argyle

11.30am - 12.00pm

Poly n Asia

Samita Bhattacharjee, Australia

Fremantle

12.00pm - 1.00pm

Buffet Lunch (conference delegates) & Exhibition Stands

Stirling

1.00pm - 2.00pm

Stylesight Megatrends S/S 2013

Janelle Mannes, Associate Trend Director, Stylesight, Australia & New Zealand

Argyle

2.00pm - 2.30pm

What Global Boutique and Departmental Stores are really looking for from designers

Margaret Rushe, Rushe Farrell Consultancy, Ireland/Australia

Argyle

2.30pm - 3.00pm

Business practices – best practices in business incubation in Australia

Phillip Kemp,  Business Innovation and Incubation Australia & Business Foundations Inc

Argyle

3.00pm - 3.30pm

Afternoon Tea (conference delegates) & Exhibition Stands

Stirling

3.30pm - 4.00pm

UN Global Platform on Sourcing from Women Vendors

Kimmaree Thompson, International Federation of Business & Professional Women

Argyle

4.00pm - 4.30pm

Insights into Fashion Incubators around the globe

Carol Hanlon, CEO, TCFWA & Belmont BEC

Argyle

4.30pm - 5.00pm

Plenary & Announcements ICFI 2013


Argyle

7.00pm - 12.00am

Gala Dinner includes drinks, dinner, parade, awards - pictures

Argyle

 
 
Third International Conference of Fashion Incubators - 11-13 September 2011
Parmelia Hilton Perth, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA
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