8:30 – 9:10 AM

THE TRACEABILITY LANDSCAPE TODAY
Kick off the day with a brief overview of and a report on AAFA's CSR Benchmarking Survey and SEC’s Conflict Minerals Regulation (Section 1502). These and other emerging issues and developing technology are key elements in AAFA’s advocacy today.
Nate Herman, Senior Vice President, Supply Chain, American Apparel & Footwear Association

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
Melanie Steiner, Chief Risk Officer, PVH Corporation

CASE STUDY: "CANOPYSTYLE INITIATIVE"
Join early ignitors lululemon and global powerhouse VF Corporation as they describe their efforts with environmental not for profit Canopy to avoid sourcing from the world's endangered forests. Called the fastest-moving sustainability issue in apparel the CanopyStyle initiative is 100 brands strong and has supply chain partners representing 70% of the global market on board. Together they are working on traceability in forest fabrics like rayon and viscose. The use and production of these fabrics is forecast to double by 2025. Learn how your brand can benefit from the growing momentum on this critical issue.
Sophika Kostyniuk, Senior Corporate Campaigner, Canopy
Andrea Moore, Sustainability Program Manager, VF Corporation
Stacey Roen, Traceability and Supply Chain Program Manager, Lululemon

TRUST, TEST, AND VERIFY
How do you figure out what is happening in your whole supply chain, how do you manage the process? Moving away from excel spreadsheets and utilizing technology is taking a step in the right direction. Discover tips and tools to breaking down each step. 
TRUST - Ryan Lynch, Head of Advisory and Corporate Social Responsibility, BSI Supply Chain Services and Solutions
How do you find the right balance/formula for trust, but verify?
TEST - Joe Walkuski, CEO/President and Founder, Texbase
Where does trust end and verification begin? 
VERIFY - Gary M. Barraco, Director, Global Product Marketing, Amber Road
How does technology play a role? 

CASE STUDY: KASHI FOODS: CERTIFIED TRANSITIONAL
Did you know that less than 1% of U.S. farmland is organic? Kashi is incentivizing farmers to make the switch to organic by producing products under a new 3rd party label: Certified Transitional. This certification is open-sourced through QAI and uses consumer engagement to enable a premium payment to farmers during the 3-year transition to organic. Kashi will share how Certified Transitional can be used to deal with shortages in organic crops by removing the barriers to transitioning to organic.
Tina Owens, Senior Manager, Sustainability and Procurement, Kashi Operations

CASE STUDY: COTTON TRACING
Using DNA has helped solve mysteries for years. The ability to tag sourced materials at the molecular level allows the supply chain to test and track materials to create transparency that is certain. 
Applied DNA Sciences

FACILITATED DISCUSSIONS
UNAUTHORIZED SUBCONTRACTING: Fred Waelter, Global Business Lead -Responsible Sourcing, UL Consumer and Retail Services, UL Consumer and Retail Services
TRUSTED BRANDS: Matt Smith, Founder, ICIX
DETOX: John Frazier, Senior Technical Director, OEKO-TEX

FOCUS ON THE WORKER: ELIMINATING HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN
Marcia Eugenio, Director, Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Human Trafficking, U.S. Department of Labor

Closing Remarks
Nate Herman, Senior Vice President, Supply Chain, AAFA

NETWORKING RECEPTION 
Sponsored by Amber Road
Hard Rock Hotel, 230 North Michigan Avenue