BREAKFAST & NETWORKING

OPENING
Nate Herman, Senior Vice President, Supply Chain, American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA)

KEYNOTE: THE CPSC TRAJECTORY  
Peter Feldman, Commissioner, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission 

ADVOCACY ROUND TABLE

• AAFA and their product safety partners from Cozen O'Connor and Serlin Haley LLP convene to discuss what’s at play in the states and how current trends in regulations could impact your business. 

Kristen Kern, Government Relations Representative, AAFA
Andrew Hackman, Principal Lobbyist, Serlin Haley LLP 
Stuart A. Shorenstein, Member, Cozen O'Connor

NETWORKING BREAK
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MANAGING A DIGITAL ECOSYSTEM IN QUALITY AND COMPLIANCE

Improvement in supply-chain efficiency, visibility, and productivity is still largely reliant on inefficient and siloed processes.

Digital systems can improve operations by allowing visibility in your supply chain and deliver actionable and proactive approaches to compliance.

Regulations change quickly, so it is vital to leverage technology and have a sourcing strategy backed by data to deliver products to market quickly and safely.

Fernando Moncayo Castillo, Managing Director and Co-Founder, Inspectorio, Inc. 
Moderator: Nate Herman, Senior Vice President, Supply Chain, AAFA

SAFETY AT THE PORTS

• This session will review best practices including how to get your products through the port efficiently.
• Observations made by the panelists may help you understand where challenges lie and how to avoid pitfalls.
• Looking at all factors at play, gain insight on what can cause a hold up at the port, how you can avoid it in the future, and what to do to when shipments are delayed for product safety concerns.
• Special guest port investigator will join this session to provide a show-and-tell of equipment used at the port and how they evaluate incoming cargo.  

Sabrina Keller, Deputy Director, Office of Import Surveillance, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission 
Yaniri De Leon, Compliance Investigator, Office of Import Surveillance, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission 
Moderator: Ben DeVito, Director, North America Softlines and Leather, Global Sales, Eurofins

LUNCH AND NETWORKING
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COMPLIANCE CHALLENGES & STRATEGIES 

• Open lines of communication with your supply chain partners will help mitigate failures, as suppliers can only achieve your goals if they are clearly communicated.
• Having foresight into areas where failures happen and understanding how to anticipate those challenges helps you handle your safety protocols.
• It starts with a RSL, MRSL, but you must foster a relationship and create understanding to get the factories to implement updates.  

Katrina M. Reyes, Vice President, Global Product Counsel, The Children's Place, Inc. 
Susan DeRagon, Senior Technical Consultant, QIMA
Seemanta Mitra, Technical Leader – Global Softlines, UL
Moderator: Kristen Kern, Government Relations Representative, AAFA 

MANAGING LABELING REQUIREMENTS

• Labeling is turning into a weary task as requirements and regulations necessitate an abundance of information on a tiny tag.
• Another complication in the labeling process is traceability- understanding what is in or on your product.
• Recycled fibers are a growing trend but require unique testing and certification. 

Jennifer Hargrave, Senior Global Regulatory Consulting Specialist, Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Services
Jonathan Ginsberg, Quality Assurance, Safety, Vendor Compliance & Product Integrity, One Jeanswear Group

GLOBAL STANDARDS TODAY

• EU’s REACH has some added regulations that that you need to know about, and that may impact your business.
• Standards in China can make selling compliant product to the Chinese market complicated.  
• How do you keep track of international regulations on top of the uptick of local changes happening in the U.S.?
• This session will help you understand what is happening around the globe to form your international product safety protocols. 

Sandeep Khatua, Global Technical Director, TÜV SUD 
Emma Lu, Vice General Manager, ECT Testing and Inspection  
Moderator: Nate Herman, Senior Vice President, Supply Chain, AAFA

WRAP-UP
Nate Herman, Senior Vice President, Supply Chain, AAFA

HAPPY HOUR & NETWORKING
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