2008 Workshops | Forum Day 1 | Forum Day 2 | Sponsors and Networking
Introduction
Peter Liu, Chairman of the Textile & Apparel Committee of the AMCHAM in Hong Kong was the Master of Ceremonies on the first day of the Forum
Keynote Address by Dr. William FUNG Kwok Lun, Group Managing Director, Li & Fung Ltd. "The World May Be Flat But the Terrain is Rough: Global Sourcing in The Next Three Years."
Dr William Fung got the 2008 Forum off to a good start	Dr William Fung gave his off the record views of the industry going forward	The forum in session
The audiences paid attention to Dr. Fung's speech	Paul Cowell from DyStar	Dr Fung explained his ideas	Sunny Huang from New Wide questioned Dr Fung
Delegates were busy jotting down notes	Thomas Glaser from VF	Constance Haisma-Kwok from WWD	Thomas Nelson from VF
Justin Huang from TTF making a point from the floor	353 delegates from 20 countries attended Dr. Fung's Keynote Speech	Sun Ruizhe from CNTAC	Dr. Fung's speech stimulated many questions from the floor
Prof Marsha Ann Dickson from the University of Delaware	Dr. Fung answering delegates' questions	Claudia Carillon represented Fashion Today	Lalit Matai from Trans Intl Fashion making a point
Andre Leroy from MTS chatting to Dr. Fung	Dr. William Fung exchanging business cards with delegates	Journalists of TV stations interviewing Dr. William Fung
Day 1 Session 1: Free trade or fair trade?
Dr. Harry Lee, Chairman of the Textile Council of Hong Kong, moderated the first panel	Mr. Willie Fung from Topform	Thomas Glaser from VF speaking about the industry's five fat lies	Mary Kissel from Wall Street Journal Asia analysing "Free Trade" against "Free Trade"
William Lakin of Euratex testing the panel on the issue of Free Trade or Fair Trade
Thomas Glaser pointing out one of the big lies in the industry	Scott Quesenberry represented the US President Office	Dr. Lee interacting with his panelists

Day 1 Lunch sponsored by Avery Dennison
Hon. Frederick Ma gave a welcome speech on behalf of the Hong Kong SAR Government
Hon. Frederick Ma socialised with one of the delegates	Networking at lunch	Hon. Frederick Ma talked with Michael Johansen, lunch sponsor of Avery Dennison	Hon. Frederick Ma chatted with Emily Mak of Li & Fung and Thomas Nelson of VF
Michael Johansen of Avery Dennison introduced his company to delegates	Day 1 luncheon, held at the Grand Hyatt Hong Kong, was well attended by 312 participants	Sun Ruizhe, Vice Chairman of CNTAC, and Ariel Wang of China Apparel were satisfied	Tim Chiu, MD of Core Solutions, mingled with delegates
Earnest discussion over lunch	Scott Quesenberry and Hon. Frederick Ma introduced each other
Day 1 Session 2: The interaction between trade associations and governments in shaping globalisation policies
Peter Liu introduced Session 2 after lunch	Kevin Burke of AAFA introduced his panel	Dr John Cheh, CEO of Esquel	Jan Eggert of the Foreign Trade Association in Brussels
William Lakin, Director General of Euratex	Carlo Rivetti represented the Italian Textile & Apparel Federation
Kevin Burke and Stephen Lamar of AAFA	Rakesh Vaid from the Indian Apparel Exports Promotion Council	Kevin Burke had his points of view	Dr John Cheh from Esquel expressed his expectations from trade associations
Panel during Session 2	An appreciative audience
Day 1 Session 3: Business improvement in retailing - to expand or to consolidate?
Britton Russell moderated Session 3	Anthony Keung, CEO of Fenix	Helen Khoo of Wing Tai from Singapore	Peter Shay of MMG spoke of the moves towards greater consolidation
Giovanni Orgera of Hemly Intl shared his retailing experiences in China	Panel 3 in session
Day 1 Session 4: Traceability, product safety and sustainable environmental protection
Session 4	Dr Sarah Liao kicked off the session on sustainability	Willie Beuth, who helped the HKSAR government in REACh, indicated his views	Justin Huang showed the audience the Taiwanese' success in using recycled fibres in their manufacturing
Dean Turner explained the role of how Cotton Inc. is in maintaining sustainability	Pat Nie Woo of Central Textiles shared his experiences in using recycled fibres
Juergen Maas, Vice President of Metro in Europe, expressed the point of view of a major European group	Dr Liao, calling on her experience in environmental protection, spoke on how a government operates to achieve sustainability
Day 1 Cocktail Reception sponsored by Cotton Inc.
Dean Turner introduced Cotton Inc., the sponsor of the Cocktail Reception
A good opportunity for delegates to network	Justin Huang of TTF and William Bettendorf of Cotton Council	Getting to know each other over drinks, what a wonderful experience!	Gail Taylor from the Hong Kong PolyU and Justin Huang from TTF
Prof. Angela Peers and Edward Newton	A "Cotton" candle	Jan Eggert (right) and his friend	Keith Parton of Clariant (right)
Dr. Dirk von Czarnowski of BV and his German partners