The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) is pleased to announce the full roster of speakers slated to address more than 175 senior industry executives at the 2011 AAFA Annual Executive Summit being held March 2 – 4, 2011 in Washington, D.C at the Willard Intercontinental Hotel.
Key themes of the Summit include: the impact of social media, cotton and other commodity prices, global geopolitical issues, the changing face of Asia as a major supplier of the apparel and footwear industries, and America's competitiveness in the world marketplace.
Wednesday, March 2
4:30 - 5:30 PM - Building a Network: The Impact of Social Media
OPEN PRESS – RSVP REQUIRED
Jon Kubo - Vice President and Chief Information Officer, The Wet Seal
Michael Haines -Regional Vice President, Facebook
6:00 - 8:00 PM - Opening Evening Reception
OPEN PRESS – RSVP REQUIRED
Thursday, March 3
8:30 - 8:45 AM - State of the Industry Address
OPEN PRESS – RSVP REQUIRED
Kevin M. Burke
AAFA President and CEO
8:45 - 9:15 AM Cotton Prices: Key Factors and Market Effects
OPEN PRESS – RSVP REQUIRED
J. Berrye Worsham, President and CEO,Cotton Incorporated
9:15 - 10:00 AM - Hot Spots at Home and Around the World
OPEN PRESS – RSVP REQUIRED
General Michael Hayden
Former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
Former Director of the National Security Agency
10:15 – 10:45 AM - Challenges and Opportunities in the International Environment
OPEN PRESS – RSVP REQUIRED
Stephen Hadley
Former National Security Advisor
11:15 AM - Noon - One on One with Hayden and Hadley
OPEN PRESS – RSVP REQUIRED
1:15 - 2:15 PM - An Insider's View of China
OPEN PRESS – RSVP REQUIRED
David Eisenhower
2:15- 3:15 PM - Asia in Transition - 2011 and Beyond
OPEN PRESS – RSVP REQUIRED
Henry Tan, CEO and President, Luen Thai Holdings
3:45 - 5:00 PM - Politically Incorrect
OPEN PRESS/OFF THE RECORD – RSVP REQUIRED
Mark Shields and Patrick Buchanan
7:00 - 10:00 PM - Gala Reception and Dinner
Halcyon House
CLOSED PRESS
Friday, March 4
8:30 - 10:00 AM - Jobs, Economic Growth and Prosperity: Getting America Moving in the Right Direction
CLOSED PRESS
Newt Gingrich
Former Speaker of the House
American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA)
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