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FIRST EVER DIGITAL TECH RUNWAY SHOW
PARTNERS AND SUPPORTERS
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World is changing rapidly, so does fashion. Technology is going to disrupt the global fashion supply chain in less than a decade time. Do we have enough preparedness to face the future? What should be our strategy if we are to sustain? The first ever fashion tech event ‘Bangladesh Fashionology Summit’ shed lights on future fashion trajectory. The summit endeavored to enlighten the industry by a resourceful gathering of global tech gurus, to unlock its future prosperity.
“Fusion of fashion with technology is the foremost requirement to retain the leadership position of Bangladesh in global apparel export market in the coming days. Through Bangladesh Fashionology Summit Bangladesh Apparel Exchange (BAE) endeavored to strengthen the country’s position by making the bridge between the present and future.”
“One of the objectives of Bangladesh Apparel Exchange (BAE) is to promote Bangladesh as the sourcing hub of premium apparel products through technological advancement and supremacy in innovation. To achieve this very objective the BAE brought together the latest innovation and technologies of the entire apparel world under one roof at Bangladesh Fashionology Summit.”
MR MOSTAFIZ UDDIN
MR MOHIUDDIN RUBEL
MR MEZBA UDDIN
Founder & CEO Bangladesh Apparel Exchange (BAE)
Managing Director Bangladesh Apparel Exchange (BAE)
Director Bangladesh Apparel Exchange (BAE)
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ABOUT THE SUMMIT
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• ‘ S e e i n g i s b e l i ev i n g ’ – t h i s i s o u r i n s p i ra t i o n . t h e ev e n t w o u l d d i s p l ay v a r i o u s a s p e c t s of f a s h i o n , te c h n o l o g y, i n n ov a t i o n a n d s u st a i n a b i l i ty a t t h e v e n u e i n a c r e a t i v e a n d p l e a s a n t w ay s o t h a t a co m p r e h e n s i v e i d e a c a n b e o bt a i n e d h o w c h a n g e s c a n t a ke p l a ce t h r o u g h f a s h i o n . • C r e a te a n e t w o r k i n g p l a tfo r m to f u r t h e r exc h a n g e k n o w l e d g e a n d ex p e r i e n ce a m o n g t h e l o c a l u s e r g r o u p s a n d i n te r n a t i o n a l ex p e r t s . • P r o p e l l i n g t h e g r o w t h v i s i o n of r m g ex p o r t i .e. $ 5 0 b i l l i o n b y 2021 , w h i c h w o u l d u l t i m a te l y d o u b l e ot h e r b u s i n e s s a c t i v i t i e s a n d s e r v i ce s e c to r s . • Acce l e ra t i n g p r o g r e s s to w a r d ‘d i g i t a l b a n g l a d e s h 2021 ’ b y e n g a g i n g t h e l a r g e st m a n u f a c t u r i n g s e c to r of t h e e co n o m y. A t r u l y m e m o ra b l e d ay fo r a l l p r e s e n t a s h i sto r y w a s c r e a te d w i t h t h e f i r st ev e r f a s h i o n te c h r u nw ay s h o w i n b a n g l a d e s h . 7 n ex t - g e n i n n ov a t i v e d e s i g n e r s f r o m s i x co u n t r i e s p r e s e n te d t h e i r c r e a t i o n s . ev e r y p e r s o n l ef t t h e v e n u e a t t h e e n d of t h e d ay
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fe e l i n g p o s i t i v e, i n s p i r e d a n d h o p ef u l fo r a b e t te r a n d b r i g h te r f u t u r e of a n a t i o n .
• To d i s s e m i n a te k n o w l e d g e a n d c r e a te aw a r e n e s s a m o n g t h e a p p a r e l m a n u f a c t u r e r s of B a n g l a d e s h a b o u t t h e i n d u st r y 4 .0, te c h n o l o g i e s a n d i n n ov a t i o n .
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FACTS AND FIGURES PARTICIPANTS PROFILE (DESIGNATION-WISE)
Country Manager Chairman
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Deputy Managing Director
CEO
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COO Executive Director Deputy general Manager
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General Manager Asst. General Manager Divisional Manager Sr. Merchandising Manager Development Manager Sr. Sourcing Manager
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Merchandising Manager Head Of Department
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KEYNOTE SESSIONS
The Event brought into focus crucial conversations around compelling topics related to technology and innovation in fashion. The Four keynote sessions were as follows –
SESSION # 01
FACTORY OF THE FUTURE The session saw thought provoking keynotes from the experts. Mr Pradeep David shared his insights on how cobots can be employed along with humans to increase productivity and reduce costs, without causing massive job loss. Mr Jonathon Zornow made a case for deploying innovative solution that can allow robots to manipulate soft flexibile materials like fabrics with ease using a stiffner. A healthy debate was in the air and everyone agreed that technology is a friend and not an enemy of future growth.
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MR PR ADEEP DAVID General Manager South Asia Universal Robots
MR JON AT H AN ZORN OW Inventor Sewbo
MR FREDERIC GAILLARD
Vice President Product Marketing, Cutting Room
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MR SHUUIC H I U T ENA Industrial Engineer Juki Corporation Japan
FASHIONING THE WAY TO INDUSTRY 4.0 WITH COBOTS FOR INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY. In a tough labor market at present, when manufacturers are struggling to find workers with automation skills and experience, that adds even more to the implementation challenge and cost of that industrial robot. There are just not enough integrators, programmers, operators, and maintenance technicians available, and hiring them away from competitors isn’t always easy. With the Cobots, anyone can program it with no previous experience – operators say
M R P R ADE E P DAVID General Manager South Asia Universal Robots
things like “if you can use a smartphone, you can use these robots” and “it’s like a video game, where you just pick up the controller and get started.” So your current employees and colleagues can set up, program and maintain these Cobots.
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AUTOMATED SEWING: RISK AND REWARDS FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR INDUSTRY
MR J O N ATHAN ZORNOW Inventor Sewbo
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SEWBO is working on a perfect solution for the problems that robots face when handling fabrics. The problem with robots and fabric handling is that fabric is soft. It curls up on itself, it can fold on itself, it can sway in the breeze and it’s very unpredictable, this is why, primarily factories required human operators to use their perception and their hands on the fine motor skills. So, the idea developed is to stiffen the fabric temporarily using this water soluble thermoplastic, which is non-toxic in nature. It is already in widespread use in the industry where it is used as sizing to temporarily strength in yarn during weaving. This material is soluble in water so everything we’re working with today is intended to be rinsed in water, thus it easily washes non-toxic product away. The short-term goals are to start with difficulties in handling materials and relatively simple goods. Then over time as the technology matures to start to produce more complex good and eventually this technology will actually be applicable for almost every sewing good on the planet. Bangladesh has current role in the industry; it leaves a very well positioned to take advantage of these technologies because you have the customers in place and the industrial expertise which is still very much required to operate an automated sewing factory. This means that investing in technology today and positioning Bangladeshi factories to use these tools will allow it to continue to play a major role in the industry.
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THE FUTURE OF CUTTING ROOM: INDUSTRY 4.0, THE QUEST FOR OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE AND THE CHALLENGES OF AGILE PRODUCTION Looking back at major moments in apparel production, steam-powered machines ushered in the first industrial era, electricity brought the second and electronic equipment was the third. Industry 4.0 will be when everything from machines to systems to data and analytics are connected in the cloud. Industry 4.0 is founded on the digitalization of industrial processes, from design to production, and the connection in real-time between participants, objects and production lines. One thing is sure that it is disrupting the value and requiring companies to rethink their way of doing business.
MR FREDERIC GAILLARD
Vice President Product Marketing, Cutting Room
It represents a lot of opportunities for Fashion & Apparel companies. With Industry 4.0, mass production leaves more and more room for large scale personalized, and profitable manufacturing, with greater quality and no added costs or delays. It also increases operational efficiency through new technologies, brings transparency not only in the factory but the entire value chain thanks to a digitalized data flow, helps automate non value-added tasks. With industry 4.0, factories will be at the heart of the value chain and propel a new digitalized lifecycle for products, for the benefit of consumers.
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SMART FACTORY MANAGEMENT OF FUTURE Today’s manufacturers as well as factories are facing three basic problems in production – quality level, productivity and lack of skilled operator. JUKI has introduced a system named JUKI Smart Solution that works with the Digitalization, Systematization and Automation. This solution can increase productivity, save labor, improve quality, save working space and also ensure futuristic working environment. Digital swing machine and digital sewing line-up can help smart factory development through visual control of machine data by network. The product data can be delivered from a PC or Smartphone following advance network system. Factories can easily move forward to automation and thus can adopt Smart Solutions.
MR SH U U I C H I UT E NA Industrial Engineer Juki Corporation Japan
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SESSION # 02 VIRTUAL PROTOTYPING AND DIGITALIZATION OF APPAREL SUPPLY CHAIN Changing Customer Expectations are forcing the traditional fashion business models to re-think and change their business especially so when they feel the threat from tech savvy heavy weights like Amazon and young start-ups like Shoes of Prey, Unmade, Farfetched etc. with innovative ways to service the customers and provide newer and elevated levels of customer experiences, giving the customer what they want, when they want and where they want. The Focus is on being business to customer focused throughout the value chain – its B2C and no more B2B2C. Explore and Discover the tools, technologies that are enabling this transition – 3D printing / Additive Manufacturing or 3D printed seamless whole garments knitting machines. We hope to bring together under one roof some of the sharpest minds and most innovative thinkers to initiate the much -needed conversations around newer mass customization models.
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MR R AM SAR EEN
CEO / Coach / Founder Tukatech
MR DAVID BIRNBAUM
Garment Guru / Transfer Pricing expert and strategic advisor to World Bank
MR VIKA S R AY KAR Research Scientist IBM Research
MR MAG NUS SUND GREN
MR SUNIL SHEWAKRAMANI
Chief Technology Officer Eton Systems
Executive Vice President Apparel at Li & Fung India Pvt Ltd.
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IS THE FUTURE OF THE FASHION VIRTUAL?
MR R AM SAR EEN
CEO / Coach / Founder Tukatech
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The apparel industry, at present, has moved on with automation or architectural. Virtual development has taken place because the product development is where it starts. The oxygen room for business is the pattern. Without a pattern there will be nothing to cut, nothing to sell, nothing to ship. Getting it right eventually is not the idea; the idea is to get it right the very first time. Human body is very different as it has the under cuts, it has the shapes one body to the other body and that’s the only way we will be able to work. Standard measurements are done by the total distribution and body scan of the person. From the scan data and the measurements, the fit of the model is built. And this can be done for children, for man, for women, for large sizes, for small sizes and so on. The large size models and the children model are the most crucial one because children grow up and the large size people either loss or gain weight. The first thing to do is creating a library for all customers. Tukatech has around 650 of the real replicas of the human bodies. There about thousands of grade retailers and manufacturers, vendors who are using the 3D technology. The models need to wear the item; and have to perform different activities which ensure the fit quality of the item. This is better than physical sampling and factories acted it. The main mantra of this system is to be concerned on fit of the item.
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WHAT TECHNOLOGIES ARE KEY FOR THE SUCCESS OF BANGLADESH APPAREL INDUSTRY?
MR DAVID B IR N BAUM
Garment Guru / Transfer Pricing expert and strategic advisor to World Bank
In Bangladesh, the basic problem can be seen is, people manufacture basic commodity products like basic t-shirts or jeans. Thus it becomes a tough business for Bangladesh Garments & Apparel Industry Manufacturers. On the other hand, worker gets only tenth of the salary compared to the Central America or to the countries in Europe. If it is compared to other countries such as EU, they pay 25 thousand dollar per year to each employee, and has the best machineries and use the best technology for garment industry. To be on the pace and deal with the market, manufacturers have to learn, understand and cope up with the latest machineries, technology, believe in the robots alongside the human employees who expert in physical process but making sure they are happy with their salary. If you can maintain the positivity of your company by maintaining the quality, your customers and buyers will make you happy by not letting you down with the price of it.
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AI FOR FASHION: DATA IS THE NEW BLACK Fashion designers and fashion houses usually start conceptualizing and designing products for the new season six months to one year prior to the actual selling season– though in recent times this has been drastically reduced with the emergence of fastfashion retailers. That’s why for most apparel retailers, and the fashion industry in general, knowing the trends customers would like to wear next season is extremely important. Modern ‘AI’ based tools can understand fashion images and articles which can be used to provide a more data-driven approach for trend analysis and forecasting.
MR VIK A S R AYK AR Research Scientist IBM Research
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Traditionally a lot of fashion houses send fashion experts to the big four major runway shows who actually observe what is being shown and form very subjective opinion of what are the mega trends that are emerging. While there is great value in expert fashion observers they will invariably limited by how many shows they can see. It is probably not possible for someone to manually look at 20-50 thousand images coming out from the runway shows. Thus, IBM has taken a more data driven technology where the system can analyze all the images and then provide trend reports to the observers who can now have a more data driven backing to their gut instincts.
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CREATING THE SUPPLY CHAIN OF THE FUTURE
MR SUNIL SHEWAKRAMANI
This is about creating a supply chain of the future and by doing that, it leads to opportunities and innovation. The analog system is to be changed to digital to make it faster. The technology will be saving inventory management cost which saves the whole cycle, thereby bringing efficiencies. The three key goals from our three year plan are about speed, innovation and digitalization. The five key pillars about reducing the supply chain cycle are capacity management, raw materials, DNA discipline, empowerment and communication. When we talk about innovation, we are talking about how digitalization and technologies can help us going forward. And finally through digitalization, the supply chain is digitalized to make processes such as design approvals and fitting stages work faster. Basically, this is how we help transform the supply chain and create new standards in how technology processes and people work together.
Executive Vice President Apparel at Li & Fung India Pvt Ltd.
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THE ABILITY TO SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY AND REDUCE COST “THROUGH THE USE OF ETON TECHNOLOGY�
MR M AG N U S S UN DGR EN Chief Technology Officer Eton Systems
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Sometimes hardware inventions will make you improve and sometimes software inventions will make you improve, Eton system represents both. We produce overhead conveyor systems and try to optimize as much as possible of manual handling in apparel industry today. UPS is basically going into production we have traditional bundles and moving over to a single piece flow will you produce it unit by unit. By implementing an Eton system you will soon notice how you can dramatically improve the overall performance into production. Eton systems philosophy eliminates all non-value added steps. The technology will help you reduce the work in progress real time manufacturing intelligence, cuts down the station operators that time for an example that needle broken machine downtime, handling abundance piling bundles cutting by hand and movie trolleys to another station. Eton system closely monitors the manufacturing process and move to projects automatically from station to station. There will be no physical damage will staining of the goods. Full traceability means there will be a minimum of manufacturing defects. New product that, Eton is releasing that is basically having display set up individually for each operator that is customized to so they can see whatever information they need.
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SESSION # 03 FASHOIN TECH AND SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION We can thank our stars that our next generation cares about the environment. They make their purchase decisions based on their deepest held value systems. If you are brand or a product that pollutes or harms the earth, forget about being able to sell a lot to a whole lot of these eco conscious and aware customers. More brands are now paying heed to sustainability and environmental impact of their products and the whole apparel eco-system is buzzing with innovations. Join the conversations and discover the latest technologies, innovations, products focused on saving water, saving resources and the planet. Bio Fibers, Waterless dyeing, Converting waste to brand new fibers. It’s all happening here.
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MS MUCHANETA KAPFUNDE
Founder and Editor-in-Cheif Fashnerd, A Magazine covering fashiontech
MS EVA VAN DER BRUGGE
Innovation Manager, Raw materials, dyeing & finishing Fashion for good
MR PI M KN E EPKENS
Innovation Manager, Cut-Make-Trim Fashion for good
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MS AMANDA COSCO Founder Electric Runway
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TRANSLATING THE POWER OF SMART FABRICS.
MS MUCHANETA KAPFUNDE
With regards to small textiles this is a topic about the love for fabric because I believe fabric is what we all are wearing and come out as important component for the next-gen. Big problems with smart tech is that how can we wash a product with technology. Small fabric tech is developing coats where you can hide your bank card, phone so that no one trace you or steal your information. They’ve come up with a way of keeping all kind of security and privacy in your garments. Mycelium is kind of a natural material, which was used by two Dutch designers to make beautiful leather jacket. If you do not want to use it just throw it back in to the nature because there is no problem in sustainability. Bio fabricators are spreading through the industry. Another jacket has been introduced where you can carry information just as you carry it in a USB. Technology like these are getting on its way to our industry.
Founder and Editor-in-Cheif Fashnerd, A Magazine covering fashiontech
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COLLABORATING TO SCALE DARING INNOVATION Fashion for Good is a global platform for innovation, made possible through collaboration and community. Through Fashion for Good-Plug and Play accelerator, we give promising start-up innovators the MS EVA VAN DER BRUGGE funding and expertise Innovation Manager, they need in order to Raw materials, dyeing & finishing grow. Sustainability is a Fashion for good monumental challenge facing the fashion industry today it’s projected by the global fashion agenda. The demand for a fashion by share volume will increase by up to 65% which is a huge number and of course if we stick to our current technologies that growth will come at a huge cost both in terms of sustainability but also in terms of social issues. Fashion for Goods philosophy for the fashion industries are one: we need materials that preferably are recycled and at least are biodegradable, two: it has to be fully recyclable, three: we need dramatic reduction in water use but even use circulars systems that reuse water even within the plant, fourth: we need solutions that offer fair working opportunities for all those involved, fifth: we’re looking for solutions that are really taking a holistic perspective. Our role is as a convener for change. To physically actually worked together in and create that type of interaction, we also have a consumer facing experience you can think of that almost as a kind of an interactive museum where the people are invited to learn about sustainable fashion and innovation. Fashion for Good convenes brands, producers, retailers, suppliers, non-profit organizations, innovators and funders in a pre-competitive space to identify, support and embed breakthrough technologies into the fashion supply chain and jointly transform the industry.
We have our own set of priorities that we collect from the brands and within raw materials. Our main priorities at this point in time our plant based fibers like for example hands that are able to produce at scale, fibers in a more MR PIM KN E E PKE NS sustainable way but also Innovation Manager, focusing on startups that Cut-Make-Trim are developing solutions Fashion for good that look into food waste and creating fibers out of that. We are not dying in finishing the focus on alternative inputs and also alternative ways to actually buy the fabric, so we are seeing solutions that are able to save more water like CO2 dying but we’re also seeing solutions that are bio engineering microorganisms that are able to take on the pigment and actually transferred onto the fabric. We didn’t cut or make a trim, we focus on solutions that are there to reduce the amount of waste but also there to enable local production; so one of the main focus areas there obviously is additive manufacturing is 3D printing because 3D printing basically reduces the amount of waste and would also allow us to create local production house. Another priority that we have is automation and automation really works to improve the productivity of factories and empower workers to do better work. Our main focus is chemical recycling and it is basically it allows to create fibers again out of finished garments not several innovations that actively supports to reduce the amount of garments that actually going to landfills. We are seeing solutions around block chain that’s a big data and these are map of a meeting to map the value chain. Also a very important thing is to prepare yourself for the future because these innovations are coming to the markets and they’re going to change the way we need to produce a product.
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FASHIONING THE FUTURE WITH TECHNOLOGY
MS AMANDA COSCO Founder Electric Runway
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Today I’m here to talk about how the future is blending fashion with technology and I believe that wearable technology is going to allow us to experience a new kind of humanity. Technology is augmenting our bodies, extending our senses and enabling us to cross a threshold into a new kind of existence. I do believe that the fashions of the future are giving super powers that are going to change the way that we experience reality that’s why I actually found electric runway. Electric runway provides expert insights to help brands understand and anticipate the future of fashion and I want to spend my time today talking about some designers who are specifically changing our clothing in the future. There fashion is a reflection of their culture so it makes sense to me that we’re beginning to turn our clothing on. Companies such as, VX 360 have managed to find a way to integrate printed electronics into jacket for cyclists and runners to keep them illuminated at night that they’re not hit by cars, Ralph Lauren designed the heat conducting jacket for the U. S. Winter Games, some designed UV sensing Bikini, bright bomber jacket by Roche, Wearable technology for sharing emotions sensory based out of San Francisco they made wearable’s for this idea called ecstasy which is externalized intimacy and mood sweater by Calvin. There are more companies who are under construction of different other wearables which will give us feeling of super powers in the future. In the future our garments are going to continue to do what they’ve always done just in new in connected ways.
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SESSION # 04 MASS CUSTOMIZATION & ON DEMAND MANUFACTURING It is not difficult anymore to visualize a fashion designer fiddling with wires and circuits in addition to fabrics, textures, silhouettes. Fashion and Technology fusion is gaining a steady and firm foothold in the apparel and fashion industry. From technology giants like Google and apparel giants like Levi’s collaborating to develop conductive denim fabric via project Jacquard, the Commute Jacket is not the stuff of a science fiction, but a jacket that was launched for customers to buy as part for Spring Summer 2017 collection!! Smart Sensors to monitor heart rate, sweat rate, conductive threads and LED lit up clothing, membranes to measure and monitor moisture wicking added to clothing, customized displays on clothing which change colors in response to your emotions, or even clothing that transmits ‘hugs’ electronically. Explore the new age fashion which is a fine blend of engineering and aesthetics as we bring the truly inspirational products and product makers to the Bangladesh Fashionology Summit.
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MR MICHAEL T. FRALIX PH.D.
MR RICHARD OL IVER
President and CEO [TC]²
CEO THEUNSEEN
MS DANIT PEL EG
Founder / Creative Director / Pioneer in 3D Printed Fashion
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MASS CUSTOMIZATION & ON-DEMAND MANUFACTURING IN THE AGE OF DISRUPTION
MR MICHAEL T. FRALIX PH.D. President and CEO [TC]²
WHY I BELIEVE TECHNOLOGY SHOULD BE “MAGICK”
MR R IC HAR D O LI VER CEO THEUNSEEN
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CAN 3D PRINTING DISRUPT FASHION? Danit Peleg is a Fashion Designer known for her 3D printed fashion work. In 2015, Danit’s 3D printed graduate collection made major waves in the global fashion and tech worlds. Danit’s seminal first collection includes 5 looks which were entirely 3D printed using desktop printers that can be used from home. By printing these structures with soft materials, Danit was able to create new textiles that she could design fashion with this garment was created using a BQ Witbox home printer with FilaFlex filaments.
M S DAN IT PELEG
Founder / Creative Director / Pioneer in 3D Printed Fashion
For the Rio 2016 Olympics opening ceremony, Danit used her 3D printing technique to design and print a dress for Amy Purdy, a double-leg amputee who performed a samba solo. Danit was inspired by the way in which technology enables a “rebirth” for Paralympic athletes, allowing them to push their limits. With 3D printing technology, every customer will be able to buy and print their personalized (customized) clothes with exact measurements from home. A person can upload his/her design and immediately have millions of people download and bring them directly from home. And this is how Danit believe in 3D printing may change the world of fashion completely.
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CLOSING SESSION C H I E F G U EST
MR. MD. SHAFIUL ISLAM (MOHIUDDIN) President The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI)
SPECIAL GUEST
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H E MRS LEONI CUELENAERE
MR MD ATIQUL ISLAM
Ambassador Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Bangladesh
President CEBAI & Immediate Past President, BGMEA
MR MD MOSTAFIZ UDDIN
MR SYED M TANVIR
Founder & CEO Bangladesh Apparel Exchange & Managing Director of Denim Expert Ltd.
Director Pacific Jeans Ltd.
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MR. MD. SHAFIUL ISLAM (MOHIUDDIN) President The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) I am congratulating Mr. Mostafiz, who is the heart of this summit. His hard work makes this summit to take place. Today we have to offer our fashion trends, color, everything, We can offer these to our buyers which can add more and more value to our products. We are slowly graduating from lower-end to middle-end to higher-end product. Fashion and technology is in the way of changing. Bangladesh is ready to introduce these technologies. Technology such as, AI, nano-technology, robot, car without a driver etc. has been introduced in recent times. I believe Bangladesh can get hold of the current flow of the technology and will overcome all the hurdles. Anyway, I have a big hope for Bangladesh. I believe that Mr. Mostafiz, Mr. Tanvir, Mr. Rubel and many of our young generation can change our Bangladesh RMG sector, and hope this kind of summit will enrich us, enlighten us for getting ourself ready for the future.
H E MRS LEONI CUELENAERE Ambassador Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Bangladesh Thank you so much to Bangladesh Apparel Exchange and Mr. Mostafiz for inviting me on this summit. This summit has done exactly that it has advanced the much needed discussion on the role of technology in the RMG sector. The industry is going through an unprecedented cycle of chains. New technologies have dramatically changed the way brands connect with their followers. At the same time new technologies are changing the way factories operates and interact with the buyers. For RMG factories in Bangladesh new technologies offer great opportunities to improve efficiency to expand into new segments and enhance sustainability. Of course there is also a risk involved in it but competition innovates faster and becomes more efficient. It gives me immense pleasure to see that Bangladesh is already turning to technology to remain competitive. More and more factory owners are taking a long term perspective and invest in the sustainability of their businesses. Thirty garment factories in total are already using cutting software in Bangladesh in an effort to upgrade production process and reduce fabric waste by raising measurement accuracy. Bangladesh is now already the largest denim supplier in the EU markets with a share of 23% and the 3rd largest denim exporter to the United States after Mexico and China with 11.03 percent. Fashion maybe fleeting but technology in the fashion industry is here to stay. It’s of paramount importance for everyone in the supply chain to be aware of these developments and opportunities they offer. Hope this Fashionology summit has inspired you all to form a new partnership to blend the creativity of the fashion industry with innovation & technology.
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MR MD ATIQUL ISLAM President CEBAI & Immediate Past President, BGMEA
MR SYED M TANVIR Director Pacific Jeans Ltd.
MR MD MOSTAFIZ UDDIN Founder & CEO Bangladesh Apparel Exchange & Managing Director of Denim Expert Ltd.
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I would to give my special thanks to Mr. Mustafiz for being the mastermind of this summit. I am the Ex-president of BGMEA as well as President of Center of Excellency for Bangladesh Apparel Industry (CEBAI), I believe that the challenges are getting tough day by day. If we don’t organize or attend this kind of conference, we literally lagging behind from some important information. Thus this information becomes unknown to us, which figuratively affect our industry. In this conference there are lots of important aspects that came in front of us, which will lead to our improvement in our garments industry. This is the right time to grab this kind of new things and we need to go forward and introduce the unknown technology from this fashoinology summit and implement in our apparel industry. I would like to give a thanks to Mustafiz and distinguish guest excellences and fellow my friend’s for organizing & supporting such summit in Bangladesh that might give a new way of taking challenges in our apparel industry.
At this point of time, Bangladesh RMG sector is in a transitional phase where from basic commodity products we are striving towards doing fashionable products, and functional products towards diverse products. I think as you know Bangladesh primarily is doing cotton based products and you know the product basket is also not very big. I mean if I compared Bangladesh with China, we are doing sixty four product catagories where China is going more then Four hundred. So I think it’s a great initiative to give us the direction of what we can do and how we can do and where the future lies. If I look at the whole scenario on the RMG sector right now, the technology plays an important role and shaping the future direction in innovation in lead time, speed to market, quality also the efficiency of how we are producing a product and what are the new products we can do. In this aspect, technology plays a very important role of how we can do same as another manufacturer and to see and to learn and to really set our priorities. So I think it’s been quite clear today so I hope that we will take all the learnings with us we will think on it and then act on it, to make our RMG sector bigger, better and of course faster.
A very good afternoon to all the Excellences, Designates, Distinguished guests, respected media, colleagues and my dear friends. I am going to start my speech by remembering the heroes who sacrificed their lives for establishing Bangla as our mother language. This summit idea came to my mind when I went to Singapore to attend one of the conferences, That day I promised to myself that I will make this kind of conference in Bangladesh as well. And here you see it is happening in 2018 in my own country. My special thanks to our all sponsors and buying community for their invaluable support & faith on us to organize this kind of event in Bangladesh. Our government has started vision of 2021 when Bangladesh will be one of the middle income countries. Our GDP growth will be 8%, the country will earn 60 billion dollar from export, the apparel is being 81% of export earning sector in the targeted of 50 billion dollar of the export 2021. I agree we have the potentialities and challenges to double our business. I have got 16 to 17 delegates who came different countries such as USA, Europe and 6 designers from Spain, Paris, Netherlands to showcase their collections. I would like to thanks both of them for believing and supporting us. We have Fashion Tech Runaway show which will be presenting the countries first ever fashion tech show. Distinguished guests I have tried my level best to maximum value of your time whole day. Now you have seen the speakers and have their e-mail addresses, now you know the technology providers, few designers, I hope you will take this networking opportunities and make it fruitful for Bangladesh for yourself and as well for your own country. I have tried my best to maximum the value of your time, who can judge the value of this event, if you inspire me, if you support me then I am ready to take the challenges to happen this kind of summit again & again in Bangladesh.
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Bangladesh Fashionology Summit created history at the first edition by presenting the first ever fashiontech runway show. Showcasing 38 fashiontech designs – a fine blend of engineering and design aesthetic, set the stage on fire with creations involving 3D printing, Sensors, Actuators, Microcontrollers, LED lights, and innovative materials. A truly memorable day for all present as history was created with the first ever fashiontech runway show in Bangladesh. 7 next-gen innovative designers from six countries presented their creations. Total 38 Outfits. Male Outfits4 pcs Female Outfits- 34 pcs
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BROADCAS WEAR (INDIA) The company started with a t-shirt – the world’s first programmable, touch enabled t-shirt. It would sync with your mobile phone and change designs and slogans according to your choice. In fact, users can change the design or slogan on their t-shirts by tapping on the logo! While making these awesome t-shirts, they coming up with more ideas to make lives interesting. They have now, after extensive research, developed competencies in merging technology with textiles. In addition to touchenabled clothing, they have created reflective clothing and interactive clothing!
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CONSTANZA+LAB (SPAIN) Constanza Mas is an industrial design engineer with fashion design background. Her fashiontech project, constanza+LAB, is about wearables, interactive design and smart garments that empower our senses in a non-invasive, natural and organic way. It Ě s a hybrid ecosystem that merges crafts and digital fabrication with innovation and sustainability. Passionate about her work, Constanza develops an intimate narrative while focusing on creativity and design as a driving force for change, activating curiosity, research, experimentation and innovation.
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DANIT PELEG Danit was the first to design and 3D print an entire ready-to-wear fashion collection – printed entirely at home. Her collection and the potential that printing clothes could have on the fashion industry has captivated the attention of millions globally. For the Rio 2016 Paralympics Opening Ceremony, Danit used her 3D printing technique to design and print a dress for Amy Purdy, a double-leg amputee who performed a samba solo. In 2017, Danit unveiled her second collection and released the first 3D printed garment available to purchase online. Danit is a TED speaker and has been featured in the New York Times and Wall Street Journal. Danit is a graduate of Shenkar College of Engineering and Design.
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LABELEDBY (NETHERLANDS) Founded by industrial designers Fabienne vd Weiden and Jessica Joosse, LABELEDBY and its customers collaborate in creating collections of personalized garments through digital manufacturing techniques such as laser cutting and 3D printing. The collection refers to the Industrialization of the Fashion Industry and is inspired the concrete jungle we live in, evident by the grey color palette.
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MARISSA GARNIER (PARIS) Marisa Garnier is particularly interested in the new textile techniques and the innovative materials. Her love for the crafts grows with modern processes as 3D printing or laser cutting. From this union are born contemporary and structured dresses so that every woman can carry creations in sync with our time. Marisa’s first collection is inspired by the shapes in nature and the fluidity of dance movements of dreamlike creatures. The collection pulls its name of the phonetics of the word “Echo”. In Greek mythology, Echo is a nymph of springs and forests, and personification of the acoustic echo. The contrasts of materials are put forward for each of the models - slight veil, néoprène and 3D printing play overlappings and repetitions. 3D sculptures, laser cutting and burnout techniques are integrated into these 3 guidelines, to bring modernity and originality to the looks.
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MELISSA COLEMAN & LEONIE SMELT (NETHERLANDS) Melissa Coleman is an artist, curator and creative technologist specialized in fashion tech and connected objects. Her art and exhibitions critically explore the relationship of fashion, politics and technology. Tremor is a dress that responds with an involuntary visual shiver every time a woman dies as the result of an unsafe abortion. The dress is inspired by our ability to measure the seismic waves produced by an earthquake all across the planet. The design was created to support She Decides, a Foundation recently launched by the Dutch Minister Lilianne Ploumen, which aims to ensure access to sexual health and family planning worldwide.
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PRATYUSH KUMAR – (INDIA) Based India, Pratyush keeps himself busy with writing and creating new innovation. Pratyush was awarded as the second runner up in Will lifestyle Debut, 2011, India and was the only finalist from the United Kingdom in World of Wearableart, 2012, New Zealand, one of the biggest and most prestigious costume design competition in World. The philosophy behind his label is “we are building up the future of design”.
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EXHIBITORS To facilitate the innovative and technology-driven apparel manufacturing and supply chain, 7 innovative thinkers and companies from 6 countries around the globe exhibit together under one roof to initiate the much-needed conversations around technology, digitalization and innovation in the apparel and fashion industry. This will helps to guide our nation and transform it into the next-generation apparel manufacturing and marketing hub using latest digital technology and advancements.
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FASHION FOR GOOD
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PARTICIPANTS FEEDBACK I think the topics are very timely and informative. It’s just the right kind of thing we should discuss in terms of how to move RMG sector forward in Bangladesh. This is helping us to move towards the future and may be prompting us to think what we should be doing. This kind of event should bring this industry together with everybody in the value chain. I look to forward next event whenever it might be.
Thomas Pope
Office Director Democracy, Rights and Governance Office USAID/Bangladesh
Bangladesh Fashionology Summit is exactly what the RMG sector needs right now. I think now is the time for Bangladeshi garment factories to start invest in new technologies; this is a very timely event. Technologies are entering the market now; some of them are brand new while some of them are already in use. This is time to embrace the new otherwise you will eventually lag behind. It’s a great initiative because I think it can inspire people, show people what possibilities are, what next generation, smart fashion is going to look like. So I think that is the main goal you should reach with this show. It will inspire people and shows them the future of fashion. We see Bangladesh Apparel Exchange always comes up with its brilliant events and we make sure to be with them in future as well.
Pieter de Vries
First Secretary - Economic Affairs and RMG
I think it’s incredibly good timing for the summit that has started now. The environment is going on with so much innovation and technology for the fashion industry. So it’s a great summit taking place widely. Here have I noticed so much innovation happening at the moment in terms of technology in the fashion industry. The organizing team is very communicative and they welcomed us very warmly. Bangladesh is naturally at the heart of garments and fashion production. So it’s a great way to prepare the actions and we feel glad for coming here.
Eva Van Der Brugge
Innovation Manager of Fashion for Good
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I think the Fashionology Summit is extremely timely because labor is a huge issue wherever in the world you are and particularly in the garment industry. We are talking about technology and cobots that assist labor. People are ready to embrace industry 4.0 in garment and apparel industry. I saw a lot of excitement on that. The organizer of the summit has been extremely welcoming and taking care of our details and that is a nice job. We will certainly like to be a part of any event here Bangladesh. We see huge potential in automation and industry operator. There is hunger for automation -- people are willing to learn and understand how technology can improve production. So I think it’s extremely valuable for us in this market.
Pradeep David
General Manager of Universal Robots South Asia
I think the topics of Bangladesh Fashionology Summit are great because Bangladesh is in a transitional phase where we have covered a lot of basic products and products of mass market. Now Bangladesh is moving towards more fashionable and advanced functional products. I think it’s a right timing to organize the summit. As I said that Bangladesh apparel industry is now moving towards different dimensions where manufacturers are more focusing on value-added products and innovation. So I think the timing of Bangladesh Fashionology Summit could not been better. Of course, this kind of event gives us a lot of information and prepares us for the future. We will definitely participate in such event in future.
Mr. Syed M Tanvir
Director, Pacific Jeans Ltd.
Technology is a very important topic for Bangladesh. I would like to thank the organizers for their wonderful hospitality. They maintained everything perfectly. I would participate in the event in future. It’s a wonderful experience to come here and see the country and particularly its garment industry. So, we feel that we spent a valuable time here.
Jonathon Zornow
Inventor Of Sewbo
I think it was very interesting to bring this issue of digitalization to Bangladesh which is not a topic that has been overviewed in the past. I feel it’s a famous show. We are sure that we are revamping the entire end-to-end process from the production to delivery to consumer and it cannot be taken without putting together designers, buyers, merchandisers and factories. So I like to see this question of digitalization embraced by the whole community. It is important to raise the level of knowledge of factories in Bangladesh. We can raise the destiny in the retail market to change the landscape that is taking place in Europe which is very important for the suppliers for this time. We want to support to develop the suppliers to raise the level of productivity and longtime partnership. So we invest in Bangladesh and we will participate in upcoming event also.
Jean Marie Fouque
Director, Textile Global Sourcing
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After attending this summit, I feel Bangladeshi people are very serious for development. They have opportunity of the automation and systemization. So, Juki will help Bangladesh. If the same program is organized again, obviously I will attend and people from different parts of the world will learn more things from it.
Suichi Uthena
Juki Japan Ltd.
This event is very important because the industry is facing real and systemic problems. The technology will be playing a vital role in the future. The organizer is first class in putting something like this together. The positive attitude they have showed symbolizes their high level of professionalism. It will be my pleasure to help the apparel industry of Bangladesh if I am able to contribution in future.
David Brinbum
Strategic Advisor to the World Bank
It’s an excellent time for the industry to really find something like this event to adopt change and focus on future and what’s new. It was really good. I would like to say they should continue the summit up. I am sure if I get the opportunity of being invited, I will surely join. It’s actually interesting to see how the industry is growing and what trend is going on.
Mr. Magnus Sundgren,
Chief Technology Officer of Eton Systems
First of all I decided to come to this Fashionology Summit because it’s a very good initiative and at the same time innovative. Through this event we can promote Bangladesh at international level and showcase our products. It’s quite interesting. We found a lot of our existing clients and prospective customers here. They want to know the new technology and what is coming up next. The summit is a very good networking platform where we can interact with each other.
Mr. Shamim Masudul Haque
Deputy General Manager, Lectra
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I think this is absolutely the perfect timing. The industry is going through transformation and it’s time to find who would be the partner for the longer time. Bangladesh started with the process and you will have to improve the entire process. The topics are fantastic. The audience I think has the right questions. I can already see that people want to learn and do better. The forum has brought the best practices and international experts from around the world and paved the way of sharing ideas with each other. I think it’s a great learning experience for the people in the industry. Hats off to the people who have done this. I will be happy to participate again.
Ram Saren
Founder and CEO of Tukatech
The sessions have been very much organized with the summit. Most of the technology showcased here is very new for the Bangladeshi garment and textile industry. So, I found the content of the sessions really very timely. Digital Tech runway show was very good and exciting because previously we used to see the models walking on the runway but this show was different and can change the way of fashion show. I hope this will bring dramatic change in the Fashionology. It is really a great show. We can learn new technologies. So I am really interested to join the upcoming session.
Abu Abdullah
Social and environment Coordinator, Groupe Carrefour
I am very excited about the future of the apparel and fashion industry. I am very excited to see where technology will lead us in the next few years. In the summit a number of interesting concepts have been discussed. I have learned a lot from the event. For example, one of the speakers talked about trending, sustainable products which included taking and making yarns and fabrics out of sustainable bi-products. I think this will be very useful for us in the future. This summit is very exciting for me as a designer who is working on development.
Bushra Afreen
Director, Product Research & Development Islam Garments Ltd.
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