Schedule of Events

(as of January 14, 2025)

Sunday, February 2
9:30 am–10:15 am	Committee Meetings (Membership and PR)
10:30 am–11:15 am	Committee Meetings (Programs, Marketing and Bins)
12 pm–4:00 pm	SMART Board of Directors Meeting
3:00 pm–5:00 pm	Registration
5:30 pm–6:00 pm	New Member and First Time Attendees Reception
6:00 pm–8:30 pm	Welcome and Opening Reception
Monday, February 3
7:30 am–12 noon	Registration
7:30 am–8:30 am	Breakfast / Women of SMART Breakfast
8:30 am–9:15 am	Welcome and Member Introductions Brian London, SMART President
9:15 am–10:00 am	General Session Textile-to-textile Circularity Needs You! A Shift in Perception Karla Magruder, Founder, Accelerating Circularity
10:00 am–10:15 am	Networking Break
10:15 am–11:00 am	General Session Philippe Doliger, EuRIC
11:00 am–11:45 am	General Session Alan Wheeler, Chief Executive Oficer, Textile Recycling Association (TRA)
11:45 am–1:00 pm	Networking Lunch
1:00 pm–2:00 pm	Panel Presentation: Future of Textiles in the Futuristic City of Dubai: We Are All In This Together Moderator: Alan Wheeler CEO Textile Recycling Association Panelists: Philippe Doliger EuRIC Jessica Franken Director of Government Affairs SMART Karla Magruder Founder, Accelerating Circularity
1:45 pm–2:45 pm	UNCTAD Survey Results Jennifer Wang, Consultant
3:00 pm	Adjourn for Day
5:00 pm–9:00 pm	Evening Open – Attendees on their own
Tuesday, February 4
7:30 am–12 noon	Registration
8:00 am–9:00 am	Networking Breakfasts
9:00 am–10:00 am	SMART Legislative Update Jessica Franken, SMART, Director of Government Affairs
10:00 am–12:00 pm	Industry Updates
12 noon–1:15 pm	Networking Lunch
1:15 pm–2:30 pm	Roundtable Session Brian London, President, SMART
2:30 pm–2:55 pm	Update on Kantamanto Fire and Proposal to Rebuild the Second Hand Textile Market Dr. Stephen Odonkor, Senior Lecturer, Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) and Executive Director and Founder, Metropolitan Research and Education Bureau
2:55 pm to 3:40 pm	Panel Presentation: Global Approaches to Sustainable Textiles and Circularity: Perspectives from Industry Leaders and Policy Advocates Moderator: Jessica Franken Director of Government Affairs SMART Panelists: Usman Kappaya Director J and K Textiles Dr. Stephen Odonkor Senior Lecturer, Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) and Executive Director and Founder Metropolitan Research and Education Bureau Teresiah Wairimu President Mitumba Consortium Association of Kenya (MCAK)
3:40 pm–4:30 pm	SMART Annual Business Meeting, Nominations, and Awards Brian London, SMART President Brian Rubin, SMART Treasurer
4:30 pm	Adjourn
6:00 pm–8:30 pm	Closing Networking Reception & Dinner

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Schedule of Events

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