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Schedule of Events

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 Networking 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–1:50 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
1:50 pm–2:35 pm

Panel Presentation:
Unpacking Textile Waste Policies: Exploring the Human Impact on Importing Countries

Moderator:

Jessica Franken
SMART
Director of Government Affairs

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)

Martin Gitau
Associate Member
Mitumba Consortium Association of Kenya (MCAK) and CEO & Founder, Gitau International Trade Consultants

2:35 pm–3:20 pm Roundtable Session – Matt Libby, Supply Chain Manager, Cycla LLC
3:20 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