Santex Rimar organises forum for the future of textile industry

Santex Rimar Group together with Leading Group Office for Development of Employment-Centered Textile and Apparel Industry in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and China Textile Information Centre, present FUTURE TEXTILE ROAD – The future of new textile industry: a dialogue between Xinjiang, China and Europe, a Forum which retraces the Silk Road to open a new dialogue between the Asian continent and the Mediterranean Sea. The Forum will take place on May 16-18, 2017 and will be held in Urumqi.

International textile business leaders and famous creative influencers will explore the growth of cutting-edge textile industry from Xinjiang through the new silk routes. Speakers will focus on textile business, garments and home textiles industries and sustainable development.

Forum speakers include: Giovanni Bonotto, Creative Director, Bonotto; Francesco Dalla Rovere, President, Sinv Holding; Arthur Huang, CEO and Founder, Miniwiz; Pietro Pin, Head of New Technologies Research and Development, Benetton Group; Cristiano Seganfreddo, Artistic Director, Krizia; Calvin Woolley, Global Supplier Development Leader - Textiles Category Area, Ikea; Gao Yong, The Party Committee Secretary and Secretary-General, CNTAC; and Liang Yong, Deputy Seceretary-General of People’s Government of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Director of Leading Group Office for Development of Employment-Centered Textile and Apparel Industry In Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.