Abit International Conference announces 2021 schedule

The Abit International Conference, one of the main events in the industry in Brazil, announced the schedule of the 2021 edition, which takes place on October 27th and 28th. For the second time, the event will be completely digital and, in 2021, it will debate the “Transformation in the global fashion system”.

Over two days, six panels will be held to debate topics such as the future of the industry, digital communication, and sustainability. Among the companies that will participate in the event are Amazon, Grupo Soma, Vicunha, Riachuelo, and Facebook.

“As a result of the current scenario, it became clear that society and all the entities in the productive network of our sector are undergoing disruptive changes” comments the Chairman of Abit, Fernando Pimentel.

“This year, we want to address these transformations and provide entrepreneurs with the latest concepts in relation to innovation, design, technology, sustainability, and compliance”, he adds.

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OCTOBER 27th
OPENING | THE FUTURE OF INDUSTRY: MAIN BUSINESS VALUES

Julia Curan – Senior Consultant | WGSN Mindset

PANEL 1 | INDUSTRY 4.0 IN THE TEXTILE AND APPAREL SECTOR: ADVANCES AND PERSPECTIVES

Anton Schumann – CEO and Partner | Gherzi van Delden GmbH
Thays Bryan – General Quality and Process Man. | Vicunha
Victor Araújo – Strategy Officer | Provest Uniformes

PANEL 2 | DESIGN, TECHNOLOGIES, AND PEOPLE AS PROJECT GUIDELINES

Francislei Donatti | C&A
Adriana Hoppenbrouwer-Pereira – Co-founder | The Fabricant
Alfredo Orobio – Consultant in Innovation | Awaytomars

PANEL 3 | SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES IN THE GLOBAL FASHION AGENDA

Brittany Burns – Strategy & Development Dir. | Fashion for Good
Taciana Abreu – Head of Sustainability | Grupo Soma

OCTOBER 28th
OPENING LECTURE | THE FUTURE OF INDUSTRY: BUSINESS VALUES AND STRATEGIES

From the values presented on the first day, we map strategies matching each one of them, outlining future scenarios for the product, communication, and sales.
Julia Curan – Senior Consultant | WGSN Mindset

PANEL 4 | DATA SCIENCE AND THE CONSUMER – INSIGHTS AND STRATEGIC ORIENTATIONS FOR BUSINESS

Eduardo Ribeiro – CEO | DBMAX Applied Data Science
Larissa Kaneko – Customer Superintendent | Riachuelo
Raissa Lopes Ninomiya – Marketplace Man. | Amazon

PANEL 5 | COMMUNICATION IN THE DIGITAL ENVIRONMENT

Alpargatas
Bruno Karra – Partner | Baw Clothing
Fabrício Fudissaku – Head of Insights | Facebook for Latin America

PANEL 6 | SALES AND CONSUMPTION RESIGNIFICATIONS

James Reinhart | Thredup
Marcos Gouvêa de Souza – Founder and General Director | Gouvêa Ecosystem
Natasha Soares – Co-author and Racial Consultant | Projeto Sankofa

About the Abit International Conferecen

The Abit International Conference is Abit’s annual conference. Since 2016, the event promotes interaction and networking between textile entrepreneurs, apparel manufacturers, fashion retailers, and national and international experts, always providing a lot of content to the sector. It usually brings together more than 300 people in capitals such as São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and Minas Gerais. However, last year, it carried out a successful online version. In 2021, it takes place on October 27th and 28th digitally and registration is open.