What is Navigating Risk in the Textile Value Chain all about?
Navigating Risk in the Textile Value Chain is a unique knowledge sharing program focusing on challenges and solutions for cotton buyers in Asia. It will create awareness on key risks facing textile mills in Asia, especially around cotton sourcing and suggest practical solutions for effective management of risk.
When and where is it taking place?
Taking place during the ICA’s International Trade Event, Dubai 2025, this training session will be held on Wednesday 8 October at 14.30-16.00 in the Hilton Habtoor Hotel, Dubai (the conference venue).
Who should attend?
The program is available to delegates registered for Dubai 2025 (with limited space) and has been specifically designed for Textile Mills, Yarn Manufacturers and Cotton Agents. Places are limited to 64.
Who will be delivering the training?
- Chair: Jagdish Parihar (Strategic Risk Advisor, Singapore)
- Pierre Chehab (Louis Dreyfus Company and ICA 1st Vice-President, Switzerland)
- Jagan Gopinath (Ex Head of Cotton Sourcing & Risk Management, Arvind Limited, India)
- Rehman Naseem (CEO, Fazal Cloth Mills Limited, Pakistan)
- John Pestell (Managing Director, Whiteleaf Commodities Switzerland, Switzerland)
- Taslimul Hoque – (Director Operations, Square Textiles PLC, Bangladesh)
What is included in the program?
The knowledge sharing program will cover:
- The risks faced in relation to the cotton in the textile value chain
- Capturing and measuring the total risks of cotton in relation to yarn, fabric and apparel exposures
- Key challenges faced by cotton buyers
- Suggested solutions and tools to mitigate and manage risk
How much does it cost?
There is no extra cost to attend this event – it is available for Dubai 2025 registered delegates only (with limited spaces).
