“Reimagining Fibers, Factories and Waste”

Thursday, October 26th, 2023

11:30-1:00 Registration and Complimentary Lunch Buffet

1:00 – 1:10 “Opening Remarks” – SYFA President – Hardy Sullivan (Thies Corp.)

1:10 – 2:00Fiber & Yarn Update” – Laura Murphy (Wood MacKenzie)

2:00 – 2:50 “Ocean Microplastic Pollution, Solutions Start on Land” – Cheryl Smyre (Parkdale)

2:50 – 3:10 Break

3:10 – 4 :00 Dave Kasper (General Recycled)

4:00 – 4:50 Lee E. Moritz Jr. (North Carolina Military Business Center)

5:00 – 6:00 Networking Cocktails

Starting at 6:00 a sit-down dinner with Auggie Tantillo for all attendees. Auggie will pull from his inside-the-beltway experiences to give an enlightening talk on past, present, and future challenges to our industry. Auggie is President of SRG & Associates, a federal policy consulting firm that works with various domestic textile trade associations, including the National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO) and the United States Industrial & Narrow Fabrics Institute (USINFI).

Friday, October 27th, 2023

7:00 – 8:00 Registration and Complimentary Breakfast Buffet

8:00 – 8:10 “Opening Remarks” – SYFA President – Hardy Sullivan (Thies Corp.)

8:10 – 9:00 “Enzymatic Recycling” – Bruno Langlois (Carbios)

9:00 – 9: 50 Aaron Alvarado (Setex)

9:50 – 10:10 Break

10:10 – 11:50 “The Journey to Textile Recycling” – Moderator Alasdair Carmichael

Panelist: Raymond Randall (WM), Chad Bolick (Unifi), Megan Helton (Eastman), and Sarah Coulter (Accelerating Circularity)

11:50 – 12:00 Closing Remarks – SYFA President – Hardy Sullivan (Thies Corp.)