Bob Kirke has been the Executive Director of Canada’s Premier Apparel and Textile member organization, the National Trade Association for the Apparel Industry, for 23 years. He’s based in Ottawa and has a pulse on the entire Canadian Market. The Event is honored to have such an authority on Canadian Apparel and Textile Market from everything to hot trends to new government regulations, Mr. Kirke is THE Authority on Canada and Apparel.
Sessions
August 23, 2016
Least Developed Countries Program: How Canadians Can Benefit
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
August 21, 2017
Canada Trade Policy Update-Trade Agreements
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
August 20, 2018
Canada Trade Policy Update
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
August 19, 2019
Canadian Apparel and Textile Trade Policy Update 2019
Main Stage
11:00 - 11:45
May 26, 2020
North American Apparel Market Leaders Talk
ONLINE
02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
October 28, 2020
North American Apparel Market Leaders Talk Trade, Policy, Elections, Sustainability & the Future
ONLINE
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM ET
October 29, 2020
Canadian Apparel Federation interviews Canada’s Brands, featuring Giant Tiger
ONLINE
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM ET
September 14, 2021
Opening Ceremony
ONLINE
09:00 AM ET
September 15, 2021
Effects of the Pandemic – Four Industry Narratives
ONLINE
10:30 AM ET
November 7, 2022
State of the Industry
10:00 AM EST - 11:00 AM EST
Real World Solutions to Enhanced Supply Chain Compliance & Due Diligence
01:30 PM EST - 02:30 PM EST
August 21, 2023
State of the Apparel & Textile Industry by BOB KIRKE
2:00 PM EST - 3:00 PM EST
August 22, 2023
Supply Chain Due Diligence – How much is enough?
11:00 AM EST - 12:00 PM EST
