Fireside Chat with Robin Yates: A Career in Canadian Outerwear

Join us for a candid fireside conversation with Robin Yates, Co-Founder of Nobis, on building a Canadian apparel brand from the ground up. Robin will take questions from the audience, with the conversation moderated by Bob Kirke, Executive Director of the Canadian Apparel Federation. Topics will include:

• His path from Canada Goose to founding Nobis

• Lessons learned scaling a Canadian outerwear brand internationally

• Navigating sourcing and manufacturing between Canada and China

• Advice for entrepreneurs entering fashion sourcing and importing today

• The future of Canadian-made and Canadian-designed apparel