• Mr. Fouad Hodroj, Chairman of Bella Donna Company
The first session of the forum covered the Present Situation and Future Trends in the International Textile Industry. Mr.Mohamed Farid Khamis, Chairman of Oriental Weavers was present as a speaker at the forum and gave a presentation about “The Global Crisis and its Repercussions on Arab Industry in General and the Textile Industry in Particular”.
The speakers of the first session were Mr. Jean-François Limantour, President of the Euro-Mediterranean Association of Textile and Apparel Executive Managers “Present situation and future trends in the international textile industry”, Mr. Roger Zacaropoulos, CEO, EDI-STAGE; Senior International Expert in textile and garment marketing, management and export management “The industrial textile clothing industry adaptation and mutation to face Asian Competitors”, Mr.Adil Nalbant President, Association of Textile Machinery and Accessories Manufacturers, Turkey “TEMSAD's role in the Integration of Turkey with the world”, Mr. Ferid Tounsi, Executive President, Agadir Technical Unit “Role of the Agadir Agreement in enhancing competitiveness in textile industry”.
The second session was focused on the Present Situation and Future Trends in the Arab Textile Industry covering information about :
• Exports, imports and production
• Obstacles and recommendations
• Inter-Arab trade
• Joint Arab investments
Arab Federation for Textile Industries (AFTI)
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