The Future of Fashion II
2009 FINZ Education Conference
8.30am-5.30pm
August 6-7, 2009
Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology (CPIT)
Christchurch, New Zealand
'The Future of Fashion'
 The worldwide economic recession has caused a loss of confidence among many fashion/apparel-related businesses, in terms of where to focus their resources and abilities in an industry and global environment that's changing at such a rapid pace.
The theme of this year’s FINZ Education Conference - “The Future of Fashion II” - will address critical factors of 2009 and beyond for New Zealand’s fashion/apparel industry, delivering sound contributions from industry and academic leaders, which can form the basis of new perspectives and common work going forward.
FINZ Education Conference
The FINZ Education Conference is an annual two-day event, which was initially established to facilitate alignment between the tertiary sector and fashion/apparel industry. Now in its eighth year, it has evolved from modest beginnings into an essential conference that addresses issues critical to the future of New Zealand's fashion/apparel industry and tertiary sector.
Programme
The programme for the 2009 FINZ Education Conference - "The Future of Fashion II" - will be divided into three key sessions ...
- Fashion Economics
- (key concepts) - the business of fashion; entrepreneurs; impact of the global economic recession; surviving the downturn; fashion retail; the 'value' test; export; international competitiveness; market conditions; global supply chains; the future for fashion graduates; critical factors of 2009 and beyond for New Zealand.
- Fashion Fibres + Textiles
- (key concepts) - fibre; yarn; textiles; clothing; innovation; research + development; technology; processing; production; new applications; performance; smart textiles; sustainability; customisation; point of difference; global supply chains; impact of the global economic recession; critical factors of 2009 and beyond for New Zealand.
- Fashion Communication
- (key concepts) - fashion; communication; media; new channels; branding; marketing; imagery; interdisciplinary design approaches; social, poltical and cultural concepts; the fashion-art paradigm; fashion and film/music/youth culture; New Zealand's unique design perspective; critical factors of 2009 and beyond for New Zealand.
The programme will also include the presentation of three peer-reviewed academic research papers relating to 'fashion economics', 'fashion fibres' and 'fashion communication'.
Speakers
Fashion Economics: Export
Pieter Stewart
Managing Director, New Zealand Fashion Week
 Pieter Stewart's lifelong passion for the fashion industry began with her Christchurch-based model agency and subsequent role as associate editor of Fashion Quarterly. She then went on to launch a promotions company and produce televised fashion events, such as the long-running Corbans and Wella Fashion Collections.
As the founder and driving force behind New Zealand Fashion Week, Stewart has become an international ambassador for New Zealand fashion. She regularly travels the globe to promote the event and New Zealand designers, gathering candid feedback from some of the world's most influential buyer and agents.
Fashion Economics: Retail
Annah Stretton
Managing Director, Stretton Group
 With a background in fine arts and accountancy, Annah Stretton began her career in the fashion industry 16 years. Today, her Waikato-based company, the Stretton Group, boasts an annual turnover in excess of NZ$10 million and a diverse brand portfolio that spans fashion, publishing and hospitality.
Originator of the Annah Stretton and Annah.S fashion labels, the 'Stretton Clothing' division operates 30 retail stores throughout New Zealand and is developing export markets in the U.S, U.K, Ireland, Europe and Australia. 'Stretton Publishing' produces the monthly title Her Magazine, which recently celebrated its 100th issue, in addition to Pink (supporting breast cancer research) and Who's Who (an almanac showcasing New Zealand women in business).
Earlier this year, Stretton was named the New Zealand recipient of the prestigious Verve Clicquot Award, which recognises outstanding entrepreneurial women around the globe. She is dedicated to numerous philanthropic endeavours and is an active business mentor in the fashion industry.
Fashion Economics: Global Supply Chains
Graham Harris
Sales Manager, Longbeach
 Graham Harris founded Longbeach, with business partner Bernard Marlow, in the early 1980s. Today, the Christchurch-based appael manufacturing company produces and sources product on a truly global platform.
A quick response operation, Longbeach develops and wholesales well designed product to a wide range of clients in New Zealand and international markets. Over the past 20 years, the company has established a strong manufacturing presence in Asia, with headquarters in Shanghai, and expanded its sales network into Australia.
After 35 years in the ragtrade, Harris' experience in global supply chains is vast, ranging from offshore manufacturing disciplines and potential problem areas, to harnessing supply facilities to provide value-added solutions for retail customers. Harris also sits on the board of Swanndri New Zealand Limited, which is majority owned by Longbeach.
Fashion Fibres + Textiles: Wool Innovations for High Fashion + Functionality
Dr Surinder Tandon
Apparel + Textile Manager, AgResearch
 Dr Surinder Tandon has worked with WRONZ/Canesis/AgResearch for 21 years. With a background in textile technology, structural mechanics and fabric objective measurement technology, he has driven numerous projects around the innovation and development of: new fit-for-purpose apparel (woven-and-knitted for formal, casual and active sportswear), aircraft and transport upholstery, and protective fabrics (based on wool, wool blends and other specialty fibres).
Tandon has carried out the technology transfer for a number of new products to industry, both in New Zealand and overseas, including Flexiwool (Swanndri), Natural Easy Care (NEC) and Wool Fabric Technology (Australian Wool Innovation).
In 2008, he led the production of the AgResearch 'Science of Fashion' show at Air New Zealand Fashion Week, which saw Tandon and his colleagues teamed-up with 10 leading New Zealand designers to create a collection of garments using revolutionary fabrics.
Furthermore, he was the recipient of the inaugural Product Innovation and Commercialisation Award at the 86th Textile Institute World Conference in Hong Kong (2008). The winning project, funded by Australian Wool Innovation, involved the development of merino wool shirting-and-suiting fabrics, which are machine washable and can also be tumble-dried. Tandon is a fellow of the Textile Institute and past-president of the Textile Institute's New Zealand section.
Fashion Communication: Branding + Media
Jack Yan
Founder, JY+A / Publisher, Lucire
 Jack Yan is the founder of JY&A (1987), a global branding, media and communications company, and publisher of Lucire (1997); New Zealand's first commercial online fashion magazine, the inaugural fashion industry partner of the United Nations Environment Programme (2003), and the first web magazine to branch into international print editions (2004).
A brand consultant, publisher and typeface designer, Yan co-wrote Beyond Branding (2003), Typography & Branding (2004), and contributed to a book on 'nation branding' earlier this year. He is also a director of the Medinge Group, a Sweden-based think-tank, which runs the annual Brands with a Conscience Awards in Paris.
World famous outside of New Zealand, Yan is an innovator, big thinker and regular international speaker. His personal website is www.jackyan.com
Fashion Communication: Social + Political Ideas in Fashion
Dr Joan Farrer
Associate Professor of Fashion + Textiles, AUT
 Dr Joan Farrer is an associate professor of fashion, textiles and sustainability from the U.K. Her academic experience (which includes senior lecturer research at the Royal College of Arts and senior research fellow at Central Saint Martins College of Art, and the Design University of Arts in London) is complemented by extensive commercial expertise in the British fashion industry.
A fellow of London Technology Network and peer-reviewer for the AHRC and EPSRC, Farrer has been a design and strategy consultant for some of the U.K's premier industrial fashion and supermarket retailers. Furthermore, she has consulted on conceptual design, R+D and trends, as well as the manufacture and retail of fibre, yarn, textiles and clothing, with high-profile clients from the U.S, Europe and Far East.
She has also undertaken strategic sustainability business reporting in the fashion and textiles sector for research institutions, NGO's, local Government, education and international industrial clothing companies; focusing on multi-stakeholder dialogue, life-cycle analysis and post-consumer issues linked to global fibre, textile and garment production.
Here in New Zealand, Farrer continues to mentor AUT staff in research and teach emerging talent about cutting-edge design and R&D in fashion and textiles.
Register to Attend the 'Future of Fashion II'
 Industry, educators, students and the public are welcome to attend the 2009 FINZ Education Conference. Please complete and return the conference registration form, with payment details attached. Registrations close on Friday, 31 July, 2009.
The fee includes lunch and morning/afternoon tea (August 6-7, 2009). Payments can be processed by cheque, visa or mastercard, and direct credit. No refunds will be given for cancellations after the closing date for registrations. All prices are gst inclusive.
- nz$295.00 / Full Registration
- nz$195.00 / FINZ Members
- nz$ 95.00 / Student Registration
Download the Registration Form
An industry networking function (drinks + canapes) is planned for the first evening of the conference (Thursday, 6 August, 2009). This event will replace the traditional conference dinner and a nominal fee may apply. We'll have more details for you closer to the event.
Accommodation
Special conference rates are in place with the Latimer Hotel and Copthorne Hotel - both of which are within walking distance of the conference venue (10-20 mins).
To take advantage of these deals, please book your accommodation through Angelene Haslem at Gilpin Travel (ref: FINZ Conference) - email: angelene@gilpin.co.nz (or) ph: +64 9 354 8219.
Latimer Hotel
- 30 Latimer Square, City Centre, Christchurch
- $120 per night - Standard Room/single/twin/double (run of house)
Copthorne Hotel
- 776 Colombo Street, City Centre, Christchurch
- $120.00 per night - Standard Room/single/twin/double
- $135.00 per night - Premium Room/single/twin/double
Flights
Special conference rates are in place with Air New Zealand for nominated flights 'from Auckland and Wellington' to 'Christchurch'. To take advantage of these deals, please book your flights through Angelene Haslem at Gilpin Travel (ref: FINZ Conference) - email: angelene@gilpin.co.nz (or) ph: +64 9 354 8219.
- Ex-Auckland (to Christchurch) - nz$238.00 return
- Wed, 05 August, 2009 - depart: 08.45pm /arrive: 10.05pm
- Thur, 06 August, 2009 - depart: 06.10am /arrive:07.30am
- Ex- Christchurch (to Auckland)
- Fri, 07 August, 2009 - depart: 07.00pm/arrive:8.20pm
- Ex-Wellington (to Christchurch) - nz$218.00 return
- Thur, 06 August, 2009 - depart: 6.50am/arrive: 7.45am
- Ex-Christchurch (to Wellington)
- Fri, 07 August, 2009 - depart: 6.15pm/arrive: 7.00pm
Event Objectives
The primary objectives of the FINZ Education Conference are:
- to provide an industry-specific forum for 'forward thinking' with a global focus.
- to inform, inspire and unify the tertiary sector and fashion/apparel industry.
- to facilitate collaboration and research links between the tertiary sector and fashion/apparel industry.
- to identify new opportunities for the tertiary sector and fashion/apparel industry.
- to support New Zealand's fashion/apparel industry.
The Organiser
 The event organiser is Fashion Industry New Zealand (FINZ) - the voice of New Zealand's fashion/apparel industry. This not for profit organisation was founded 'by the industry' to provide representation and support 'for the industry'. Our mission is to have the fashion/apparel industry valued for its economic, creative and cultural contribution to New Zealand, and ensure its sustainability. Become a FINZ member today
The 2009 FINZ Education Conference: "The Future of Fashion II"
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