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Sneak-peak into Speakers Joining the 5th Edition !

30 June 2025

The highly anticipated 5th edition of Apparel Sourcing Week 2025 is all set to take place on July 2-3 at the Sheraton Grand, Whitefield, Bengaluru.
 

Apart from the well-positioned exhibition for which the event is widely recognised, this edition is proud to present a power-packed knowledge series featuring 100+ leading voices from across the global fashion and apparel value chain.
 

Session Formats @ ASW 2025:
 

  • Conferences and Expert Panels
  • Masterclass Series @ The Exchange by ASW
  • Fireside Chats with Industry Icons
  • Roundtable Discussions @ The Exchange by ASW
  • Keynote Speeches from Global Thought Leaders
  • Product and Strategy Presentations
  • Breakout Sessions for Focused Group Learning @ The Exchange by ASW
  • Open House Interactions

Our Esteemed Speakers @ ASW 2025:
 

  • Dipti Bopaiah, Managing Director – Indian Subcontinent, PVH Corp.
     
  • Betty Heri, Country Head – India, ZXY International
     
  • Neetu Agarwal, Managing Director, Canberg Global Sourcing Pvt. Ltd.
     
  • Sudhir Dhingra, Chairman and Promoter, Orient Craft Fashion Industries Ltd.
     
  • Manohar Chatlani, MD, Soch Apparels
     
  • Rakhi Handa, Sourcing Expert and Head – India Office, Décor Global
     
  • Mridul Dasgupta, General Manager – Apparel, Anko Sourcing
     
  • Lena Lim, Chief Commercial Officer, Browzwear
     
  • Vikram Idnani, President and CIO, Landmark Group
     
  • Atul Ujagar, Former MD – Sourcing, Indian Subcontinent, Nike
     
  • Lavanya Nalli, Chairperson, Nalli Group
     
  • Manish Bharati, CBO – Garmenting and International Business, Raymond Lifestyle
     
  • Vivek Sandhwar, Chief Operating Officer, Being Human Clothing
     
  • Wicrant Gambhir, Head – Sourcing, Product Integrity and Quality, Babyshop Concept, Landmark Group
     
  • Narendra Babu, Vice President – Sourcing, Page Industries Ltd.
     
  • Shirish Srivastava, Vice President – Sourcing (Apparel, Footwear, Accessories), Myntra
     
  • Lavanya Pachisia, CEO, Zivame
     
  • Shantanu Singh, Regional Sourcing Operations Lead, C&A Sourcing
     
  • Deepak Dsouza, Production Director – South West Asia, Decathlon Sports
     
  • Ashish Tomar, Head of Sourcing, Bestseller India
     
  • Sandeep Pandey, Director and Head of Sourcing, TMRW
     
  • Nishant Poddar, CMO and Head of Retail Experience, WROGN
     
  • Pankaj Keyal, Principal – Growth, TMRW (an Aditya Birla Group Venture)
     
  • Anurag Kapur, Format Head of Sourcing: AZORTE, Reliance Retail
     
  • Puneet Dudeja, Director – Business Development, South Asia, WGSN
     
  • Sumit Agarwal, CRM – Director, Bluesign (an SGS Company)
     
  • Murugan Thenkondar, President – Marketing and Global Head, Birla Cellulose
     
  • Dr. Prabir Jana, Professor, NIFT Delhi
     
  • Abhishek Jani, CEO, Fairtrade India Project
     
  • Charan Singh, Director and Regional GM – RCP, Emerging Market, Retail and Consumer Products, UL Solutions
     
  • Katharina Mayer, CRM Director – South Asia and Turkey, Bluesign (an SGS Company)
     
  • Urvashi Gupta, Director – Account Management, South Asia, WGSN
     
  • Srishti Tanwani, Co-founder and CEO, Indo Era
     
  • Mohit Srivastava, Design Lead (Jeanswear and Innovation) – Flying Machine
     
  • Rohit Kant, Brand Head, The Bear House
     
  • Pranav Jha, Senior Director - Sourcing, Myntra
     
  • Kamakshi Kaul, SVP - Design, Max Fashion
     
  • Jayesh Kothari, President - Merchandising, V-Mart
     
  • Peush Narang, Representative – India and Sri Lanka, Cotton Council International
     
  • Ajay Kumar Pandey, Director – Production, Quality, Tech and Manufacturing Excellence, Agilitas Sports
     
  • Rema Sivaram, Co-founder, Fairkonnect
     
  • Kaushlendra Narayan, Director – Garmenting Operations and Outsourcing, Silver Spark Apparel Ltd.
     
  • Md. Jawed Akhtar, CEO and Founder, Jaza Software
     
  • Karan Singh, Founder and CEO, Aristobrat
     
  • Anant Tanted, Founder and CEO, The Indian Garage Co.
     
  • Ashwini Seth, CEO, Dennison India
     
  • Nitin Kapoor, CEO, IBA Crafts
     
  • Kumar Prashant, Team Head – Apparel Sourcing, PUMA Group
     
  • Aashish Mundhara, Managing Director, Keshari Industries
     
  • Kushagra Bansal, Managing Director, KS Spinning Mills
     
  • Kalika Mehra, Director and COO, Active Clothing
     
  • Nishi Vora, Director – Growth and Strategy, Fashion Accessories India (RCBC Group)
     
  • Rakesh Shrivastav, Founder, Strategic Reflection
     
  • Harshendra Maheshwari, VP and National Head of VM and Store Experience, Max Fashion (Landmark Group)
     
  • Ashmeer Sayyed, Retail Leader and Ex-CRO, DaMENSCH
     
  • Amit Mudris, Head of Sourcing, Nicobar Design Pvt. Ltd.
     
  • Sanjeev Rao, Ex-CEO, Being Human and Retail Leader
     
  • Sunil Jhunjhunwala, Co-founder and Managing Director, TechnoSport
     
  • Sharrom Yezdegardi, Head of Enterprise Growth – 3D and Immersive (India), Adobe
     
  • Dharmendra Mehta, Managing Director – MEA, Fynd
     
  • Sumit Jasoria, Co-founder and CEO, NEWME
     
  • Dhiraj Agarwal, CEO and Co-founder, Campus Sutra
     
  • Puneet Kumar, AVP – Implementation, WFX
     
  • Udbhav Agarwal, Director, Punit Creation
     
  • Shalendra Vasudeva, CMO, INVIYA – Indorama
     
  • Neeraj Puraniya, AVP and Sourcing Head, Bewakoof
     
  • Hardik Jain, Executive Director, TT Ltd.
     
  • Faizal Jaliwala, Director, MAF Clothing
     

Join us on 2-3 July at much-awaited ASW 2025 to meet and network with these industry leaders.

About Apparel Sourcing Week 2025

Apparel Sourcing Week 2025, a two-days Sourcing Show not only provides the Asian manufacturers a platform to showcase their products & manufacturing capabilities to the Brands & Retailers from all over the world including India, but also extends them a chance to attend the multiple seminars (headed by industry experts), workshops, open-house discussions and networking opportunities organised during these three days, which would help the manufacturers get a better understanding of Indian and International Retail and evolving dynamics of sourcing in various markets and retail formats.

About the Organiser

Apparel Resources is well known for its benchmark publications – Apparel Online, StitchWorld and Resource Guide published from India, Bangladesh & Vietnam. These publications have been around in the industry for over 35 years, supporting, guiding and standing by garment exporters and the retail industry globally, providing them a platform to source better.