Designing Garments with Factory Freindly Fabrics
Bridging Material Innovation, Precision Manufacturing, and Connected Intelligence
This symposium brings together industry leaders, textile engineers, and manufacturing specialists to explore the full lifecycle of modern garment production—from the molecular structure of fibers to intelligent factory floors and end-consumer touchpoints. Across four focused sessions, our speakers examine how advanced material selection, proactive quality assurance, and end-to-end digital integration redefine apparel manufacturing. By uniting material science, operational rigor, and smart technology, this symposium provides actionable pathways for brands and manufacturers striving to build a resilient, high-performing, and sustainable future for apparel.
PROGRAM
Friday 25 September , 2026
17:30- 17:40 : Welcome Message & Overview
17:40- 18:10 Designing for Longer: Moving Beyond Trends from Fabric to Longevity, Zekeriya Perdi , Turkey
How consumer behavior is reshaping fabric, product & collection development for a more durable and circular fashion industry?
From innovative and responsible fabric choices to timeless product design and more intelligent collection development, the industry has an opportunity to move from trend-driven volume to long-term consumer value.
Fabric is not simply the starting point of a garment’s aesthetic. The right fabric choice can influence product performance, durability, manufacturing efficiency, comfort, longevity, recyclability and ultimately the value perceived by the consumer.
18:10-18:30 Innovative Fabrics to Enhance Garment Manufacturing, Eng.Hasan Boree, Alex Apparel, Egypt
This lecture explores the intersection of advanced textile materials and modern apparel production. As the global textile supply chain faces mounting pressure for operational efficiency, and performance integration, novel fiber formulations and engineered fabric structures are redefining standard manufacturing workflows. Attendees will examine recent advancements in high-performance hybrid blends, smart finishes, and dimensionally stable knit and woven constructions. The session emphasizes the practical transition from raw substrate to finished garment, detailing how innovative fabric architectures reduce cut-and-sew labor, minimize material scrap, optimize sewing line throughput, and facilitate circular recycling pathways.
18:30-18:50 Flawless Production: A Structured Process Flow to Eliminate Apparel Defects, Eng. Nasser Kafafy , Alex Apparel, Egypt
In modern apparel manufacturing, managing quality through post-production inspection is a costly and reactive approach that leads to high rework rates, fabric waste, and shipping delays. This lecture presents an end-to-end, proactive quality assurance framework designed to engineer defects out of the production cycle before they reach the sewing line or the packing station.
This lecture guides attendees through a structured, step-by-step systemic flow—connecting incoming raw material validation, cutting room precision, inline sewing line control, and final audit readiness.
18:50 – 19: 20 From AI shopper to Smart Factory, Zekeriya Perdi , Turkey
The future of fashion is not just about making products faster. It is about making every product intelligent, traceable and connected – from the consumer’s decision to the factory floor. The apparel industry is entering a new era where the consumer, the product and the factory are becoming digitally connected.
AI-powered shopping agents will transform how consumers discover, compare and purchase fashion. At the same time, the Digital Product Passport (DPP) will give products a digital identity, bringing transparency and traceability across their lifecycle.
But the real transformation happens when this digital intelligence reaches the factory floor. By connecting fabric, product development, manufacturing, quality, people and data, apparel manufacturers can move from reactive production to connected, predictive and intelligent manufacturing.
