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DRAFT EVENT PROGRAMME

Day 1 May 22, 2023

19:30 - 20:15

Welcome Reception -  Drinks & Finger Food
Open to all delegates

20:15 - 22:15

Joint CIRFS-Eurocoton Dinner
Open to all delegates

Day 2 May 23, 2023

Session 1:
Session I
07:45-08:00

Registration - Breakfast meeting

08:00-09:15

Policy Breakfast Meeting
CIRFS Full members only

09:15 - 10:00

Welcome Coffee, Networking and Registration 

10:00-13:00

CIRFS Annual General Meeting
CIRFS Full members only

Session 2:
SESSION II
12:15-13:00

CIRFS Executive Seminar - part I
CIRFS Full & Associate Members & Guests

12:30 - 13:00

European Fibres Industries: In the Eye of the Storm?
Mr Alexei Sinitsa, Fibre Consultant, Woodmac

13:00-14:00

Lunch

Session 3:
SESSION III
14:00 - 17:00

CIRFS Executive Seminar - part II
CIRFS Full & Associate Members & Guests

14:00 - 14:30

Polyolefins business outlook: walking through a challenging season
Mr Fabrizio Galiè, Associate Director - Polypropylene EMEA, Chemical Market Analytics

14:30 - 15:00

World Cotton Markets and Future Fibre Trends
Mr Fritz Grobien, President, Bremen Cotton Exchange

15:00 - 15:30

The current state of the wool industry in the World
Mr Isak Staats, Chairman, IWTO

15:30 - 15:45

Coffee Break

15:45 - 16:15

Linen and Hemp Fibres: Focus on a European Excellence
Mr Damien Durand, Economics Manager, Alliance for European Flax-Linen & Hemp

16:15 - 16:45

Silk and its Potential for Sustainable Development 
Mr Andrea Taborelli ,CEO, Tessitura Serica A.M. Taborelli Srl

16:45 - 17:15

TechFab Europe Missions and Challenges and Opportunities for our European Technical Textiles Industry
Mr Raphaël Pleynet, Secretary General, Tech-Fab Europe

17:15 - 17:30

Closing Remarks

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