Staff Reporter :
Dhaka Apparel Summit-2017 is set to begin today (Saturday) with the aim of exploring priority areas towards turning Bangladeshi readymade garment into achieving $50 billion export target by 2021.
As a sequel to the success of first Dhaka Apparel Summit held in 2014, Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) is organising the second edition with the theme “Together for a better tomorrow.”
The summit will feature discussions about how to establish a more sustainable apparel supply chain as well as also to focus the next course of action plan on achieving the export target. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to inaugurate the day-long largest expo on the $ 28 billion apparel industry at Hotel Sonargaon in the capital.
BGMEA President Siddiqur Rahman said, basically they are creating a platform to find out ways of coping with the upcoming challenges for the better future of the country’s apparel sector.
“In the Summit, our stakeholders would share their opinion and fix up priority areas for ensuring sustainable growth of the country’s apparel sector,” he said.
Mentioning that following massive transformation of workplace safety in RMG sector, Rahman said, “We are ready to explore future possibilities amongst the opportunities and challenges facing us.”
The summit will also showcase the progress of initiatives taken to improve the safety standard and condition of the workers in the RMG sector following the Rana Plaza disaster in 2013.
There would be three main sessions in the summit. The first session titled “Business Policy and Environment: Towards a Better Bangladesh”, the second session called “Collaborative and Responsible Souring for Sustainable Growth”, while the third session is concentrated on “Bangladesh Apparel Industry: Transformation and the road ahead”.
The event will be attended by representatives from buyers, brands, university scholars and workers’ representatives who would also find out the priority areas to achieve the $50 billion export target.
The day-long Summit would have nine interactive sessions where over 85 speakers from home and abroad would participate. In addition, top representatives of over 25 brands and over 15 globally renowned academics would also attend in the summit.
Nearly four thousand people have registered themselves to participate in the apparel summit.
Dhaka Apparel Summit-2017 is set to begin today (Saturday) with the aim of exploring priority areas towards turning Bangladeshi readymade garment into achieving $50 billion export target by 2021.
As a sequel to the success of first Dhaka Apparel Summit held in 2014, Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) is organising the second edition with the theme “Together for a better tomorrow.”
The summit will feature discussions about how to establish a more sustainable apparel supply chain as well as also to focus the next course of action plan on achieving the export target. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to inaugurate the day-long largest expo on the $ 28 billion apparel industry at Hotel Sonargaon in the capital.
BGMEA President Siddiqur Rahman said, basically they are creating a platform to find out ways of coping with the upcoming challenges for the better future of the country’s apparel sector.
“In the Summit, our stakeholders would share their opinion and fix up priority areas for ensuring sustainable growth of the country’s apparel sector,” he said.
Mentioning that following massive transformation of workplace safety in RMG sector, Rahman said, “We are ready to explore future possibilities amongst the opportunities and challenges facing us.”
The summit will also showcase the progress of initiatives taken to improve the safety standard and condition of the workers in the RMG sector following the Rana Plaza disaster in 2013.
There would be three main sessions in the summit. The first session titled “Business Policy and Environment: Towards a Better Bangladesh”, the second session called “Collaborative and Responsible Souring for Sustainable Growth”, while the third session is concentrated on “Bangladesh Apparel Industry: Transformation and the road ahead”.
The event will be attended by representatives from buyers, brands, university scholars and workers’ representatives who would also find out the priority areas to achieve the $50 billion export target.
The day-long Summit would have nine interactive sessions where over 85 speakers from home and abroad would participate. In addition, top representatives of over 25 brands and over 15 globally renowned academics would also attend in the summit.
Nearly four thousand people have registered themselves to participate in the apparel summit.
