IFAI Outlook Conference 2018

The 35th IFAI Outlook® Conference was held May 6-8, 2018, at Chateau Elan Winery & Resort in Braselton, Ga. The event is co-organized by the Narrow Fabrics Institute and the U.S. Industrial Fabrics Institute — both divisions of the Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI). Presentations included military-focused topics, trade updates and other industry-specific statistics, and other current hot topics.

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Will Cromer, Highland
Ron Houle, Pivot Step Consultants LLC
Jeff Stafford, Milliken and Company
Donna Pointkouski, chief of the Strategic Material Sourcing Group, DLA Troop Support
Hector Centeno, Jakob Müller of America
Clay Williamson, Acquisition Plans, Programs and Systems Integration for Soldier Clothing and Individual Equipment, U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development & Engineering Center (NSRDEC)
Kate Young, Textile Technologist, U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development & Engineering Center (NSRDEC)
Clay Williamson
Justin Barnett
Dr. John E. Connaughton, Barings Professor of Financial Economics, UNC Charlotte
Connaughton
Ted Anderson, chair, U.S. Industrial Fabrics Institute (USIFI), BondCote Corp.
Jim Egan, incoming USIFI chair, Graniteville Specialty Fabrics
Eric Spackey, CMO, Advanced Functional Fabrics of America (AFFOA)
Spackey
Laura Murphy, director Americas, PCI Wood Mackenzie
Lloyd Wood, president, Lloyd Wood Group
Wood
Sara Beatty, president, White Haven Trade
Beatty
Wood and Beatty
Kevin Hall, CEO, Unifi Inc.
Patti Bates, USIFI vice chair, Glen Raven Technical Fabrics
Aubrey Hilliard, president Texican
Ross Bernstein, author and award winning speaker
Bernstein
Ed Silva, Engineered Polymer Technologies
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