Fiber Buyers and Southern Textile Association 2018 Joint Annual Meeting 

"CHALLENGES WE FACE - THE OPPORTUNITIES WE FORESEE" 

Schedule of Events

Sunday, June 17

2:30 - 4:00 PM          STA Executive Committee Meeting
3:00 - 6:30 PM          Staplcotn Hospitality Suite
4:00 - 5:30 PM          STA Board of Governors Meeting
4:00 - 6:30 PM          Registration
6:00 - 7:00 PM          Reception

Monday, June 18

7:00 - 9:00 AM          Registration
7:30 - 8:45 AM          STA Business Breakfast Meeting
                                                                                                     
9:00 - 11:00 AM        Joint General Session

                                             "Branding - Challenges and Benefits"
                                             Kevin Hall, Chief Executive Officer
                                             Unifi Manufacturing, Inc.
                                                                                       
                                             "US Cotton and The Global Marketplace"
                                             Joe Nicosia, Chief Executive Officer, Allenburg Cotton Company
                                             Global Platform Head, Louis Dreyfus Company
                                                                                                             
                                             "The Economy - What's Next"  
                                                  Dr. Anthony Chan, Chief Economist
                                             JPMorgan Chase

Door Prizes                         Charles Poston, Chairman - Door Prize Committee
                                             Kluber Lubrication 

12:00 PM                     Golf Tournament, Myrtlewood Pinehills Golf Course
1:30 PM                       Beach Social
1:30 PM                       Bingo
5:00 - 6:30 PM            Staplcotn Hospitality Suite
7:00 - 10:30 PM          Reception & Dinner Dance
                                    Dance Music by:  Tar Heel Beatz

Tuesday, June 19

7:30 - 8:30 AM          Joint General Session - Continental Breakfast

8:30 - 11:00 AM        Joint General Session - Program

                                            "Making Apparel Better"
                                             Chuck Ward, Senior Vice President, Yarn Spinning
                                             Gildan Activewear

                                             "Trade Policy Update"
                                              Auggie Tantillo, President & CEO
                                              National Council of Textile Organizations

                                              "Combating the Opioid Epidemic"                                  
                                               Dr. Michael Saenger, Director, Empower Veterans Program
                                               Atlanta VA Health Care System, and
                                               Assistant Professor, Emory University School of Medicine                                                                                         
Door Prizes                          Charles Poston, Chairman - Door Prize Committee
                                              Kluber Lubrication          
                              
11:00 AM                        Adjourn