The Southern Textile Association is pleased to announce its plans for the Winter Seminar being held in-person and virtually on Wednesday, February 16, 2022 from 8:30 AM - 1:30 PM.
Program
Resilience, Resurgence, Reconnection
U.S. textile industry forging ahead - together - in 2022
8:30 - 9:00 AM
Registration
9:00 AM
Welcome
Rick Carpenter, STA President
Conitex Sonoco, Sales Manager
Program Introduction
Cameron Hamrick, STA First Vice President
Hamrick Mills, President
9:10 AM
"Human Resources Panel Discussion"
Moderator: Vance Tiller, President
Impact Workforce Solutions
Panelist:
Ben Talbert, President & Chief Executive Officer
Better Than Found
Terri Ann Belk, Human Resources Manager
Glen Raven, Inc.
Matthew Shannon, Plant Manager
Greenwood Mills
Shane Trull, Human Resources Administrator
Hamrick Mills
9:55 AM
"Economic Update"
Scott Baier, Ph.D.
Professor and Department Chairman
The John E. Walker Department of Economics
Clemson University
10:30 AM
"Washington Update"
Augustine Tantillo, Consultant
National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO)
11:05 AM
Break
11:25 AM
"Fiber Update"
Laura Murphy, Research Director, Fibres
Wood Mackenzie Chemicals
12:00 Noon
"Finding Certainty in Uncertain Times"
Vivien Hudson, Coach Presenter Producer
Predictive Index Advisor
1:00 PM
Lunch
1:30 PM
Adjourn