| AGENDA
LUNCH 11:30 A.M.-1 P.M. Lunch PROGRAM
1 P.M. Opening Remarks: Evans Tindal, STA President, Glen Raven Presiding: Dan Thompson, Southern Division Vice Chair, Coker & Associates of S.C. ____________________________________________ 1:10 P.M. “Connecting You to Global Markets: Overview of U.S. Commercial Service” Shannon Christenbury Europe Global Team Leader & Director U.S. Commercial Service | U.S. Department of Commerce | International Trade Administration _________________________________ 1:45 P.M. "The State of the Economy: A Look at What the Data is Telling US." Scott Baier, Ph.D. Professor Economics and Chair, John E. Walker Department of Economics Clemson University ____________________________________________ 2:20 P.M. Networking Break ____________________________________________ 2:40 P.M. “Transforming Designs from the Past for Today’s Digital Printing” Kathy Phillips, Chief Curator Baxter Mill / Springs Creative ____________________________________________ 3:15 P.M. “Leveraging Automation and AI to positively impact Textile Manufacturing” Stacey Chapman, Vice president, Manufacturing – Textiles Milliken & Company and Angie Peterson, Global Director, IT Solutions & Strategy Milliken & Company ____________________________________________ 3:50 P.M. Networking Break ____________________________________________ 4:25 P.M. ‘THANK GOD I LOST MY JOB: How a Textile Engineer Became a Recruiter” Ben Talbert, founder Better Than Found (BTF) And STA member _________________________________________ NETWORKING RECEPTION 5:00 P.M.-6:30 P.M. |
