Nicole T.I Chan, an attorney at law and industrial consultant, Board director of Dot Asia, ICANN ASO/AC, Vice Chair of Digital Transformation Association, as well as many distinguished positions in the areas of law and technology.

She is a frequent panelist and moderator and conferences around the world. Previous roles have included Chairperson of National Communications Commission.

Mark Harrop is a fashion technology industry figurehead, having already spent 11 years in manufacturing fashion, starting in the cutting room and rising to the boardroom. His experience in researching and bringing new digital ‘first’ technologies to the fashion industry, started with the introduction of the first Pc's in fashion in 1979 with the Commodore PET used as a monitoring and efficiency solution on the factory floor. Over his time he has been involved in scoping, designing, selecting and implementing a broad range of digital solutions, including the first coloured graphics 2D CAD/CAM, part of the team that invented PDM, involved in 3D since the mid-80's, created the blueprint and brought to market the world's first PLM solution in the late 90's and is known globally for helping to advance a broad range of digitally related value-chain technologies that support fashions extended value-chain.

Mark's storied career in Apparel has seen him fill roles as Cutting Room Manager, Work Study Engineer (GSD licensed practitioner), Production Director, Marks & Spencer (Production Management Trainee, before entering the technology sector in 1985. Today an advisor, blogger and digital thought leader. Mark has also established himself as one of the world leaders in fashion technology education, and is a frequent expert author, and speaker on digital solutions for the retail, footwear and apparel industries.

Founded in early 2008, WhichPLM & The Interline both digital magazines, analyst firm, and advisors of digital fashion technologies, our audience is the who's who of fashion with some 4000+ C-level visitors coming to the site(s) weekly to be introduced, and to catch up on the latest developments and tech speak. With supporting articles, interviews, insights, tools, publications, and direct advisory services, WhichPLM & The Interline have become the first port of call for any tech-savvy retailer, brand or manufacturer seeking to understand the use cases, ROI, and the ‘how’ to deploy new technologies, without the usual marketing spin!

Today, Mark is considered a trusted advisor to many of the world's leading retailers, brands and manufacturers. He sits on several boards guiding businesses on their digital journeys. Leveraging his and his team's expertise in the field of fashion-technology and the global brand recognition of WhichPLM Group, he delivers exhaustively researched and expertly informed online education to today's retail technology professionals. Mark uses best practice, scientific maturity measurements to deliver measurable results to his clients."

Justin Huang graduated as a bachelor of industrial design from Tatung Institute of Technology in Taipei in 1981 and he entered to the Design Promotion Center of Taiwan External Trade Development Council, as a design promotion specialist in 1985. Then in 1991, he was assigned to initiate an industrial design workshop in Dusseldorf, Germany and helped Taiwan manufacturing industry explore European design resource to improve Taiwan's product design quality and capability. In 1996, Taiwan Textile Federation recruited Justin to be a director of Information & Planning Dept. Since then, Justin started his career in the Federation and was appointed as president of TTF in November 2005. During his working at TTF, he led Taiwan's textile industry to develop and promote functional textiles at home and abroad. Now, Taiwan has been recognized as one of the leading countries of design and technology innovation of functional textiles.

Since 2011, Justin has led the Federation to establish a pattern design studio to assist Taiwanese apparel industry in exploring and training young talents to be professional pattern makers. During the same time, he also initiated an apparel workshop to guide and help young designers and small fashion brands produce stylish apparel, particularly for small quantity production. In 2016, the Federation built up a design studio of whole garment by the way of collaborating with SHIMA SEIKI. In 2017, the Federation established a clothing technology lab in order to help the sportswear and outdoor wear fabric mills and garment manufacturers improve their manufacturing technology.

Justin also plays an important role in well-known international textile/apparel organizations. In the last few years, he has been representing Taiwan to participate in several international organizations by International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF), International Apparel Federation (IAF), United States Fashion Industry Association (USFIA), Global Apparel, Footwear and Textile Initiative (GAFTI), the European Apparel and Textile Confederation (EURATEX) and World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI). Currently, Mr. Huang stands at the boards of IAF and GAFTI. "

Alexa Dehmel has over 30 years of broad and deep expertise in the fashion industry and a high level of professional competence. Her work in various roles in the fashion, textile and sportswear industry with a focus on design and collection development, in teaching, as an independent entrepreneur and as a recognized contributor to the industry, makes her a valued contact.

She offers her market experience and services via her agency Alexa Dehmel – active sports design & consulting.

Amal Jomaa is a creative powerhouse with 10 years of experience in the fashion industry. She is the Head of Fashion at So Real Digital Twins where she acts as an expert mediator between fashion brands and the world of digital innovation. Her background in design and appreciation for craft seamlessly transitioned into the realm of virtual and immersive technologies. Her hands-on experience in both creative and 3D development fields enable her to translate between fashion and technology and guide companies with implementing digitalisation strategies.

University of Rochester, BS Mechanical Engineering, minor in Mathematics. Founder experiences in textile ODM, OEM, supply chain management and global B2B collaboration SaaS build-up. Specialize in high-level business strategy, innovative technology creation, 12 years of experience in apparel, textile industry, paper published in field of textile AI, patent pending in textile scanning process.

Ben has been a fashion technology researcher, writer, analyst, speaker and host for more than a decade.

Today Ben oversees The Interline - the leading technology publication for fashion professionals - continues to analyse and comment on technology for fashion, and hosts industry events worldwide.

Vast international executive sales and marketing experience. Previously, VP sales for Optitex. Amnon believes that the power nested in 3D virtual simulations, together with close cloud collaboration between designers, brand managers, and pattern makers, can help the fashion industry adapt to market trends with a significantly shorter product development life cycle.

Sharon Lim is a corporate visionary dedicated to promoting technologies that enable more environmentally-responsible practices across industries. As CEO of Browzwear, she leads strategy and operations for the company that is pioneering transformative 3D solutions for the fashion supply chain and enabling businesses to be more efficient, sustainable and profitable.

After beginning her career in consumer electronics, Sharon spent the next 20 years in roles encompassing the entire apparel lifecycle. Immediately prior to Browzwear, she co-founded and managed Pragma, a global distributor of technology solutions for the Apparel industry. Before that, she was General Manager of Tommy Hilfiger South America, with responsibility for distribution, localization, wholesale and process management throughout the region.

Sharon is based in Singapore and is active in charitable organizations committed to eradicating poverty and increasing sustainability in less-privileged communities across Asia.

Renate Eder is the CCO and Managing Partner at Vizoo. She focuses on products and services that facilitate the scaling of material digitization throughout our client's supply chain. In addition, Renate builds new partnerships within the technology and educational field to create a holistic DPC process.

Before her current role, Renate headed up the 3D Apparel Creation Technologies Team at adidas. There she played a major role in the implementation of 3D technologies and processes throughout the Apparel supply chain. It was here that she first experienced how the mass production of high quality virtual garments can be a reality.

University of Rochester, BA financial economics, NY hedge fund analyst turned entrepreneur.

12 years of experience in the fashion apparel industry. Expert in ODM, OEM, supply chain management, global B2B collaboration SaaS build-up, and textile manufacturing. Experienced global product delivery expertise in active wear, outdoor technical and fashion wear with brands such as Under Armour, ZARA and Jack Wolfskin. Wayne co-authored a paper on using AI for texture maps generation from a single textile color image for use in CAD.

Taime Koe is the CEO and co-founder of Six Atomic. Her vision is to make apparel production both fast and sustainable with automation and machine learning technology. Taime has over ten years of experience as a product strategist. Prior to launching Six Atomic, she directed a digital transformation consultancy. She has impacted various international businesses, including startups, NGOs, and corporations such as Agoda, BNP Paribas, and UNICEF. She lectured a course at Stenden University in brand strategy and customer experience design. Taime brings a critical user-centric approach to her role as Six Atomic's CEO and ensures that the technology is innovative and intuitive.

With 35 years of apparel experience, Mark has touched and worked in every area of supply chain, from development through to front line retail, at COO/CEO level, Internationally

Having Co Founded Infinity Innovation the aim has been to provide solutions for our brand partners utilising digital tools, ensuring proficiency in sustainability, consumer engagement, product data & analytics for stakeholders. Our key goal was to ensure that whatever we were doing, it created opportunities and a value for both ends of the supply chain, whilst providing solutions and opportunities for all sizes of businesses. Infinity also addresses the inherent issues in our industry such as over supply, high capital supply chain costs, sustainability by educating clients to adapt and implement on the evolving challenges and trends of the industry through digital transformation.

As Head of Business Development, Amazon Global Selling, Taiwan, Paloma has many years of start-up experience. She was a founding member of Uber, Taiwan and has also led The Nielsen Company Taiwan’s Retail Measurement Services team. Before returning to Taiwan, Paloma worked for Safeway Inc. (American supermarket chain) and European Specialty Food importer as category manager, innovation manager, and cross-border brand marketing. In 2019, Paloma joined Amazon Global Selling to establish Account Management department and currently leads multiple business development teams in Taiwan.

With a 10-year editorial experience in several tech digital media and publications, Jill Lai is familiar with the technologies for public security and business intelligence, such as AI and predictive analytics. This year, she joined DIGITIMES ASIA, the global leading news media and research institute which focus on global high-tech supply chains of semiconductors, electronics and info-comm technology, EV industries and emerging technologies, such as AI, IoT, blockchain, med-tech, smart city, industry 4.0. As associate managing editor for DIGITIMES ASIA, she is passionate about how technologies drive the transformation of industries and corporations.