About

The annual Wool Round Table of the IWTO brings together the global wool textile industry for networking and knowledge-sharing. Held this year in Istanbul, in partnership with the Turkish Textile Employers' Association (TTEA), Round Table participants will focus on wool industry trends and strategies, with special attention to developments in Turkey.


Programme Highlights

Wool Market Intelligence • Wool Production • Sheep & Solar Energy • A Fresh Look at Wool Interiors • Wool for Health & Wellness • Sustainability Challenges & Innovations • Campaign for Wool • Retail Forum • Angora Goat Farming & Angora Wool Production.


Official Airline

Turkish Airlines is the official airline of the IWTO Wool Round Table, special discounts are offered for all delegates. To proceed with the online booking tool, please visit turkishairlines.com and use the event code (provided in your event registration confirmation email) under the Promotion code field at the payment page.

3
Days
17
Speakers
4
Sponsors & Partners
20
Sessions

Sponsors & Partners

Partners

Sponsors

Speakers

Lorna McCormack
Lorna McCormack
Director Wool in School
Janne Maki
Janne Maki
Managing Director Barker Textiles
Holger Cebulla
Holger Cebulla
Head of Department University of Technology Chemnitz
Peter Ackroyd
Peter Ackroyd
COO / Working Group Chair Campaign for Wool / IWTO Wool Sheep Welfare WG
Isak Staats
Isak Staats
Executive manager wool and mohair BKB Ltd
Walter Aigner
Walter Aigner
Documentary Filmmaker Montiola Consulting
Paul Swan
Paul Swan
Director Paul G. Swan and Associates Pty. Ltd.
Markus Lambracht
Markus Lambracht
Research associate and project manager University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Institute of Geography
Prof. Dr. Tobias Chilla
Prof. Dr. Tobias Chilla
Professor for geography University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Institute of Geography
Engin Saribüyük
Engin Saribüyük
Operations Director Yünsa
Prasad Pant
Prasad Pant
Competence Centres Director The ZDHC Foundation
Fatma Atay
Fatma Atay
Export Sales&Marketing Director Altıyıldız Tekstil ve Konfeksiyon A.Ş.
Ronnie Danon
Ronnie Danon
Managing Director G. Modiano Yün Ticaret A.Ş.
Matthew J. Rowe
Matthew J. Rowe
CEO Canadian Wool Council/Campaign for Wool - Canada
MP Zeynep Yıldız
MP Zeynep Yıldız
Member of Parliament, Justice and Development Party Parliament of Turkey
Prof Gürsel Dellal
Prof Gürsel Dellal
Prof. Dr. Ankara University/ Agriculture Faculty/ Department of Animal Science
Elisabeth van Delden
Elisabeth van Delden
Sustainability Manager Europe Australian Wool Innovation / The Woolmark Company

Programme

Stages
Galata Room 1 & 2

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11:00

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16:00

17:00

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19:00

20:00

21:00

Wool Walk along the Bosphorus

07:30 - 08:00

Registration

08:00 - 09:00

Sustainable Practices Working Group

09:00 - 10:00

Product Wellness Working Group

10:10 - 10:45

Wool Interiors Working Group

11:00 - 11:45

Wool Trade Biosecurity Working Group

11:50 - 12:30

Wool Sheep Welfare Working Group

12:40 - 13:00

Lunch

13:00 - 14:00

Opening of the Wool Round Table

14:00 - 14:30

Wool Sustainability

14:30 - 15:45

Coffee Break

15:45 - 16:15

Wool & Retail

16:15 - 17:15
Venue TBC

07:00

08:00

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20:00

21:00

Lunch

13:00 - 14:00

Coffee Break

15:45 - 16:15

Dinner with a View

17:45 - 21:30

Contact information

Event date:
27. November - 29. November, 2024
Organizer:
International Wool Textile Organisation (IWTO) rue de l'Industrie 4 Brussels Belgium [email protected]
Contact organizer