2024 SPESA Advancements in
Manufacturing Technologies Conference
Los Angeles | April 11, 2024
Registered Attendees
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Brian Alhanati, VP, CustomFab USA
Scott Allen, Automation Consultant, Autometrix
Daniella Ambrogi, Global Sr. Marketing Director, CGS BlueCherry
Mariano Amezcua, President, KARL MAYER North America
Johnnie Avila, Business Development Manager, Informa Markets Fashion
William Anderson, Prison Industries Manager, California Prison Industry Authority
Marty Bailey, President of Manufacturing, US Standard Apparel
Nayantara Banerjee, Workforce Development Manager, Garment Worker Center
Christian Birky, Vice Chair, Board of Directors, ISAIC
Lorenzo Booth, Graduate Student Researcher, University of California, Merced
Charles Bromberg, Regional Sales - Fabric & Industrial, Zünd America Inc.
Corinne Brothers, Designer, Rule Design & Development
Roger Cadman, Senior Director Operations, Merrow Superior LLC
Helen Campbell, Planning Director, City of Los Angeles, Council District 1
Ambar Campos, Executive Director, Apparel Industry Board Inc.
Stephanie Choi, CEO, Rewilder
Jill Coleman, Sales & Education Manager, Prairie Wear
Jonathan Coleman, Communications Manager, Garment Worker Center
Ruth Cooper, Superintendent II, California Prison Industry Authority
Savannah Crawford, Chief Collaborator, Tukatech
Dorothy Crouch, Reporter, California Apparel News
Alba Cruz, Corporate Engineering Manager, Garan Inc.
Marie D'Avignon, Vice President of Operations, SPESA
Roberto De Almeida, Business Development Director Fashion, Lectra
Kenneth Dong, President, China Feiyue USA Inc.
Bert Feinberg, Vice President, Frontier Distributors/Phillocraft
Ingrid Fitzgerald, Account Manager, Fashion, Lectra
Eddie Flores, President, Linesman Clothing Inc.
Garrett Gerson, Founder & CEO, Variant3D
Alexander Geyman, Editor-In-Chief/Publisher, Focus On Fashion Retail/Focus On Shoes Magazines
Chris Gilmartin, Operations & Sales Manager, Pathfinder Cutting Technology LLC
Josh Goldberg, Vice President Sales, Way Out West, Inc.
Ross Goldberg, Vice President Operations, Way Out West, Inc.
Daisy Gonzalez, Campaigns Director, Garment Worker Center
Elaine Greiner, Technical Designer, The Chicago Pattern Maker
Edward Gribbin, CEO, Gribbin Strategic LLC
Juliana Grigg, Student, University of San Diego
Jen Guarino, President and CEO, ISAIC
SK Gupta, Smith International Professor, University of Southern California School of Engineering; Director, USC Center for Advanced Manufacturing
Kyle Hale, Operations Manager, Uniform Technology
Reena Hallberg, Lifestyle Editor, International News Services (UK)
Laura Harkness, Customer Success Manager, Lectra
Mark Hatton, Managing Director- Americas, A&E/Elevate Textiles
Frank Henderson, CEO, Henderson Sewing Machine Co.
Mike Hennessy, Sales Director, SOURCING at MAGIC
Xochil Herrera Scheer, President, The Chicago Pattern Maker
Justin Hershoran, Senior Solutions Architect, Aptean
Raymond Hwang, President, Unity Clothing Co.
Lindsey Hynek, Marketing Manager, Americas, Fashion & Industrial, Lectra
Lynne Kasch, Senior Account Executive and Creative Media Manager, California Apparel News
Jerker Krabbe, CEO, Eton Systems
Kit Kwok, Vice President - TUKAweb, Tukatech
Eric Lee, Executive Director, Americas, Alvanon
Dana Leung, TheMALL Channel
Bill Mahaffey, Director of Manufacturing, Pleneri
Brent Mahaffey, Manufacturing Manager, Pleneri
Terry Martinez, CEO, California Apparel News
Shannon McCarthy, Head of Business Development - Americas, Datatex
Maggie McDonald, Vice President of Communications, SPESA
Michael McDonald, President, SPESA
Anthony Mele, Regional Account Director, Aptean
Ilse Metchek, President, California Fashion Association
Billy Metscher, Management Consultant, JP Sportswear
William Metscher, President, JP Sportswear
Paul Minestrella, Vice President Sales & Marketing, STC-QST
Ramón Molano, Sales Account Manager, Merrow Superior LLC
Ethan Motter, Director of Supply Chain, Lion
Kate Nishimura, Senior News & Features Editor, Sourcing Journal
Thomas Oviedo, Sales Manager, Carr Textile Corp
Albert Paley, Apparel Global Accounts Technical Services Manager North America, Coats
Tirsa Parrish, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Fashion Index
Taylor Pask, Development Manager, Occidental Leather
Pam Peale, VP of Global Sales & U.S. PLM Operations, DeSL
Truy Pham, Director of Sales, Autometrix
Cindy Phan, Customer Success Manager, Lectra
Ketty Pillet, VP Marketing, Lectra
Virginia Postrel, Author & Contributing Editor, Works in Progress
Michael Rabin, Sales Director of the Americas, Morgan Tecnica Spa
John Robinson, Senior Strategic Account Manager, Aptean
Zoe Rosenberg, Textile Technologist, DEVCOM Soldier Center
Roberto Rossetti, Sales Network Manager, OROX GROUP SRL
Ram Sareen, CEO, Tukatech
Christopher Shepherd, Account Executive, CGS BlueCherry
Sven Sorbo, Sales & Marketing Manager, Eton Systems
Kyle Stephens, Managing Director, KolAi Denim
Sandra Rodriguez Tellez, Managing Director Morgan Tecnica America, Morgan Tecnica Spa
Guadalupe Tlatenchi, Founder/CEO, GTLA Apparel Development Inc.
Nancy Torres, Chief Operations Officer, SCORE Sports
Chris Walia, CEO, Savleena Fashion Consulting
Dana Weinstein, CEO, Vector Apparel Projects
Aliza Wheeler, Product Director, Occidental Leather
Kate Young, Technical Lead-Future Technology Integration, U.S. Army, DEVCOM-Soldier Center
Yan Zhao, Production Manager, SCORE Sports
Jonathan Zornow, Founder, Sewbo
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