CARY - Visitors planning to attend IDEA 19, the triennial global event for the nonwovens & engineered fabrics industry can now register via the INDA website.
IDEA, which will be held at the Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami Beach, Florida from March 25-28, is expected to attract more than 7,000 attendees and over 500 exhibitors from 70 plus countries.
Visitors are expected from across the spectrum of nonwovens and engineered fabric sectors from hygiene, medical, and filtration to automotive, geotextiles, building, construction, and home furnishings – to conduct business with current and prospective customers.
Highlights of the event include daily market intelligence sessions where industry experts will present actionable data, key drivers and educated insights for business opportunities in critical regions. Speakers will include:
- China: Chuanxiong (Eric) Zhang, Ph.D., Secretary General, China Nonwovens and Industry Textiles Association (CNITA) – The Nonwoven Markets of China
- South America: Francisco Tascón, Product Marketing Manager, South America, Berry Global, Inc. – The Disposable Hygiene Markets of South America
- North America: Brad Kalil, Director of Market Research & Statistics, INDA – Global Industry Statistics
- Asia: Dr. Hiroaki Kanai, President, Kanai Juyo Kogyo Co., Ltd. and ANFA Chairman. – The Nonwoven Markets of Asia
- Europe: Pierre Wiertz, General Manager, EDANA – The Nonwoven Markets of Greater Europe
- Further highlights will include the presentation of the prestigious IDEA 19 Lifetime Achievement Awards to honour an individual who has given his or her best both personally and professionally to serve INDA and the industry, as well as the IDEA Achievement Awards.
The IDEA ® Achievement Awards occur every three years in conjunction with IDEA to honor leading companies and new products (since IDEA16) in the global engineered fabrics industry in six categories: equipment, roll goods, raw materials, converted products (short-life), and converted products (long-life), and entrepreneur. Finalists will be announced on February 1, 2019.
For attendance information contact Tracie Leatham, email [email protected], or visit: https://www.idea2019.com/register.html
