PAST SUMMITS

World-class speakers, cutting edge information, and the opportunity to “Strengthen Enduring Partnerships” have been vital elements of the Sourcing USA Summit since its inception in 1999.

Past Summit Speakers

2010 Speaker List

Dr. Gary M. Adams
Vice President of Economic and Policy Analysis, National Cotton Council of America

Mr. Aamir Akhtar
CEO Lifestyle Fabrics (Denims), Arvind Ltd.

Mr. Meredith Allen
President & CEO, Staplcotn

Mr. Dwight Anderson
Managing Partner, Ospraie Management, LLC

Mr. John Anderson
President and CEO, Levi Strauss & Co.

Mr. John D. Brewer
Administrator, USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS)

Mr. Kurt Cavano
Chairman and CEO, TradeCard

Mr. Wallace L. (Wally) Darneille
President, Cotton Council International

Mr. Joe Dixon
Senior Vice President, Production & Technical Services, Brooks Brothers

Mr. James F. (Jimmy) Dodson
President, Dodson Farms, Inc.

Dr. Michael T. Fralix
President and CEO, [TC]²

Mr. Kirk Gilkey
President, National Cotton Ginners' Association

Mr. Jon W. (Jay) Hardwick
Vice Chairman, Cotton Incorporated
Former Chairman, National Cotton Council of America

Mr. David Hasanat
Chairman & CEO, Viyellatex Group

Ms. Julia K. Hughes
President, International Development Systems

Mr. Colin Iles
Global Trading Manager, Cargill Cotton

Mr. Jordan Lea
Chairman, Eastern Trading Company

Mr. Alfonso Juan Ayub
President, Turbo Yarn

Dr. Marty D. Matlock
Area Director, Center for Agricultural and Rural Sustainability;
Professor, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of Arkansas

Mr. Nezih Nakiboglu
Cotton Department Manager, Sanko Tekstil

Mr. Joe Nicosia
CEO, Allenberg Cotton Co.

Mr. J. Michael (Mike) Quinn
President & CEO, Cotton Growers Cooperative

Dr. Marci Rossell
Former CNBC Chief Economist and Co-Host of SQUAWK BOX

Mr. Doug Rushing
Vice President, Global Industry Affairs, Monsanto Company

Mr. Clyde Sharp
Chairman, Cotton Council International

Mr. Eddie Smith
Chairman, National Cotton Council of America

Mr. Allen A. Terhaar
Executive Director, Cotton Council International

Mr. Jack Uldrich
President, The NanoVeritas Group

Mr. James L. (Jimmy) Webb
Producer and Managing Partner, Harvey Jordan Farms Partnership

Mr. Andrew Whale
Clothing Technology Manager, Sainsbury's

Mr. Lonnie Winters
V.P. Marketing, Plains Cotton Cooperative Association

Mr. J. Berrye Worsham
President and CEO, Cotton Incorporated

Dr. Gordon Yen
Executive Director, Fountain Set (Holdings) Limited

Mr. Thomas Yeung
Director, Thai Alliance Textile, Co., Ltd.

2008 Speaker List

Dr. Gary M. Adams
Vice-President of Economic and Policy Analysis, National Cotton Council of America

Mr. Aamir Akhtar
Sales & Marketing, The Arvind Mills, Ltd.

Mr. Monty Christian
Director of Cotton Technology & Fiber Business, Bayer CropScience

Dr. Allen Dennis
Economist, World Bank

Mr. Wallace L. Darneille
President and CEO, Plains Cotton Cooperative Association

Dr. Jane K. Dever
Associate Professor – Cotton Breeding Texas AgriLife Research – Lubbock Texas A&M System

Dr. Michael T. Fralix
President and CEO, [TC]²

Mr. Brian Francois
Business Manager for Active Textiles, Cognis Corporation

Mr. Jeffrey E. Garten
Juan Trippe Professor of International Trade, Finance and Business, the Yale School of Management; Chairman of Garten Rothkopf; Former Dean of Yale School of Management

Mr. Alfonso Hernandez
CEO, The Argus Group Professor

Mr. Michael Kobori
Vice-President, Supply Chain Social and Environmental Sustainability, Levi Strauss & Co.

Dr. Mark Lange
President and CEO, National Cotton Council of America

Mr. Larry McClendon
Chairman, National Cotton Council of America

Mr. Mustafa Mente
Deputy General Director, HEY Tekstil A.S.

Mr. John D. Mitchell
Vice President and Senior Merchant, Cargill Cotton

Mr. Erik R. Peterson
Senior Vice President, Center for Strategic and International Studies Director, Global Strategy Institute William A. Schreyer Chair In Global Analysis

Mr. Anthony Pralle
Senior Partner and Managing Director, The Boston Consulting Group

Mr. David Pumphrey
Deputy Director & Senior Fellow, Energy and National Security Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies

Dr. John Purcell
Cotton Technology Lead, Monsanto

Mr. Clyde T. Sharp
Partner, Lyreedale Farms

Mr. Todd Staples
Commissioner of Agriculture for Texas

Mr. Bruce Stokes
National Journal International Economics Columnist; Fellow, German Marshall Fund; Fellow, Pew Research Center

Mr. Allen A. Terhaar
Executive Director, Cotton Council International

Mr. Pat-Nie Woo
Director, Central Textiles (Hong Kong) Ltd.

Mr. Robert S. Weil, II
President, Cotton Council International