To Inject Fashion Power Into The Process Of World Modernization! 2023 World Fashion Conference Opening Conference Shows International Influence

To promote the common prosperity of the global garment industry is an important task given to us by the times. Anchor "Together for a shared future" Future), the 2023 World Fashion Conference gathers global industrial fashion forces, focuses on reflecting the logic and requirements of world modernization, conforms to the general trend and trend of global development, and conducts an important discussion on the development path of the industry under the new situation.

On November 17, 2023, in Humen Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, the geometric center of the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area and the midpoint of the Guangzhou Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Corridor, the 2023 World Fashion Conference welcomed the opening meeting in the spotlight. Overseas organizations, industry associations, experts, scholars and entrepreneurs from nearly 20 countries and regions, including Italy, France, Britain, Spain, Germany, South Korea, Vietnam, Cambodia, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Indonesia, Pakistan, Malaysia, Morocco, etc., nearly 1000 people crossed the mountains and seas to Humen, Dongguan to witness this important moment.

　　 Leaders of national ministries and trade associations attending the conference include:

Yu Kun, Director of the Textile Division of the Consumer Goods Industry Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Sun Ruizhe, President of the China Textile Industry Federation, Yuan Hongping, Deputy Secretary General of the China Textile Industry Federation, Yan Yan, Director of the Social Responsibility Office of the China Textile Industry Federation, Feng Dehu, President of the China Textile Construction Planning Research Association, Chen Zhihua, President of the China Textile Printing and Dyeing Association, Zhu Xiaohong, President of China Household Textile Industry Association, Xie Qing, Executive Vice President of China Textile Industry Enterprise Management Association, Li Binhong, Director of National Textile Product Development Center, Li Bo, Director of Productivity Promotion Department of China Textile Industry Federation and Deputy Director of China Textile Information Center, Zhu Sha, President of China Fashion Color Association;

　　 The leaders of Dongguan City, Guangdong Province who attended the conference were:

Lv Chengqi, Deputy Secretary and Mayor of Dongguan, Liu Guangbin, Member of the Standing Committee and Deputy Mayor of Dongguan, Yan Jizong, Secretary General of Dongguan Municipal Government, Jiang Yajun, Secretary of the Party Committee of Humen Town, and Wu Qingqiu, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Mayor of Humen Town;

　　 Guests from embassies and consulates attending the conference include:

Vanhpeng SAISOMPHOU, Consul General of Laos in Guangzhou, Sampie, member of the Suriname National Assembly and coordinator of the Marovina Dongguan Sister City Project Edgar, Deputy Consul General of Tanzania in Guangzhou ALI MOHAMED MWINYI;

　　 The international guests from the host countries attending the conference include:

Riccardo Braccialini, Executive Chairman of the Federation of Italian Fashion Industries, Marco, President of the Italian Handicraft Department and the National Alliance of Small and Medium Enterprises Landi, Francesco Fiordelli, consultant of Italian Fashion Industry Federation and Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation;

　　 Guests from the International Industry Association attending the conference include:

Cui Bingwu, President of Korea Fiber Industry Federation, Olivier Guillemin, Secretary General of International Fashion Color Committee, President of French Color Committee, Carmen, Secretary General of Spanish Fashion Enterprise Alliance Torres, Faruque Hassan, President of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association, Khine Khine, Secretary General of Myanmar Garment Manufacturers Association New, Ken Loo, Secretary General of Cambodia Textile, Clothing, Shoes and Luggage Association, Azizullah Goheer, Secretary General of Pakistan Textile Exporters Association, Jay, President of Malaysia Designers Association Ishak, Than Duc Viet, Vice President of Vietnam Textile and Clothing Association, Somoud Benslimane, Head of Textile Department of Moroccan Investment Development Agency, and Anne, Vice President of Indonesia Textile Association Patricia Suntanto, Yang Xun, Vice President of Hong Kong Textile Industry Federation of China and Honorary President of Hong Kong Garment Industry General Chamber of Commerce;

　　 In addition, well-known scholars and representatives of domestic and foreign brands attending this event include:

Zheng Yongnian, President of the Qianhai International Affairs Research Institute of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen), and Director of the Guangzhou Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area Research Institute, the owner and chief designer of the British Vivienne Westwood brand Andreas Kronthaler, Jeff Banks, British fashion designer and winner of the Royal Knight Medal;

　　 Also present at the conference were representatives of well-known textile and clothing brands at home and abroad, industry associations and news media 。

The meeting was hosted by Chen Dapeng, Vice President of China Textile Industry Federation and President of China Garment Association, and Li Yufei, the host of CCTV Finance Channel.

2023 World Garment Conference is hosted by China Textile Industry Federation and Dongguan People's Government, organized by China Garment Association, China Textile Information Center, Dongguan Humen People's Government, Dongguan Humen Garment Industry Association, China Textile Industry Federation Social Responsibility Office, China Textile Industry Federation Brand Office It is co organized by the National Textile Product Development Center, China Fashion Color Association, and China Printing and Dyeing Industry Association, and supported by the Italian Fashion Industry Federation, the Korean Fiber Industry Federation, the Vietnam Textile and Garment Association, and the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association.

　　 keynote speech

　　 Gather fashion energy,

Promote the process of globalization

Clothing is an eternal cause, and fashion is the global language. The purpose of this conference is to build a long-term communication mechanism for the win-win cooperation of the world garment industry worldwide.

Sun Ruizhe, president of China Textile Industry Federation, pointed out in the keynote speech of "Global Cooperation, Create a Future Together - Injecting Fashion Power into the Process of World Modernization" that the current global garment industry is facing changes in industrial pattern, development paradigm, market space and value standards. The integration of Chinese clothing into the world development has brought opportunities to the world. Since this year, faced with complex problems such as weak demand, China's clothing industry has demonstrated resilience, and actively promoted the practice of new industrialization from the perspective of product innovation, manufacturing innovation, market innovation, etc., centering on science and technology, fashion, and green.

The global garment industry needs to work together, build mutual trust and mutual benefit, and work with one heart and one mind. Sun Ruizhe called for the implementation of the global development initiative and finding the starting point in "breaking and building"; We should implement the global security initiative and find a balance between "competition and cooperation"; We should implement the global civilization initiative and find resonance in the "differences and similarities".

　　 Each is beautiful, and the beauty is shared 。

The foundation of international cooperation is the recognition, recognition, acceptance and internalization of pluralistic modernity. Centering on the theme of "global order and diversified modernization", Zheng Yongnian, president of the Qianhai International Affairs Research Institute of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen) and chairman of the Guangzhou Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area Research Institute, said that the modernization of the "Five in One" is the modernization of 1.4 billion Chinese people, which indicates that China is still a market with great potential in the future. Zheng Yongnian believes that in recent years, "basic scientific research, transformation of applied technology and financial support" has become a new troika to drive economic growth. As an important force to promote the modernization process, the clothing industry will also usher in great opportunities. The modernization of the clothing industry is both a philosophical issue and an industrial issue. China's clothing industry needs to enhance its cultural concept after strengthening technological progress and promoting industrial upgrading. Culture is the soft power of clothing. Compared with the large market of 1.4 billion people, the number of well-known brands in China is relatively small at present. Chinese brands should upgrade from brand awareness to cultural awareness, dig deeply into cultural connotation, and achieve differentiated development by means of technology.

　　 Riccardo, executive chairman of Italian Fashion Industry Federation and chairman of Italian Leather Manufacturers Association Braccialini The theme of "innovation driven high-level international cooperation" was shared. According to the data of 2022, China is the fifth largest destination country of Italian textile, clothing and accessories exports, and also the primary source country of imports. Therefore, the trade between China and Italy is crucial. In Riccardo Braccialini believes that the globalization process of the world's fashion industry is determined by consumers. A new generation of consumers are influencing the world through the Internet. One of the main tasks of fashion globalization is to understand the way young people know the world. Now when we talk about fashion trends, we are actually talking about a lifestyle, which is led by young people. This pursuit of lifestyle is actually their pursuit of quality. Therefore, enterprises should not only improve product quality, but also create high-quality experience covering all aspects of life. At last, he put forward two suggestions. First, China's garment industry is undergoing upgrading and occupies a higher position in the fashion chain, which will bring a series of changes and needs constant adjustment and reflection; Second, domestic enterprises in China's garment industry, as well as international enterprises, should establish closer ties to make cooperation more influential.

　　 Lv Chengqi, Deputy Secretary of the CPC Dongguan Municipal Committee and Mayor In his speech, he said that the garment industry is Dongguan's traditional competitive industry, which is engraved with Dongguan's magnificent reform and opening up epitome; It is an industry full of rigid demands, which needs to make progress with the times, and constantly inject new momentum of digitalization, high-end and branding; It is a fashion industry and a city card of trendy and charming Dongguan. Dongguan's garment industry has more than 1000 enterprises on a regular basis, with an annual output value of nearly 100 billion yuan. It has cultivated such landmark industrial clusters as Humen Women's Wear and Dalang Woolen Weaving, and a number of well-known brands have emerged. The clothing industry is a sunrise industry that will never end. It should be guided by consumer demand and supported by technological innovation, integrate cultural creativity, highlight personalized customization, speed up intelligent transformation, promote new sales models such as e-commerce, live broadcast with goods, and move in the same direction as scientific and technological progress such as artificial intelligence, so as to promote the clothing industry to develop new vitality.

　　 Panel Discussion

Anchor "cooperation" issues,

Gather powerful power

Unity is strength, confidence is better than gold. To build a fashion community with a shared future, we should not only focus on cooperation ideas, but also take practical actions. How can we move towards a better future together?

Focusing on the theme of "international cooperation, create the future together", Sun Ruizhe, President of China Textile Industry Federation, Cui Bingwu, President of Korea Fiber Industry Federation, Vice President of Italian Fashion Industry Federation, The One in Milan, Italy Elena Salvaneschi, CEO of Milano Ready to Wear Show, opened a high-end dialogue on the spot.

　　 Dialogue 1

　　 How to promote the cooperation of the world garment industry with practical actions?

　　01、 Sun Ruizhe : First, we must firmly meet the clothing problem of 1.4 billion people through Made in China. Secondly, after development, it will make contributions to the development of the world economy. The final decisive factor is that, through years of development, China's garment industry has incomparable advantages in scale, industrial support and strong innovation. China's textile and clothing industry has moved towards a no man's land of innovation, shouldering the responsibility of leading scientific and technological innovation, model innovation, etc. China's textile and garment industry has laid a good foundation for the stable development of the world.

　　02、 Cui Bingwu : China is an important exporter of South Korean clothing industry, and fashion exchanges between the two countries have been very close. Affected by the epidemic, the world economy is under great downward pressure. At this time, international cooperation is even more important. It is worth mentioning that in terms of cooperation, I hope China and South Korea will pay more attention to green development in textile and clothing trade and establish a closer communication mechanism.

　　03、 Elena Salvaneschi Manufacturing industry is a very important part of Italian economy. With the help of the sales performance of Italian fashion industry during Milan Fashion Week, a breakthrough has been achieved. Among them, China is an important market for Italian fashion industry. The communication between both sides has been very smooth and has a good prospect. In the future, I hope that both sides can establish think tanks or platforms to achieve more smooth exchanges. In addition, in addition to big brands in Italian fashion industry, small and medium-sized brands also play an important role in supporting the market. I hope both sides will strengthen cooperation in small and medium-sized enterprises.

　　 Dialogue 2

　　 What challenges do you think the garment industry will face internationally in the future?

　　01、 Sun Ruizhe : For fashion practitioners, people's pursuit of a better life is the direction of our efforts; World modernization is also the direction that practitioners pursue. The Action Plan for Building a Modern Textile Industry System (2022-2035) released by the China Textile Federation this year proposed that the textile industry should become a major driver of world textile technology, an important leader of global fashion, and a strong promoter of sustainable development. The textile and clothing industry, shouldering the heavy task of boosting the modernization of the world with new industrialization, will focus on innovation, cooperation and value, and strive to create a better life.

　　02、 Cui Bingwu : South Korea plans to be carbon neutral by 2030, so South Korea's clothing industry attaches great importance to the development of sustainable products. At present, the European and American markets are constantly introducing new environmental protection standards. I think China and South Korea should also make more international voices on green standards and jointly promote specific measures for carbon reduction in future cooperation.

　　03 、Elena Salvaneschi : Italy looks forward to establishing a more creative exchange and cooperation mechanism with China. For example, in terms of cultural and talent exchanges, establish fashion colleges, training institutions, etc., and strengthen exchanges between professional students; In terms of brand communication, in recent years, Chinese brands often come to Italy to show off. In the future, I hope Italian brands can also go to China to show off, and give play to diversity advantages on the stage around the world according to the characteristics of the domestic market.

　　 Vision release

Address global challenges,

Promote the continuous innovation of the clothing industry

Focusing on long-term goals and practical needs, in response to global development and the expectations of all countries, this World Fashion Conference has formed a future oriented "Humen Vision", that is, to build consensus on development, stimulate innovation vitality, promote relevant parties to continue to carry out positive changes, jointly create new opportunities for development, seek new impetus for development, and expand new space for development.

The ultimate goal of Humen's vision is to achieve balanced development of the world and common prosperity of mankind as the common goal of the industry, so that the global clothing industry can join hands, unite and actively cooperate to create a better future for the industry.

　　 Sun Ruizhe, President of the China Textile Industry Federation, Chen Dapeng, Vice President of the China Textile Industry Federation and President of the China Garment Association, Wu Qingqiu, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Mayor of Humen Town, Dongguan City, and Riccardo, Executive Chairman of the Italian Fashion Industry Federation Braccialini, Faruque Hassan, President of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association, and Fazlee Shamim, President of Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association Ehsan, Ken Loo, Secretary General of Cambodia Textile, Clothing, Shoes and Luggage Association, and Anne Patricia, Vice President of Indonesia Textile Association Suntanto, Taruna K. Kusmayadi, Vice President of Indonesian Fashion Design Institute, Jay, President of Malaysian Designers Association Ishak, Head of Textile Department of Moroccan Investment Development Agency Somoud Benslimane, Director of Moroccan Textile and Clothing Industry Association Khalid Ouhammou, Khine Khine Nwe, Secretary of Myanmar Garment Manufacturers Association, Azizullah, Secretary General of Pakistan Textile Exporters Association Goheer, Junaid Makda, Deputy General Coordinator of Pakistan Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association, Cui Bingwu, President of Korea Fiber Industry Federation, Carmen, Secretary General of Spanish Fashion Enterprise Alliance Torres, Jos é Monzon í s Salvia, Senior Advisor of Spanish Textile and Fashion Coordination Committee, Than Duc, Vice President of Vietnam Textile and Clothing Association Viet, Yang Xun, Vice President of the Hong Kong Textile Industry Federation and Honorary President of the Hong Kong Garment Industry General Chamber of Commerce, jointly released the "Humen Vision of the World Garment Conference".

This conference is rich in content and splendid. After the opening conference, the theme forum, fashion festival, satellite conference and other events with heavy topics and diverse forms came on the scene for the second time.

It is difficult for those who lift alone to rise, but easy for others to follow. The 2023 World Fashion Conference is a fashion platform for the garment industry in the world development system to build a consensus, build, share and win-win fashion platform, help the industry people to work together to adhere to the development priority, safety and security, civilization and mutual learning, show their responsibility in building a community with a shared future for mankind, and contribute to the world modernization process.