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Global Sourcing Reset
Resilient Supply Chains
Thailand Sourcing Hub
Sustainable Competitiveness
Future Trade Vision
Global Sourcing Reset
Resilient Supply Chains
Thailand Sourcing Hub
Sustainable Competitiveness
Future Trade Vision
Global Sourcing Reset
Resilient Supply Chains
Thailand Sourcing Hub
Sustainable Competitiveness
Future Trade Vision
Global Sourcing Reset
Resilient Supply Chains
Thailand Sourcing Hub
Sustainable Competitiveness
Future Trade Vision
Global Sourcing Summit was launched to create a strategic platform where the global textile and apparel ecosystem can come together to discuss, challenge and shape the future of sourcing.
Following the successful conclusion of Global Sourcing Summit 2026, which convened confederations, federations, associations, manufacturers, brands, sourcing leaders, policy makers and innovators from across Asia and beyond, the Summit now enters its next chapter.
The 2nd Global Sourcing Summit 2027 moves the conversation forward.
The objective is no longer simply to discuss disruption.
The objective is to design solutions.
The Summit will focus on practical pathways to strengthen global supply chains, improve sourcing relationships, accelerate industrial transformation and build stronger regional collaboration.
Held in Bangkok - the strategic gateway connecting ASEAN with South Asia and the wider world - the Summit will serve as a global meeting point for industry leaders shaping the next generation of textile and apparel sourcing.
To unite global industry leaders, brands, manufacturers, sourcing professionals, policymakers, federations, innovators and next-generation business leaders on one collaborative platform to shape a smarter, more resilient, sustainable and inclusive future for global textile and apparel sourcing.
The Summit exists to move the industry beyond transactional buying and short-term competitiveness toward strategic partnerships, responsible growth, digital transformation and supply chain ecosystems that create long-term value for all stakeholders.
Through meaningful dialogue, actionable outcomes and cross-border collaboration, the Summit aims to accelerate the transition toward agile sourcing networks, responsible manufacturing, innovation-led competitiveness and stronger regional-global integration.
Our mission is not only to discuss the future of sourcing - but to build it together.
To become the world’s most influential cross-continental platform for advancing the future of textile and apparel sourcing - where ideas become action, partnerships become transformation, and industry dialogue becomes measurable impact.
The Summit envisions a global sourcing ecosystem that is:
1. Reimagine Global Sourcing for a New Era
Drive conversations and frameworks that move sourcing from cost-centric decision making to value creation through resilience, agility, traceability and strategic diversification.
2. Build a Global Platform for Industry Alignment
Create stronger cooperation among international federations, associations, governments, brands, manufacturers and solution providers to collectively address common industry challenges.
3. Accelerate Sustainable Transformation
Promote practical pathways for decarbonization, circularity, responsible purchasing practices, ESG implementation and supplier empowerment across the sourcing ecosystem.
4. Enable Digital and Intelligent Supply Chains
Advance adoption of AI, digital sourcing tools, traceability systems, data transparency and next-generation manufacturing technologies.
5. Strengthen Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Preparedness
Facilitate strategies that improve sourcing continuity, supplier diversification, operational visibility and adaptive business models amid changing trade dynamics.
6. Champion Regional Collaboration with Global Reach
Position Asia as a strategic sourcing and innovation hub while strengthening connectivity with Europe, North America, Africa, Latin America and emerging markets.
7. Elevate the Voice of Manufacturers and Suppliers
Create balanced dialogue that places manufacturers, mills and suppliers at the center of industry transformation and purchasing reform.
8. Develop the Next Generation of Industry Leadership
Empower emerging executives and future decision-makers through dedicated leadership platforms, mentorship and strategic engagement.
9. Convert Conversations into Action
Launch post-summit working groups, roundtables, declarations and measurable industry initiatives to ensure the Summit continues beyond the event days.
10. Establish the Global Sourcing Summit as a Year-Round Movement
Transform the Summit from an annual gathering into a continuous platform for knowledge exchange, policy dialogue, collaboration and industry advancement.
The 2nd Global Sourcing Summit 2027 organized by CEMS-Global USA, with the ASEAN Federation of Textile Industries (AFTEX) as Co-Organizer, brings together two influential forces committed to shaping the future of the global textile and apparel industry. The Summit is strategically partnered with the International Apparel Federation (IAF) - Netherlands, the world's leading federation for the apparel manufacturing industry, representing apparel associations and companies across the globe, and the China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Textiles (CCCT) as a Partner.
Positioned as a one-of-a-kind gathering of the global sourcing ecosystem, the organizers and strategic partner are building a high-level international platform that connects confederations and federations, associations, industry leaders, policymakers, brands, manufacturers, sourcing professionals, and trade bodies to drive collaboration, innovation, sustainability, and resilient supply chain development across Asia and beyond.
Engage with top-tier executives, sourcing heads, policymakers, The International Apparel Federation (IAF), The European Textile and Apparel Confederation (EURATEX), and industry leaders from Asia and Europe - all in one room.
This is not a passive Summit; it is a closed-loop, high-level networking platform where conversations translate into partnerships.
Gain strategic clarity on how geopolitics, tariffs, nearshoring, and supply chain diversification are reshaping sourcing models.
Understand where sourcing is moving next - and how to position your business ahead of competitors.
The Global Sourcing Reset: A Defining Moment for the Textile & Apparel Industry Objective: To set the strategic context for the conference by examining the forces reshaping global sourcing and outlining why Asia, and Thailand in particular - stands at the center of the next sourcing chapter. Key Themes:
• From efficiency-driven sourcing to resilience-driven sourcing
• Global uncertainty as a catalyst for structural change
• Why buyers are rethinking long-term sourcing relationships
Date: 17 Jun 2027
Time: 10:15 am to 10:45 pm
Location: Impact Exhibition Center, Bangkok
Date: 17 Jun 2027Time: 10:45 pm to 12:45 pmLocation: Impact Exhibition Center, Bangkok
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Date: 18 Jun 2027Time: 10:15 am to 11:30 amLocation: Impact Exhibition Center, Bangkok
Date: 18 Jun 2027Time: 11:45 am to 1:15 pmLocation: Impact Exhibition Center, Bangkok
Date: 18 Jun 2027Time: 2:15 pm to 3:45 pmLocation: Impact Exhibition Center, Bangkok
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Secretary General, IAF
Thailand Chief, ASEAN Federation of Textile Industries (AFTEX)
Executive Director, Thailand Textile Institute (THTI)
Secretary General, Joint Apparel Association Forum (JAAF), Sri Lanka
Group CEO, CEMS-Global (Lead Organizer)
As the global textile and apparel industry undergoes one of its most significant structural transformations in decades - driven by supply-chain diversification, evolving trade corridors, geopolitical recalibrations, and the acceleration of regional trade blocs - Asia has firmly emerged as the epicenter of global manufacturing and sourcing.
With new supply-chain demands and trade realignments, brands and sourcing offices need faster, multi-country capacity & direct access to top Asian manufacturers. This is the strategic marketplace where regional manufacturers meet global sourcing buyers - and turn conversations into contracts. Asia’s supply chains are being redrawn.
The global textile and apparel industry is at a turning point. In a new era of rising tariffs, shifting trade alliances, rising costs, and increasing geopolitical uncertainty, supply chain diversification for manufacturers and buyers has become not only a growth strategy but a matter of survival and long-term resilience. The need for fast, resilient, multi-country sourcing has never been greater.
Against this powerful backdrop, CEMS-Global USA is proud to present two strategically integrated platforms designed to shape the future of sourcing and industry collaboration:
17 – 19 June 2027 | IMPACT Exhibition & Convention Center | Bangkok, Thailand
