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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
The Global Sourcing Summit 2026, taking place from 3 – 4 June 2026 at the IMPACT Exhibition & Convention Center, Bangkok, will bring together global industry leaders, sourcing executives, manufacturers, brands, policy makers, and trade associations to address the future of global textile and apparel supply chains in a rapidly changing world..
Held alongside the 2nd Asia Sourcing Show 2026 (Textiles & Apparel), the Summit will serve as a high-level international platform focused on supply chain diversification, sustainability, trade transformation, innovation, AI-driven manufacturing, and Asia’s rising role in global sourcing.
Organized by CEMS-Global USA and ASEAN Federation of Textile Industries (AFTEX), with International Apparel Federation (IAF) as Strategic Partner and China Chamber of Commerce for Import & Export of Textiles (CCCT) as Partner, the Summit positions Bangkok at the heart of the new global sourcing landscape.
The mission of the Global Sourcing Summit 2026 is to create a powerful international platform that brings together the global textile and apparel industry to collaboratively shape the future of sourcing, manufacturing, trade, and supply chain resilience.
The Summit aims to foster strategic dialogue, regional collaboration, sustainable growth, and innovation-driven transformation by connecting industry leaders, associations, brands, manufacturers, policy makers, and technology pioneers from across Asia and the world.
At a time of unprecedented global change, the Summit seeks to position Asia - particularly ASEAN and South Asia - as a unified, future-ready, and globally competitive sourcing ecosystem for the new supply chain era.
To become the world’s leading strategic platform for the textile and apparel industry — uniting global stakeholders to build a smarter, more resilient, sustainable, and collaborative sourcing future centered around Asia’s manufacturing strength and innovation.
The Global Sourcing Summit envisions a globally connected ecosystem where industry leaders, nations, and enterprises work together to drive responsible growth, regional integration, technological advancement, and long-term supply chain transformation for the next generation of global trade.
The Global Sourcing Summit 2026 is jointly organized by CEMS-Global USA and the ASEAN Federation of Textile Industries (AFTEX), bringing 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.
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: 3 Jun 2026
Time: 10.30 am to 12.30 pm
Location: Hall 5, Impact Exhibition Center,
Bangkok
Date: 3 Jun 2026Time: 2.00 pm to 3.30 pmLocation: Hall 5, Impact Exhibition Center,
Bangkok
Date: 3 Jun 2026Time: 3.45 pm to 5.30 pmLocation: Hall 5, Impact Exhibition Center,
Bangkok
Date: 4 Jun 2026Time: 10.00 am to 12.00 pmLocation: Hall 5, Impact Exhibition Center,
Bangkok
Date: 4 Jun 2026Time: 1.30 pm to 3.00 pmLocation: Hall 5, Impact Exhibition Center,
Bangkok
Date: 4 Jun 2026Time: 3.15 pm to 5.00 pmLocation: Hall 5, Impact Exhibition Center,
Bangkok
Date: 4 Jun 2026Time: 5.00 pm to 5.30 pmLocation: Hall 5, Impact Exhibition Center,
Bangkok
Secretary General, IAF
Director General, EURATEX
Chairman, ASEAN Federation of Textile Industries (AFTEX)
Chairman, Thailand Manmade Fiber Association (TMFA)
Executive Director, Thailand Textile Institute (THTI)
Chairman, NAEC Export Promotion Council, India
Chairman of Joint Apparel Association Forum (JAAF), Sri Lanka
Secretary General, Joint Apparel Association Forum (JAAF), Sri Lanka
Head of Partner & Member Engagement Sustainable Terms of Trade Initiative (STTI)
Chairman, Thai Garment Manufacturers Association (TGMA)
VITAS, Technical Advisor on Sustainability & Circularity
Head of Group Sustainable Business MAS Holdings Pvt Ltd., Sri Lanka
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
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:
3 – 5 June 2026 | IMPACT Exhibition & Convention Center | Bangkok, Thailand
