The Marketplace Conference

1. Presented by: 29th September 2022, Le Méridien, Gurgaon

2. B2B marketplaces are exploding onto the scene, signaling a disruption of procurement landscape by creating value for not only apparel retailers, brands and the manufacturers, but also the entire textile supply chain - by improving their overall supply-chain effectiveness decision making through tech enabled tools. According to a McKinsey report, 70% of B2B decision makers said they are open to making remote purchase in excess of US$ 50,000 and around 30% are ready to spend more than US $ 500,000. India’s B2B e-commerce market is one of the fastest-growing in the world, and is expected to reach over US $1 trillion by 2024,” said John Curtius, a partner at Tiger Global, which has invested in several Indian B2B platforms. Courtesy: The Economic Times (26th December, 2021)

3. Overview Apparel Resources (AR) is providing a platform to all the stakeholders of the apparel industry to come together and discuss the current challenges, opportunities and future of the online marketplaces in India. This event will offer an opportunity to the participants to not only network, discuss and showcase their platform to the apparel and textile value chain but also exchange info and knowledge.

4. Why Apparel Resources? Apparel Resources is a 30-years-old fashion media house that understands the very pulse of the apparel and fashion industry. It is the publisher of Apparel Online that has dedicated issues for India, Bangladesh and Vietnam. Stitchworld, the only fashion technology magazine for the region, is also published under the AR platform. Apparel Resources is also the organiser of Apparel Sourcing Week which is a premium sourcing platform for Indian and global brands and retailers.

5. Step Up with The Marketplace Conference Launch new products Great opportunity to increase sales Secure alliance & joint ventures with the leading suppliers in the industry Face-to-face contact – The most persuasive form of selling & building customer relationships Opportunity to evaluate your products against competitiors & also understand their products offerings Expand your market share, conduct business & form strategic partnerships with brands, retailers, manufacturers & investors

6. The Marketplace Conference The Marketplace Conference is an annual event focused on all things related to marketplaces and brings together marketplace entrepreneurs, apparel & textile manufacturers, buying houses, apparel brands & retailers. It provides a platform to marketplace teams to interact with the industry at large for exchanging the know-how and best practices and to get a better understanding of the customers’ expectations. The event will witness top 25 apparel marketplaces showcasing their latest technology and how they are disrupting & digitizing the supply chain. The event will be held on 29th September 2022 at Le Meridian, Gurgaon. 8+ 15+ 1000+ Attendees 25+ Sessions Speakers Exhibitors

7. The Marketplace Conference: Advantages The advantages of a B2B marketplace for buyers and suppliers: • They offer a platform to do business in a transparent environment where the factories are certified and buyers are financially credit worthy • A place without any hindrance to geographical barriers • It also provides access to new suppliers, faster approvals for ordering processes and delivery tracking • The tech-enabled marketplaces also exist to help procurement of raw material which help the partners cost the product more constructively so that each one can benefit Participating Stakeholders: Apparel, Textile & Home Manufacturers Apparel & Home Brands & Retailers Buying Houses Marketplaces Investors Policymakers

8. Spotlight your services Thought leadership Why Priceless connections Marketing campaign Associate Brand awareness Partnerships

9. The Marketplace Conference: Agenda Panel Discussions: Debate on industry’s future challenges and opportunities “One must remember, for every B2C transaction, there are 6-10 B2B transactions happening in the background.” – Rahul Garg, Founder-CEO, Moglix Roundtables: Closed door discussions & conversations Networking: Network with industry leaders and businesses Exhibition Showcase: Showcase products and services to the industry

10. Key Discussion Points: Marketplaces: What’s the future? Small Orders vs. Volume: How capable is an online marketplace? Future challenges & opportunities for Marketplace adoption in India BB Sustainability: How marketplaces are building a sustainable eco- system for workers/artisans 2 How and why businesses are making a shift from physical to virtual for their buying and sourcing needs Supply Chain Transparency & Responsible Sourcing: A new norm for marketplaces Product Development Assistance: The ease of creation onmarketplaces

11. Our Offerings Conference: Exhibition: Panel discussions,workshops and spotlight sessions on industry-theme based topics Showcase your products & services to the target audience & Network with industry professionals

12. Presented by: CONFERENCE AGENDA 29th September 2022, Le Méridien, Gurgaon

13. Panel Discussion Panel Discussion 12:00 - 13:00 13:45 - 14:45 Decoding Marketplaces: What is it and how it works? Choosing the right marketplace Retailers, manufacturers and suppliers in apparel and textile industry look for convenient channels to reach a large audience for their buying/ sourcing needs as well as cut down marketing and operating costs. Therefore, leveraging the right marketplace ensures reduced supply chain costs, product costs via enhanced efficiencies, and increase in revenues due to timely delivery as well as reduced process costs associated to managing the transaction and the list goes on. The influx of B2B marketplaces in the fashion industry is creating a disruptive wave in the procurement landscape. Marketplaces’ endeavor is to create value for not only apparel retailers, brands and the manufacturers but the entire textile supply chain - by improving their overall supply-chain effectiveness decision making through Tech enabled tools. The panelists will discuss decoding marketplace to understand its working and complexities as well as reasons why it is gaining prominence all over the world. The key focus of the experts in this session will be to impart a clear understanding of marketplace in those vendors who want to go online and find new growth avenues.

14. Spotlight Session Panel Discussion 14:00 - 14:30 15:00 - 16:00 Bringing financial and operational excellence in your transactions Future of Marketplaces What does the future of B2B marketplaces hold? While it’s been established that the B2B marketplace users prefer remote human interactions or digital self-service due to reduced travel expenses, ease of scheduling, and safety, these marketplaces need to evolve and continuously add value for its users by incorporating more tech-interventions to explore future trends in fashion retail and manufacturing business that offer wider opportunities to the associated companies. Financial transactions through online marketplaces were considered to be vulnerable to fraud risks. More so, procurement of materials online is considered risky due to concerns over performance, availability, and security of the materials purchased as sellers may not disclose data related to the product quality, legality of use, and warranty resulting into operational failure sometimes. Being a part of the session will make you understand how the new-age B2B marketplaces are addressing these issues head-on, while ensuring excellence in finances and operations at all times. The panel discussion aims at talking about possible integration of concepts such as fashion in metaverse, digital twin etc. in the marketplaces that are missing today but there is great potential to capture this untapped market.

15. Panel Discussion Spotlight Session 16:15 - 17:15 15:00 - 15:30 Ensuring sustainable supply chain is a new norm for marketplaces Farm to Fashion apparel marketplaces make you cost and time efficient As sustainability has moved from a mere concept to become a norm in the fashion industry, B2B marketplaces are integrating tools in their platforms that help vendors and buyers in responsible sourcing, assist in end-to-end visibility, and build a sustainable eco-system for workers/ artisans through better living wages. Online B2B marketplace/platforms are designed to address key prolonged issues of the fashion industry as they cater to the entire supply chain of fashion – right from farm to fashion retail. Being cost and time efficient is a key requisite in fashion business and online marketplaces, with all the integrated tools, keep transparency aspect on top so as to ensure that bottlenecks in any process can be viewed in real time and corrected instantly. The discussion in this session will highlight all efforts that B2B marketplaces are making to help thousands of companies source and bring products to market with more sustainable materials and practices. The speaker in this session will help industry understand how streamlining end-to-end processes on a common platform enable companies become more efficient on two critical parameters – cost and time.

16. THANK THANK YOU! YOU! Bhumica Bansal +91 9810500644 bbansal@apparelresources.com Nitish Varshney +91 8800431295 nvarshney@stitchworld.net Geetanshi Kandwal +91 7003673360 gkandwal@apparelresources.com www.themarketplaceconference.com www.apparelresources.com