ETSA's 2019 Members' Conference Programme

"Challenges and opportunities facing textile services"

Programme last updated on 8th May 2019

Moderator: Charlie Betteridge - VP Global Corporate Accounts, Christeyns

Day 1 - Tuesday 14th May 2019

  • 09:00 - 12:00 Board meeting in Swift room
  • 09-00 - 12:00 Welcome and registration desk in hotel lobby
  • 12:00 - 14:00 Lunch (all members) in Gallery restaurant. Kindly sponsored by Van Moer 
  • Conference in the Ballroom (1st floor)
  • 14:00 - 14:05 Thomas Krautschneider, ETSA Chairman - Welcome and introduction
  • 14:05 - 14:20 Robert Long, ETSA Secretary General - Report on ETSA projects
  • 14:20 - 15:15 Nicklas Bergman, Technology investor - Emerging markets and technologies: how the tech storm is disrupting society and business
  • Break 45 min in Swift room (1st floor)
  • 16:00 - 17:00 Value-chain panel on challenges and opportunities facing the textile services industry
    • Nicklas Bergman, technology investor (speaker)
    • Beirholm, Peter Beirholm - Activating the full potential of the entire value creation network to develop and deliver the most profitable textile solutions to customers
    • Jensen/Inwatec, Mads Andresen - How can machine learning and robotics make laundries a better place to work
    • Ten Cate, Marcel Willems / Sioen, Christiaan Dierckx - Case study where all relevant players in the value chain (fabrics manufacturer, garment maker, laundry) have worked closely together to find a sustainable solution to meet the demanding requirements of the end user
  • 18:00 - 19:00 Guided walking tour
  • 19:00 - 22:00 Drinks and dinner including Celtic Nights (traditional entertainment with Irish music, dancing, show...) at Arlington hotel
    Kindly sponsored by Ecolab

Day 2 - Wednesday 15th May 2019

  • 8:30 - 9:30 John Bruton, former Irish Minister for Finance, Prime Minister and subsequently the EU's ambassador in Washington.
    Kindly sponsored by Jensen
  • 9:30 - 10:30 Uwe Horstmann, start-up investor and expert on digitisation - Start-up thinking... Using big data... Building the next generation of e-commerce
  • Break 45 min in Swift room (1st floor)
  • 11:15 - 12:15 Textile services CEO panel on challenges and opportunities
    • Thomas Krautschneider, CEO Salesianer Miettex (Chairman of ETSA Board)
    • Fabrice Quinquenel, CEO Rentokil Initial France
    • Donald Campbell, CEO Celtic Linen
    • Uwe Horstmann, Start-up Investor (speaker)
  • 12:15 - 13:30 Lunch in Gallery restaurant. Kindly sponsored by TenCate
  • 13:15 - 19:00 Golf at Castleknock Golf Club. Kindly sponsored by Christeyns
    • 9 holes
    • 18 holes
    • non golfer
  • 20:30 Dinner at The Bank on College Green, bar restaurant in former bank (approx. 1 km South from Gresham hotel)

The sponsors include
Christeyns   Ecolab Jensen TenCate Van Moer