Top industry thought leaders, analysts, and executives from the decorated apparel community will come together at the Apparel Decoration Summit, set to take place June 12-14 in Nashville. Produced by PRINTING United Alliance and Apparelist, this unique, invitation-only Summit provides attendees the opportunity to connect with peers whose insights you respect most, to evaluate the adoption of new technologies, and to join interactive case studies showcasing successful implementations and business initiatives.

During the Apparel Decoration Summit, results from the State of the Decorated Apparel industry survey will be shared and discussed. If you haven’t done so already, please complete the survey here. Your responses help us keep a finger on the pulse of what’s happening in the community now so we can help decorators prepare for the Summit and beyond. Even if you are not attending the summit, you will receive survey results if you participate.

Additionally, the Apparel Decoration Summit provides ample opportunities for attendees to network through social events and prescheduled 1:1 meetings, confirming the Summit as the primary event for executives seeking to explore the latest solutions.

While this might be the first year for the Apparel Decoration Summit, the format is a tried-and-true, tested event that has enjoyed success across other sister brands of Apparelist. “We have three other print-focused hosted summits including Inkjet Summit (11th year), Digital Packaging Summit (9th year), and Wide-Format Summit (3rd year),” explains Dave Pesko, executive VP of business development – hosted events and research – Printing & Packaging at PRINTING United Alliance. “Because the audience is comprised of senior-level attendees involved in strategy and investment decisions, the attendees benefit from learning and networking with like-minded and like-level peers. Our sponsors benefit from being able to build relationships with qualified decision makers. It is a win-win for everyone.”

“The highly curated aspect of the model makes it so attractive to both sides of the aisle,” adds Josh Carruth, senior vice president – Association, PRINTING United Alliance. “Everyone [who will be] in attendance has indicated they actively are in search of a particular solution that our supplier sponsors provide.”

Carruth explains that this model is perfect for the first Apparel Decoration Summit. “Aside from the programing that is planned, there is no way to calculate the institutional knowledge that’s about to descend on Nashville,” he says. “We’ve taken leadership from 45 of the top decorators in the market today and [will] ‘lock’ them in a room with the brightest thought leaders and suppliers for two days. Someone’s life is going to change!”