Fashion Tech Week

Innovation was front and center on Day 2 of Fashion Tech Week 2025 as leaders reimagined both physical and digital fashion systems.

The day opened with a session on ‘Retail Reimagined: Smart Stores’, where Monika Phartyal, CIO at Page Industries; Kunal Mehta, CIO at Arvind Fashions Limited; Rajesh Verma, VP - IT at Indian Terrain; Ganesh V. Sastry, Head of IT - Retail at Decathlon Sports India; and Jitender Singh, Founder of Clickzy Creative Technologies explored how smart tech is enhancing the in-store journey. From real-time data to intelligent displays, retail is getting a high-tech makeover in real time!

Shortly after, the 2nd session for the day on ‘Moving Beyond 3D’ — powered by , brought together Varun Kapoor, GM Design at Texport Industries; Anirwan Bansriyar, Director of Design and Product at Aquarelle India; Nikhil Upadhyay, AI Practice Lead for Fashion Retail at Aditya Birla Group; Devesh Pant, Director - Design at ; Lena Lim, Co-founder and CCO of Browzwear; and Prithvi Rao, Head of Design and Product Development at – , who addressed the leap from digital concept to scalable ex*****on.

From virtual sampling to PLM integration, is fashion finally ready to go fully digital?

Bricks-and-mortar is far from obsolete— it’s evolving to get smarter!

Day-2 at Fashion Tech Week 2025 kicked off with a panel on ‘Retail Reimagined: Smart Stores’, unpacking how emerging technologies are transforming physical retail spaces into intelligent and data-driven ecosystems.

Industry experts Monika Phartyal (CIO, Page Industries Ltd), Kunal Mehta (CIO, Arvind Fashions Limited), Ganesh V Sastry(Head of IT - Retail, Decathlon Sports India) and Jitender Singh (Founder, Clickzy Creative Technologies) spoke about how connected devices, interactive displays, real-time analytics and predictive technologies are enhancing customer journey and seamlessly optimising store operations.

Do you think that smart stores can be the bridge between digital convenience and in-store experience? Let’s take the conversation forward in the comments section!

📅 3-4 April 2025
📍 ITC Gardenia, Bengaluru

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Manufacturing decisions based on intuition? It’s time for a shift. At the ongoing Fashion Tech Week 2025, our panel discussion on 'Insight over Intuition' explored how data-driven decision-making is transforming apparel manufacturing.

Industry experts - Ajay Agarwal (R.K. Industries), Bhargava Huchurao (Gokaldas Exports), Dr. Prabir Jana (NIFT), Ravi Prakash D (CIEL Textile), Manu Gupta (Shahi Exports Pvt Ltd), Mohammed Ghiase (OCTORITE TECHNOLOGIES) and Anudeep Anguru (Infor India) shared invaluable insights on how advanced analytics, real-time data and predictive modelling are optimising production, streamlining supply chains and enhancing quality control across the industry.

The message was clear: data should drive decisions— not instinct.

Is your organisation leveraging analytics to improve manufacturing efficiency? Let’s discuss in the comments section below!

📅 3-4 April 2025
📍 ITC Gardenia, Bengaluru

Register on the spot!