World Textile Information Network (WTiN), the UK-based information provider to the global textile & apparel industry, has postponed its first hybrid Global Digital Textile Conference (GDTC) to October this year.

To be held in Como, Italy and online, the event will offer delegates networking opportunities and enable knowledge sharing between stakeholders in the textile inkjet printing ecosystem. It will also provide understanding of the development of the production landscape up to 2030 and support the common goals within the industry.

The inaugural GDTC will now take place on 5-6 October 2022 and will continue to provide an in-person and virtual platform for delegates across the full digital textile ecosystem.

The GDTC will welcome the full digital textile ecosystem: printer OEMs; paper and ink manufacturers; software solution providers; textile printers and service providers; and brands.

The extensive programwill focus on sustainability within production processes, the impact of government policy across the textile industry, reshoring and its strategic agenda for textile innovation. It will also address the design aspects of digital textile printing and how the industry can better understand the needs of fashion and sportswear brands.

The GDTC is hosted by WTiN, with partners ACIMIT and SMI, and event partners Epson, Kornit Digital, JK Group and MS Printing Solutions, and event sponsors Cibitex and Konica Minolta.