2024 John Arthur Wilson Memorial Lecturer
Panos Mytaros of ECCO Group
The 63rd John Arthur Wilson Memorial Lecture will be presented at the 118th ALCA Annual Convention by Panos Mytaros of ECCO Group at 9:00 am on Wednesday, May 22, 2024. The convention will be held at Hershey Lodge, Hershey Pennsylvania, May 21 – 24, 2024
Abstract: A connection of market trends, consumer, creatives, manufacturing and actual materials. A world full of stories and millisecond videos became very controversial. A lecture based on my eyes and the eyes of my experience working for a big brand, but also being a supplier of premium leathers. Material does matter and material though is not just generic called leather. We need to go deeper into what material is and we need to really pull reality out of all we do or supposed to do.
Material Matters also give an view on how the industry and our world needs and should work on the subject material.
Bio:
ECO was first established in 1991 under shoe manufacturer ECCO Shoes, today, ECCO Leather is a global company that develops over 1000 types of leathers a year.
Panos is currently the CEO of ECCO, and a member of the managing board. Panos started out at ECCO as the Tannery Director, ECCO Indonesia and Group Leather Manager, ECCO Denmark in 1994. In the years following he has served as President ECCO Leather Group, and Executive Vice President ECCO Sko A/S, before taking his position as CEO.