Ilpa Buyer Seller Summit 2021

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The ILPA Buyer Seller Summit (BSS) -- is a successful reverse Buyer Seller meet to boost international trade and exports, organized by Indian Leather Products Association (ILPA) since January 2019. ILPA or Indian Leather Products Association is a non-government association, whose members are manufacturers and exporters of leather products from India, mainly West Bengal. The summit is a highly focused B2B event concentrating on leather, leather goods & leather accessories; it provides an interactive interface for international importers and Indian exporters, promoting business growth.
The two very successful 2019 and 2020 editions of the ILPA Buyer Seller Summit has already made its mark in the national as well as international trade fair circuits and is noteworthy in providing the rightful exposure and recognition for the Indian leather goods sector.

Not many know that the beautiful leather bags, purses, jackets that covet and aspire to possess from famous international brands like Armani, Gucci, Prada, Michael Kors, Topshop, Radley – are all made in their own backyard, in their own city, in modern state-of-the-art ...
... leather goods clusters.


The ILPA BSS provides an opportunity for leather goods manufacturers from West Bengal and Kolkata, to showcase their products at a five-star venue in their very own city - with world class facilities and at a fraction of the cost that such similar buyer meets/trade fairs would provide elsewhere. Each exhibitor is provided with an exclusive room where he can display his products and hold buyer meetings in total privacy. Special Product display counters/corners in a common area for interested exhibitors also provide a special opportunity to grab the attention of the visiting buyers.
ILPA Trade Desk invites international buyers to visit the event and to source suitable suppliers of high quality goods. The registered buyers are provided airport transfers, local hospitality in the same venue as the summit, local transport and a gala networking dinner. Socially audited & REACH compliant leather goods manufacturers /exporters owning modern factories with latest machinery and technology showcase fashionable and high-quality products in the summit - made from the most economically priced leathers from local tanneries close to the city.
High fashion Leather hand bags, wallets, purses, luggage, leather Belts, small leather goods, leather hand gloves and leather garments are displayed in the summit and the organizer - ILPA invites Buyers / Importers from Brands, Retail & Chain Stores, Wholesalers, on-line stores/brands and traders dealing with leather goods and accessories to visit the ILPA Buyer Seller Summit for an unforgettable experience of business building which include interactive sessions between the importers and exporters, special product display corners, buyer seller networking dinners and an exclusive fashion walk showcasing the latest international trends in leather bags and products.
Just after the Jan 2020 edition, the whole world was gripped and crippled by the Covid 19 Pandemic. As the world went to a chilling and unprecedented “Lockdown”, every industry, every sector and each human being was adversely affected. International travel, logistics and connection was severed, people were locked up in their homes, large companies went bankrupt, huge financial losses of international business brands forced them to close their shops/outlets and manufacturing units and lay off thousands of staff. Leather products suffered a severe blow – the bulk orders to be shipped were stalled, shipped goods wasted in warehouses where the Indian exporters had to pay the demurrages, payments were held up or indefinitely delayed. Exporters needed to start their business from scratch as many of their foreign principals had closed down their business or were buying far less than their usual order quantities.
As Covid 19 Standard Operating Procedures became the new normal and life in general limped back towards the pre-Covid scenario, physical trade fairs were still on hold and international trade fairs a distant dream, ILPA came up with the idea of organizing a “Virtual Buyer Seller Summit” an interactive virtual trade meet on a Virtual platform – where Indian leather products manufacturers and exporters display their product catalogues, factory and product videos, exchange business information, and live video chat with prospective clients. The visitors in turn can have an interesting experience of looking for specific products, sourcing suitable producers with audited factories, interact directly 24x7 during all the three days of the Summit – January 28th, 29th and 30th 2021.
As privacy and exclusiveness is a very important aspect of the leather goods sector which is predominantly dependant on the latest international fashion trends, an exhibitor will have access to their own stall only and will not be able to visit the stall of a fellow exhibitor. This is an exclusive feature of the ILPA Virtual Buyer Seller Summit 2021.
The ILPA Trade Desk contacts international buyers, brands and companies that import leather goods and send them business invites through emails and professional/social networking sites like Linked in, Facebook, Twitter etc. Visitors have to pre-register with the Trade Desk before the summit begins; the registration confirmation is done through OTP linked services. Visitors have the privilege of “meeting” several prominent exporters from the comfort of their homes and offices at the click of a button, without having to travel several thousand miles, at any time, from any time zone in the world to discuss and develop their businesses.
As the world becomes even smaller through these kinds of virtual platforms for trade and business interactions, the word “global” will very soon mean “local” and the term “global” will be a “one-touch” button at the human fingertip.