Asia’s engine is rewiring; tariffs, shifting hubs, EU compliance, and the rise of local brands are changing where and how we make and sell. This spotlight brings together experts from across the Asian value chain to pressure-test real decisions: make/buy geographies, digital-to-factory handoffs, compliance readiness, retail signal loops, logistics resilience, and talent.

More specifically:

• Where should we make - and why - given tariffs, lead times, and diversification?

• What does it take to go truly digital-to-factory in terms of file standards, level of detail, marker-making automation?

• What’s the minimum compliance stack for Digital Product Passport, item tagging, facility emissions, and traceability - and who owns the data?

• How do selling signals in Asia feed planning as it relates to size curves, returns, buy-online-pick-up-in-store, resale/authentication?

• What’s moving and what’s stuck in logistics, and how do we protect lead times?

• How do we close the skills gap for AI/automation without losing craft?