Welcome Address

Keynote Presentation

Host Introduction

Fireside Chat

Fireside Chat

• Breaking the cycle of exclusion: elevating equitable strategies and solutions for a unified social and environmental approach
• Collective goals, contributions, and supply chain leadership upfront
• Structural factors and systemic issues: what visionary approaches to the transition can reimagine resource, funding and time?

Panel Discussion

• How do circularity initiatives impact climate and nature goals? Readying the supply chain to consolidate ahead of stronger circular shifts
• Traceability as a cornerstone of trust: unpacking the tech enablers that can leverage transparency needs
• Strengthen reporting capabilities: providing investors and regulators with essential data to unlock longstanding barriers for circularity

Panel Discussion

• An intersectional imperative: transitioning the supply base towards better energy and better equity
• As climate threats pose disproportionate risk, what local resilience models can distribute adaptive tools and decision-making power?
• Brand-led financing to scale renewables: tieing revenue to emissions reductions for a sequenced coal phase-out

Case Study

• Driving the circular model: innovative strategies to ensure competitive and sustainable revenue streams
• How is tech reducing friction between fashion resale functionality and more sustainable consumer behavior?
• Resale’s evolving role from a practical solution to a cultural force to shape long-term fashion values

Ignite Presentations

• Pioneering technologies are redefining material innovation, transforming nature, waste and beyond into boundary-breaking fabrics
• From a product point of view, what are the barriers and bridges on the pathway to scaling textile and material innovation?
• What cutting-edge strategies and technologies can drive fibre-to-fibre by incentivising new materials, given resource capacity and demand?

Panel Discussion

• Rejecting elitist ideas of ‘sustainability’: using scale to shift from limited access to mainstream adoption
• An obligation to share: blending transparent communication with open and collaborative dialogues
• From incremental to absolute: staying true to consequences and commitments, with responsible innovation at the business core

Fireside Chat

Panel Discussion

• As terminology shifts between stakeholder groups, how can fashion articulate the next-generation mentality?
• Connecting cohorts: empowering incoming executives for the future of fashion leadership
• Beyond a focus on next-gen fibres alone, what approaches to sustainability will emerge in the coming years – and how do we start now?

Case Study

Ignite Presentations

• With production volumes in flux, how can fashion rebalace risk by maintaining the ‘S’ in ESG?
• Micro-companies, massive implications: meaningful collaboration across fragmented global labour contexts
• Blending service and safety towards union engagement, workforce protection and a socially compliant vision for climate advocacy

Panel Discussion

Fireside Chat

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Fireside Chat

• In awe of sheer proximity: celebrating the power of human-nature bonds
• Levergaing fashion’s ability for deep and visual storytelling towards effective advocacy and influence
• In turbulent times for our envionrment and economy, what is the role of climate art for climate preservation?

Fireside Chat

• Cutting through the complexity: bridges and breakthroughs for values-based leadership
• Reiterating the call to business: finding touchpoints to reconnect in an everchanging ESG landscape
• Continuing on the journey toward zero carbon and waste to help protect the future of sport

Keynote Presentation

• Competitive vs. Committed Sustainability: A moment of duality to advancing the European Green Deal while simultaneously strengthening the EU economy
• What world-defining legislations are included within the transformative European Commission proposal timeline?
• Growth for good: boosting innovation while ensuring a just transition – and what this means for the global textiles sector

Panel Discussion

• Pricing and supply chain adjustments: what new tariff rollouts could mean for strategic sustainability
• Which products will be subject to new tariffs and when?
• Adjusting to new realities: resiliance and collective action in the face of complex business realities

Panel Discussion

• Achieving pay equity by bridging collective due diligence with strong commitments to a fair, inclusive work environment.
• How can local community efforts future-proof fashion by challenging cultural norms to unlocking new opportunities for women?
• Female leadership: redefining industry perspectives to empower marginalized communities and integrate art and expertise to future-proof fashion

Case Study

• Overcoming the complexities of data sharing by building collaborative frameworks to drive efficiency and capacity
• How can improved data collection empower suppliers, reduce audit fatigue and create seamless workflows?
• Moving beyond regulation reactions to adopt holistic, long-term strategies for ever-evolving industry challenges

Ignite Presentations

• Repair + recreate: from cultural collaboration to scaled-up initiatives, how are fashion front-runners levergaing used textiles?
• A patchwork of EPR frameworks: fostering alignment through shared objectives and deep collaboration
• From waste to new product: innovating the remediation of existing textile disposal for new post-consumer realities

Panel Discussion

Panel Discussion

• Harnessing regional data to set precise freshwater targets that build local community resilience
• Eco-efficiency: tough but pragmatic solutions to eliminate reliance on freshwater to tackling wastewater pollution at the source
• Rethinking water stewardship by adopting systemic approaches to sourcing across fiber and material types

Panel Discussion

• Making the case for responsible fashion and clothing: articulating incentives for engagement in circular lifestyles
• The product comes first: irresistible brand messaging to close the consumer-action gap
• Adapting consumer mindsets: cost, comprise and the incredible creativity of material innovation at scale

Case Study

• Mandated reporting is revolutionising sector transition processes, driving brands away from selective disclosures
• Understanding the central basis of the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) – what is fashion’s response?
• What new tactics, toolkits and guidance is helping small and medium-sized enterprizes navigate incoming legislation?

Ignite Presentations

• Exploring AI’s transformative potential in fashion to enhance forecasting for consumers, producers, and suppliers alike
• Decoding the ethical dimensions of AI: fairness, inclusivity, and transparency in a rapidly evolving industry
• Blending craftsmanship with futuristic tech: honoring tradition in design while embracing the digital transformation to reduce impact

Fireside Chat