Welcome Address

• We have the solutions: together, we can move faster
• New fashion narratives are being written in which hope must be central: the most decisive time to decide our future is today
• Now is the moment to support visionary leadership that breaks barriers, making bold leaps that show us what’s possible

Keynote Presentation

• New narratives are being written today: scaling efforts and growing partnerships in a historical global moment
• The sustainable development goals – our blueprint for peace, prosperity and a healthy planet – are off track, How will fashion respond?
• Leveraging leadership to break barriers to bridge powerful collective solutions

Host Introduction

Fireside Chat

• What does it mean to leave a legacy? Writing responsibility into the history of a brand
• Factories, workflows and facilitating change: integrating craft and creativity into the relationships of luxury value chains
• Exploring the past, present and future of fashion’s capacity for transformative narrative, design and impact

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 circular value chain to consolidate ahead of stronger shifts
• Engaging new actors: global collaboration to scale the integration of recycled materials into amazing products
• Strengthen reporting capabilities: providing investors and regulators with essential indicators to unlock circularity barriers

Panel Discussion

• Opportunities of scale: systemic shifts 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

Host Introduction

Case Study

• Resale’s evolving role from a practical solution to a cultural force to shape long-term fashion values
• 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 behaviour?

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

• 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 marginalised communities and integrate art and expertise to future-proof fashion

Panel Discussion

• An intersectional imperative: transitioning the supply base towards better energy and better equity
• Brand-led financing to scale renewables: accelerating the development of a sequenced coal phase-out
• As climate threats pose disproportionate risk, what’s next for fashion’s low-carbon energy roadmap?

Fireside Chat 

• How renewable feedstock for elastane can help reduce reliance on fossil fuels to lower fashion’s impact 
• Stretch expectations: driving responsible raw material replacement while maintaining iconic fiber performance
• Implementing the vision: exploring the world’s first large-scale commercial production of a bio-derived elastane fibre

Case Study

• Bridging the supply-demand gap: inspiring new consumer behaviors that drive demand for circular products while unlocking scalable, service-based models
• Leveraging innovative payment flows to enable, accelerate and streamline accessible circular experiences
• Commerce + consumption: transforming circularity barriers into bridges by empowering adoption at scale

Ignite Presentations

• With production volumes in flux, how can fashion rebalance 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

• 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?

Fireside Chat

• Leveraging the longview: building a fashion empire alongside a global movement
• Busy lives, natural fabrics: when renewable products and political activism go hand in hand
• Making sense of fashion today: addressing actionable solutions for overproduction and overconsumption

📍 Væksthuset, Ekvipagemestervej 18, 1438 København K
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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
• Navigating new shifts and bridges to be built
• Adjusting to new realities: resiliance and collective action in the face of complex business realities

Panel Discussion

• The word “regenerative” is widely used — but what does it actually mean?
• Context and resilience: helping fashion align on how to track progress on successful regeneration 
• Scaling regenerative impact through collaboration across the value chain and adaptive, locally informed action for nature

Panel Discussion

• Nuanced engineering: driving reduced reliance on petrochemical and animal-derived inputs for fashion
• Nature-inspired proteins and commercial-scale solutions: how renewable carbon content materials are transforming luxury landscapes
• With a focus on the future, how can the unique properties of plant matter be harnessed for incredible creativity?

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

• 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

Panel Discussion

• Robust environmental impact programmes for guidance on materials and products
• 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 towards unified 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 fashion navigate incoming legislation?

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

Fireside Chat

📍The Royal Danish Opera House, 1438 København
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The official Celebration Dinner of Global Fashion Summit: Copenhagen Edition 2025 brings together key fashion industry leaders (including Summit speakers, selected VIP guests and Premium ticket holders) for a commemorative evening. This is an excellent opportunity to celebrate and reflect upon all of the inspiring Summit content and to connect with your peers and new acquaintances during a festive evening in Copenhagen with enjoyable cuisine, refreshments and entertainment.