Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess is patron of Global Fashion Agenda and Global Fashion Summit. The Crown Princess has been patron of the (former) Copenhagen Fashion Summit since 2009 and has attended all Summits. Her patronage demonstrates continued support for promoting a sustainable and responsible fashion and textile industry. The Crown Princess’s engagement in sustainability, biodiversity and nature conservation is also manifested among other ways in The Crown Princess’s work for WWF Denmark, where Her Royal Highness took over as the foundation’s president in 2020.
Sustainable Danish solutions created with a basis in proud Danish craft traditions generate admiration and are in great demand both at home and abroad. Sustainable and innovative nature-based solutions are therefore often central when The Crown Princess leads business promotional campaigns internationally. Throughout nearly two decades, The Crown Princess has taken part in more than 70 promotional campaigns, state visits and patronage trips in which The Crown Princess has broadly supported Danish interests in the areas of business, culture, and development work.

In 2007 the Crown Princess founded The Mary Foundation with the mission of fighting social isolation. Under her leadership the foundation brings together untraditional partners to develop and manage projects and programmes that focus on prevention, the creation of opportunities and empowering vulnerable individuals and groups who find themselves socially isolated. The foundation’s focus areas are domestic violence, bullying, wellbeing, and loneliness.

The Crown Princess is a passionate advocate for health, gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls. She is committed to creating awareness and respect and to ensuring compliance with women and girls’ sexual and reproductive health and rights, including access to family planning and the reduction of maternal and child mortality.

The Crown Princess is Commissioner of the High-Level Commission on the Nairobi Summit on ICPD25 Follow-up and serves as patron of several international organisations and agencies, including the United Nations Population Fund and the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe, but also some Danish NGOs: Danish Refugee Council and Maternity Worldwide.

Dr. Lewis Akenji is Managing Director of the think tank Hot or Cool Institute, a Transformational Economics Commissioner with the Earth4All project, and lead author of Sustainable Consumption and Production: A Handbook for Policy Makers.

The Institute’s recent report is “Unfit, Unfair, Unfashionable: resizing fashion for a fair consumption space.” Learn more here.

Josue Alzamora has been deeply involved in the logistics industry for more than 22 years, joining the Maersk Group in 2005 and since then holding regional and global positions based out of Latin America, North America, and Europe. His experience includes roles as Regional Head of Warehousing, Regional Head of Supply Chain Development, Global Account Director, and has in the past been directly involved in designing the Global Corporate Strategy.

As part of his current and previous roles, Alzamora has been active in partnering with fashion companies to jointly drive sustainability roadmaps aimed at reducing carbon emissions within global supply chains.

Jason is a pioneer and visionary who continues to push innovation, quality product and creative excellence all through the lens of care.

In 2006, Angsuvarn founded Jason Markk, out of a small office in his parents’ home and in 2014, Jason Markk opened its first brick-and-mortar flagship store in the Little Tokyo Historic District in downtown Los Angeles. It was here that they introduced the world’s first drop-off sneaker care service – Think dry cleaning, but for sneakers! Four years later, the brand would open their second location on the world famous Carnaby Street, the epicentre of culture and lifestyle in London’s West End. And most recently, opening their newest location in Tokyo’s legendary Harajuku district in January of 2022. In 2016, Jason was honoured on Hypebeast’s annual HB100 list. And the following year, Ad Age named Jason as one of the year’s most innovative creative figures in their annual “Creativity 50.”

With the onset of the global pandemic in 2020, Angsuvarn rewrote the company’s mission and vision statements. The company’s new mission is to provide trusted care to help you get the most out of what you wear. The new vision statement is to foster a culture of care in wearables, self, community, and planet. Additionally, they reformulated each of their core products to be certified biodegradable and certified USDA Biobased. In March of 2023, Jason Markk launched a PFOA-Free version of their premium stain & water repellent, Repel. This is an industry first and demonstrates their commitment to being at the forefront of eco-friendly consumer care products.

Roberta Annan is a global impact investor of high renown, and the founder, of a multi- million-euro fund supporting Africa’s creative sector as well as a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Environment Programme.

Annan has a peerless reputation for developing investment opportunities for African entrepreneurs in the creative industries. Born in Ghana in 1982, she graduated in Biochemistry and Biotechnology in which she also holds a Master’s Degree. She studied on the Programme for Leadership Development at Harvard Business School.

She joined the UN Environment Programme for which she is still a Goodwill Ambassador, learning the essential skills to become the impact investor, philanthropist and activist for women and young people she is today. In 2012, she founded Roberta Annan Consulting (now Annan Capital Partners), bridging the gap between investors and impact investment opportunities across Africa.

In 2011, she founded African Fashion Foundation which supports the creative industries, empowers women and the youth and brings Africa’s rich culture to the world. The work is also facilitated by IFFAC – The Impact Fund for African Creatives – of which she is co-founder – an investment vehicle supporting Africa’s creative and lifestyle industries which is already backing a number of concerns to the tune of €3 million. 2022 will see publication of the book, Ghana Orange Economy, showcasing her native land’s finest creative talents and curated by Annan.

Recently named one of the 100 most influential Africans by New Africa magazine, she was previously proclaimed one of the “20 under 40 Influential Business Leaders in Ghana” (Business World Ghana), the “40 under 40 Influential Business Leader in Consulting,” and the “100 Young Influential Africans.” She is the youngest inductee into the African Leadership Hall of Fame, a member of the Trade and Investment Taskforce Committee for the B-20 (private sector voice of the G20), the British Fashion Trust and The Invest Africa Club. She has been invited to sit on the inaugural Advisory Council of Condé Nast College of Fashion & Design in London.

Ranjula Bali Swain is Research Director, Center for Sustainability Research, SIR, Stockholm School of Economics and Professor of Economics at Södertörn University, Sweden. Her research interests extend to Informal Sector, Sustainable Development and Circular Economy. She has recently published books on The Informal Sector and the Environment, Sustainable Consumption and Production: Development and Challenges and Sustainable Consumption and Production (Volume 2): Beyond Circular Economy.

Thomas Berry has been working in business on strategy and sustainability for the past 20 years.

Berry now leads the Sustainable Business agenda at FARFETCH – a cross-functional programme of work designed to help the company succeed commercially whilst also delivering tangible positive social and environmental impact. The work ranges from driving innovation in new circular business models, enabling customers to buy better products, and improving supply chain carbon footprint.

Before FARFETCH, Berry held senior sustainability roles at Kimberly Clark and Innocent Drinks. Prior to that, he managed industry programmes for Forum for the Future (in the UK) and The Institute for Sustainable Futures (in Australia) – both leading sustainable development organisations providing strategic advice to business. Before specialising in sustainability, he spent 3 years as a strategy consultant at Gemini Consulting – a management consultancy based in London.

René Bethmann has over 17 years of experience in the sportwear industry, working for leading brands across Europe. He brought several new technologies into the sportwear world by connecting supply-chain stakeholders, including the upstream chemical industry, to drive responsible product creation. Bethmann also has long experience on several renewable carbon technologies such as biomass and recycled derived materials, and development of the industry leading eco-design tool “Green Shape” at VAUDE, including the entire product’s lifecycle.

He has participated as a speaker at several global conferences and consulting several industries in the field of sustainable material choices. Bethmann aims to steer the textile industry away from relying on fossil fuels and instead promote a shift toward a sustainable and circular economy as ‘Everyone can make a difference.’

Philippe Birker is Co-founder of Climate Farmers, supporting farmers all over Europe in the transition towards regenerative agriculture. Climate Farmer is supporting the farmers through a free farmer to farmer learning community, context specific transition support with one of their 115 farm coaches and transition finance through TÜV certified carbon + certificates.

Birker was invited as a speaker at COP 27, World Economic Forum and TED Countdown and is part of Ashoka’s Changemaker community since 2013 & the BMW Foundation’s Responsible Leader network since 2022.

Birker also co-founded Viva con Agua Nederlands in 2015 & Stichting Love Foundation in 2013. He is running a social music label called Hug Records since 2017 and is rebuilding an abandoned village in rural Portugal when he is not speaking at conferences or visiting farmers.

Zuzana Bobiková’s MA degree in Strategic Management combined with experience in the creative sector showed her the vision of supporting the young segment of Slovak fashion. Later on, together with the fashion designer, Dana Kleinert, she started Slovak Fashion Council.

Since December 2019 she runs the Council as CEO, driving the programme with sustainability criteria at its core and developing initiatives such as Fashion Map Slovakia, Best Fashion Talent Award, and international presentations of Slovak designers. In 2022 Bobiková led SFC to be one of the founding members of the European Fashion Alliance.

Tim is the creative vision behind Allbirds, with an eye for all things design, innovation, and partnerships.
Tim earned a BS in Design from the University of Cincinnati, before a professional soccer career – including taking New Zealand to the World Cup – followed by a Masters in Management from the London School of Economics.

He first launched a wool shoe on Kickstarter, to runaway success, which inspired him to co-found Allbirds in 2016, taking them public in 2021.

Carlo Capasa is the Chairman of Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana (CNMI), the Association that brings together Italian fashion houses with the aim of promoting this sector of excellence of the national industry in the world.

First appointed as a board member of Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana in 2010 and elected Chairman in 2015, Capasa, chosen with the aim of orchestrating the relaunch of the Association, has imprinted a strategic vision focused on five pillars: environmental and social sustainability, digitalisation, training, promotion of new brands, and storytelling.

Under the leadership of Capasa, CNMI has become the world leader among other associations on the subject of sustainability, with the publication in 2016 of the first ‘Guidelines on eco-toxicological requirements for clothing, leather goods, footwear and accessories’; the ‘CNMI Principles for Retail Sustainability’ (2017) the ‘Guidelines on Ecotoxicological Requirements for Chemical Mixtures and Industrial Discharges’ (2018); the ‘Scientific Research on the Bioavailability of Carcinogenic Aromatic Amines’ (2018); the ‘Global Sustainability Report – Sustainability matters, but does it sell? “(2019) in collaboration with McKinsey & Company; of the ‘Diversity and Inclusion Manifesto’ (2019); in collaboration with Fair Wage Network of the ‘Social Sustainability Report’ and the ‘Social Sustainability Roadmap’ (2020); and of the document ‘Good Manufacturing Practices – Guidelines on the Use of Chemicals in Fashion Production Chains’ (2021), the result of the work of the CNMI Chemicals Commission.

Capasa kicked off the first three editions of the “International Roundtable on Sustainability”, an international meeting aimed at CSR managers of fashion companies from around the world; the first four editions of the “Green Carpet Fashion Awards” and the “CNMI Sustainable Fashion Awards”; the first CNMI Summit “Crafting the Future” organised together with Bain Company and The Business of Fashion; the Exhibition “Crafting the Future of Fashion, Stories of Craftsmanship and Innovation” curated by Franca Sozzani; “Italian. Italy as seen by Fashion. 1971-2001′ curated by Maria Luisa Frisa and Stefano Tonchi; ‘Memos. A proposito della moda in questo millennio” curated by Maria Luisa Frisa.

After a 7 years’ experience in a corporate responsibility and sustainability consultancy, Alexandre joined the LVMH environmental department in 2006. He is now Group Environment Deputy Director with a focus on innovation, creativity, sourcing, biodiversity, and communication. He is managing Maison/0 the Central Saint Martins-LVMH creative platform for regenerative luxury. Simultaneously, as official member of the TNFD forum (Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures), he is leading the consumer goods task force with a focus on textiles and apparel.

Nin Castle is the Co-Founder of Reverse Resources, a SaaS platform for the fashion industry that enables mapping, matchmaking and tracking of textile waste from source to recycling. With extensive experience in designing solutions for pre-consumer and post-industrial textile waste since 2006, Castle is responsible for international multi-stakeholder programmes, partnering with NGOs, development organisations, brands, manufacturers, waste handlers and recyclers across Europe, Asia and North Africa. She leads RR’s T2T recyclers network and the matchmaking of textile waste with the best possible recycling solutions.

Dr. Sweta Chakraborty is a climate behavioural scientist who is regularly interviewed on major, international news media outlets. Sweta is the CEO of North America for We Don’t Have Time, the world’s largest social media and communications company for accelerating climate solutions. She is a partner at Pioneer Public Affairs and is on the steering committee of the Global Commons Alliance. She is an Independent Director at Lightbridge Corp. where she chairs their ESG committee, and is on several advisory boards like the New York Academy of Sciences and Climate Power. She is a book author from her time as a postdoc at Oxford University. She is a TEDx, SXSW, and globally recognised keynote speaker and consultant for several Fortune 100 companies. 

Emily Chan is the Senior Sustainability & Features Editor at British Vogue and covers all things related to sustainability in fashion and beyond, from designers championing eco-conscious practices to industry-wide issues. Prior to that, she was the Sustainability Editor at Vogue Global Network. In her role, she regularly speaks at industry roundtables and events, including those hosted by the UN and the British Fashion Council.

Ms. Tana Dai is the GM of Erdos Cashmere Group and the GM of Brand Division. She graduated from Renmin University of China with a Master degree in Law and has more than 20 years experience in the fashion industry. Dai joined Erdos Cashmere Group in 1994 and is dedicated to refining her expertise in industry development, brand strategy and management.

Dai is one of the initiators who planned and led the implementation of Erdos Cashmere Group’s upgrading and reshaping strategy in 2016, which became one of the most talked about rebranding case in the fashion industry.

Dai is also one of the promoters of the establishment of the group’s sustainability strategy ERDOS WAY in 2018. ERDOS WAY is an initiative aimed at bringing positive changes to the cashmere industry in the perspective of supply chain, brand, and employees. Under the instruction of ERDOS WAY, Erdos Group has been carefully building the sustainable action across the whole industrial chain, from goat rearing, cashmere apparel designing and manufacturing to logistics and retailing.

Realising the cruciality of sustainable development at the beginning of the supply chain, Dai led the set-up of the Erdos Eco ranch, which is a standardised demonstration ranch unveiled in September 2022 to protect and to develop high-quality cashmere resources while preserving grasslands and enhancing ecosystems

Leyla Ertur was appointed Head of Sustainability at H&M Group in January 2021. At this point, she also became a member of the company’s executive management team. In her role, Ertur is responsible for driving and implementing sustainability throughout the H&M Group together with a global team of more than 250 people.

Having joined the company in 2000, Ertur has worked in multiple continents, leading teams across a variety of areas including HR, Production and Global Supply Chain Management. She has worked extensively in production countries where H&M Group operates such as Bangladesh, China and Hong Kong and had held a dual position as Regional Country Manager Production Europe, and Head of Global Quality Strategy and Compliance.

She has been recently appointed as a board member of Looper Textile Co.

Cynthia Essoun, popularly known as Abena is the Kantamanto Outreach Coordinator at The Or Foundation. Prior to joining The Or Foundation, Abena worked as a retailer in Kantamanto for nine years, selling second-hand clothes (Obroni Wawu) mainly women’s cotton blouses from the UK and Poland. She has a wealth of experience in the second-hand trade and understands the daily struggles of working within the second-hand supply chain.

In her nine years of trading in the market, Abena gained several skills that are essential to building a circular economy. As a retailer, she played a pivotal role in supporting The Or Foundation’s research and today she has cultivated a community of women dedicated to promoting the work of The Or Foundation and championing Kantamanto.

Abena has recently travelled to Lagos, Paris and Brussels to advocate for EPR policies to be Globally Accountable as part of The Or Foundation’s Stop Waste Colonialism campaign.

Andrés Fernández has been Mango’s Sustainability and Sourcing Director since 2020.

A graduate of Industrial Engineering from the Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña, he did the thesis for his Master’s degree at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology of the University of Stockholm. In 2010, he completed an MBA at the IESE Business School of the Universidad de Navarra.

Andrés Fernández has spent much of his professional career at Mango. He joined the company in 2011 as a Woven Buyer in the Mango Casual division. Over the years, he has occupied positions of greater responsibility, first as a Purchasing Manager for Mango Man before becoming the company Purchasing Manager.

Previously, Fernández worked for FCC Construcción as a Project Manager, a position he held from 2006 to 2008, and Closa M&A Advisors, as a Financial Analyst between 2010 and 2011.

Mango, one of Europe’s leading fashion groups, sees sustainability as a journey the fashion industry has to make to achieve a more just society and to reduce its environmental and social impact. In 2002, the company was one of the first in the sector to create a sustainability department and last year launched the new road map Sustainable Vision 2030 to use 100% more sustainable fibres by 2030, achieve net zero emissions by 2050 and continue with its process of supplier auditing, traceability and transparency, among others.

In 2016 Shakaila Forbes-Bell became the first Black person in the world to earn a Master’s Degree in Fashion Psychology. Her research surrounded the underrepresentation of Black models in fashion media, its impact on consumer behaviour and the self-concept of young Black women. After her paper was published in the International Journal of Market Research, Forbes-Bell broadened her focus, created the platform ‘Fashion is Psychology’ and has worked with global brands to unpack the psychological impact of style and beauty.

Natasha Franck is Founder and CEO of EON. EON’s mission is to connect every item with a Digital ID to make products more traceable, intelligent and valuable. EON’s technology has been at the forefront of digital transformation in fashion retail, digitising products for global brands such as Chloé, H&M, YOOX NET-A-PORTER, Target, Zalando and more. In 2021, Natasha partnered with His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales to steward a commitment from the CEOs of leading luxury brands including Burberry, Stella McCartney, Brunello Cuccinelli, Giorgio Armani, Mulberry, and many more, to introduce Digital IDs across all products by 2025. Before founding EON, Natasha worked in smart cities and sustainable urbanism at Delos and Jonathan Rose Companies. Natasha holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Georgetown University.

Mark Gavhure is the Global Series Lead for Fashion Redressed, an upcoming BBC.com series produced for the Global Fashion Agenda by BBC Storyworks Commercial Productions.

Executive VP Henriette Hallberg Thygesen has been with Maersk since 1994. Henriette has held various positions in Spain, China, Hong Kong, USA and Copenhagen for Maersk Tankers, Maersk Oil, Maersk Logistics/Damco and Svitzer where Henriette Thygesen was the CEO from 2016 – 2020. She has held the position of CEO of Fleet & Strategic Brands at Maersk (2019 – 2023), responsible for all strategic, non-integrated businesses and the enabling functions that operate across our businesses including, but not limited to APM Terminals, Maersk Container Industry, Maersk Supply Service, Maersk Line Limited, Svitzer, Maersk Oil Trading, Maersk Growth, and the Maersk Fleet. As of February 2023, she has been appointed the position of Chief Delivery Officer.

Clémence Hermann is leading the public policy strategy and engagement for sustainability at Zalando, a leading fashion and lifestyle retailer in Europe with over 51 million active customers in 25 markets, offering clothing, footwear, accessories, and beauty. Hermann joined Zalando in 2020, before that she held various roles in policy development and stakeholder engagement in EU institutions, an NGO and a regulator in Brussels and London.

Isaias Hernandez is an Environmental Educator and creator of QueerBrownVegan, an environmental media platform that seeks to draw the intersections of literacy, climate, and science. He produces independent media that focuses on working together with corporations, institutions, and non-profits to accelerate the discourse around climate. Isaias has interviewed VP Kamala Harris, featured on the Digital Cover of Vogue with Billie Eilish, and on the Harvard-C-Change program as Climate Creators 2023 Program.

American-Danish Actor and Writer Amelia Hoy graduated from the acclaimed conservatory, The Danish National School of Performing Arts in 2015, and now works internationally. Amelia has hosted content for Global Fashion Agenda, Copenhagen Fashion Summit, and Copenhagen Fashion Week, interviewing fashion professionals on sustainability and business practices since 2016.

With a focus on transparency, social justice, and circular initiatives, Amelia has also worked with a variety of companies and has been featured in various media. Amelia hosted Copenhagen Fashion Summit Plus in 2021 and Global Fashion Summit: Copenhagen Edition in 2022.

Beth Jensen is Climate+ Impact Director at Textile Exchange, overseeing the evolution and implementation of Textile Exchange’s Climate+ Strategy which supports the industry’s efforts to achieve beneficial outcomes in the areas of climate, biodiversity, soil health, and water. She holds nearly 20 years of experience in sustainable apparel, footwear, and food, including leadership roles overseeing and driving sustainable materials and products programs at VF Corporation (parent company for outdoor and active brands including Vans, The North Face, Timberland, and Smartwool) and at Outdoor Industry Association, the North American-based trade association for the outdoor apparel, footwear, and gear sector.

Jensen holds a B.A. from St. Olaf College and an M.B.A. from the University of Colorado at Boulder Leeds School of Business.

Henrik Jones founded Buckhill Capital, a venture fund that invests in companies on a mission to create sustainable systems and healthy communities.

In the last decade, Buckhill has delivered superior financial returns by investing in companies that generate positive social and environmental outcomes. It is currently focused on ventures that upgrade supply chains, improve waste management, and develop socially healthy data platforms, with investments such as Anthropic, Goodr, Imperfect Foods, Mill, Para, Pallet, SpaceX, and Worldly.

Jones is a board observer of Worldly, on the boards of Edible Schoolyard Project and Human Needs Project, and previously co-founded Answers.com.

Julius Juul, previously listed on Forbes 30 Under 30, co-founded HELIOT EMIL with his brother in 2017. Now showing as part of the official Paris Fashion Week calendar each season, the brand was a finalist for the prestigious Andam Prize last year.

Juul continues to show his commitment to a more sustainable future in the fashion industry, through his engagement with technology and innovation. Recent collections have explored 3D-printed garments & accessories, sustainable approaches to update wash tags (awarded by a grant from the Danish government), and a collaboration with the global circularity platform RESPONSIBLE.

Dr. Hakan Karaosman is Assistant Professor at Cardiff University focusing on climate action and social justice in fashion supply chains. Hakan is currently serving on the board of the Union of Concerned Researchers in Fashion (UCRF). Having served as a knowledge contributor for various multi-stakeholder actions including the EU, UN, NGOs, fashion companies and media platforms, he publishes leading-edge academic papers and is regularly featured in media articles. He holds a double degree Ph.D. in Industrial Management.

Kartik Kumra started Karu Research in his sophomore year at the University of Pennsylvania. The brand works with artisans around India, aiming to recontextualise our heritage. Four seasons in, the brand has 30 stockists around the world including Selfridges, SSENSE and Mr. Porter. The brand was a part of the LVMH Prize for 2023.

Alexander is CEO of Pandora A/S and has more than 25 years of leadership experience from large global consumer goods companies, including Britax, Reckitt Benckiser, and Procter & Gamble. At Pandora, he is spearheading Pandora’s ambition to be low-carbon, circular, and inclusive, diverse and fair. This ambition notably includes Pandora’s efforts to halve its emissions by 2030 and purchase only 100% recycled silver and gold for use in its products by 2025.

Martin Ledwon is VP of Sustainability, Marketing and Communications at UPM Biorefining. Prior to that, he held various senior leadership roles in sustainability and communications within UPM Kymmene, the Finland based pulp, paper, and forest based renewable materials market leader since 2017. In addition to that, Ledwon has extensive experience in various sustainability areas on a global scale from his previous roles at Siemens, Tetra Pak and as an independent consultant.

As the Vice Chair of TAL Apparel, Dr. Delman Lee leads the long-term strategy and continuous innovations in TAL Apparel with major focus on sustainability, digital transformation, lean supply chains, disruptive technologies, and business model innovations. Dr. Lee has led TAL sustainability journey for the past 20+ years. Dr. Lee is the Board Chair of SAC, Chairman of the HKMA Sustainability Award and the ESG Committee in the Bank of East Asia.

Aileen Lerch leads sustainability at Allbirds – including M0.0NSHOT, the toolkit for the world’s first net zero carbon shoe, which will be revealed at this year’s Summit.

With a Master’s in Environmental Engineering from Stanford, Lerch conducted climate research at Rocky Mountain Institute, worked on sustainability in the buildings sector, and was a Fellow at the Clean Energy Leadership Institute.

At Allbirds, she’s worked on their ‘Flight Plan’ – an ambitious strategy to cut carbon emissions in half by 2025, and to near zero by 2030.

Scott Lipinski has been CEO at Fashion Council Germany since 2017, where he engages himself as a representative of fashion “Made & Designed in Germany”. His goal is to establish German fashion as a cultural and economic asset and to generate more recognition for the industry. This is implemented through political lobbying, establishment of networks and creation of platforms for interdisciplinary exchange. As one of the founders of the European Fashion Alliance, he is also committed to establishing an international network within the fashion industry.

Dr. Thomas Liske is a logistics professional with more than 10 years logistics experience. He joined Puma in 2018, being in charge of the logistics from factory door to customer door. Within Puma, Liske implemented green corridors for the inbound deliveries into Europe, reduced Air Freight and increased container fill rates reducing the number of containers shipped. The clear vision is to create a sustainable, fast and agile logistics network by using the latest technology and improving the overall logistics flow.

Danique Lodwijk is a senior project specialist in BESTSELLER’s Sustainable materials & innovation team, committed to set sustainable strategies that drive change through collaboration. Drawing from more than 15 years of experience in design, buying and development roles for major fashion brands across Europe, she is responsible for the implementation of innovative material projects in BESTSELLER’s supply chain.

Monique Maissan is a CEO and Founder of Waste2Wear, a company that specialises in innovative textile products made from recycled plastics, all verified by their award winning blockchain. This includes fabrics and finished products from recycled plastic bottles (RPET) and shopping-bags from recycled polypropylene (RPP), made from discarded domestic appliances and single use food containers.

She is an executive board member of the McKinsey foundation Delterra and a frequent speaker on recycling and circularity.

Marchionni is the CEO at Global Fashion Agenda (GFA), the organiser of Global Fashion Summit. Marchionni is responsible for accelerating the impact of the organisation and has the ultimate vision to create a net positive fashion industry.

Marchionni leads the elevation of the GFA’s prestigious forums including Global Fashion Summit, the publication of reputable thought leadership, and propels its advocacy efforts.

Marchionni has a long career in the fashion industry, having held leadership roles in Europe, USA, and China including International CEO of Secoo, CEO and Board Director at Lands’ End, President of Dolce&Gabbana Inc. and SVP at Ferrari.

Neeka and her sister Leila grew up in Northern California. Their family before them found refuge here after fleeing Iran in 1979, and told stories of how the walnut groves and sparkling shores reminded them of home. Neeka and Leila fell in love with trees and nature, the science of how they work, and the materials of which they are made — both starting scientific research careers at age 15 and growing up to be scientists.

At the same time, the twin sisters grew up immersed in the artistic world of fashion through their family’s brand, Bebe Stores. They spent summers learning from merchants, designers, production experts, and manufacturers magnetised by the beauty of fashion then later devastated by the environmental impact.

Their unique upbringing inspired them to use science and invention to take action across the manufacturing industry to fight the destruction of our clean air, water, climate, arable land, and biodiverse ecosystems. They started Rubi in 2021 after inventing and prototyping the technology in a public biohacking lab, leveraging their deep scientific expertise in materials engineering and bioengineering:

CEO Neeka Mashouf published her first paper in artificial photosynthesis at the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab when she was 15 years old, earned simultaneous degrees in Materials Engineering and Business at UC Berkeley, and then went on to manage product at both Lyft and Autodesk before founding Rubi

Leila and her sister Neeka grew up in Northern California. Their family before them found refuge here after fleeing Iran in 1979, and told stories of how the walnut groves and sparkling shores reminded them of home. Neeka and Leila fell in love with trees and nature, the science of how they work, and the materials of which they are made — both starting scientific research careers at age 15 and growing up to be scientists.

At the same time, the twin sisters grew up immersed in the artistic world of fashion through their family’s brand, Bebe Stores. They spent summers learning from merchants, designers, production experts, and manufacturers magnetised by the beauty of fashion then later devastated by the environmental impact.

Their unique upbringing inspired them to use science and invention to take action across the manufacturing industry to fight the destruction of our clean air, water, climate, arable land, and biodiverse ecosystems. They started Rubi in 2021 after inventing and prototyping the technology in a public biohacking lab, leveraging their deep scientific expertise in materials engineering and bioengineering:

CTO Leila Mashouf’s background is in biological engineering and novel cancer immunotherapeutics research, working on nanobiopolymer drug delivery platforms, oncolytic viruses, artificial antigen presenting cell therapies, and engineered protein conjugates since age 15, though most recently as a graduate researcher at Stanford University in the Departments of Neurosurgery and Bioengineering. She received her B.S. in Computational Neuroscience from the Johns Hopkins University with an in-progress Medical Doctorate from Harvard Medical School

Dave Maslen is a respected advocate for sustainability in the wool industry. As GM for Markets and Sustainability at The New Zealand Merino Company (NZM), he has been instrumental in delivering the largest supply of ethical wool in the world to the global market.

Maslen has primary responsibility for NZM’s sustainability, innovation, and research work, including the company’s ZQRX wool sourcing programme launched in 2020. ZQRX goes beyond the company’s world-leading ZQ on-farm standard by encouraging and quantifying regenerative farming

Aditi Mayer explores the intersections of style, sustainability, and social justice. Seeing the fashion industry’s disproportionate on people of colour globally, Mayer unpacks the historical and socio-political underpinnings that allow the fashion industry to function in a colonial manner, and explores what decolonization means in practice. Her practice spans grassroots organizing in Downtown LA’s garment district to preserving ancestral wisdom in India’s handloom industry. In 2020, she was named a Fulbright x National Geographic Digital Storytelling Fellow and spent 2022 in India documenting the intersections of agriculture and artisan culture in relation to fashion. Her work has been celebrated by the likes of Vogue, National Geographic, The UN, The Guardian, ELLE, and more.

Nicole McLaughlin is a multidisciplinary Designer. Since 2018, McLaughlin has explored greater possibilities for sustainability through self-initiated and collaborative efforts alike. While sustainability is often used as a marketing buzzword, McLaughlin’s accessible, witty, and functional practice serves as a reminder that sustainability is actually an operational philosophy. By transforming discarded miscellanea into objects with new, imaginative, and often unexpected utility, McLaughlin shows how a circular approach to design and manufacturing can help us reframe waste as an opportunity.

McLaughlin has partnered with Hermès, Nike, eBay, adidas, Reebok, Puma, Arc’teryx – as their first ever brand ambassador, Gucci, Merrell, Christian Louboutin, Crocs, HBO, Calvin Klein, Woolrich, Jacquemus, LN-CC, Opening Ceremony, The North Face, Depop, Warby Parker, JanSport, CamelBak, Vans, HOKA, etc.

Her work has been on display at the Design Museum in London in conjunction with her nomination for the Beazley Design of the Year in 2020. And the MAD Brussels as a part of United Fashion alongside works by Martin Margiela and many others. Her work was displayed at the Berman Museum in Pennsylvania in early 2023 and is currently part of an upcycling exhibition at Cornell University for the summer. She is also prepping for an exhibition at the Anchorage Museum this fall, which will highlight upcycled materials.

In 2021 she launched a book highlighting her upcycling work with Sarah Andelman, formerly of colette as part of her Just An Idea series, with a sold-out book signing at Dover Street Market New York.

In 2022, McLaughlin was announced as a Forbes 30 under 30 member within art and design. Her work has been featured in publications such as the New York Times, Footwear News, SZ Magazin, various Vogue publications, Grazia, L’Officiel, 10 Magazine, GQ, InStyle, Harper’s Bazaar, Hypebeast, HighSnobbiety, and more. 

Ali Mize leads sustainability, belonging, and philanthropy initiatives at Neiman Marcus Group (NMG) – including The Heart of Neiman Marcus Foundation. Under her guidance, NMG’s first environmental, social, governance (ESG) strategy has become a critical part of the company’s growth and transformation. Since her arrival in 2021, the integrated luxury retailer has established a science-based target to procure 100% renewable electricity by 2030; replaced fur revenue with sustainable and ethical alternatives from Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman’s “Fashioned For Change” and “Conscious Curation” Edits; and secured a “Best Place To Work for LGBTQ+ Equality” designation from the Human Rights Campaign.

Fanny Moizant is the Cofounder and President of Vestiaire Collective, the B Corpcertified leading global online marketplace for pre-loved fashion, created in 2009 with the objective of reducing waste by allowing consumers to extend the life of their wardrobes. Named one of Forbes’ 40 Women of 2021, Fanny currently serves on the IFM Board and was formerly on the SMCP Board. Fanny now leads the company, focusing on Marketing and Sustainability alongside CEO Max Bittner.

Pascal Morand is Executive President of the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode, Professor Emeritus at ESCP Business School, and a member of the National Academy of Technologies of France. FHCM, which gathers luxury brands and organises Paris Fashion Week, has given sustainability a central place. On the one hand, it has developed tools dedicated to eco-design of collections and of fashion shows, on the other hand, it is fully involved in the challenges of environmental and social performance, traceability, and innovation, at both French and European levels.

Sammy Oteng is the Senior Community Engagement Manager at The Or Foundation. In his role, Oteng establishes relationships between The Or Foundation and the Kantamanto community, understanding the dynamics of the second-hand trade through surveys, cultural events and dialogue with community members. He also oversees the company’s Secondhand Solidarity Fund which has supported over one thousand Kantamanto community members with debt and crisis relief.

Prior to joining The Or Foundation, Oteng formally trained and worked as a fashion designer and has over a decade of experience in repurposing and upcycling second-hand clothing. He has worked with several fashion brands and was a Gucci Design Fellowship finalist. He has spoken on multiple platforms about the impact of second-hand clothing in Accra.

Oteng has recently travelled to Lagos, Paris and Brussels to advocate for EPR policies to be Globally Accountable as part of The Or Foundation’s Stop Waste Colonialism campaign.

Samata Pattinson is a British-born Ghanaian entrepreneur working across fashion, film and media. She is passionate about cultural sustainability and educating to connect the dots between people, communities and planet – in the physical, digital and virtual world.
CEO of RCGD Global, a women-founded sustainability organisation founded by Suzy Amis Cameron operating within the apparel and entertainment world, Samata recently penned the sustainable style guide for the Oscars. A producer, published author (THE TRIBE™ Empowerment Journal, The Fashion Designer’s Resource Book – Bloomsbury Publishing) and writer, her organisation, THE TRIBE, empowers women through community building.

SOJO is a London based fashion-tech platform delivering emissions free door-to-door repair and alterations services founded by Josephine Philips in 2021 with the mission of helping to make the fashion industry more circular by revolutionising the clothing repair and tailoring sector.

Since launch SOJO has secured $2.8m investment, with angels including Simon Beckerman, Founder of Depop and Yael Gairola, Pangaia’s former COO in addition to being a recipient of 2022’s Google for Startups Black Founders Fund. Having in-housed all operations including a strategic acquisition of a zero-emissions delivery start-up and opening its first tailoring and repairs studio in London, SOJO operates balances a DTC offering via its web and mobile apps with its B2B partnerships, including GANNI.

Clare Press is a sustainable fashion communicator and podcaster. She has given talks in 12 countries, developed online courses and created workshops for brands including Zalando, Zimmermann and Reformation. With a background in journalism, previously she was the first Vogue sustainability editor. Her podcast, Wardrobe Crisis, based on her 2016 book of the same name, is now in its 8th series. In addition, she also co-hosts the Ethical Fashion Podcast with UN officer Simone Cipriani. Her fourth book, Wear Next, Fashioning the Future will be published by Thames & Hudson in October.

Nicolaj Reffstrup, Founder, acted as CEO of GANNI for 10 years alongside his wife Ditte Reffstrup, Creative Director of the Danish fashion brand. He recently stepped down to focus his efforts towards tech and responsibility within the company. In December 2017 Nicolaj managed the partnering of GANNI with the LVMH funded global leader in consumer brand investments L Catterton to support GANNI in fully achieving its international potential. In 2019 Nicolaj and Ditte Reffstrup were welcomed to the BOF500 definitive list of people shaping the global fashion industry.

Alongside his work at GANNI, Nicolaj is a trusted industry expert and has sat on the board of Danish Fashion Institute, Copenhagen Fashion Week and Global Fashion Agenda. Nicolaj is also Chairman and partner of the fine jewellery brand Sophie Bille Brahe and a partner of Tekla Fabrics. Most recently Nicolaj has also joined Giant Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on green and responsible projects, as a guiding Venture Partner.

Before joining fashion, Nicolaj was an entrepreneur in the tech industry, investing in and cultivating small and mid-sized companies for growth. As CEO he also co-founded Spleak Media Network, an early attempt at creating commercial chatbots backed by Draper Fisher Jurvetson Venture Capital and Sunstone Capital.

Nicolaj has a Master’s in Information Technology from the IT University of Copenhagen and a Bachelor in Economics and Philosophy from Copenhagen Business School.

At Kering, Yoann’s mission is to define and implement raw material supply chains that meet the highest standards in terms of environmental stewardship, biodiversity conservation and respect for animal welfare. Yoann contributed actively to Kering’s biodiversity strategy published in 2020 as well as the creation of the Regenerative Fund for Nature in collaboration with Conservation International.

Prior to Kering, Yoann held corporate sustainability positions in various industries internationally, and his vision of sustainability is anchored around innovation, awareness raising and collaboration.

While her entire career has revolved around the broader apparel supply chain, Debbie Shakespeare has been driving meaningful and impactful results within the Apparel Solutions division of Avery Dennison for the past decade.

As the Senior Director overseeing Sustainability and Compliance, Shakespeare ensures Avery Dennison is on track to deliver on its 2030 goals and holds its value chain to appropriate environmental and social sustainability standards.

She serves as a regular sustainability spokesperson to organizations and companies. During her time with Avery Dennison, Shakespeare has established a Procurement organization within Hong Kong and China, which included the capacity building and integration of Avery Dennison supply chain requirements when it comes to sustainability and compliance.

A critical part of Shakespeare’s current role is around ensuring Avery Dennison is on track to deliver on its short and long-term ambitious carbon commitment, and she was a key business leader in developing these commitments and gaining SBTi accreditation for these targets. She serves as a key sustainability spokesperson for Avery Dennison.

Virginijus Sinkevičius is the present Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, at the European Commission. Mr Sinkevičius was from 2017 to 2019 Minister of Economy, and before he was leading the Committee of Economy at the Parliament of Lithuania. Mr. Sinkevičius was elected to the Parliament in October 2016. Prior, he was a Team Lead for Regulatory Affairs at Invest Lithuania. Mr. Sinkevičius holds BA in International Relations and Affairs from Aberystwyth University and Master‘s degree in European International Affairs from Maastricht University.

New York-based Hillary Taymour of Collina Strada is both a fashion designer and an eco-activist. Repurposing with purpose, she advocates for self-expression and self-realisation through her exuberant creations. She built her brand as an environmentally responsible base, using mostly biodegradable, deadstock, and organic materials with customised prints.
o Gucci Continuum collaborator 2023
o Exhibited in the Lexicon of American Fashion at the Met 2021-2022
o CFDA finalist 2019

Muchaneta is the founder of Shape Innovate, an industry catalyst that probes the economic impact and effects of fast and sustainable fashion through evidence-based research and publishing white papers and forecasts. She is a senior contributor at The Interline and an Associate Lecturer at London College Fashion, UAL.

As one of the leading voices translating technology in a fashion voice, Muchaneta have been on stage at COP27, Global Innovation Summit, Creative Economic Forum, Premiere Vision, Pure London, and Munich Fabric Start, to name a few. Additionally, she has consulted for companies like LVMH Atelier and, more recently, worked with UN UNFCC and Climate KIC during COP27. She also sits on the board for the Fashion Innovation Center.

When creating a more sustainable and responsible fashion industry, Muchaneta has found herself championing ethical production, slow fashion, digital fashion and the elimination waste throughout the entire fashion supply chain.

Cecilie Thorsmark is the CEO of Copenhagen Fashion Week. In January 2020, Thorsmark launched the ambitious three-year action plan “Reinventing Copenhagen Fashion Week” presenting an innovative system of minimum sustainability requirements for all brands on the official show schedule that successfully came into effect in 2023. Copenhagen Fashion Week is the first and only fashion week worldwide to introduce a mandatory set of sustainability requirements. In 2022, Thorsmark was inaugurated into The BoF 500. Furthermore, Thorsmark is the Deputy Chair of the European Fashion Alliance.

Amanda Tucker is VP of Responsible Sourcing and Sustainability at Target. Amanda’s is passionate about using the power of global brands to make the world a better place, and it was that passion that led her to join Team Target in March 2021. Amanda has broad experience in leadership development, corporate responsibility and sustainability. A certified professional coach, Amanda mentored and coached students as a course facilitator for the LEAD program at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business. Prior to her work with Stanford, Amanda held a variety of senior roles in sustainable manufacturing and sourcing during a 21 year career at Nike, including as the General Manager of Footwear for Vietnam and Italy and VP of Global Sourcing. Amanda also worked in Switzerland for the International Labor Organization, a specialised agency of the United Nations, and at the U.S. Council for International Business in New York City.

Amanda’s undergraduate degrees are in Political Science and Public Policy (Stanford University). Her graduate degrees were obtained from Institut d’Etudes Politique de Paris, the College of Europe (Brugge, Belgium), and Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business. Amanda serves on the boards of Nest, the Apparel Impact Institute, and the Industry Summit.

Dr. Gerd Unkelbach studied chemistry and has been working on the sustainable production of materials and chemicals based on renewable raw materials since 2005. After roughly 20 years in different positions at the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft he changed mid 2022 to UPM as R&D-director polymers and molecular bioproducts. He is member of various committees and deputy chairman of the board of the BioEconomy cluster.

Iris has a background in law and international relations. A sustainability pioneer, leadership executive and coalition-builder, with more than 20 years of global experience working in fast-paced environments including technology, jewellery, fashion, and government. She Chaired the United Nations Global Compact Network Belgium, and was honoured by the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and European Affairs for her leadership role in initiating the Global Compact Network Belgium and for her work on promoting corporate social responsibility in Belgium and abroad. Iris has been an Ambassador on the gender agenda for the jewellery industry, recently the WJI 2030 has launched a WEPs Campaign and is doing a pilot on gender procurement in partnership with UN Women. Iris has been an active volunteer for the Special Olympics for over 20 years and she ran the NY marathon for UNICEF. She is a Board Member of DIAMONDS DO GOOD.

Hilde van Duijn is the Head of Global Value Chains at Circle Economy, an impact organisation that has been empowering businesses, cities and nations to put the circular economy into action since 2014. To drive the transition to a global circular economy at the speed and scale necessary, transnational cooperation and public private partnerships across global value chains are essential. In her role, Hilde is responsible for the expansion of Circle Economy’s work globally, building on projects including Switch to Circular Economy Value Chains (with UNIDO, Chatham House and European Investment Bank) and Sorting for Circularity (with Fashion for Good). She builds on 16+ years of facilitating multistakeholder collaborations across borders, in various value chains but with a specific focus on textiles including (post-consumer) textiles sorting and fibre-to-fibre recycling.

Aude is Chief Sustainability Officer at Chloé, leading an ambitious sustainability transformation towards a purpose driven organisation. As member of the Strategic Committee and previously Licences Director, she has been championing sustainability practices within all operations ever since she joined Chloé in 2016.
In 2019 in partnership with UNICEF, she launched the first community program “Girls Forward”, a pillar of the brand’s purpose driven strategy for gender equality.
Before Chloé, Aude worked 15 years in the beauty industry holding several management positions for Unilever and Shiseido.

Ruby Veridiano is a sustainable fashion educator and storytelling consultant. She most recently served as the Senior Manager of Storytelling & Global Content at the Sustainable Apparel Coalition. Veridiano has also worked on the Corporate Social Responsibility Team at the LVMH Group in Paris, France, and as a freelance journalist for NBC News, where she wrote and produced content merging the fashion and creative industries with social impact. As an educator, she has worked with Cornell University, Columbia University, the United Nations, and more. For more info, see here.

Katia Dayan Vladimirova is a practice-based researcher working on transforming the fashion system towards circularity, sufficiency, and sustainability. Lead author on multiple articles and reports, she is a founder of the International research network on Sustainable Fashion Consumption. Vladimirova is also a founder of Well Rounded, a pilot circular brand of underwear for the whole family, which won the award as the best circular fashion startup at Circular by Design Challenge in Luxembourg in 2022.

As Executive Director of The Fashion Pact, a CEO-led initiative, Eva von Alvensleben leads the implementation of the organisation’s sustainability agenda towards industry transformation.

With over 15 years of experience as a sustainability expert, she has been involved in key initiatives, such as setting up the Fashion work at IMAGINE, and leading strategic projects at Kering, building the group’s worldwide sustainability strategy “crafting tomorrow‘s luxury”. Throughout her career, von Alvensleben has led the development of sustainable strategies to foster innovative business models while building positive social, environmental and financial returns.

Bella Webb is Sustainability Editor at Vogue Business. She takes a holistic approach to sustainability, reporting on diversity and social responsibility as well as environmental issues. Webb is particularly interested in systems change – her coverage has ranged from circular business models and sustainable fashion policy to worker-centric pricing and regenerative leadership. She is also an Associate Lecturer at Central Saint Martins, where she developed the university’s Manifesto for Sustainable Fashion Communication (2020).

As the chief negotiator of the Waste Shipment Resolution, I am working to turn waste into resources and take care of our environment. Regarding the revision of both the Energy Efficiency Directive, where I am the shadow rapporteur, and the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive I have worked to increase the energy efficiency of Europe. As the shadow rapporteur of the EU strategy for textiles, I want work with the fashion industry to make it more circular and sustainable.

Anders Wøggsborg has been working with the logistics industry since joining Maersk in 2015 with roles in trade, product development & management, revenue management and sustainability. In his current role as Senior Customer Sustainability Partner, Wøggsborg is supporting Maersk’s customers directly to reduce emissions in their supply chains, develop long-term roadmaps to achieve ambitious sustainability targets, and explore how logistics providers can enable circular business models and ambitions for Maersk’s customers.

Zofia Zwieglinska is the international fashion reporter at Glossy, a US beauty & fashion business publication. Her work covers fashion and beauty, with a focus on innovation within the sustainability and web3 areas. She has covered industry issues within fashion’s sustainability space, like how brands are getting Gen Z involved, innovative materials and the effects of legislation. Zwieglinska has previously written for The Times, ELLE UK and WWD and has spoken at the BFC’s IPF Forum among other events.