Fashion’s New Dilemma: Sustainability at Scale

9:15 am Chair’s Opening Remarks

• Irene Maffini Investor (Sustainability & Materials Adviser), PDS Ventures

9:30 am Integrating Novel Bio-based Fibers into Existing Supply Chains & Production Processes to Effectively Commercialize Fashion Innovation

• Shikha Shah Founder & CEO, AltMat

10:00 am Panel Discussion: Forging Collaborations in a Non-Competitive Space to Overcome Sustainability Barriers at Scale

• Jayesh Vir Co-Founder & President, Green Whisper
• Shikha Shah Founder & CEO, AltMat
• Anders Schorling Overgård Engineer, Sustainable Materials & Textile, Bestseller
• Craig Smith Director, Research & Development, PANGAIA
• Jeff Smith Senior VP & General Manager, Modern Meadow

10:45 am Morning Coffee

11:45 am Synchronising Apparel & Textile Industry Timelines To Enable Investment & Serve The Industry at Scale

• Philine Kriependorf Sustainability & Circularity Manager, Kvadrat

12:15 pm Moving Your Bio-based Innovation from Lab to Factory for Commercial Manufacture

• Martin Frydrych CSO & Co-Founder, Spintex

12:45 pm Panel Discussion: Scaling Recycling to Fast-Forward a Circular, Sustainable Vision

• Karla Magruder Founder, Accelerating Circularity
• Shahriare Mahmood Chief Sustainability Officer, Spinnova
• Kirsi Terho Key Account Director, Infinited Fiber Company

1:30 pm Networking Lunch Break

Preparing You for the Future of Sustainable Fashion

2:30 pm Enabling Traceability & Transparency for Sustainable Bio-based Apparel Supply Chains

• Christophe Bocquet Director, Quality, Compliance, Customer Service & Corporate Social Responsibility, Chloe

3:00 pm Enabling Large-Scale 3D Printing of Bio-based Materials to Expand the Reach of Sustainable Textiles

• Mirko Daneluzzo Lecturer, Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation

3:30 pm Chair’s Closing Remarks

3:45 pm End of Summit