Location: Cottam House, 36-40 York Way, London, UK
Time: 8:30am – 3:00pm
The Mills Fabrica is hosting its first ever event outside of Hong Kong, in none other than the fashion capital and innovation hub of the world: London.
This symposium will deliver to guests insights from global techstyle industry pioneers including Design Council, WGSN, Kering, H&M Foundation, The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel (HKRITA), Crystal Group and the latest techstyle innovations transforming the fashion industry including Reflaunt, Unspun, MOTIF, Algalife and Resortecs. Attendees will also be able to experience the startups’ innovations at our pop-up.
Following its success in Hong Kong (held in Nov 2018), we are excited to share this symposium with the UK audience and engage them in the conversation about creating a more sustainable fashion industry for the planet.
Recap video:
Rundown
08:30-09:00 WELCOME COFFEE/TEA |
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09:00-11:45
INDUSTRY SHARING |
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Announcing the Launch of The Mills HK in the UK | Michael Charlton
Director of Investment – Department for International Trade |
Introducing The Mills: From Textile to Techstyle | Vanessa Cheung
Managing Director – Nan Fung Development Ltd Founder – TheMills |
Hong Kong & Great Britain: A Partnership to Celebrate Great Designs | Sarah Weir
CEO – Design Council |
Sustainability: Now & Next | Helen Palmer
Director of Materials, Textiles & Knitwear – WGSN |
Stella McCartney | Claire Bergkamp
Worldwide Sustainability & Innovation Director – Stella McCartney |
Sharing Sustainability Practices | Christine Goulay
Sustainable Innovation Senior Manager – Kering |
Futureproofing Fashion | Erik Bang
Innovation Lead – H&M Foundation |
A Successful Case Study: Hong Kong Sustainability Breakthrough | Edwin Keh
CEO – The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel (HKRITA) |
Sustainability Journey in Crystal | Catherine Chiu
General Manager of Corporate Quality & Sustainability – Crystal Group |
Far Eastern New Century: Empowering Possibilities | Jeffrey F-Hsu,
Manager – R&D Center, Innovations, Marketing & Partnerships Office – Far Eastern New Century (FENC) |
11:30-11:45
COFFEE BREAK |
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11:45-13:15
INNOVATIONS IN TECHSTYLE |
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Supporting the Future of Techstyle | Alexander Chan
Co-Director – The Mills Fabrica |
Reflaunt: Bringing Fashion Full Circle | Felix Winkler
Co-Founder & CCO – Reflaunt |
Unspun | Walden Lam
Co-Founder – Unspun |
MOTIF: Skills for Sustainable Business | Jackie Lewis
Chief Content Curator – MOTIF |
Algalife | Renana Krebs
Co-Founder & CEO – Algalife |
Resortecs Stitching Thread – A Key Solution To Make Fashion Circular | Cédric Vanhoeck
Founder – Resortecs |
Re:newcell: Recycling Clothes Finally Works | Jenny Fredricsdotter
Circular Business Manager – Re:newcell |
Petit Pli | Ryan Mario Yasin
Founder & CEO – Petit Pli |
13:15-15:00
LUNCH + NETWORKING |
Speakers