Bridging the Skills Gap for the Fashion Industry, Janice Wang, CEO, Alvanon (MOTIF)
The future of techstyle is already here. We are seeing innovations within the fashion and textiles industry that are revolutionising the entire value chain from the production process, to wearables/apparel merging technology with design, through to new forms of retail model. All the while addressing the much-debated topic of sustainability within the fashion sphere.
Brought to you by WGSN and The Mills Fabrica, this symposium will provide insight on the future consumer mindset and showcase breakthrough technologies that are set to innovate and offer sustainable solutions for global change.
Thursday, 22 November | 10:00–18:00
Fabrica Atrium, The Mills Fabrica, 4/F, The Mills,
45 Pak Tin Par Street, Tsuen Wan
Click here to register and reserve your spot.
Agenda |
| 10:00–10:30 | Welcome coffee | |
| 10:30–10:40 | Introduction Carine Pin, Co-Director, The Mills Fabrica Lisa Ramsay, Regional Director, APAC, WGSN |
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| 10:40–11:10 | Future Consumer 2020 Helen Sac, Consulting Director, APAC, WGSN |
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| 11:10–11:30 | Techstyle Futures Alexander Chan, Co-Director, The Mills Fabrica |
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| 11:30–11:45 | Hong Kong Sustainability Breakthrough Edwin Keh, Chief Executive Officer, HKRITA |
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| 11:45–12:00 | FENC, Empowering Possibilities Jeffrey F.Hsu, Manager, R&D Center – Innovations, Marketing & Partnerships Office at FENC |
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| 12:00–12:15 | Towards a Circular Fashion Future – The Roles of Consumers and Innovation Hanna Hallin, Sustainability Manager, H&M Greater China |
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| 12:15–12:30 | Sharing Sustainability Practices Jinqing Cai, President, Kering Greater China |
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| 12:30–12:45 | Bridging the Skills Gap for the Fashion Industry
Janice Wang, CEO, Alvanon (MOTIF) |
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| 12:45–14:00 | Lunch | |
| 14:00–14:15 | Reinventing Fashion
Erik Bang, Innovation Lead, H&M Foundation |
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| 14:15–15:45 | Innovations for Global Change
Global Change Award (GCA) winners including Ambercycle, Orange Fiber, Reverse Resources, Unspun, Deakin University, Sunthetics, Agraloop, Algalife, Swerea, MycoTEX and Resortecs |
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| 15:45–15:50 | Closing | |
| 15:50–18:00 | Networking and cocktails |
Participating organisations
