EXPERT TALKS ON-DEMAND
Wednesday Sessions: July 8
9:15 AM
Opening Remarks
Speakers:
Stewart Sheppard, Founder & Principal Consultant, S2 Consulting
9:30 AM
Forum Insights Spring/Summer
2028 Your Season.
Revealed
Speakers:
Alexa Dehmel, Performance Apparel Design & Functional Material Advisory | Innovation & Sustainability, Alexa Dehmel - Consulting & Design
10:20 AM
PERFORMANCE COLORS by Nora Kuehner
Spring/Summer 2028
Speakers:
Nora Kühner, Independent Fashion & Design Consultant
11:25 AM
Innovation Doesn't Scale.
Production Does. Here's What It Takes
Speakers:
Renana Krebs, CEO, NAVERA Tech, Co-Founder, Algaeing
12:15 PM
How to Finance Supplier
Decarbonization: Practical Solutions for Scope 3 Reductions
Speakers:
Alexis Wright, Managing Consultant, Guidehouse
1:05 PM
What Sustainable Actually Means:
Brand and Science Perspectives
Speakers:
Jan Beringer, Senior Scientific Expert, Hohenstein Laboratories | Elana Frosk, Account Executive, Hohenstein | Edward Buczynski, Sourcing & Quality Assurance Manager, Minus33 Merino Wool Clothing
1:55 PM
The Future of Wellness:
How Cellulosic Fibers Support Comfort, Performance, and Sustainability
Speakers:
Joy Gruver, Business Development Manager, Americas, Eastman, Textiles Division
2:45 PM
How Female Leaders and Consumers
are Shaping the Future of Performance Textiles
Speakers:
Chris Goddard, President and Founder, CGPR | Mya Franklin, Director of North America Business Operations, LifeLabs | Amanda Bhinder, Senior Manager, Raw Materials, Tommy John | Sarah Jones, Senior Editor, Strategic Content, Sourcing Journal
3:35 PM
From Drop-in to Performance-Out: Engineering 2nd-Generation Non-Food Feedstock Bio-Spandex with Xatryx® for Functional Textiles
Speakers:
Mosha Zhao, Global Marketing Director, C4 Platform, Covation Biomaterials LLC
4:15 PM
Closing Remarks
Speakers:
Stewart Sheppard, Founder & Principal Consultant, S2 Consulting
Thursday Sessions: July 9
9:15 AM
Opening Remarks
Speakers:
Stewart Sheppard, Founder & principal consultant, S2 Consulting
9:30 AM
Digital Product Passports:
What They Are, What They Require and What to Do Now
Speakers:
Jan Beringer, Senior Scientific Expert, Hohenstein Laboratories | Jeffrey Margulies, Partner, Los Angeles, Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
10:20 AM
The Visionary Outlook -
SHIFTING GEARS
Speakers:
Nora Kühner, Independent Fashion & Design Consultant
11:25 AM
Surviving the War
on Retail
Speakers:
Rick Helfenbein, Consultant - Former Chairman, President & CEO, American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA)
12:15 PM
The Safety Behind the Fabric:
When Claims Aren't Enough
Speakers:
Stewart Sheppard, Founder & principal consultant, S2 Consulting
1:05 PM
Innovation to Adoption:
Launching Hyosung BOIO Elastane Through Brand Collaboration
Speakers:
Malvina Hoxha, US Director Textiles Marketing, Hyosung TNC | Theresa Murtha, Director of Materials, Faherty Brand
1:55 PM
A Strategic Compliance Framework for botH
Product & Brand
Speakers:
Belinda Jacobs, Product Developer & Tech Designer, Tech Packs Co
2:45 PM
Intangible Luxury
Speakers:
Jacqueline Rumohr, Managing Director North America, NellyRodi
4:15 PM
Closing Remarks
Speakers:
Stewart Sheppard, Founder & Principal Consultant, S2 Consulting