EXPERT TALKS ON-DEMAND
WEDNESDAY SESSIONS: JANUARY 21
10:15 AM
OPENING REMARKS
Speakers:
Charles Ross, Lecturer in Performance Sportswear Design, Royal College of Art
10:30 AM
FORUMS
INSIGHTS STAGE
PERFORMANCE MATERIALS
Speakers:
Alexa Dehmel, Performance Apparel Design & Functional Material Advisory | Innovation & Sustainability, Alexa Dehmel - Consulting & Design
11:45 AM
COLORS AND TRENDS
PERFORMANCE COLORS BY
NORA KUHNER FALL/WINTER 2027*28
Speakers:
Nora Kühner, Independent Fashion & Design Consultant
1:00 PM
PEAS AND PERFORMANCE:
SCIENCE, REGULATION AND CLAIMS
Speakers:
Jan Beringer, Senior Scientific Expert, Hohenstein Laboratories | Anna Gonzalski, Senior Technical Manager, Hohenstein Laboratories
2:00 PM
COOLING TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION & SCALABLE FABRIC SOLUTIONS FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF PERFORMANCE APPAREL
Speakers:
Malvina Hoxha, Director US Marketing, Hyosung TNC | Samantha Frederick, Director of Innovation and Product Strategy, NexTex & Best Pacific Textiles
3:00 PM
NATURAL PERFORMANCE:
DESIGNING BREATHABLE, COMFORTABLE FABRICS WITHOUT SYNTHETICS
Speakers:
Malvina Hoxha, Director US Marketing, Hyosung TNC | Samantha Frederick, Director of Innovation and Product Strategy, NexTex & Best Pacific Textiles
3:45 PM
CLOSING REMARKS
Speakers:
Charles Ross, Lecturer in Performance Sportswear Design, Royal College of Art
THURSDAY SESSIONS: JANUARY 22
10:15 AM
OPENING REMARKS
Speakers:
Charles Ross, Lecturer in Performance Sportswear Design, Royal College of Art
10:30 AM
THE VISIONARY OUTLOOK
REINVENTING REALITY
Speakers:
Nora Kühner, Independent Fashion & Design Consultant
11:45 AM
IS YOUR GOLF BRAND READY FOR 2030?
SUSTAINABILITY STANDARDS EVERY COMPANY MUST KNOW
Speakers:
Alex Helander, Director of Business Development North America East Region, bluesign technologies ag
1:00 PM
HEAT, SUN, RAIN, SWING:
THE PERFORMANCE DEMANDS MODERN GOLF APPAREL MUST SOLVE FROM TWEED TO TECH: HOW GOLF APPAREL BECAME EQUIPMENT
Speakers:
Davide Ballico, Founder & Principal, DB ORAMA CONSULTANCY INC.
2:00 PM
THE SCIENCE BEHIND COMFORT
Speakers:
Jan Beringer, Senior Scientific Expert, Hohenstein Laboratories | Matt Sutton, Sr Manager of Product Compliance & QA, Peter Millar
3:00 PM
CLOSING REMARKS
Speakers:
Charles Ross, Lecturer in Performance Sportswear Design, Royal College of Art