What obstacles and opportunities are facing modern definitions of beauty in an increasingly fractured society.

Moderator:

Lucy Maguire, Senior Trends Editor, Vogue Business
Lucy Maguire is senior trends editor at Vogue Business. Alongside her focus on fashion consumer trends, digital strategies, and youth culture, Lucy leads the Vogue Business Next-Gen Edit, spotlighting emerging brands and startups across the fashion and beauty industries. She has previously worked with the Vogue Global Network, Suzy Menkes and British Vogue.

Panelists:

Imane Asry, Creative & Diversity Consultant and Digital Content Creator.
Imane Asry, known as @fashionwithfaith on Instagram, is a fashion influencer from Stockholm now based in Copenhagen, creative & diversity consultant , and digital content creator.

Jackie Kankam, Senior Director, Sustainability and Social Impact, Deciem
In 2020 Jackie joined Deciem and The Ordinary as Senior Director of Sustainability and Social Impact at Deciem.
Jackie’s role develops, communicate, and execute the sustainability strategy across internal departments and external stakeholders, collaborating on all facets of the business and needs. Jackie also won the Meaningful Business 100 Award in 2022, joining a community of individuals recognized for their work combining profit and purpose to help achieve the United Nations Global Goals.

Osama Al Naser, Content Creator & Model
Model and influencer Osama will be joining the panel to talk about his experiences and learnings from the fashion industry. Osama has worked with several fashion brands, and have the recent years participated in numerous panel talks teaching the youth and politicians about digital violations.

Polestar Space
Kristen Bernikows Gade 3
Copenhagen

Lead: CPH Airport Talk Series - Runway to Change: Industry leaders coming together and sharing knowledge and insights about change in business and tomorrow consumers and retail.

The panel of insiders and industry leaders will share their thoughts and opinions in a debate, and discuss their views on fashion trends, industry developments, tomorrow’s consumer landscape, circular economy, and unique business insights. The talk will be hosted by moderator and TV2 journalist, Miriam Zesler.

Panelists:
Maria Skotte, Director, Sustainability Services, Copenhagen Airports A/S
Cecilie Thorsmark, CEO, Copenhagen Fashion Week
Tom Savigar, Enterprise Futures Specialist

Digital

Copenhagen

How are designers, manufacturers, supppliers and educators exploring new fabrication frontiers in fashion?

Moderator:

Emily Chan, Senior Sustainability & Features Editor, British Vogue
Emily Chan is the Senior Sustainability & Features Editor at British Vogue and covers all things related to sustainability in fashion and beyond, from the designers pushing for change to the climate activists we should be paying attention to.

Panelists:

Alec Leach
Alec Leach is the author of The World Is On Fire But We're Still Buying Shoes. He has been profiled in the New York Times, GQ, Harper's Bazaar and Dazed, and published opinion pieces in Business of Fashion, i-D and The Guardian. Previously, he was Digital Fashion Editor at Highsnobiety.

Jenny Fredricsdotter, Sales Manager & Circular Business Manager, Renewcell
Jenny Fredricsdotter has been working with sustainability in fashion for more than 10 years and joined Renewcell in 2017. In Renewcell she is working with textile brand partners and textile producers towards closing the loop in fashion industry.
She studied Textile Economics at the Textile College of Fashion in Borås, Sweden and has thereafter continued to study fashion sustainability, circular economy and mindful consumption. Jenny lives in Stockholm, Sweden.

Paul Dillinger, VP & Head of Global Design Innovation, Levi Strauss & Co.
Paul Dillinger is the Vice President of Global Design Innovation at LS&Co. Following his passion for sustainability, Dillinger has been an integral partner with the company’s Social and Environmental Sustainability group to develop front-end methods for applied sustainability in the design process. Dillinger led the design team that created the Wellthread collection, a result of a fellowship with the Aspen Institute. He is the first fashion designer to earn a First Movers Fellowship with the renowned organization.

Rebekka Bay, Creative Director, Marimekko
Rebekka Bay was appointed Marimekko’s Creative Director in September 2020. In her role, she leads Marimekko’s design team and is responsible for the company’s design strategy for fashion, bags and accessories as well as home products.
Bay moved to Marimekko from the position of Creative Director of Uniqlo Global Innovation Center. She has previously worked as Head of Design and Product of Everlane in New York and San Francisco (2015–2017) as well as Creative Director EVP of Gap Global Design in New York (2012–2015), Creative Director of Bruuns Bazaar in Copenhagen (2011–2012) and Creative Director of COS in London (2006–2011). Bay was a member of Marimekko’s Board of Directors from April 2017 until June 2020. Rebekka has graduated in fashion design from Designskolen Kolding from Copenhagen, Denmark.

Polestar Space
Kristen Bernikows Gade 3
Copenhagen

Moderator:

Charlene Prempeh, Founder of A Vibe Called Tech
Charlene Prempeh is the founder of A Vibe Called Tech, a Black-owned creative agency that is dedicated to approaching creativity through an intersectional lens. Charlene is also a Financial Times HTSI columnist and contributing editor who writes about design, travel, and culture.

Panelists:

Benjamin Wymer, Director, Global Brand Experience, Snap Inc
Ben joined Snap, Inc. in 2021 as the Director of Global Brand Experience (GBX) for International Markets overseeing the creative direction and execution of Snap’s physical, virtual and hybrid experiential activations and events. He is based in London with a team covering Emea and Apac. Previous to joining Snap Ben was the Marketing and Communications Director for designer Jonathan Anderson’s eponymous brand, JW Anderson. He has also held roles in Paris for Louis Vuitton and New York for Tommy Hilfiger.

Jennifer Dickinson, VP Brand & Content, Drest
Jennifier Dickinson is the VP Brand & Content at Drest, the gaming company that merges the creative worlds of luxury fashion, beauty and lifestyle with the infinite possibilities of the metaverse. In her role, she leads areas such as Creative, Editorial, Communications, Talent Partnerships and Brand Management.

Lucy Maguire, Senior Trends Editor, Vogue Business
Lucy Maguire is senior trends editor at Vogue Business. Alongside her focus on fashion consumer trends, digital strategies and youth culture, Lucy leads the Vogue Business Next-Gen Edit, spotlighting emerging brands and startups across the fashion and beauty industries. She has previously worked with the Vogue Global Network, Suzy Menkes and British Vogue.

Polestar Space
Kristen Bernikows Gade 3
Copenhagen

Copenhagen Fashion Week x Pandora

How important is the role of craft in fashion's future and how can its value be enhanced amidst new regulations and evolving customer education and expectations?

Moderator:

Sophia Li, Journalist
Sophia Li is an award-winning journalist, climate advocate and public speaker. Harvard named her one of the top climate communicators of 2022 and she was awarded Refinery29’s Sustainable Innovator Award. She is the host of Meta’s podcast, Climate Talks. Sophia's journalistic reporting has appeared in CNN, Earthshot Prize and the United Nations with bylines in Vogue, New York Magazine, Washington Post, and Atmos. Sophia was previously the Entertainment Media Editor at American Vogue helping to create Vogue’s digital and social voice.

Panelists:

Marissa Saretsky, Global VP of Sustainability, Pandora
Marissa Saretsky is a seasoned corporate sustainability leader
At Pandora, she is responsible for driving the development and implementation of Pandora’s global sustainability strategy,
She was also a lecturer on sustainability at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business before moving to Copenhagen.

Julie Gilhart, Chief Development Officer & President, Tomorrow Ltd & Tomorrow Projects
Fashion industry veteran Julie Gilhart is Chief Development Officer of Tomorrow and President of Tomorrow Consulting where she champions and fosters the power of entrepreneurial creativity within the global fashion industry. Ms. Gilhart’s deep knowledge and experience enable her to identify opportunities with established brands who desire to reposition themselves through entry into new markets, launch creative collaborations, and develop progressive business initiatives, especially as they pertain to sustainability, circular fashion and corporate social responsibility.

Paolina Russo & Lucile Guilmard, Founders & Creative Directors, Paolina Russo
Paolina Russo merges futurism and nostalgia through community-driven craft and innovation. From their London-based studio, Alex Russo and Lucile Guilmard bring together artisanal methods and industrial production, seamlessly connecting heritage craftsmanship and modern technology. In addition to winning the Zalando Visionary Award, Paolina Russo is a finalist of the Lvmh Prize 2023, as well as of the International Woolmark Prize 2023. The brand is part of 1 Granary's support and mentorship programme.

Polestar Space
Kristen Bernikows Gade 3
Copenhagen

Within a constantly shifting climate, what have emerging designers come to represent and symbolise to the global fashion industry?

Moderator:

Lakeisha Goedluck, Freelance Journalist
Lakeisha Goedluck is a freelance writer from London who specialises in fashion and has written for a number of publications including Dazed Magazine, Vogue Scandinavia and Hero Magazine.

Panelists:

Ane Lynge-Jorlén, Director, Alpha
Alpha is helmed by Ane Lynge-Jorlén. Since becoming director in 2019, Ane has made significant changes in terms of the overall creative direction, selection process and she has secured partnerships with Browns Fashion, Bottega Veneta, Trussardi, MM6 Margiela, Magasin and CIFF, alongside collaboration with Nordic museums and funding from The Danish Arts Foundation, The Nordic Culture Foundation and The National Bank of Denmark. Ane is Deputy Chairwoman of Textilskolen (DK) and is a member of the Copenhagen Fashion Week show committee and is Special Advisor to Copenhagen Fashion Week’s CPHFW Newtalent Scheme. In 2020, Ane received an Elle Style Award for her work with Alpha.

Cengiz Güdücu, Founder, Cengiz Güdücu
Designer and Multi-artist Cengiz Güdücü established his namesake brand from a basement in Copenhagen in 2022, after graduating from The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Art, School of Design in 2021. Born and raised in the Sydhavn neighborhood of Copenhagen, Designer and Multi-Artist Cengiz Güdücü draws inspiration from his adolescent surroundings and his Kurdish heritage.

Simon Wick, Co-Founder & Creative Director, (di)vision
Simon Wick is the founder and creative director of the Copenhagen based brand (di)vision that he established with his sister Nanna Wick in late 2018. Working with the ethos of “creating from what already is” (di)vision is on mission to create fashion build on responsible ideas for the new generation.

Polestar Space
Kristen Bernikows Gade 3
Copenhagen