The sustainable fashion event will take place on April 24, 2014
The 2014 Copenhagen Fashion Summit, the world’s largest global event on sustainable fashion, will be based this time on “solutions” for a sustainable industry and for sustainable consumption at the Copenhagen Opera House.
The topic has been deliberately chosen since it is “no longer enough to just acknowledge the problems and challenges facing the global fashion industry, but rather it is essential to begin the sustainable transformation of the industry”, as stated on the website.
Leading personalities from the fashion, luxury and business industry will come together in order to discuss the fashion industry’s social and environmental responsibility and solutions. From the globally renowned Luxury and Sport & Lifestyle Group Kering to the multinational H&M, over 1000 industry stakeholders, politicians and decision makers will debate and offer a unique insight to their audience.
The programme for the one-day-summit is divided into the following five parts: I) Summit Opening, II) Sustainable Strategising and Design Integration, III) Sustainable Consumption and Behaviour, IV) Sustainable Fashion Runway Show, V) Fashion Futures: Next Generations and Shared Visions (see below the preliminary programme). During the day, the audience will be able to listen to these topic-based speeches as well as attend the collective runway show featuring 12 prominent Nordic fashion brands such as Swedish Filippa K and Danish Designers Remix and see the exhibitions.
Eva Kruse, CEO of Danish Fashion Institute, expresses her aim with the following words, “it is our hope that the keynotes will inspire and influence the wide spectrum of industry representatives that have already signed up to participate, from the luxury segment key players such as Saint Laurent, Ralph Lauren and Alexander McQueen to the commercial key players like Inditex and Bestseller. Why? Because we need the entire industry to be a part of this agenda”.
For further information, consult the website of the Copenhagen Fashion Summit.
PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME OF 2014 COPENHAGEN FASHION SUMMIT
PART 1: SUMMIT OPENING
9 am – 9.45 am: Press conference (press only)
9 am – 10 am: Registration & light breakfast
10 am – 10.30 am:
– Welcome by Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary of Denmark
– Opening Remarks Margrethe Vestager, Minister for Economic Affairs and the Interior
– “Five disruptive ideas for sustainable fashion”, by Justin Keeble, Managing Director, Sustainability Services Europe, Africa and Latin America, Accenture
PART 2: SUSTAINABLE STRATEGISING AND DESIGN INTEGRATION
10:30 am – 12 pm:
– “Transforming the industry through sustainable innovation”, Marie-Claire Daveu, Chief Sustainability Officer & Head of International Institutional Affairs, Kering
– “Sustainable solutions for the luxury industry”, by Luxury Brand representative (TBA)
– “Fashioning the future – aesthetics with ethics”, by Livia Firth, Creative Director, Eco Age Ltd & Founder, Green Carpet Challenge
– Panel debate on innovative materials moderated by Vanessa Friedman, Fashion Editor, Financial Times. Panelists include:
> Chantal Malingrey-Perrin, Marketing Director, Première Vision
> Marco Lucietti, Global Marketing Director, ISKO
> Giusy Bettoni, Managing Director, C.L.A.S.S.
> Catarina Midby, Head of sustainable fashion, H&M
– “Restart Fashion: Five Easy Steps to Sustainability”, by Connie Nielsen, Actor and Co-Founder & President of Human Needs Project
12:00 pm – 1.15 pm: Lunch
PART 3: SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION AND BEHAVIOUR
1.15 pm – 3 pm
– Interlude, performance by Darkness Falls
– “Reduce, Revise, Regularise” by Vanessa Friedman, Fashion Editor, Financial Times
– “Conscious choices”, by Helena Helmersson, Head of Sustainability, H&M
– Official launch of Clevercare® – a new consumer-facing solution for low-impact garment care
– “A global standard for sustainable apparel”, by Jason Kibbey, Sustainable Apparel Coalition
– “Sustainability drives innovation” by Anita Engler, Manager Design for Recycling, End-of-life Vehicles and Label Management, Daimler AG
PART 4: SUSTAINABLE FASHION RUNWAY SHOW
3 pm – 3.45 pm: Design and Denim Challenge, featuring 12 Nordic fashion designers
3.45 pm – 4.15 pm: Break
PART 5: FASHION FUTURES – NEXT GENERATIONS AND SHARED VISIONS
4.15 pm – 6 pm:
– “The Voice of the Next Generation”, by 120 design and business schools students from the Youth Fashion Summit
– Announcement of Design Challenge and Denim Challenge recognitions
– Is fashion undervalued? Natural capital accounting in fashion industry. Global Leadership Award in Sustainable Apparel
– “One year after Rana Plaza”, by Alan Roberts, Executive Director of International Operations, the Bangladesh Accord including short film
– Panel debate on the future of fashion, moderated by Nader Mousavizadeh, partner and co-founder, Macro Advisory Partners
– Closing remarks by Eva Kruse, CEO, Danish Fashion Institute
To register please visit http://copenhagenfashionsummit.com
- Görkem Hayta
