Belgian and French Professional meetings on sustainable fashion

8h30 : Wel­co­me cof­fee

9h : Wel­co­me & Intro­duc­ti­on

Her­man Van Goet­hem, Rec­tor UAnt­wer­pen
Tho­mas Miche­lon, Cul­tu­ral & Sci­en­ti­fic Coun­se­lor, French Embas­sy in Bel­gi­um
Annick Schram­me, Aca­de­mic direc­tor Mas­ter Cul­tu­ral Mana­ge­ment

9h15 : Ope­ning Inter­view: Tim Van Steen­ber­gen, Fas­hi­on Desig­ner

10h – 12h break­out ses­si­ons : How to cre­a­te a vir­tuous eco­sy­s­tem and encou­ra­ge tomor­row’s desig­ners to adopt a more sustai­na­ble appro­ach (public sec­tor, incu­ba­tors, net­works, schools, desig­ners, etc.)

9h45 : First round – Break­out ses­si­ons [2] (45’) :

Ses­si­on 1: How does the public sec­tor sup­port the devel­op­ment of fas­hi­on cre­a­tors and com­pa­nies towards sustai­na­ble development ? 

Duo : Katrien Huy­gens, Busi­ness & Inno­va­ti­on, Pro­ject lea­der Fas­hi­on, City of Ant­werp & Maj­dou­li­ne Sbai, Chair­wo­man, Fas­hi­on Green Hub Hauts-de-France

Ses­si­on 2 Trai­ning stu­dents on eco­lo­gi­cal issues & encou­ra­ge new ways of cre­a­ting. 

Duo : Andrea Cam­ma­ro­sa­no, Desig­ner, Artist & Edu­ca­tor & Stép­ha­nie Cal­vi­no, Foun­der of Anti-fas­hi­on pro­ject

10h40 : Break

11h15 : Second round – Break­out ses­si­ons [2] (45’)

Ses­si­on 1: How do pro­fes­si­o­nal net­works assist com­pa­nies and desig­ners in their green tran­si­ti­on? 

Duo : Jas­mien Wynants, Sustai­na­ble fas­hi­on Expert & Sustai­na­bi­li­ty Mana­ger at Xand­res & Vic­toi­re Sat­to, Foun­der The Good Goods.

Ses­si­on 2 : Desig­ners and new eco-res­pon­si­ble mar­ke­ting chan­nels. 

Duo : Fré­dé­ri­que Gerar­din, Gene­ral dele­gu­a­te at CSF Mode et Luxe & Niki de Schry­ver, foun­der Cosh!

12h: Recap break­outs

12h15 : Round­ta­ble New Gen of tex­ti­le: from cre­a­ti­on to indu­stri­a­li­za­ti­on of inno­va­ti­ve mat­ters

13h30: Lunch