AGENDA - CTF 2024

Wednesday May 15th

09:00

Registration open

09:30

Welcome & Introduction

09:45

CTF Award Ceremony

Nina Elmersson | VP Innovare | Ekman Group

Jennie Rosén | CEO | SFC

Jury members

10:00

MMCF Deep-Dive

Lucja Wanicka | Manager | AFRY Management Consulting

10:20

Material Innovation for a Better Future

Wilson Oryema | “Co-founder of the Surface Tension platform and Research Director at Austron Research – Moderator

Rosie Broadhead | Designer and Material Researcher, Founder of SKIN SERIES and Co-founder Surface Tension – Panel

Lewis Shuler | Material Innovation and Advanced Manufacturing Processes | Alpine Group – Panel

Randa Kherba | Material innovation consultant, designer and researcher with a focus on exploring communities in extreme conditions – Panel

Maël Hénaff | Course Leader, Material Futures | Central Saint Martins – Panel

11:00

Break

BREAK OUT SESSION: Hawkins Wright/Simone Seisl – The Future of Lyocell; Insights and Outlook

11:45

Building a Greener Tomorrow

Devendra Gupta | Global Value Chain Development Manager (Fashion, packaging, paper, hygiene & circular economy) | Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) –Keynote

12:05

Present and Future Trends of Sustainable Fiber Sourcing

Juan Anzieta | Head of Forests and Sustainability | Arauco – Keynote

12:20

Ensuring a Sustainable Supply of wood-based fibres

Alex Swan | Pulp Sales | Ekman Group – Moderator

Bernhard Riegler | Vice President Marketing | Sappi Verve – Panel

Juan Anzieta | Head of Forests and Sustainability | Arauco – Panel

Jessica Nordin | Chief Sustainability Officer | Södra – Panel

Giancarlo Maroto | COO Pulp | Birla Cellulose – Panel

13:00

Lunch

14:15

Exploring Alternative Feedstocks for MMCF's

Karla Magruder | Founder & President | Accelerating Circularity – Moderator

Marieke Koemans-Kokkelink | Head of Sustainability | Erdotex – Panel

Charlotte Borst | Innovation Manager | Fashion For Good – Panel

Tapiwa Nxele | Chemicals Analyst | UN Environment Programme – Panel

Johanna Stemberger | Head of Operations and Business Development for Europe | TOMRA Textiles – Panel

15:00

Elements Influencing Sourcing Decisions of MMCFs

Regina Polanco | Founder & CEO | Pyratex – Moderator

Caterina Tonda | RTW Sustainable Development Manager, Material Innovation Lab | Kering – Panel

Halit Gumuser | Managing Director | Kipas Textiles – Panel

Howard Williams | Director Global Innovation Apparel & Accessory and QA | PUMA Group – Panel

Anna Rönngard | Commercial Director | Textile Genesis – Panel

15:45

Break

BREAK OUT SESSION: ACCELERATING CIRCULARITY: Next-Gen Commercialization Workshop

16:40

The Next-Gen Materials Debate

Brooke Roberts-Islam | Co-founder of Techstyler, and Senior Contributor (Sustainability) | Forbes – Keynote

Neeka Mashouf | CEO & Co-Founder | Rubi Laboratories – Keynote

Julie Verdich | Material Innovation Lead | GANNI – Keynote

18:00

Cocktail