Sustainable Apparel and Textiles Conference

29th - 30th April 2026

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Speakers

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August Bard Bringéus 

Asket

Co-founder and CEO

Katharine Beacham 

Marks and Spencer

Head of Raw Materials, Packaging and Sustainability

Nikhil Hirdaramani 

Hirdaramani Group

Director

Begüm Kürkçü 

ON

Global Senior Director of Sustainability

Matjaž Malgaj 

European Commission

Head of Unit - Coordinator of Sustainable Products Initiative, European Commission - DG Environment

Louise Maguire 

Finisterre

Chief Financial Officer

Cornelius Wolf 

PUMA Group

Senior Director Development Apparel

Anna-Karin Dahlberg 

Lindex

Chief Sustainability Officer

Nick Allen 

Patagonia

Director of Transparency

Logan Duran 

Tapestry

Global Head of ESG and Sustainability

Gemma Lynch 

Oritain

Chief Customer Officer

Pasquale Coppolella 

Independent

Consultant | COO and CSO

Liz Hershfield 

COTTON USA™ and U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol

Executive Director

Antonio Roade 

Adolfo Domínguez

Director of Sustainability and Positive Impact

Saskia Bloch 

Fenix Outdoor Group

Global Sustainability Director

Andrés Fernández 

MANGO

Head of Sustainability and Sourcing

Adele Gingell 

Finisterre

Head of Positive Impact

Lena Peleikis 

Otto Group

Head of Human Rights and Responsible Supply Chain

Jad Finck 

Syre

Chief Commercial Officer

Elizabeth Carttar 

Zalando

Head of Sustainability

Maria Bystedt 

H&M Foundation

Programme Director

Giulia Chiari 

Decathlon

Second Life Leader

Patrik Frisk 

Reju

CEO

Hakan Karaosman 

Politecnico di Milano

Associate Professor

Rosie Wollacott 

Mulberry

Head of Group Sustainability

Mobeen Chughtai 

Soorty Enterprises

Group Head - ESG, CSR and Corporate Communications

Katrina Duck 

Inspectorio

Vice President, EMEA

Adil Rehman 

ASOS

Head of Human Rights

Narina Mnatsakanian 

Regeneration.VC

Partner, Chief Impact Officer

Elisa Shepherd 

Ethical Trading Initiative

Non Executive Director and Senior Advisor for Business Practices

Ruth MacGilp 

Action Speaks Louder

Senior Campaigner

Sarah Coleman 

Margaret Howell

Head of Development, Design and Sustainability

Akbar Ali 

Artistic Milliners

Senior Manager, Responsible Business Projects

Devendra Gupta 

OEKO-TEX®

Head of Product Management

Cecilia Guarás 

Bobo Choses

I + D Sustainability Manager

Anna Bateman 

The Microfibre Consortium

Senior Stakeholder Ambassador

Simon Whitmarsh-Knight 

Hyosung

Global Marketing and Sustainability Director

Daniel di Benedetto 

Centric Software

Sales Director

Christine Goulay 

Sustainabelle

Founder

Serena Bonomi 

ON

Head of Circularity

Danai Mangana 

SimaPro

Sustainability Consultant

Mari-lou Dupont 

Fair Labor Association

Senior Vice President, Social Compliance

Anders Schorling Overgård 

BESTSELLER

Innovative Materials Research Lead

Amit Gautam 

TextileGenesis

Founder and CEO

Vidhura Ralapanawe 

Epic Group

Executive Vice President - Sustainability and Innovation

Shivam Gusain 

Sustainability Strategist

Marije Slump 

The Netherlands Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate

Senior Policy Officer Circular Economy

Maliha Ameen 

Immi Garments

Director - Marketing and Sales

Pauline Ström God 

TrusTrace

Policy and Industry Expert

Janet Mensink 

Social & Labor Convergence Program

Chief Executive Officer

Femme van Gils 

Samsøe Samsøe

Head of Sustainability

Larkin Martin 

Turnrow Farm Services

President

Lewis Shuler 

Alpine Group

VP of Advanced Concepts

Lizzie Kroeze 

AGI Denim

Director of Product Development

Sofie Schop 

WRAP

Executive Director Europe

Iqra Asghar 

Sapphire Textiles Mills

Manager Sustainability

Dana Davis 

Dana Davis Consulting

Brand Strategist & Consultant

Jayanth Kashyap B 

Good Fashion Fund

Investment Lead

Cecily Rooney 

Axel Arigato / Informed Collective

Senior Sustainability Manager / Founder

Becky Vernon 

ASOS

Human Rights Manager

Faiza Jamil 

Fashion for Good

Innovation Manager

Sean Sayer 

International Transport Workers' Federation

Supply Chain Lead

Gerbrich Kozijn 

Green Claims Legal Expert and Former Enforcement Coordinator ACM

Andrée-Anne Lemieux 

Institut Français de la Mode

Director of Sustainability

Nienke Steen 

Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute

Director for Consumer Products and Textiles

Selma Jakobsson 

PeakPerformance

Head of Sustainability & Quality

Mark Robertson 

The Centre for Child Rights and Business

Senior Vice President

Venkat Kotamaraju 

Saamuhika Shakti

Implementation Partner

Miranda Beckett 

Ellen MacArthur Foundation

Project Manager, Fashion

Gabriele Pilger 

adidas

Senior Manager Sustainability Direction

Jane Blacklock 

Passenger Clothing

Head of ESG

Chris Oskam 

Tony's Chocolonely

Head of Sustainability

Joseph Mountain 

N Brown Group

Sustainability Manager

Alaa Aldoh 

University of Amsterdam

Postdoctoral Researcher

Diewertje Heyl 

Arisa

Programme Officer Business and Human Rights

Ann-Kristin Erdmann-Burt 

HUGO BOSS

Head of Sustainable Supply Chain

Marlot Kiveron 

KARL LAGERFELD

Sustainability Director / Author

Thami Schweichler 

United Repair Centre

Founder and Executive Chair of the Board

Shanon Poupard 

Institut Francais de la Mode

Graduate Designer

Suhasini Singh 

Fair Wear

Head of Supply Chain Engagement

Sharon Casement 

Product Creation & Textile Systems Specialist | ex-Adidas VP

More speakers to be announced 

Advisory group

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29th April - 30th April 2026

Amsterdam, Netherlands