Sustainable Apparel and Textiles Conference

29th - 30th April 2026

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Serena Bonomi

Head of Circularity

ON

Serena Bonomi is a circularity expert with a background in consumer behaviour and innovation across the value chain. As Head of Circularity at On, she is establishing the brand’s first holistic circularity strategy to drive its business and product transformation toward a circular economy.
After working for global giants like 3M, BMW, VF Corp, and Zalando, Serena served as a Strategy & Innovation Consultant across industries, developing circular innovation roadmaps, lecturing at universities, speaking at global conferences and events, and pioneering circular initiatives and products. Serena led the development of Zalando’s Circular Design Criteria and strengthened circular initiatives via experimental customer behavioral research. At VF Corp she guided successful innovations in EMEA, notably commercializing the first circular jacket in 2019, pioneering Napapijri’s Circular Series – Cradle to Cradle Gold-certified, with a digital product passport and take-back service.

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Day 0

Tuesday 28th April 2026

Time
Session title
Session type
14:45 - 17:15
Workshop
17:30 - 18:30
Networking
Day 1

Wednesday 29th April 2026

Time
Session title
Session type
10:00 - 10:45
Case study
11:30 - 12:20
Net-zero: Everyone pays for inaction. Who pays for action? 
Marks and Spencer | Soorty Enterprises | Good Fashion Fund | Action Speaks Louder | Sustainable & Social
Plenary
12:20 - 13:00
Plenary
13:00 - 14:00
14:00 - 14:45
14:45 - 15:30
15:30 - 16:00
16:30 - 17:15
17:15 - 18:15
Day 2

Thursday 30th April 2026

Time
Session title
Session type
09:00 - 10:00
The consumption cyclone: Can circularity fix overproduction? 
Hirdaramani Group | Reju | ON | Tapestry | Sustainabelle
Plenary
10:25 - 10:55
10:55 - 11:30
Transitioning to regenerative cotton: Impact, opportunity, and operational reality from farm to brand 
Turnrow Farm Services | adidas | COTTON USA™ and U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol
Case study
00:45 - 01:45
13:45 - 14:10
A just transition: How we can centre waste pickers, not just waste, in the circular economy 
Saamuhika Shakti | H&M Foundation | Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute
Plenary
14:10 - 14:50
Plenary
14:50 - 15:25
Emotional durability: Why consumers neglect the clothes they own – and how psychology can help 
University of Amsterdam | Zalando | Axel Arigato / Informed Collective
Plenary
15:25 - 15:40
Closing reflections from the next generation of designers 
Institut Francais de la Mode | Institut Français de la Mode
Plenary