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These focused, problem-solving sessions tackle critical business challenges and provide clear and practical outputs.

Carri Barnett 

Chinamine USA

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Day 0

Tuesday 28th April 2026

Time
Session title
Session theme
Session type
2:45pm - 5:15pm
Visit to Brightfiber Textiles 
Workshop
5:30pm - 6:30pm
Pre-event networking drinks 
Networking
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Wednesday 31st December 2025

Time
Session title
Session theme
Session type
Day 1

Tuesday 10th March 2026

Time
Session title
Session theme
Session type
9:00am - 9:20am
Breakthrough by design: How R&D innovation and cross-functional collaboration turn challenges into business opportunities 
pladis Global
Plenary
9:20am - 10:05am
The PPWR implementation playbook: Is the effort going to be worth it? 
ImpactBuying | Danone | Korozo Group
Plenary
10:05am - 10:45am
Right-sizing packaging sustainability: Why performance is still king 
Avery Dennison | Reckitt | Tosca | Canopy
Plenary
10:45am - 11:15am
Break
11:15am - 12:00pm
The flexible problem: Are there really sustainable solutions for flexible packaging? 
LyondellBasell | Mondelēz International | CEFLEX | The Consumer Good Forum
Plenary
12:00pm - 12:30pm
It’s not a silver bullet: What is recycling’s evolving, realistic role? 
McDonald's | Plastics Recyclers Europe
Plenary
12:30pm - 1:30pm
Lunch
1:30pm - 2:30pm
Solutions hub 1 
2:30pm - 3:00pm
Afternoon break
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Solutions hub 2 
4:00pm - 4:30pm
The path to scale: From innovation theatre to operational success 
Brambles | pladis Global
4:30pm - 5:30pm
Networking drinks
Day 1

Wednesday 15th April 2026

Time
Session title
Session theme
Session type
9:00am - 9:25am
The transition gap: Are 2030 targets already out the window? 
Octopus Energy
Q&A
9:25am - 10:15am
Energy security, reliability and resilience: The blueprint for growth in the energy transition 
GASCADE | Elia | Oilinvest
Plenary
10:15am - 10:45am
Coffee break
10:45am - 11:45am
Clean energy investment: The latest trends, opportunities, risks, and market signals 
Ørsted | Eclipse | Rabobank | Linklaters
Plenary
11:45am - 12:30pm
Energy policy and industrial strategy: How does the European market need to evolve to catalyse investment and innovation? 
Raízen | Siemens Energy | Lightsouce bp | IEECP
Plenary
12:30pm - 1:30pm
Lunch and Networking Break
1:30pm - 3:00pm
Roundtable discussions 
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Break
3:30pm - 4:00pm
Data centers: How to adapt to surging demand 
Microsoft | Vattenfall
Breakout
4:00pm - 4:30pm
Accelerating infrastructure: The opportunities in redeveloping existing networks, systems and assets 
Elia | National Grid
Plenary
4:30pm - 5:00pm
Making projects bankable: Examples of public-private finance that can de-risk investment 
Societe Generale | FMO - Dutch entrepreneurial development bank
Plenary
Day 1

Wednesday 18th March 2026

Time
Session title
Session theme
Session type
9:00am - 9:20am
Survivor perspective: Experience and insights from a survivor of modern slavery 
Plenary
9:20am - 10:00am
The global legislative landscape: What’s happening, what’s not, and what’s still TBC? 
Ethical Trading Initiative | Otto Group | King & Spalding | AIM-Progress
Plenary
10:00am - 10:35am
Boardroom buy-in: If it isn’t compliance, what’s going to drive momentum in business and human rights? 
Mars | Mondelēz International
Plenary
10:35am - 11:15am
Speed networking and coffee break
11:15am - 11:30am
Q&A: Building supplier engagement & accountability: What it takes to implement decent work commitments that stick 
Schneider Electric
Plenary
11:30am - 12:15pm
Rights, resilience, ROI: Can procurement manage social risk amid global disruption and supply volatility? 
Schneider Electric | ALDI SÜD | Jaguar Land Rover
Plenary
12:15pm - 1:15pm
Lunch break
1:15pm - 2:00pm
Breakout round 1 
2:00pm - 2:45pm
Breakout round 2 
2:45pm - 3:15pm
Networking break
3:15pm - 3:55pm
Beyond traceability: Turning supply chain transparency into meaningful oversight 
Twinings | Mejuri | SOKO Kenya
3:55pm - 4:25pm
ESG accountability: What do investors really want to see? 
Shift | Redwheel | CCLA Investment Management
Plenary
4:25pm - 5:05pm
From volume to value: Will EU simplification really lead to more effective reporting? 
HP | GKN Automotive | Unilever
Plenary
5:05pm - 6:00pm
Networking drinks
Day 1

Tuesday 12th May 2026

Time
Session title
Session theme
Session type
9:00am - 9:20am
From insight to impact: How are leading brands aligning on resilience, sustainability and business value? 
Unilever
Plenary
9:20am - 10:05am
The consumer is king: How consumer demand is connecting strategy around health, nutrition, and sustainability 
Nomad Foods | Asahi Group Holdings | Ahold Delhaize | Mondelēz International
Plenary
10:05am - 10:25am
Balancing production, food security, and sustainability: How to place farmers at the heart of agricultural policy 
ING Wholesale Banking | De Biesterhof
Plenary
10:25am - 11:10am
Break and Speed Networking
11:10am - 12:00pm
Beyond science-based targets: What will it take to turn corporate ambition into credible action? 
Heineken | Danone | Symrise | Altruistiq
Plenary
12:00pm - 12:45pm
From farm to boardroom: Reframing regeneration around risk, resilience, and competitive advantage 
JDE Peet's | Risilience | Mars | Nespresso
Plenary
12:45pm - 1:45pm
Lunch
1:45pm - 2:30pm
Breakout Round 1 
2:30pm - 3:15pm
Breakout Round 2 
3:15pm - 3:45pm
Networking Break
3:45pm - 4:30pm
Breakout Round 3 
4:30pm - 5:15pm
Breakout Round 4 
5:15pm - 6:15pm
Networking Drinks 
Day 1: Strategy, standards, and competitiveness

Tuesday 16th June 2026

Time
Session title
Session theme
Session type
7:50am - 8:50am
Workshop: Demystifying SBTi 2.0: Practical implementation lessons from early adopters 
WBCSD | WWF Switzerland | Heineken
Workshop
9:00am - 9:40am
Reality check: Is Scope 3 ambition translating to real world progress? 
Henkel | Scope 3 Peer Group | Lightsource bp
9:40am - 10:30am
A strategy for climate competitiveness: Reframing Scope 3 as a driver of risk mitigation, resilience and supply security 
Made2Flow | Kraft Heinz | Ørsted | Decathlon
10:30am - 11:10am
Coffee and networking break
11:10am - 11:55am
Science Based Targets 2.0: How standards revision will incentivise investment and action in the short term 
Sbti | FincoEnergies | Asahi Group Holdings
11:55am - 12:30pm
Policy and climate investment: How companies can leverage public funding to accelerate supply chain decarbonisation 
European Commission (DG CLIMA) | Signify
12:30pm - 1:30pm
Lunch and Networking Break
1:30pm - 1:30pm
Breakout sessions and workshops 
2:15pm - 3:00pm
Breakout sessions and workshops 
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Break
3:30pm - 4:15pm
Breakoutsessions and workshops 
4:15pm - 5:00pm
Breakout sessions and workshops 
Day 0

Time
Session title
Session theme
Session type
3:00pm - 5:00pm
Visit to RTV sorting facility and roundtables 
5:00pm - 6:00pm
Networking drinks
Day 0

Tuesday 26th May 2026

Time
Session title
Session theme
Session type
2:00pm - 5:00pm
Pre-event UMN Forever Green Research Field Tour 
Workshop
5:00pm - 6:00pm
Pre-conference Networking Drinks
Day 1 - Balancing mitigation and adaptation

Time
Session title
Session theme
Session type
8:45am - 9:15am
Reality check: Are 2030 targets already out of reach? 
Rabobank
Plenary
9:15am - 9:40am
From supply chain risk to landscape resilience: What does transformation look like at scale? 
PepsiCo | IDH
Plenary
9:40am - 10:20am
A strategy for climate competitiveness: Reframing Scope 3 as a driver of risk mitigation, resilience and commercial advantage 
Tate & Lyle | Cisco | Michelin
Plenary
10:20am - 11:00am
Networking Break
11:00am - 12:30pm
From risk to resilience: How are companies embedding climate adaptation into wider business strategy? 
Gitterman Asset Management & Perigon Wealth Management | Mars | Colgate-Palmolive
Plenary
12:30pm - 1:30pm
Lunch
1:30pm - 2:15pm
Breakout Round 1 
2:15pm - 3:00pm
Breakout Round 2 
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Networking
3:30pm - 4:15pm
Breakout Round 3 
4:15pm - 5:00pm
Carbon accounting under pressure: Can SBTi and GHG protocol keep up with net zero claims? 
Science Based Targets initiative | International Paper
Plenary
Day 1

Tuesday 13th October 2026

Time
Session title
Session theme
Session type
9:00am - 9:20am
Where do we stand? An honest assessment of progress, pressure and what comes next 
Plenary
9:20am - 10:00am
Shared risk, shared resilience: What are the characteristics of genuinely successful and business-benefitting partnerships? 
Outokumpu | Skanska | IXM
Plenary
10:00am - 10:30am
Security of supply and operational reality: How to manage geopolitics and concentration risk 
UK Department for Business & Trade | Anglo American | Critical Minerals Association
Plenary
10:30am - 11:00am
Break
11:00am - 11:45am
Visibility has a limit: An honest reckoning with what traceability can and cannot deliver 
Cisco | HSBC | Fairphone | Airbus | International Tin Association
Plenary
11:45am - 12:30pm
Making projects bankable: How to plug funding gaps to ensure (sustainable) supply keeps up with demand 
Barclays Investment Bank | Redwheel | BMO | Societe Generale
Plenary
12:30pm - 1:30pm
Lunch break
1:30pm - 2:15pm
Breakouts round 1 
2:15pm - 3:00pm
Breakouts round 2 
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Coffee and networking break
3:30pm - 4:15pm
Breakouts round 3 
4:15pm - 5:00pm
Breakouts round 4 
5:00pm - 6:00pm
Networking drinks
Day 1

Tuesday 3rd November 2026

Time
Session title
Session theme
Session type
9:00am - 9:20am
Voices from the ground: Farmer perspective 
Mountain Harvest
Plenary
9:20am - 10:05am
Staying competitive: Why sourcing and sustainability strategies must adapt together 
Givaudan | Suntory Beverage & Food Europe | Ferrero
Plenary
10:05am - 10:45am
Coffee and Speed Networking
10:45am - 11:30am
Nature and biodiversity risk: What the latest data means for supply chains and production 
Nespresso | Arla Foods | LUSH
Plenary
11:30am - 12:15pm
Who pays for the transition? Rethinking risk and capital in commodity supply chains 
JP Morgan | ING Wholesale Banking
Plenary
12:15pm - 1:15pm
Lunch
1:15pm - 2:00pm
Breakouts round 1 
2:00pm - 2:45pm
Breakouts round 2 
2:45pm - 3:15pm
Networking Break
3:15pm - 4:00pm
Breakouts round 3 
4:00pm - 4:45pm
Breakouts round 4 
4:45pm - 5:45pm
Networking Drinks
Day 0

Monday 26th October 2026

Time
Session title
Session theme
Session type
12:00pm - 4:00pm
Visit to TerraCycle's sorting facility and operations center 
5:00pm - 6:00pm
Pre-conference drinks 
Day 1

Thursday 1st January 2026

Time
Session title
Session theme
Session type
10:00am - 11:00am
Temp: Day 1 Session 
REI | Kimitec | Chinamine USA
Workshop
11:00am - 12:00pm
Break
Day 1

Wednesday 29th April 2026

Time
Session title
Session theme
Session type
9:05am - 9:25am
Operationalising collaboration: Turning collective ambition into collective advantage 
Independent
Fireside chat
9:25am - 10:00am
C-suite priorities: Are quarterly results crowding out long-term survival in the boardroom? 
Finisterre | Asket | Sustainabelle
Plenary
10:00am - 10:45am
Fair purchasing or failed partnerships? What does real supplier-brand collaboration look like in practice? 
Oritain | AGI Denim | MANGO | Ethical Trading Initiative
Case study
10:45am - 11:30am
Break and speed networking
11:30am - 12:20pm
Net-zero: Everyone pays for inaction. Who pays for action? 
Marks and Spencer | Soorty Enterprises | Good Fashion Fund | Action Speaks Louder | Sustainable & Social
Plenary
12:20pm - 1:00pm
Workers rights: A 1.5°C world needs a just transition. Can we actually deliver it? 
Lindex | Politecnico di Milano | Epic Group
Plenary
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Lunch
2:00pm - 2:45pm
Breakout round 1 
2:45pm - 3:30pm
Breakouts round 2 
3:30pm - 4:00pm
Break
4:00pm - 4:30pm
Breakouts - case study round 
4:30pm - 5:15pm
Breakouts round 4 
5:15pm - 6:15pm
Networking Drinks
Day 2

Wednesday 11th March 2026

Time
Session title
Session theme
Session type
9:00am - 9:40am
Targets and regulations: What does it take to move from good intention to effective implementation? 
Heineken | Bayer | Ellen MacArthur Foundation
Plenary
9:40am - 10:30am
The circular conundrum: Can regulation drive better practices? 
Dow | United Nations Environment Programme | Tomra
Plenary
10:30am - 11:00am
Break
11:00am - 12:00pm
Reuse at retail scale: Cross-border lessons for interoperable reuse systems 
TerraCycle | Brambles | Fost Plus | Foodstuffs New Zealand | New European Reuse Alliance
Plenary
12:00pm - 12:40pm
Waste pollution and climate action: Innovation across net zero and zero waste 
Vioneo | Merck Life Science | Asahi Europe & International
Plenary
12:40pm - 1:40pm
Lunch
1:40pm - 3:10pm
Roundtables 
3:10pm - 3:25pm
What’s next for packaging sustainability? Roundtables wrap-up and key takeaways 
Plenary
Day 2

Thursday 16th April 2026

Time
Session title
Session theme
Session type
9:15am - 9:50am
Digital transformation: By 2030, how will AI, digitalisation and technology be driving energy strategy 
SSE | EDP
Q&A
9:50am - 10:30am
Scaling next-gen fuels: What’s real and what’s not? 
StormFisher | ReFuels
Plenary
10:30am - 11:00am
Coffee and networking break
11:00am - 11:30am
Financing industrial innovation: which technologies are attracting capital? 
ABN Amro | Barclays
11:30am - 12:00pm
Powering the future: : How should energy systems plan for large loads in a net-zero economy? 
TenneTNetherlands | EnBW
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Lunch
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Roundtables and mixed discussions (two rounds of 45mins) 
Day 2

Thursday 19th March 2026

Time
Session title
Session theme
Session type
9:00am - 9:30am
Empowering worker voices: How meaningful worker engagement can drive real-time risk management 
Novartis | Ulula, an EcoVadis Company
9:30am - 10:00am
From emissions to equity: Why human rights must be part of a robust decarbonisation strategy 
Airbus | Lindt & Sprüngli | Shift
10:00am - 10:30am
Climate pressures on people: Do we need to rethink human rights due diligence in complex value chains? 
Balfour Beatty | La Isla Network | Slaughter and May
10:30am - 11:00am
Networking break
11:00am - 11:45am
Cross-industry breakout round 1 
11:45am - 12:30pm
Cross-industry breakout round 2 
12:30pm - 1:30pm
Lunch
1:30pm - 3:00pm
Roundtables 
Day 1

Time
Session title
Session theme
Session type
9:00am - 9:30am
Showing up in the short-term: What is our responsibility as individuals and corporations amid global turmoil? 
Cotopaxi
Plenary
9:30am - 10:25am
Shared risk, shared resilience: What do genuine supplier-brand partnerships that withstand trade uncertainty look like? 
Soorty Enterprises | Oritain | Princess Polly | Komar | Cascale
Plenary
10:25am - 11:05am
Break and speed networking
11:05am - 11:45am
Achieving net-zero as an industry: Realigning ambition and investment for long-term decarbonisation success 
HSBC | Elevate Textiles | J.Crew Group | Apparel Impact Institute
Plenary
11:45am - 12:30pm
Collapsing the E and S in ESG: Protecting workers’ rights in the push to net-zero 
Sourcing Journal | American Eagle Outfitters | Global Labor Institute, Cornell University ILR School | Fair Labor Association
Plenary
12:30pm - 1:00pm
Brand values vs consumer value: Can sustainability drive business growth on the demand side? 
Veja | Tory Burch
Plenary
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Lunch
2:00pm - 2:45pm
Breakouts - round 1 
2:45pm - 3:15pm
Case study breakouts - round 2 
3:15pm - 3:45pm
Networking Break
3:45pm - 4:30pm
Breakouts - round 3 
4:30pm - 5:15pm
Breakouts - round 4 
5:15pm - 6:15pm
Networking drinks
Day 1

Wednesday 27th May 2026

Time
Session title
Session theme
Session type
8:30am - 8:55am
Risk, resilience and return: How can we place farmer priorities at the heart of the food system? 
CMB Farms | Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative
Plenary
8:55am - 9:25am
From ambition to scale: How is collaboration accelerating regenerative impact? 
PepsiCo North America | Walmart
Plenary
9:25am - 10:10am
Food security at 2+ degrees: How can leading brands make their supply chains more resilient through adaptation? 
Sam's Club, Walmart | Mars | Ceres
Plenary
10:10am - 10:50am
Speed Networking and Break
10:50am - 11:40am
Opportunity in crisis: How to reframe sustainability as resilience, risk mitigation and commercial advantage 
The Hershey Company | Rabobank | McDonald's | SLR Consulting
Plenary
11:40am - 12:00pm
The future of US food policy: What does it all mean for food production? 
USDA-NRCS
Plenary
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Lunch break
1:00pm - 1:50pm
Breakout track 1 
1:50pm - 2:40pm
Breakout track 2 
2:40pm - 3:10pm
Networking Break
3:10pm - 3:40pm
From ambition to ROI with Sustainability Fusion: Measuring the enterprise value of sustainability investments 
Deloitte | ADM
Plenary
3:40pm - 4:10pm
The ‘’wild west” of supply sheds: Upstream vs downstream, where should you invest? 
3Degrees | Therm
Plenary
4:10pm - 4:50pm
A market for regen: Who’s actually going to buy it? 
Meijer | SIMPLi | PepsiCo
Plenary
5:00pm - 6:00pm
Networking drinks 
Networking
Day 2: Procurement, resilience, and finance

Wednesday 17th June 2026

Time
Session title
Session theme
Session type
9:00am - 9:30am
Fireside chat with L'Oréal: Aligning sustainability and finance to drive real decisions 
L'Oréal
9:30am - 10:20am
Climate resilient supply: How are leading companies integrating adaptation into their climate transition planning 
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners | Li & Fung | WBCSD | Royal Canin, Mars
10:20am - 11:00am
Networking break
11:00am - 11:20am
Scope 3 measurement presentation: Using macroeconomic data to estimate value chain emissions 
Rabobank
11:20am - 12:10pm
Product carbon footprint: How to navigate the barriers to entry and create a compelling market for supplier decarbonization 
Brose | Green Project Technologies | Adidas
12:10pm - 1:10pm
Lunch and networking break
1:10pm - 2:40pm
Roundtables 
Day 1

Tuesday 27th October 2026

Time
Session title
Session theme
Session type
8:45am - 8:50am
Welcome words 
Institute of Packaging Professionals
8:50am - 9:10am
Sustainable packaging innovation: What it means today for industry and consumers 
Smurfit Westrock
Fireside chat
9:10am - 9:50am
EPR compliance infrastructure: What do the rules require and what can the market deliver? 
RecycleMe | The Recycling Partnership | ALDI USA | Unilever
Plenary
9:50am - 10:30am
How to leverage packaging as an asset: Data, materials and what actually drives ROI 
Reverse Logistics Group | Mars
Plenary
10:30am - 11:00am
Networking break
11:00am - 11:10am
Lightning Talks 
11:10am - 11:50am
Closing the loop: How to develop viable end markets for secondary materials 
Tetra Pak | Can Manufacturers Institute | Crown Holdings | NAPCOR
Plenary
11:50am - 12:20pm
The right tech for the right material: How to advance a more circular economy for plastics 
ExxonMobil Signature Polymers | Amcor
Plenary
12:20pm - 1:20pm
Lunch
1:30pm - 2:15pm
Breakout sessions - Round 1 
2:15pm - 3:00pm
Breakout sessions - Round 2 
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Afternoon break
3:30pm - 4:15pm
Solution hubs 
4:15pm - 5:00pm
Case studies 
5:00pm - 6:00pm
Networking drinks
Day 2 - Finance, accountability, and ROI

Time
Session title
Session theme
Session type
9:00am - 9:45am
Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act: How mandatory disclosure is driving climate action from California to New York 
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
Plenary
9:45am - 10:30am
Product carbon footprinting: How business can turn data into commercial advantage 
Plenary
10:30am - 11:00am
Break
11:00am - 11:45am
Unlikely allies: How internal finance teams can drive real climate decisions, resources and investment 
Novolex
Plenary
11:45am - 12:30pm
Financing adaptation and resilience: The role of public-private finance and blended capital 
BNP Paribas | Wells Fargo | HSBC | Danone
Plenary
12:30pm - 1:30pm
Lunch
1:30pm - 3:00pm
Roundtable Sessions 
Day 2

Wednesday 14th October 2026

Time
Session title
Session theme
Session type
9:00am - 9:20am
Q&A - TBC 
9:20am - 10:00am
Procurement under pressure: Can buyers balance CSDDD, price volatility and security of supply? 
Aurubis | Umicore | BASF
Breakout
10:00am - 10:30am
Break
10:30am - 11:20am
From commitment to action: Partnerships and business models closing the circular economy gap 
Vale Base Metals | AT&S | Volvo Construction Equipment | Ellen MacArthur Foundation | Global Electronics Association
Plenary
11:20am - 12:10pm
Nature’s social license: Is the human impact of biodiversity loss the business case for action? 
Rio Tinto | Hitachi Energy | Schneider Electric | Kenmare Resources | Shift
Plenary
12:10pm - 1:10pm
Break
1:10pm - 2:40pm
Roundtables 
Day 2

Wednesday 4th November 2026

Time
Session title
Session theme
Session type
9:00am - 9:30am
Voices from the ground: Farmer perspective 
Plenary
9:30am - 10:00am
Policy alignment: How linking business strategy to national climate roadmaps can accelerate the shift to net zero 
Ahold Delhaize | Coca-Cola Europacific Partners | Heineken
Plenary
10:00am - 10:45am
From policy to procurement: How to embed climate risk into purchasing decisions and supplier relationships 
Satelligence | Nissin Meals | Danone
Plenary
10:45am - 11:15am
Networking Break
11:15am - 11:45am
Financial risk: How to align sustainability and finance to drive real decisions and real resources 
NatWest Commercial and Institutional | Federated Hermes | Starbucks | Robeco
Plenary
11:45am - 12:30pm
Sustainability beyond silos: Can the landscapes approach really catalyze cross- sector collaboration? 
Plenary
12:30pm - 1:30pm
Lunch
1:30pm - 3:00pm
Scenario-based sessions and roundtables (2 rounds of 45min) 
Day 2

Thursday 30th April 2026

Time
Session title
Session theme
Session type
8:00am - 8:50am
Coffee catch-up: Brand case studies 
9:00am - 10:00am
The consumption cyclone: Can circularity fix overproduction? 
Hirdaramani Group | Reju | ON | Tapestry | Sustainabelle
Plenary
10:00am - 10:25am
Q&A with the European Commission: What do we need to know about the ESPR and the Circular Economy Action Plan 
European Commission
Q&A
10:25am - 10:55am
Networking break
10:55am - 11:30am
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
11:30am - 12:10pm
Circular by design: What might our product development look like if durability and recyclability are prioritised from the start? 
PeakPerformance | Alpine Group | Margaret Howell | WRAP
Plenary
11:30am - 12:10pm
SMEs can’t drive meaningful change because the system favours the giants 
The other room
12:10pm - 12:45pm
This house believes (mainstage) - Resale does more to expand consumption and to boost linear production than reduce it  
Decathlon | N Brown Group | Sustainabelle
This house believes
12:10am - 12:45am
We’re measuring what’s easy, not what’s actually happening — and it’s costing us nature 
Sustainable & Social
The other room
12:45am - 1:45am
Lunch
1:45pm - 2:10pm
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
2:10pm - 2:50pm
Breaking the deadlock: Can T2T recycling deliver beyond the pilot phase? 
Fashion for Good | PUMA Group | Syre
Plenary
2:50pm - 3:25pm
Emotional durability: Why consumers neglect the clothes they own – and how psychology can help 
University of Amsterdam | Zalando | Axel Arigato / Informed Collective
Plenary
3:25pm - 3:40pm
Closing reflections from the next generation of designers 
Institut Francais de la Mode | Institut Français de la Mode
Plenary
Day 2

Time
Session title
Session theme
Session type
9:00am - 9:25am
Board room buy-in: How can we present the business case to the C-suite without selling sustainability short? 
NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business
Q&A
9:25am - 10:05am
Overproduction: Where’s the incentive (and solution) to slow the system down? 
Subset | T.W.I.N.
Plenary
10:05am - 11:00am
The reality of resale, repair, rental: Can circular business models actually scale to compete with the linear system? 
Nuuly | Tersus Solutions | GUESS inc. | Yale University | Ellen MacArthur Foundation
Plenary
11:00am - 11:30am
Break
11:30am - 12:10pm
T2T targets: Would a fully recycled closed textiles loop truly benefit everyone? 
The Crisis of Stuff | Bank & Vogue | Reju | EILEEN FISHER
Plenary
12:10pm - 12:45pm
Regenerative cotton: If it really is a win-win for all, why is it not more widespread? 
Spruell Farms | Victoria's Secret & Co | COTTON USA™ and U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol
Case study
12:45pm - 1:45pm
Lunch
1:45pm - 3:15pm
Roundtables 
3:15pm - 3:45pm
Key takeaways and closing remarks 
Parsons School of Design
Day 2

Thursday 28th May 2026

Time
Session title
Session theme
Session type
9:00am - 9:30am
The say-do gap: Are young consumers buying more 'sustainable' ? 
Dole Food Company | The Center for Food Integrity | Fairtrade America
Plenary
9:30am - 10:15am
Unlocking the commercial opportunity in innovation: How to align R&D, agriculture and nutrition 
Post Holdings, Inc. | Plug and Play Tech Center
Plenary
10:15am - 10:45am
Networking Break
10:45am - 11:35am
Investing in resilience: How blended capital, venture funding and partnerships can work together to scale resilience 
Transformational Investing in Food Systems | ING | Sand County Foundation
Plenary
10:45am - 11:35am
The Debate Room: The truth about biodiversity: Everyone talks about it, but no one knows how to deliver it at scale 
Preferred by Nature
The other room
11:35am - 12:25pm
From talk to traction: We keep talking about collaboration, what do we actually need to see this in action? 
Lamb Weston | ADM | General Mills | Future500 | JBS
Plenary
11:35am - 12:25pm
The Debate Room: Not all processed food is bad: How do we have a better conversation about health outcomes? 
The Nourishment Economies Coalition
The other room
12:25pm - 1:25pm
Lunch
1:25pm - 2:55pm
Roundtable sessions 
3:00pm - 3:15pm
Wrap-up and closing remarks 
Plenary
Day 2

Wednesday 28th October 2026

Time
Session title
Session theme
Session type
8:45am - 8:55am
Opening remarks 
8:55am - 9:30am
Circular economy as industrial strategy: How to build stronger value chains and local economies 
Delterra | Martin Brower | Washington State Department of Commerce
Plenary
9:30am - 9:50am
Q&A with CalRecycle: What’s the state of play in the largest US market? 
CalRecycle
Q&A
9:50am - 10:00am
Lightning Talks 
10:00am - 10:30am
Networking break
10:30am - 11:10am
Reuse at scale: What works, what doesn’t, and pathways forward 
Mastercard | Tomra | Sustainable Packaging Coalition
Plenary
11:10am - 11:50am
The network effect: What happens when the value chain moves together 
McDonald's | The Coca-Cola Company | Novolex
Case study
11:50am - 12:30pm
Innovation that sells: translating consumer behavior into new market opportunities 
Keurig Dr Pepper | Rabobank
Plenary
12:30pm - 1:30pm
Lunch
1:30pm - 3:00pm
Roundtables 
3:00pm - 3:20pm
Participatory closing session: Roundtables wrap-up and key takeaways 
Institute of Packaging Professionals
Plenary
Day 2

Thursday 1st January 2026

Time
Session title
Session theme
Session type
10:00am - 11:00am
Temp: Day 2 Session A 
REI | Bayer Crop Science
Workshop
11:00am - 12:00pm
Temp: Day 2 Session B 
Kimitec
Workshop
12:00pm - 12:20pm
Quick Break
12:20pm - 1:40pm
Temp: Day 2 Session C 

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