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10:30 AM – 10:40 AM | Fashionsustain OpeningLocation: Lecture Square, Aisle AThimo Schwenzfeier - Show Director and Director Marketing-Communications, Messe FrankfurtNeonyt Show Director welcomes attendees to Fashionsustain.

10:45 AM – 11:00 AM | Keynote: Where Are We Going? The Future of Sustainability in the Fashion IndustryLocation: Lecture Square, Aisle ALiz Hershfield - Head of Product, Development Production and Sustainability, Walmart eCommerceIn a brief speech, Liz Hershfield, will share her insights on what’s to come of sustainable practices in fashion and apparel.

11:00 AM – 12:30 PM | Transparency and Traceability: Challenges Facing Major BrandsLocation: Lecture Square, Aisle AModerator: Maggie Kervick - Director of Strategy & Integrated Partnerships, Glasgow Caledonian New York CollegePanelists:Juliette Barre - Director of Business Development and Marketing, Sourcemap Inc.Karen Newman - United Nations ConsultantLeslie Ferrick - Senior Manager, Fabric R&D/Sourcing Dept, AthletaLouise Claughton - Senior Director, PVH Corp.Investors and consumers alike are driving pressures for transparency, influencing companies of all kinds to obtain greater visibility across the value chain. Learn how to start to map your supply chain and the technologies helping brands achieve greater transparency.

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | The Hard Facts About the Soft Home Textiles Business in AmericaLocation: Home Textile Symposium, Aisles S and TModerator: Warren Shoulberg - Contributing Editor: Forbes.com, The Robin Report, Home Textiles TodayPanelists:Patti Carpenter - Principal + Creative Director, Global Trend Ambassador, carpenter + company/TrendscopeJoe Derochowski - VP/Home Industry Advisor, NPDExperts share the state of the home textile business today, as global trading challenges, international politics, and the emergence of sustainability issues change the dynamics of the business.

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | Tour of Resource RowLocation: Resource RowTour with NYC Fair Trade Coalition Board Member, Tessa Maffucci, as she introduces you to all the Resource Row partners with background information about each organization.

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM | Discussing Circular SolutionsLocation: Lecture Square, Aisle AModerator: Karla Magruder - Founder, Fabrikology InternationalPanelists:Tricia Carey - Director of Global Business Development - Apparel, Lenzing Fibers, Inc.Scott Echols - Program Director, ZDHC FoundationMichele Zollinger - Senior Sustainability Consultant, QuantisThe circular economy has made the news. Is it another step in the long journey to sustainability? Will it be the system that solves our environmental issues? Join the discussion on circularity, the efforts to reduce GHG emissions and processing textiles. Gain insights the positive steps we can all make to improve our environmental profile.

3:00 PM | Fashionsustain Closing RemarksLocation: Lecture Square, Aisle AThimo Schwenzfeier - Show Director and Director Marketing-Communications, Messe Frankfurt

3:30 PM | Fashionsustain Meet & GreetLocation: Lecture SquareAn opportunity to say hello and mingle with our panelists from Fashionsustain.

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM | Explore the Floor of Sustainable ExhibitorsLocation: Lecture Square, Aisle AEileen Small - Market Development, Fashion and Apparel Events, Messe FrankfurtEricka Garcia - Business Development Marketing Manager - North America, Lenzing Fibers Inc.Join our show experts who will take you on a tour of some of our sustainable exhibitors in all areas of the show.

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM | “REENCHANTED” - Autumn/Winter 2020-21 Trend Inspiration PresentationLocation: Lecture Square, Aisle ALouis Gerin - Texworld /Apparel Sourcing Art Director, 2G2LThis unmissable and ultra-popular inspirational presentation seminar will introduce creative minds to the leading trend themes of the season as well to the upcoming rising aesthetics.

10:00 AM – 11:30 AM | Reshaping of the Textile Supply Chain - Is it Sustainable?Location: Home Textile SymposiumModerator: Jennifer Marks - Editor-in Chief, Home Textiles TodayPanelists:Kerrie Masone - Senior Researcher, Material ConneXionKathryn Richardson - Vice President of Sales, Libeco Inc.Debera Johnson - Academic Director of Sustainability, Pratt InstituteLeading home textiles retailers have recently announced new goals for sustainable processes and products with an eye towards reshaping the textiles supply chain. Is your business in the know of what’s to come, and what may be on the next horizon?

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Texworld Showcase TourLocation: Texworld ShowcaseLouis Gerin - Texworld / Apparel Sourcing Art Director, 2G2LArt Directors from 2G2L review the fabric trends for 2020 from our exhibitor collection in our Texworld Showcase area.

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM | From Launch to Growth: How to Gain Traction and Surpass Goals in Your Fashion BusinessLocation: Textile Talks, Aisles K & LNicole Giordano - Founder, StartUp FASHIONLearn how to grow beyond launch by creating brand personality, building customer relationships, and overcoming obstacles to better market your business and reach your goals.

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM | Doing Business in Africa: Trade and SourcingLocation: Lecture Square, Aisle AModerator: Tricia Carey - Director of Global Business Development - Apparel, Lenzing Fibers, Inc.Panelists:Manon Clavel - Consultant to the Morocco agency for investments, development and exportsKristen Kern - Government Relations Representative | American Apparel & Footwear AssociationGail Strickler - President | Global Trade, Brookfield Associates, LLCThe African continent is a rapidly developing apparel market with Morocco, Egypt, Jordan, and the AGOA beneficiary countries topping the list for sourcing executives. What’s the latest on this emerging region in light of trade tensions, tariffs, and sustainability considerations? A panel of experts share their thoughts on the future of the area for apparel.

1:00 PM – 2:30 PM | The New Sourcing Model: Are You Prepared to Adapt?Location: Home Textile Symposium, Aisles S and TModerator: Jennifer Marks - Editor-in Chief, Home Textiles TodayPanelists:Wayne Buchen - VP Strategic Sales, Applied DNA SciencesBarry Leonard - Owner and Operator, Neo EnterprisesRobert Leo - Customs Attorney and Partner, Meeks, Sheppard, Leo & PillsburyAs if the growing sustainability trend wasn’t enough to manage, manufacturers and importers are also being impacted by tariff uncertainties, retail disruptions and digital innovations. With the current home textiles sourcing landscape poised for change, your business better be ready to adapt, fast. Learn what you can do now from a panel of global supply chain experts.

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM | Starting a Sustainable Fashion Brand from Scratch: A Conversation with Factory45Location: Textile Talks, Aisles K & LModerator: Shannon Lohr - Founder, Factory45Panelists:Mary Bemis - Founder, Reprise ActivewearTiffany Shown - Founder, Fair Seas Supply Co.Find out the five steps to go from idea stage to selling as two brands in this panel share how they launched their brands without investors or thousands of dollars sitting in the bank.

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM | How to Create Material ChangeLocation: Lecture Square, Aisle AModerator: Arthur Friedman - Senior Editor, Sourcing JournalPanelists:Hanna Denes - Senior Standards Manager, Textile ExchangeMalvina Hoxha - Business Development Manager - Innerwear & Knits, Lenzing Fibers, Inc.Megan Meiklejohn - Sustainable Materials & Transparency Manager, Eileen FisherMost of your product’s impact comes from the raw material stage. Robust sustainability goals must start with an understanding of where your impacts are highest and how to improve. There are fibers and materials that can help you deliver on your sustainability goals and industry-leading standards to help you verify the content of your products.

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM | MintModa Trend Tales & Street Tribes F/W 2020Location: Lecture Square, Aisle ASharon Graubard - Founder & Creative Director, MintModaMintModa digs deep to uncover the drivers — emotional, aesthetic, cultural, historic — behind the trends. Each Trend Tale is also complete with actionable key items, must-have fabrics/prints and color palettes that will inspire relevant and desirable apparel and accessories for Fall-Winter 20 and beyond.

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Connecting Trends to ExhibitorsLocation: Lecture Square, Aisle ASharon Graubard - Founder & Creative Director, MintModaJoin Sharon Graubard as she connects textile trends to Texworld USA exhibitors on the show floor.

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM | Upcycling: Exploring Options in Today’s Landscape and How Brands and Individuals Can Make a DifferenceLocation: Textile Talks, Aisles K & LModerator: Kate Daly - Executive Director, Center for the Circular Economy, Closed Loop PartnersPanelists:Patrick Duffy - Co-Founder, Global Fashion ExchangeNicole Bassett - Co-Founder, Renewal WorkshopRachel Kibbe - Co-Founder, HelpsyRachel K. Lincoln - Director of Sustainability, PrAnaDaniel Mota Pinto - Director of Strategy and Business Development, Scoop PortugalHear different organizations involved in some aspect of upcycling discuss what options and opportunities are available to both brands and individuals to be better stewards of reducing our environmental impact.

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM | GOT GOTS? - How the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) can validate your organic claims while meeting your CSR goalsLocation: Home Textile Symposium, Aisles S and TModerator: Lori Wyman - North American Representative, Global Organic Textile StandardPanelists:Barry Cik - Founder & Technical Director, NaturepedicKerry Quirk-Moser - Senior Director of Supply Chain, Boll and BranchLearn about U.S. regulations for organic textile labeling and how you can use GOTS to substantiate your organic claim and retain your customers’ trust.

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM | US Trade Policy: Sourcing Strategies and Future Outlook for Fashion Brands and RetailersLocation: Textile Talks, Aisles K & LModerator: Robert Antoshak - Managing Director, Olah Inc.Panelists:Sheng Lu, Ph.D - Associate Professor, University Of DelawareJulia Hughes - President, US Fashion Industry AssociationMark Engebretson - EVP Global Operations, VINCEThe session will provide insights into U.S. fashion brands and retailers’ latest sourcing practices, including the critical emerging sourcing trends, impacts of the U.S.-China tariff war, and other hot-button trade policy issues.

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