Virtual Showcase: Full Schedule 2022

   

Ahead of Future Fashion Factory’s Virtual Showcase (15 June), we are very pleased to share the full schedule.

In addition to a full day of fantastic speakers and panels, the Virtual Showcase will feature videos from our community of researchers and industry partners highlighting the innovation taking place across our network.

There is still time to register: https://hopin.com/events/future-fashion-factory-showcase-2022/registration


Main Stage
  • 10:00 – 10:15 – Welcome – Professor Stephen Russell, Future Fashion Factory Director
  • 10:15 – 10:45 – Phoebe English In Conversation with Patrick McDowell 
  • 11:00 – 11:45 – Fashion Beyond Net Zero Panel – Is circularity the only pathway to net zero?  
  • 12:00 – 12:45 – Futureproofing Fashion: Skills for a Changing Industry Panel 
  • 13:45 – 14:15 – Joshua Kane In Conversation with Sallyann Houghton 
  • 14:30 – 15:15 – Digital Fashion Futures Panel – How are brands and consumers embracing digital fashion, and what does it mean for the future of design?
  • 15:30 – 16:00 – Matty Bovan In Conversation 
  • 16:30 – 16:45 – Closing remarks Andrew Chitty, UKRI
Hop In Spaces – Innovation in Practice 
  • 10:30 – 11:15 – Collaborative Approaches to More Sustainable Materials Panel – Fibres, materials and finishing 
  • 11:30 – 12:00 – Fashion Ecosystems: Mapping the UK’s Creative Micro-Clusters Panel
  • 12:15 – 13:00 – Fashion & Textiles Policy PanelWhat does the policy landscape look like for the UK fashion and textiles industry?
  • 14:00 – 14:45 – Tools for Agile Manufacturing Panel – How can the right tools pave the way for more efficient, low-waste fashion production in the UK? 
  • 15:00 – 15:30 – UK Fashion and Textiles in Uncertain Times: Brexit, Covid-19 and the Industry Ecosystem Panel
  • 16:00 – 16:30 – Kenneth P. Pucker In Conversation with Sarah Gray, WRAP