Can Data Save Fashion? Welcome to be part of Nordic’s leading cross-industry event on how to solve the textile industry’s transformation.
9 August
CIFF, Bella Center, Copenhagen
Conference room 18
Panels and keynotes: 9.30–12.00
Networking lunch & round table discussions: 12.00–13.30
The event is free of charge. Coffee and lunch are served.
An entry ticket to CIFF is needed to enter the building.
Theme
Can Data Save Fashion?
Against the backdrop of upcoming EU legislation, we’ll explore how technology, collaboration, and innovation can drive sustainability and digitalisation. From regulatory compliance to scalable innovations, we’ll address the key challenges and opportunities shaping our industry’s future.
Schedule
9.15
Registration and coffee
9.30 Introduction
By moderator Konrad Olsson, founder and editor-in-chief of Scandinavian MIND.
9.40
The state of Nordic fashion with CIFF’s Sofie Dolva
A fireside chat with the director of CIFF to talk about lessons learned from running Nordic’s leading fashion fair and her thoughts on where the industry is headed.
Speaker: Sofie Dolva, Director of Copenhagen International Fashion Fair (CIFF)
10.00
Panel: How the new EU legislation will change fashion
From greenwashing communication to Digital Product Passport. We get an update on the latest developments in the EU and deep-dive into how they affect the fashion industry.
Speakers:
Emilia Gädda, Chief Advisor for Sustainability and Circular Economy, Finnish Textile & Fashion
Jenny Wärn, Director of Product Operations of TrusTrace
Julian Hötzel, Co-Founder, Momentum
10:20
The need for collaboration in the Nordic fashion system
In the wake of unprecedented demands from legislators and consumers, we talk about how the Nordic fashion system can come together to help the industry transform.
Speakers:
Marie Busck, Chief Sustainability Officer, Danish Fashion & Textile
Heidi Svane, Head of Digital, Lifestyle & Design Cluster
10.45
Break
10.00
Panel: Updating the fashion business model with new technologies
Three industry experts are working on implementing new technologies, making the business more effective, and finding new revenue streams.
Speakers:
Jess Fleischer, Founder, Son of a Tailor
Simon Hjelte, CEO & co-founder NOMS
Kasper Karimaa, Founder, Tree
11.25
Case study: Recycling in the value chain
We get a glimpse of the next generation of textile recycling at scale with textile innovation startup Syre.
Speaker: Stina Billinger, Sustainability & Public Affairs, Syre
11.40
How to solve fashion’s data challenges
Scalable innovations in software and data will be crucial to transformation. But how do we implement them? And how do fashion brands tackle its mounting data challenge?
Speakers:
David Thunmarker, Senior Advisor, Impulso
Daniel Di Benedetto, Regional Director Euro North, Centric Software
12.05
The future of Fashion with Achim berg
A fireside chat with industry expert Achim Berg on the fashion industry’s future, the need for new technologies, what brands should focus on in the next few years, lessons learned from McKinsey, and his plans for his new company.
Speaker: Achim Berg, Fashion Industry Expert
12.30
Networking lunch
Speakers
Dr. Achim Berg, Fashion Industry Expert
Dr. Achim Berg is a fashion and luxury industry expert, advisor, investor, author, speaker and lecturer. After a 24 years storied career with McKinsey & Company, where was instrumental in founding and leading the global Apparel, Fashion and Luxury practice, he is now fully focusing on personally advising leading decision makers in the fashion and luxury space. Furthermore, he has started working on a book investigating the “The Future of Fashion”. Achim Berg splits his time between Germany, Sweden and the UK.
Daniel Di Benedetto, Regional Director Euro North, Centric Software
Coming from an engineering background, Daniel Di Benedetto has more than 20 years’ experience in PLM, AI and Big Data of which more than 15 specifically in the Retail business. Understanding the importance of Sustainability driving change yet enabling profitable business in a very complex business environment is his focus. He now leads Centric Software’s Northern European Sales market sits on a few committees as a board member.
Marie Busck, Chief Sustainability Officer, Danish Fashion & Textile
Marie Busck is the Chief Sustainability Officer at Danish Fashion & Textile. DM&T is the organization of the entire fashion, textile, lifestyle and sports industry. DM&T helps the Danish fashion and textile industry daily with eye-level advice.
Emilia Gädda, Chief Advisor for Sustainability and Circular Economy, Finnish Textile & Fashion
Emilia Gädda is the Chief Advisor for Sustainability and Circular Economy at Finnish Textile & Fashion, the central organization of Finnish textile, clothing, and fashion companies. She joined Finnish Textile & Fashion in the autumn of 2022 and has more than ten years of solid experience working with sustainability and circular economy in the Finnish private sector.
Jenny Wärn, Director of Product Operations of TrusTrace
Jenny Wärn is the Director of Product Operations of TrusTrace. With more than 15 years of experience in delivering impactful technology solutions for a wide range of industries, Jenny is now combining her passion for sustainability with her knowledge of unlocking digital enablers to contribute to sustainable transformation in fashion and textiles. She heads up the complex innovation projects for TrusTrace, such as the Digital Product Passport (DPP) pilot, building a fully functioning data infrastructure to support the data collection and distribution for the DPP.
David Thunmarker, Senior Advisor, Impulso
David is the Former CEO of Tiger of Sweden and Oscar Jacobson. He currently serves as Senior Advisor for Impulso, a SaaS company that amplifies product sell-through by connecting brands and retailers in unprecedented ways.
Sofie Dolva, Director of Copenhagen International Fashion Fair (CIFF)
Jess Fleischer, Founder, Son of a Tailor
Heidi Svane, Head of Digital, Lifestyle & Design Cluster
Heidi Svane excels in merging innovation, technology, and circular business models within academia and the lifestyle industry. Her projects span futuristic fashion and furniture tech in locations like San Francisco, South Korea, and Amsterdam, integrating advanced technology experiments with customer data, virtual showrooms, blockchain, IoT, and big data. Heidi’s background as a retail entrepreneur, combined with a Master’s degree in Strategy, Management, and Innovation, positions her as the current Head of Digital at Lifestyle & Design Cluster.
Stina Billinger, Sustainability & Public Affairs, Syre
Stina is the Sustainability & Public Affairs at Syre, whose mission is to decarbonize and dewaste textiles, starting with polyester. Stina is former State Secretary & Chief of Staff, Swedish Government and Head of Sustainability at Storebrand and SPP.
Simon Hjelte, CEO & co-founder NOMS
Simon has 20+ years of experience in the fashion industry value chain, shop work, and retail purchasing, running his own companies in the field of micro-production and retail. Led change work and business development with associated responsibilities for the financial outcome of SME companies in an international market space. Trained tailor and pattern designer are important skills to ensure feasibility in production innovation.
Kasper Karimaa, Founder, Tree
Kasper Karimaa is an expert in blockchain technology, where his team has been working with industry defining protocols since 2020. Through contributions to European Data Economy research consortia, the company has been developing TREE protocol for cross-platform DPP infrastructure together with relevant stakeholders and industry best practises.
Julian Hötzel, Co-Founder, Momentum
Julian has experience in Fashion-Tech, Blockchain, and Digital Architecture, having launched several digital products in fashion and finance. He founded Momentum, previously a circular fashion brand with a fully transparent supply chain, aiming to transfer this proof-of-concept model with his team to the entire fashion industry from raw material suppliers to brands for a more circular design and upcoming regulations.
Konrad Olsson, Editor-in-chief and Founder, Scandinavian MIND
Konrad Olsson is the founder and editor-in-chief of Scandinavian MIND, a magazine and platform covering the intersection of lifestyle and technology. He regularly advises companies and organisations on brand strategy, communication, and digital transformation.
