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WEDNESDAY JULY 20, 2022 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM ReGenerative Agriculture: Could this be what reverses the reputation of the Apparel Industry away from being bad for the planet? Charles Ross, Megan Meiklejohn e Journey to Carbon Neutrality highlights attention to make garments less bad for the planet; however ReGenAg can produce yarn which sequesters more carbon into the ground that the production, processing and use of it involves. e North Face, Patagonia, Timberland, Eileen Fisher, & the Kering Group are all integrating this supply line into their sourcing. is session will be focused around a discussion with Megan Meiklejohn of Land To Market (possibly the most respected of the certification authorities) about what the possibility offers. In a world of change - could this be the silver bullet to taking on some of the biggest accusations of bad practice within our industry? 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM SLOW DOWN! Relevant Design and True Innovation Nora Kuehner, Independent, Fashion & Design Consultant Living in a time of constant transformation, we are permanently forced to evaluate and rethink what has been achieved. Rapid technological advances are endlessly changing the ways we work and live. Where are we going to as designers and creative minds? What will be the role of design and designers to support the necessary changes? Design is able to raise awareness, to shi horizons and to shape responsible solutions. What does it take to start creating tomorrow – today? Nora Kuehner will provide an overview of perspectives for a new understanding of the product development process. 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Footprint Data for Climate Action Elana Frosk, Hohenstein Aer two years of development and testing, an industry-specific tool is available for calculating the carbon and water footprint at each stage of a product's life. e tool is integrated for suppliers within STeP by OEKO-TEX® certification and will eventually be used on product labels for consumers. Elana will discuss how the tool was developed, how data will be continuously improved and how the system can be used. 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Design for Recyclability: Pathway towards a subsential Design culture. Charles Ross, Alexa Dehmel, and Dr. Rüdiger Fox Future in the new age of climate change - What solutions can each of us deliver? What approaches do we need for our knowledge, for our actions in our daily business to ensure the sustainability transformation? In the design-oriented panel, the movers and shakers of the industry will talk about the levers and share their knowledge. 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Shifting the Narrative: From Microfiber Crisis to Fiber Fragment Answers Erika Simmons, AATCC ere is still a lot unknown about the tiny fiber fragments that find their way into water, air, and even living organisms. But the 2021 publication of AATCC TM212, Test Method for Fiber Fragment Release During Home Laundering, provided a standard definition and test method for quantifying fragments released in the laundering process. With these tools, the textile industry can move toward better understanding and a sustainable solution. 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Hybrid Lifestyles: Performance Fabrics and the Reinvention of Men's Apparel Adrienne Mercante e rise of direct-to-consumer brands in the early 2000's brought about a number of start-ups geared towards highly specific lifestyles. Among these, were a handful of small apparel brands geared towards translating traditional menswear staples into purpose-driven solutions for travel and every day. Using performance fabric technologies re-appropriated from technical and outdoor applications, the mission of these brands was to provide a type of functional and trend- forward apparel that could take its wearer on a journey. Join Adrienne Mercante as she talks about her own experience designing men's hybrid apparel, while also examining the work of kindred brands. l E X P E R T TA L K S S C H E D U L E July 2022 ~ Textile Insight Functional Fabric Fair Special Edition • 13 textileinsight.com