Let’s accelerate change in the fashion industry together.

We are thrilled to announce the second annual ‘Good For Business’ Sustainable Fashion Summit and invite you for a day dedicated to driving tangible impact in creating a more equitable and regenerative fashion industry.

Join industry leaders, innovators, and change-makers from business, government, NGOs, and academia at this inspiring and influential event as we strategise for a more sustainable fashion future.

Who Should Attend?

The summit is designed for key decision-makers in the industry who understand the importance of integrating sustainability into business strategy and implementation. Our attendees include CEOs, leaders across Sales, Marketing, Product, Finance, Supply Chain and of course Sustainability/ESG.

AGENDA

8.15am - 8.50am	Registration
9.00am - 9.20am	Welcome and opening address Clare Press - Sustainable Fashion Communicator & Founder of The Wardrobe Crisis Michael West - Member and Cultural Representative of the Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council (MLALC) The Hon. Dr Sarah Kaine, BEc, PhD MLC Rosanna Iacono - CEO and Co-Founder, The Growth Activists
9.20am - 10.20am	Innovation Showcase - presented by eBay Introduction by Anne-Marie Cheney - Fashion Lead, eBay Australia Guy Dempster - Director, Dempstah Xin Xu - Chief Scientific Officer & Lucie Semenec - Chief Executive Officer, Newera Bio Tina Funder - Founder, Alt Leather Dr Debbie Saunders - Co-Founder & CEO, NatureHelm Courtney Holm - Founder & CEO, Circular Sourcing
10.20am - 10.35am	Break: Morning Tea
10.35am - 11.25am	Panel: ESG & Access to Capital Moderated by Kirsty Simmonds - ESG Practice Lead, The Growth Activists Cindy Arthur - Head of ESG, Australia Commercial Banking - ANZ Danielle Haj-Moussa - Investment Associate, Main Sequence Kellie Hush - Co-Founder, The Volte Isabella Mortimore - Associate, Glow Capital Partners
11.25am - 12.15pm	Panel: From Farm to Wardrobe Moderated by Clare Press - Sustainable Fashion Communicator & Founder of The Wardrobe Crisis Dave Maslen - Chief Customer Officer, New Zealand Merino James Downie - Dungrove Grazing Company Ashley Hollis - Brand Relationships Manager, Cotton Australia Josh Zarco - Chief Commercial Officer, Australia Food & Fibre Lisa Griplas - Global Sustainability Communications Strategist, Australian Wool Innovation Norm Smith - Glenwood Farm
12.15am - 12.45pm	Brand Showcase presented by Seamless Introduction by Danielle Kent - General Manager Industry Transformation, Seamless Benjamine Duncan - Head of Sustainability and Ethical Sourcing, Universal Store Emma Foster-Geering - Senior Manager - Sustainability, R.M. Williams
12.45pm - 1.30pm	Break: Lunch
1.30pm - 2.20pm	Panel: Human Rights & the True Cost of Fashion Moderated by Clare Press - Sustainable Fashion Communicator & Founder of The Wardrobe Crisis Dr Nga Pham - Senior Research Fellow, Monash Centre for Financial Studies James Bartle - CEO & Founder, Outland Denim Fraser Tier - Chief Commercial Officer, Active Apparel Group Sarah Rogan - Campaign and Advocacy Lead, Oxfam Australia
2.20pm - 2.30pm	Change-makers Soapbox presented by Fran Maiale - Waverley Mills Soapbox Orator: Meriel Chamberlain - Founder, Full Circle Fibres
2.30pm - 3.20pm	Fireside Chat: Funding Fashion’s Circular Future Moderated by Rosanna Iacono - CEO & Co-Founder, The Growth Activists Ainsley Simpson - CEO, Seamless Jaana Quaintance-James - CEO, Australian Fashion Council
3.20pm -3.25pm	Soapbox Orator: Stephanie Devine - CEO & Founder, The Very Good Bra
3.25pm - 3.40pm	Break: Afternoon Tea
3.40pm - 3.45pm	Soapbox Orator: Phil Benedictus - Founder Benedictus Media and Co-Founder of Net Zero Media
3.45pm - 4.35pm	Panel: Gen Alpha/Gen Z & the Sustainability Driven Fashion Revolution Moderated by Angie Farrugia - Director of Communications & Engagement, B Lab Australia & Aotearoa New Zealand Aya Richardson - AU Co-ordinator, Fashion Revolution Athena Savvas - Sustainability & Impact Manager, Dissh Bianca Wittner - Brand Manager, Twoobs
4.35pm - 5.00pm	Final thoughts and close

Confirmed Speakers

Ainsley Simpson, Chief Executive Officer, Seamless
Jaana Quaintance-James, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Fashion Council
Ashley Hollis, Brand Relationships Manager, Cotton to Market
Cindy Arthur, Head of ESG, Australia Commercial - ANZ
Dave Maslen, Chief Customer Officer, The New Zealand Merino Company
Tina Funder, Founder, Alt.Leather
Lucie Semenec, Chief Executive Officer, Newera Bio
Xin Xu, Chief Scientific Officer, Newera Bio
Angie Farrugia, Director of Communications and Engagement, B Lab Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand
Dr Debbie Saunders, Co-Founder & CEO, NatureHelm
Courtney Holm, CEO & Founder, Circular Sourcing
Guy Dempster, Director, Dempstah
Meriel Chamberlin, Founder & Creator, Full Circle Fibres
Phil Benedictus, Founder, Benedictus Media
Stephanie Devine, CEO and Founder, The Very Good Bra
Lisa Griplas, Global Communications Sustainability Strategist, The Woolmark Company
Fraser Tier - Chief Commercial Officer, Active Apparel Group
James Bartle, CEO & Founder, Outland Denim
Sarah Rogan, Campaign and Advocacy Lead, Oxfam Australia
Danielle Haj-Moussa, Investment Associate, Main Sequence
Kellie Hush - Co-Founder, The Volte
Isabella Mortimore - Associate, Glow Capital Partners
Anne-Marie Cheney, Fashion Lead, eBay Australia
Dr Nga Pham - Senior Research Fellow, Monash Centre for Financial Studies
Benjamine Duncan - Head of Sustainability and Ethical Sourcing, Universal Store
Emma Foster-Geering - Senior Manager - Sustainability, R.M. Williams
Aya Richardson - AU Co-ordinator, Fashion Revolution
Athena Savvas - Sustainability & Impact Manager, DISSH
Bianca Wittner - Brand Manager, Twoobs
Josh Zarco - Chief Commercial Officer, Australia Food & Fibre
Norm Smith - Glenwood Farm
James Downie - Dungrove Grazing Company
The Hon. Dr Sarah Kaine, Member, NSW Parliament

Chaired by:

Clare Press, Sustainable Fashion Communicator & Founder of The Wardrobe Crisis

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