Come hear some of the industry’s most influential experts discuss the elements of building a business in fashion - Get to know the MIT fashion community and check out what MIT fashion startups are working on.

The evening starts in the Ting Foyer with a showcase of fashion and apparel-related companies started by MIT students. Later on, key figures in fashion share their entrepreneurial stories and talk about how to make a business work in an evolving industry.

Agenda:

5-6 pm – Student Showcase in Ting Foyer featuring:

· Ministry of Supply

· Rest Devices

· Style Up

· Jon Lou

· Lallitara

· Tamasha

· Modalyst

· Asorti

· Fula & Style

· Bureh

· More student fashion startups to be added!

6-7:30 pm – Panel “Branding Fashion in an Evolving Landscape” featuring:

· Moderator: Brian Kalma – Ministry of Supply

· Brant Cryder – U.S. President of Saint Laurent

· Shenan Reid – Chief Media Officer of CreateThe Group

· Laurent Claquin – Head of Kering Americas

· Shauna Mei – Founder and CEO of AHAlife

7:30-8 pm – Keynote: Marcus Wilson and Michael Schaeffer - Co-founders of The Right Collective