Impact Track: Sustainable Fashion Forum

THE PLOT

Stockholm Fashion Week was recently canceled in the name of climate impact and sustainability. The net effect? The “Sustainable Fashion Capital of the World” is gearing up to change the way the world produces, purchases and consumes clothes forever.

On November 21, The Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce in New York (SACCNY) invites you to hear directly from the bold players who canceled Stockholm Fashion Week and be among the first to hear what their strategy for influencing the global fashion industry toward a more sustainable system is. You will also be able to hear, meet and get inspired by Swedish trailblazers in fashion who are weaving sustainability into, not only the fabric of their designs and clothes but into society at large.

The Sustainable Fashion Forum presents carefully selected experts in FashionTech, innovation as well as fashion brands – not only touting a proven positive impact on the industry but inspiring sustainable production and consumption habits around the world.

THE PLAN

4:30 PM: Registrations

5:00 PM: Welcome: Words by The Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce, New York & The Consulate General of Sweden in New York

5:10 PM: Moderator Keynote: The Future of Fashion is...?

5:25 PM: Sweden: The Sustainable Fashion Capital of The World

• Jennie Rosén, CEO, Swedish Fashion Council
• Helena Waker, CEO, Association of Trade Partners Sweden and Founder, Stockholm Fashion District

5:40 PM: Shaping the Future of Fashion - The Cancellation of Stockholm Fashion Week and Collaboration as a Tool for Change

• Jennie Rosén, CEO, Swedish Fashion Council
• Emil Frid, Co-Founder, Fashion Innovation Center

6:00 PM: Panel: Redesigning the Bottom Line

• Michael Ferraro, Executive Director, Fashion Institute Technology / Infor DTech Lab (moderator)
• Corey Spencer, Country Manager USA & Canada, Nudie Jeans
• Hanna Wennerstein Williams, Country Manager USA, Gudrun Sjödén
• Emily Scarlett, Head of Communications & Public Relations, H&M USA
• Jean-Marie Shields, VP of Brand Experience, Fjällräven
• Kristina Tjäder , Founder & Sustainability Manager , House of Dagmar

6:45 PM: Finance as a Driver of Sustainability

• Katarina Strandberg, Co-Founder & CEO, The Swedish Villa
• Victor Friedberg, Founder & Managing Partner, New Epoch Capital

7:00 PM: FashionTech Pitches: Trends vs. Long-Term Solutions for Impact

• Patrik Lundström, CEO, Re:newcell
• Andreas Andrén, CEO, We aRe SpinDye
• Johan Graffner, CEO, DEDICATED

7:45 PM: Sustainable Fashion Show: Experience Design with Impact

8:00 PM: Fashion Expo & Mingle: Meet The Trailblazers in Sustainable Fashion

Contact: Yasmina Backström, Head of Communications & Impact Track

E-mail: yasmina.backstrom@saccny.org

THE PARTNERS:

IMPACT TRACK PARTNERS

THE EXPO COMPANIES:

ARTBY - HIKKI - SIGR - AKENBERG - IDUNN WINE - CATHARINA CARLSSON DESIGN - LOTTA LAMPA - WYILDA AF NORDEN - THE PATTERN LANDSCAPE - ERICA HUUVA - C/O GERD - HUMLEBÄCK - DUODJE BY KSS - STYLE OF NORRLAND - VEMÖDALEN BOOTS - MONICA L. EDMONDSON - FJÄLLRÄVEN - GUDRUN SJÖDEN - RE:NEWCELL - NUDIE JEANS - HM - SPINDYE

THE SACCNY'S IMPACT TRACK

On track for collective impact

SACCNY’s mission is to create synergies between Swedish and American companies and is now gearing its energy towards building a network of sustainability movers and shakers. In a time where we are battling the clock against climate change, we believe that business has a big role to play. By facilitating learning and building partnerships between companies across sectors and continents, we can move towards reducing negative impact faster. The Impact Track aims to build coordinated movements of global companies, social entrepreneurs and investors and shape an impact network based on the type of collaboration that scales impact.