| NATURAL FIBRE CONNECT CONFERENCE - WOOL DAYS IN BIELLA - SEPTEMBER 2024 | |||||||||||
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| THURSDAY 19th SEPTEMBER 2024 | ||||||||||||
| Time/Location | Sala Auditorium - Plenary | Sala Bianca - Workshop | ||||||||||
| 08.00 - 08.30 | Transfer from Hotels to Città Studi | |||||||||||
| 09.00 - 09.20 | Welcome Elena Schneider and Willy Gallia (The Schneider Group) | |||||||||||
| 09.20 - 9.50 | Keynote speaker Gunter Pauli (Novamont) | |||||||||||
| 9.50 - 10.20 | The Product Environmental Footprint Baptiste Carriere-pradal (2BPolicy) | |||||||||||
| 10.20 - 10.50 | COFFEE BREAK | |||||||||||
| 10.50 - 11.20 | Wool Impact Mitigation - Woolmark+ - Looking beyond Net Zero, to Nature Positive Elisabeth Van Delden (Woolmark) - Stephen Wiedemann (Integrity Ag Services) | |||||||||||
| 11.20 - 12.00 | Regenerative Agriculture Panel Dora Xu (Metabolic) - Lindsay Humphreys (The Rethink Lab) - Mariano Serratore (ICEA) | |||||||||||
| 12.00 - 13.00 | Textile Exchange Materials Matter Laura Kohler (Textile Exchange) | |||||||||||
| 13.00 - 14.00 | LUNCH BREAK | |||||||||||
| 14.00 - 15.30 | Rangeland Stewardship & Global Standards Una Jones and David McElroy (SFA) – Derek Baker (STELLAR Project) Paul Littlefair (RSPCA) – Ian Whiteford (Sustainable Textiles Consultant) | Materials Matter Workshop Laura Kohler - Bronwyn Botha - Siobhan Momberg - Biko Nagara (Textile Exchange) | ||||||||||
| 15.30 - 16.00 | COFFEE BREAK | |||||||||||
| 16.00 - 17.00 | Updates from Australia Panel session dedicated to growers from Australia. Tim Marwedel (Schneider) - Don Macdonald (AWI) - David Rowbottom | |||||||||||
| 17.00 - 18.00 | Authentico® by Schneider Group - Update Debora Tricarico (Authentico Brand Manager) - Horacio Duran (MD Argentina) - Sherif Shousha (MD Egypt) - Tim Marwedel (MD Australia) - Michela Toppan (Certifications & Compliance) | |||||||||||
| END OF DAY 1 | ||||||||||||
| 18.45 - 19.45 | Aperitivo @ Pistoletto Foundation with Art Exhibition (Tickets available through website) | |||||||||||
| 20.00 - 22.00 | Dinner @ Pistoletto Foundation (Tickets available through website) | |||||||||||
| FRIDAY 20th SEPTEMBER 2024 | ||||||||||||
| Time/Location | Sala Auditorium - Plenary | Sala Seminari - Breakout | Sala Bianca - Workshop | |||||||||
| 08.00 - 08.30 | Transfer from Hotels to Città Studi | |||||||||||
| 09.00 - 09.10 | Greetings day 2 | |||||||||||
| 09.10 - 09.30 | Natural Fibres in Fashion: commonalities and future opportunities Federico Brugnoli (Spin 360) | |||||||||||
| 09.30 - 09.45 | NFC Prato Session Debriefing Laura Kohler (Textile Exchange) | |||||||||||
| 09.45 - 10.00 | European Wool Working Group Introduction to Working Group by Pascal Gautrand (Collectif Tricolor) and Noelie Mochen (LVMH) | |||||||||||
| 10.00 - 10.30 | Camelids updates United Nations has declared 2024 as the International Year of Camelids Horacio Duran (Fuhrmann) - Juan Pepper (Michell Group) - Said Awad (NOUKK) | |||||||||||
| 10.30 - 10.40 | LCA for SILK: limitations and challenges Maurizio Marchi (Innovhub) | |||||||||||
| 10.40 - 11.00 | COFFEE BREAK | |||||||||||
| 11.00 - 11.15 | Upcoming Challenges on Chemical in Textiles Riccardo Dall’Anese (TIL) | Updates from Sustainable Fibre Alliance (SFA): Challenges&Progress David McElroy (SFA) | Empowering Women in the Wool Industry Bianca Heaney (Women in Wool) | |||||||||
| 11.15 - 11.30 | ZDHC Strategy 2030: Key Impact Areas and Future Directions Elisa Gavazza (ZDHC) | |||||||||||
| 11.30 - 12.00 | Updates from South Africa Lauren Moore (Mohair South Africa) - Deon Saayman (Cape Wools) | The Good Cashmere Approach: Next Level Animal Welfare Gudrun Kersten (The Good Cashmere Standard) | European Wool Working Group (Hybrid session) Click here to register Moderators: Pascal Gautrand (Le Collectif Tricolor) Noelie Mochen (LVMH) | |||||||||
| 12.00 - 12.30 | Updates from the U.S. Erin Martin (Anodyne) - Jeanne Carver (Shaniko Wool Company) Andrèe Soares (Talbott Sheep Company) | Standing Up to Scrutiny: When Wool’s Green Credentials are Questioned Jeannette Cook (IWTO Communications Manager) | ||||||||||
| 12.30 - 13.00 | Designing for the future Frances Van Hasselt (Mohair South Africa) - Simone Sommer (Pforzheim University) | L'applicazione delle normative europee per un tessile sostenibile e circolare Marco Piu (Tessile e Salute) | ||||||||||
| 13.00 - 14.00 | LUNCH BREAK | |||||||||||
| 14.00 - 15.00 | Implementing the ZDHC Roadmap to Zero Programme: Benefits and Best Practices Marta Simonetti (ZDHC Country Manager - Europe) | Textile Exchange Animal Fibre Rountable Summit Moderators: Siobhan Momberg (Textile Exchange) Bronwyn Botha (Textile Exchange) Laura Kohler (Textile Exchange) * To attend this breakout session, you will be required to register upon the purchase of your ticket | ||||||||||
| 15.00 - 16.00 | Understanding Certifications Giuseppe Portarapillo - Francesco Pazzi (ICEA) | |||||||||||
| 16.00 - 16.30 | COFFEE BREAK | |||||||||||
| 16.30 - 17.00 | Closing Remarks and Thank you | |||||||||||
| DISCLAIMER -The schedule and content of this conference are subject to change without prior notice. The organizers reserve the right to modify the agenda, speakers, and topics as necessary. The views and opinions expressed by the speakers are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the organizers. Attendees are advised to verify the details closer to the event date. | ||||||||||||