Venice Sustainable Fashion Forum 2026

Now in its fifth edition, the Venice Sustainable Fashion Forum is a leading initiative dedicated to advancing the sustainable transformation of the Fashion & Luxury industry, promoted by Confindustria Moda and Confindustria Veneto Est.
The Italian Fashion & Luxury industry as a whole represents a turnover of some 90 billion and employs over 400,000 people in more than 60,000 companies along the numerous chains of materials transformation and products creation: the Venice Sustainable Fashion Forum originates from this awareness and the will to work jointly towards a concrete objective of sustainable transition, bringing together the companies all along the supply chains from materials to brands, to identify the priority challenges, indicate an agreed path of change and start out on a roadmap of effective transformation based on scientific and measurable evidence.

Agenda

10:30 – 18:00

Moderator

Andrea Cabrini (Editor, Class CNBC)

09:00 – 14:00

Moderator

Andrea Cabrini (Editor, Class CNBC)

10:30 – 11:00

Arrival and Registration

11:00 – 11:10

Institutional Remarks

11:10 – 11:30

Opening

11:30 – 11:50

Keynote Speech

11:50 – 12:20

A World Redrawn

Geopolitics, Markets and Trade

12:20 – 12:40

Made in Italy, Global Stakes

Fashion, Luxury and Supply Chains in a Changing Market

12:40 – 13:10

Integrity Is Not Negotiable

Behind the Investigation

Following: The Responsible Supply Chains

13:10 – 13:45

The Human Advantage

Talent, Skills and Governance

13:45 – 15:00

Lunch

15:00 – 15:20

When the Rules of Game Change

15:20 – 15:40

Just Fashion Transition 2026 Study

15:40 – 16:10

Evolving the Ecosystem

Systemic Change, Collaboration and Sustainable Innovation

16:10 – 16:30

Staying Ahead

European Updates on Fashion Industry Regulations

16:30 – 17:00

The Global Economy in Motion

Growth, Markets and Evolving Dynamics

17:15 – 18:00

Parallel Sessions

  • Designing Circularity
  • Building Industrial Resilience
  • AI-Powered Fashion

09:00 – 09:30

Arrival and Registration

09:30 – 09:40

Opening

09:40 – 10:00

Institutional Remarks

10:00 – 10:30

AI Wear the Change

Rethinking Products, Processes and ESG Performance

10:30 – 11:10

Driving Transformation

From Strategy to Impact

11:10 – 11:30

Shaping Together

11:30 – 12:00

Coffee Break

12:00 – 12:20

Envisioning the Future

12:20 – 13:00

Innovation That Matters

Excellence & Competitiveness

13:00 – 13:30

Routed in Nature, Designed for Tomorrow

Traditional and Emerging Materials

13:30 – 14:00

Road to 2035

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Supporting Association

ANFAO
Assocalzaturifici
Assopellettieri
Confindustria Accessori Moda
Fondazione del Tessile Italiano

Main Partner

Deloitte
Hyosung TNC
Ideabiella
UniCredit
UniSalute

Strategic Partner

Umana

Forum Partner

Chargeurs PCC
Confindustria Moda – Sezione Lino
F+D – Fashion and Design Cluster
Kering
Pattern Group
Tex Club Tec

Partner

ADVANT Nctm
H-Moda
The House of Lyria
NiCE Footwear
Stealth Econ ESG

Media Partner

Class CNBC

With the contribution of

Camera di Commercio Venezia Rovigo

Scientific Partner

TEHA Group

Technical Partner

Bassani Group
Bellini Canella
Bellussi Valdobbiadene
Controcampo
Hotel Gabrielli Venezia – Starhotels
The Merchant of Venice
Rosa Salva
Splendid Venice – Starhotels
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