Agenda
10.30 – 17.30
Moderator
Andrea Cabrini (Editor, Class CNBC)
09.00 – 13.50
Moderator
Andrea Cabrini (Editor, Class CNBC)
10:30 – 11:00
Arrival and Registration
11:00 – 11:25
Welcoming Remarks
11:00 – 11:25
Messages from:
Adolfo Urso
Minister for Enterprises and Made in Italy
Luca Zaia
President, Veneto Region
Welcoming Remarks
Andrea Cabrini
Editor - Class CNBC
Walter Bertin
Vice-President, Confindustria Veneto Est
Flavio Sciuccati
Senior Partner & Director of the Global Fashion Unit, The European House - Ambrosetti
Sergio Tamborini
President, Sistema Moda Italia
Massimo Zanon
President, Camera di Commercio Venezia-Rovigo
11:25 – 11:50
Presentation of the Study 2024
Carlo Cici
Partner & Head of Sustainability Practices, The European House - Ambrosetti
Carlo Cici has more than 30 years of experience in integrating Sustainable Development into the companies’ core business through Strategy, Reporting, Engagement, Communication and Social Impact Assessment. As of today, he is head of The European House – Ambrosetti’s sustainability practice. Before joining The European House – Ambrosetti he worked at Arthur Andersen, Deloitte, Rga and EY. For 8 years he was professor of Environmental Policy and then of Environmental and Social Communication at State University of Milan.
11:25 - 11:50
Presentation of the Study 2024
11:50 – 12:10
Competitiveness through Sustainability
in conversation with:
Matteo De Rosa
CEO, LVMH Métiers d’Art
Matteo De Rosa is CEO of LVMH Métiers d'Art. Prior to this he was President of the Belgian maison of Dries Van Noten (acquired by the Spanish group Puig in 2018). In the past he also held the role of CEO of the Chinese-Canadian ready-to-wear brand Ports 1961, and Fashion Director & Lifestyle Manager for the Australian-based Kennedy Luxury Group. Earlier in his career he co-founded the leather goods brand Sartie.
11:50 - 12:10
Competitiveness through Sustainability
12:10 – 12:40
Human Threads: Addressing the Social Matter
12:10 – 12:40
Human Threads: Addressing the Social Matter
Chair
Susanna Owusu Twumwah
Diaspora & Migration Experti
Alessandro Rosina
Docente universitario e saggista
Manal Azzi
Team Lead on Occupational Safety and Health, International Labour Organization
12:40 – 13:10
Fashion Forward: Advocating Immediate Change
12:40 – 13:10
Fashion Forward: Advocating Immediate Change
Geraldine Wharry
Fashion Futurologist
Andrea Rosso
Sustainability Ambassador, Diesel
13:10 – 14:40
Luncheon
14:10 – 16:15
Progress on the Normative Framework & Response from the Industry
14:10 – 16:15
Progress on the Normative Framework & Response From the Industry
Dirk Vantyghem
Director General, Euratex
Barbara Cimmino
Vice President, Euratex
Matteo Magnani
Senior Policy Analyst – Policy & Institutions, Ellen MacArthur Foundation
Q&A
Case Studies
Irma Cavallotti
Administrator and Technical Director, Società di Ingegneria Chimica per l’Ambiente
Elisa Gavazza
Southern Europe Director, ZDHC Foundation
Alessandro Pacenti
President, Consorzio Physis
Francesco Bencini
General Director, Creazioni Lorenza
16:30 – 17:30
Parallel Sessions
16.30 – 17.30
PARALLEL SESSIONS
Chair
Maria Teresa Pisani
Economic Policy Officer, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
Silke Obst
Deputy Head of Unit, Directorate General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
Luigi Fontanesi
Partner, Greenberg Traurig Santamaria
Camilla Di Fonzo
Senior Associate, Greenberg Traurig Santamaria
Andrea Rambaldi
CEO, FashionArt
Q&A
Chair
Andrea Cabrini
Editor, Class CNBC
Onur Bingol
Associate Director, SME Finance & Development, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Annalisa Areni
Head of Client Strategies, Unicredit
Giovanni Santi
President, Beste SPA, Gruppo Hind
Federico De Martini
Vice President, Magnolab
Bruno Conterno
CEO, Nice Footwear
Q&A
Chair
Silvia Gambi
Founder, Solo Moda Sostenibile
Arianna Colombari
Group Communication & Sustainability Director, Tecnica Group
Maria Grazia Vittori
Technical Director and Sustainable Innovation Manager, Grassi
Marco Guazzoni
Sustainability Manager, Vibram
Matteo Aghemo
CEO, Co-Founder, Musthad
Dario Casalini
CEO, Oscalito
Q&A
Chair
Silvia Mazzanti
Sustainability Manager, Save The Duck
Adele Fusi
Consultant at Sustainability Practice, The European House - Ambrosetti
Matteo Rimini
Consultant at Sustainability Practice, The European House - Ambrosetti
Giulio Benelli
Consultant at Sustainability Practice, The European House-Ambrosetti
Leonardo Raffaelli
Managing Director, Lanificio Balli
Q&A
16:30 – 17:30
Networking
09:00 – 09:30
Arrival and Registration
09:30 – 09:35
Welcome
Andrea Cabrini
Editor - Class CNBC
A financial journalist and anchor for more than 30 years, he covers topics in economics, markets, banking, and asset management. He is moderator of several national and international events such as the G7 – Multistakeholder Conference and ECB Banking Supervision Forum. He’s also curator of a multimedia project on digital transformation Italia 4.0.He counts on a 10-year experience in Mediaset TG and previously had journalistic experiences in Telelombardia, Repubblica and Radio Popolare and in the financial network European Business Channel. He is in charge of Media Experience class at Bocconi University and SDA Bocconi.He studied political science at the University of Milan.
09:30 - 09:35
Welcome
09:35 – 09:50
Historical Forces in Fashion
in conversation with:
Sofi Thanhauser
Historian, Author of “Worn: A People’s History of Clothing
Sofi Thanhauser is a writer, artist, and musician, based in Brooklyn, New York. She teaches at Pratt Institute and in 2023 she received the Calderwood Journalism Fellowship. In 2022, she wrote Worn: A People’s History of Clothing. Throughout the years she has received fellowships from the Fulbright, the ClimateWorks Foundation, Macdowell, and Ucross, among others. Her writing has appeared in The Guardian, Vox, MIT Technology Review, the Observer Magazine, Dame, and LitHub.
09.35 – 09.50
Historical Forces in Fashion
09:50 – 10:30
Consumerism Unveiled: Trends, Numbers, and the Future of Fashion
09.50 – 11.00
Consumerism Unveiled: Trends, Numbers, And The Future Of Fashion
Jonathan Hall
Managing Partner, Kantar Sustainable Transformation Practice
Luca Solca
Managing Director, Luxury Goods, Sanford C. Bernestein
Q&A
In Conversation with:
Peter Pernot-Day
Head of Strategic and Corporate Affairs for North America and Europe, Shein
10:30 – 11:00
Break
11:00 – 12:20
Revolutionizing Sustainable Supply Chain Strategies: Responsibility, Transparency and Value Optimization
11.00 – 12.20
REVOLUTIONIZING SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY CHAIN STRATEGIES: RESPONSIBILITY, TRANSPARENCY AND VALUE OPTIMIZATION
Hakan Karaosman
Associate Professor Cardiff University
Chiara Morelli
Industrial Sustainability Director, Prada Group
Andrea Crespi
Vice President Sustainability, Sistema Moda Italia
Luca Sburlati
CEO, Pattern
Andrea Sianesi
Docente Supply Chain Management Politecnico di Milano
12:20 – 13:25
Innovation: Pioneering Solutions for a Sustainable Transition
12.20 – 13.25
INNOVATION: PIONEERING SOLUTIONS FOR A SUSTAINABLE TRANSITION
Keynote Speech
Ken Singer
Berkeley University
Roundtable
Jalaj Hora
Global Vice President of Product Innovation and Consumer Creation Nike
Michela Gioacchini
Head of Sustainability & Corporate Social Responsibility, Tod’s Group
Chiara Mastrotto
President, Gruppo Mastrotto
Marco Taisch
President, Fondazione MICS-Made in Italy Circolare e Sostenibile; Professor of Digital Manufacturing, PoliMi
13:25 – 13:40
The Way Forward: Implementing Sustainable Fashion Solutions
Diana Verde Nieto
Advisor, Sustainnovate; Advisor, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs; Co-Founder, Positive luxury; Advisor, World Economic Forum; Author, “Reimagining Luxury”
Diana Verde Nieto is a business leader and sustainability expert with over two decades of experience in driving sustainable economic growth and fostering innovation. In 2024 she released her book “Reimagining Luxury: How to Build a Sustainable Future for Your Brand.” Her latest venture, Edify Collective, is a cutting-edge microlearning platform focused on sustainability and soft skills. She also serves as an advisor to several noteworthy organizations, including La Praire, The British Beauty Council, The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affair. In 2011 Verde Nieto co-founded Positive Luxury, and remains an active board member. In 2002, she founded one of the world’s first sustainability communication consultancies, which she successfully exited in 2010.
13.30 – 14.00
THE WAY FORWARD: IMPLEMENTING SUSTAINABLE FASHION SOLUTIONS
13:40 – 13:50
Closing Remarks
14.00 – 14.10
CLOSING REMARKS
Flavio Sciuccati
Senior Partner & Director of the Global Fashion Unit, The European House – Ambrosetti
Sergio Tamborini
President, Sistema Moda Italia
Leopoldo Destro
President, Confindustria Veneto Est
13:50
Luncheon