The IAF World Fashion Convention will be held in Belgium, November 9 to 11, 2020.

This is an unique fashion industry event, bringing together the entire global industry ecosystem to share high level industry insights and to jointly discuss concrete actions to create faster industry transition. It is an unique opportunity to gain the insights necessary to understand where the industry is heading and to join the conversation on concrete ways to make the necessary transitions. In fact the theme of this event is transition in the global fashion system. For this edition the format has been changed to better cater to the theme of transition. One day will be devoted to plenary sessions with top speakers from across the globe. On the second day, workshops with participants from across the fashion ecosystem will discuss major topics driving transition such as circular textiles and implementing new technologies.

The theme of transition recognizes the fact that the demand from societies and from consumers, the restraints posed by the earth’s ecosystem and the possibilities offered by technology converge to create a necessity for transition.

The International Apparel Federation has chosen to connect the convention to the EU as a whole, because of its vibrant fashion and textile industry.