The Fashionsustain Berlin conference, to be held in Frankfurt am Main, brings together pioneers of sustainable textile innovations to initiate a dialogue between them. The conference combines the creative thinking of its birthplace with an international speaker line-up. The first keynote “Sustainable innovation –a matter of survival” will be by Micke Magnusson, founder of the Swedish start-up we are Spindye, and serves as a wake-up call for the industry.

The round table will focus on the influence of trends on new business practices: “Trendsetting change makers – Is fashion leading the way for sustainable innovation?” The panel will be moderated by Max Gilgenmann, Content Director of Neonyt.

The panel titled “Synthetic change makers – What does the future of man-made fibres look like?” will explore alternative fibre production and recycling methods. Taking part in the discussion panel will be industry pioneers such as Austrian fibre manufacturer Lenzing, British recycling company Perpetual Global, Swiss specialty chemicals company Clariant and Thai chemical company Indorama.

Fibre producer Lenzing, knitting machine manufacturer Santoni and producer of footwear components Procalçado S.A. will present the innovation roadshow entitled “The future of eco-conscious footwear manufacturing”, supported by Messe Frankfurt’s Texpertise Network. It will present the sustainable production process of a shoe, showing how a sustainability transformation of the fashion and textile industry can already become a reality today. The panel will be moderated by Marte Hentschel, founder of Sourcebook, the B2B network for the fashion industry.