Programme

Innovation and sustainability, technology and digitization: The Kraftwerk Berlin is the hotspot for the future-oriented topics of fashion during the Berlin Fashion Week. Inform yourself, exchange information, network!

On Monday, 2 July, we start our pre-fair programme:

9 am – 6 pm: FashionSustain Thinkathon | Radialsystem, Holzmarktstr. 33, Berlin-Mitte

6 pm – 10 pm: Industry Insights and Get Together – Food+Drinks by Zalando Media Solutions |
Upper level, Conference Area (by invitation only)

Tuesday, 3 July

9 am - 2.30 pm - FashionSustain Thinkathon

Offsite: Radialsystem, Holzmarktstr. 33, Berlin-Mitte

10 am - From fair wear to love affair

Film and talk with Linda Mai Phung, Evolution3 and Ines Rust, Dawn |
Upper level, Schaltraum (English)

10.30 am - 3.30 pm - FashionSustain

Conference on responsible innovations in textiles and fashion (by Messe Frankfurt) | Upper level

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10.30 am - Phönix aus der Asche - Naturfasern aus der Vergessenheit zur Wiedergeburt

Lecture by Lydia Wiesnet, IVN |
Upper level, Schaltraum (German)

11 am - 6 pm - Prepeek powered by Fashion Changers

Networking event for bloggers, influencer and journalists. Try on curated styles & shoot them live! | Upper level

11.20 am - Innovationskraft der deutschen Textil- und Bekleidungsindustrie

Talk with Dr. Uwe Mazura (Managing Director Confederation of the German Textile and Fashion Industry), Nico Kemmler (Head of Retail Operations & CSR Seidensticker), Magdalena Schaffrin (Founder Greenshowroom), Johannes Diebel (Director Research Forschungskuratorium Textil) und Jenny Bürger (Blogger Team Go Textile!) | Upper level, Schaltwerk (German)

12.30 pm - TBD

Lecture by Lina Pfeifer, GOTS |
Upper level, Schaltraum (English)

1.30 pm - Defining and implementing living wages

Lecture by Stefanie Wilson and Dorothee Wirtz, Fairtrade Deutschland | Upper level, Schaltraum (English)

2.30 pm - Performance & Perspectives. Fair wear foundation releases its first 5 years anaysis of their member brand's performance towards a fair supply chain

Press conference and market insights | Upper level, Schaltraum (English)

3.30 pm - The invisible end of the textile supply chain - Facts from a ginning study

Lecture by Dr. Rossitza Krueger, Fairtrade International | Upper level, Schaltraum (English)

3.30 pm - Treffpunkt! by Sportswear International und Textilwirtschaft

Public Viewing FIFA world cup Russia 2018

4.30 pm - Good Textiles Foundation: How we foster sustainable fashion industry by investing in local communities

Lectures by Dr. Norbert Taubken, Good Textiles Foundation | Upper level, Schaltraum (English)

5.30 pm - Vom Wissen zum Anders: Ethisch korrekte Schuhe, geht das?

Discussion with INKOTA-network and cum ratione | Upper level, Schaltraum (German)

6 pm - 9 pm - Nightshift: Drinks, Food & Business

Networking Event – Ginger Party sponsored by Lanius x Weleda |
Outside, ground and mid level

6.30 pm - Spitze Nadel 2018 - INKOTA-network and cum ratione

Award ceremony | Upper level, Schaltraum (German)

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7 pm - Greenshowroom Selected

Carated fashion show with highlights from Greenshowroom and Ethical Fashion Show Berlin during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week |
Ewerk Mitte (by invitation only)

7 pm - Live screening: Greenshowroom Selected

Carated fashion show with highlights from Greenshowroom and Ethical Fashion Show Berlin during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week |
Upper level, conference area

7.30 pm - After Show Cocktail

Outside, ground and mid level

Wednesday, 4 July

10 am - 6 pm - #Fashiontech

The world‘s leading fashion and tech conference during Berlin Fashion Week (by Premium Group) │ Upper level
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10 am - 6 pm - #Fashiontech Masterclasses

Upper level, Schaltraum
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10 am - 6 pm - Prepeek powered by Fashion Changers

Networking event for bloggers, influencer and journalists. Try on curated styles & shoot them live! | Upper level

6 pm - Fashion and crafts - a return of investment for generations to come

FAB Talks with Abury | Upper level, Schaltraum (English)

Thursday, 5 July

11 am - 1 pm - Fashion Impact: How to empower traditional handicraft

Keynotes: Best practises from Sri Lanka and Ethiopia. Linda Speldewinde, Founder Design Corp (Sri Lanka) and Sara Abera, Founder Muya (Ethiopia)

Paneldiscussion: Focus on Addis Abeba.
Waridi Schrobsdorff, Founder Fashion Africa 254,
Elisaveta Kostova, Sustainable Textile Programme Ethiopia, GIZ and
Meron Seid, Founder of Meron Addis Abeba Leather Bags | Upper level, Schaltraum (English)