Polish Sustainable Fashion Forum is a half day conference and networking event co-organised by the Polish Investment & Trade Agency in cooperation with the Polish Embassy in Berlin. It is a great opportunity to meet and discuss the development direction of the fashion industry and the possibilities of the transformation according to the idea of sustainable development as well as the contribution of the Polish companies to this process. Official part followed by a networking dinner. Participation is free of charge. The event takes place as part of Berlin Fashion Week 2023.

More information and registration form at: www.paih.gov.pl/registration-Polish_Sustainable_Fashion_Forum_Berlin

Program of the conference:

15:30 Registration

16:00 Welcoming

Magdalena Szuber-Zasacka, Head, Communication and Public Diplomacy Department, Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Berlin
Łukasz Chrabański, Head of the Office in Germany, Polish Investment & Trade Agency, Poland

16:15 Presentation

Slow fashion or the circular economy in fashion – experience in building
a sustainable textile industry

Ewa Polkowska, Co-Founder and Chief Sustainability Officer at Sustainable Fashion Institute, Fashion designer, Poland

16:45 – 17:25 Panel Debate

Circular Fashion – exchange of experience in building sustainable fashion industry
Moderator: Kay Alexander Plonka, Style in Progress, Germany

Speakers:
Ewa Krajewska, Founder, Fashion Project, Poland
Jonas Widerström, International Business Coordinator, City of Borås, Sweden
Robert Gajewski, PhD, Podology & Ergonomy Area Leader, Łódz Technology Institute, Poland
Rolf Heimann, CEO hessnatur Stiftung, Germany

17:25 Succes story 

Evolution or Revolution – the role of customers in responsible brand creation:        

• How we change the fashion market?

Tomasz Bocian – CEO, UDO (Ubrania Do Oddania), Poland 

• Together we play for the planet – case study;

Agata Krząstek  – 4F, Sustainability Specialist, Poland

17:55 – 18:05 Break

18:05 – 18:45 Panel Debate

Limiting Greenwashing – role of customers, public administration and companies in the communication process in the fashion industry

Moderator: Zuzanna Krzątała, Sustainability Manager, Vogue Poland

Speakers:
Agnieszka Oleksyn-Wajda, Director of the Institute of Sustainable Development at Lazarski University, Poland
Martyna Zastawna, Founder and CEO, woshwosh, Poland

19:00  Networking dinner