go make it The 3rd International Conference

on Sustainable innovation in the textiles industry to rescue the planet For A NET-ZERO FUTURE

Overview The textile industry is regarded as one of the industries that faces the biggest challenges in incorporating sustainability in its business practices

The textile industry employs tens of millions of people worldwide and is one of the global industries that provides basic daily human needs as the second most important basic need in human life after food and water.

27 May

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27 May

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What is the Conference? The 3rd International Conference on Sustainable Innovation in the textiles industry

to rescue the planet highlights a curated set of innovators who are addressing key sustainability and responsible business challenges across fashion’s complex value chain. This includes design and sourcing, the way in which new products are created and consumption models.

FROM ALIGNMENT TO ACTION: HOW BRANDS CAN TRANSFORM SUPPLY CHAINS, SCALE CIRCULARITY

We’ll equip delegates with the best practice and guidance to develop net-zero strategies, transform supply chains, engage consumers, scale circularity, and drive positive social impacts

Conference’s Vision

FROM ALIGNMENT TO ACTION: HOW BRANDS CAN TRANSFORM SUPPLY CHAINS, SCALE CIRCULARITY, Powering Innovation for a Circular Future) Circular Shift 2023( through connect local and global experts, policymakers, decision-makers, governmental organizations, NGOs, financing institutions, development agencies, academia, industry, the public sector, the private sector, and strategic partners with green entrepreneurs, environmental innovators, To transform the textile and fashion industry into a sustainable and Eco-Friendly , focus on supporting the transition required to achieve global goals such as the Paris Agreement, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, and the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals to achieve UN Sustainable Development Goals9. 12.13

Conference’s Mission

Accelerating Circularity catalyzes circular supply chains and business models to turn used textiles into mainstream raw materials.
To accelerate the move to a Sustainable Economy (sustainable resource-efficient)
identifying the technical, environmental, legislative, and institutional challenges facing Sustainable Innovation in the textiles industry
Creating a new generation of entrepreneurs who contribute to the development of the Sustainable textiles sector
Finding innovative solutions for the textiles industry and creating investment opportunities
Transfer and localization of global technology in the Sustainable Innovation in the textiles industry to support environmental, economic, and social development as one of the objectives of the sustainable development strategy, Egypt’s Vision 2030 and Egyptian Strategy for Climate Change 2050

Why the conference?

As piles of wasted clothing are growing every day and less than 1% of current textile production is circular, there is unprecedented urgency to change sourcing models, design strategies and production systems in the fashion, apparel, and textile sectors. Our apparel and textiles
for a successful carbon management strategy and the building blocks required for businesses to put this into practice.

Why Attend ? Discover best practices from industry leaders and get in-depth guidance

On how to effectively implement policies,Meet & network with an influential audience of key stakeholders, including NGOs, business, government and supply chain actors. Benchmark company performance amongst a room of your peers and discover where you should be focusing efforts

Why Join the Conference? Will Provide a perfect Setting for networking and direct Contact

with Potential Clients as well as numerous decision makers from Professional, government, and industry leaders

Enable

To tap on ideas and Opinions to increase Standards and Visibility in Challenges In incorporating sustainability in the Textiles industry

Opportunity

To meet from policy makers from across the globe and expand brand within the Circles

Present

Your Company and Services to an international, high-profile audience during the Conference

topics

The key barriers to scaling circularity and how to tackle the challenges in supply chain? ranging from sustainable design and procurement to chemical use and waste shipment rules to explore the potential solutions

Climate action: Sustainable design and material innovation، how are leading brands performing against their climate targets on the route to net-zero

From blockchain and AI ... technology will have a pivotal role in the transition to circular systems Can AI and technology solve the overproduction problem?

The environmental costs and e-commerce returns, how to engage and incentivize key suppliers in emissions reductions?

How can brands lower the impact of their logistics from efficient inventory management to green shipping?

Creating Circular Fashion Ecosystems, how can we collaborate to shape a sustainable future of fashion, textiles and raise standards throughout the supply chain?

Meet Top Speakers.

Show Inspirational Speakers Including different experiences not just a large-scale

Learn Even More.

Show Inspirational Speakers Including different experiences

Under the Patronage of the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Al-Sharif

Dr.Ahmed Al-Tayeb

The Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Al-Sharif

Under the Patronage of

H.E. Dr .Yasmine Fouad

Minister of Environment,Egypt

Under the Patronage of

H.E.Dr. Ali EL Moselhy

Minister of Supply and Internal Trade,Egypt

Chairman Chairman of the Conference

Honorary president of the conference

Prof. Liz Goodwin

Chair ReLondon (London Waste and Recycling Board)

Honorary president of the conference

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President - Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport

Founder & CEO of the conference

Dr Mona Fouad

CEO WCECIE : World Center of Environmental Creativity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Dr Mona Fouad

CEO WCECIE : World Center of Environmental Creativity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Education
PhD in Environmental Sciences -Institute of Environmental Studies and Research, Ain Shams University 2011 Entitled Mechanisms of Partnership between Civil Society Organizations, the Government and the Private Sector to Reduce Environmental Pollutants From Agricultural Waste (Burning Rice Straw) Field Study on the Villages of AlGharbia Governate. Master of Environmental Sciences -Institute of Environmental Studies and Research - Ain Shams University 2006 Entitled Environmental Problems facing textile factory workers and ways to address them in the major store.

Experience
Green Climate and Smart Waste Management (8-9 Sep 2021)
Founder and CEO of the International Conference on Green Climate and Smart Waste Management, organized by the World Center for Environmental Innovation and Business Leadership and hosted by the American University in Cairo under the auspices of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry and the Ministry of Military Production.
The Arab Union for Specialized Women Conference (Dec 2016)
The General Rapporteur of the 1st regional conference on the environment and safety sector of the Arab Union of Specialized Women in cooperation with the Arab Academy of Science, Technology and Maritime Transport and the Arab Water Council.

The International Conference on Water, Environment and Climate Change (6-8 Apr 2019)
The founder of the International Conference on Water, Environment and Climate Change from April 6 to 8, 2019 at the University of Japan in collaboration with the 9th World Water Forum Dakar 2021, the Korea Water Forum, the World Youth Water Parliament, the European Institute of Energy and Climate Policy of the Netherlands and the Arab Water Council, with the participation of several universities and global, regional and local research centers.

Researches

• The role of environmental planning in reducing the constraints of integrated environmental management of coastal areas 2017.
• A future vision for the transition to a green city to support sustainable development issues in the 1st international conference on sustainable development at the Library of Alexandria 2017.
• A strategy to activate environmental planning in dealing with environmental problems to support sustainable development issues, Conference on Sustainable Development and Arab Economic Security, Arab League, 2016.
• The environmental impact of the oil industry in Saudi Arabia and its tolerance of its responsibilities towards the environment, an applied study to Saudi Aramco, Conference on Environmental Security in light of the climate change in the world First Scientific Conference Graduate School of Advanced Sciences, Beni Suef University 2016.
• Research of the negative health and environmental effects of the application of nanotechnology in agriculture and food applied to the King Abdullah Center for Nanotechnology, Conference on Environmental Security in the Light of Climate Change in the World, First Scientific Conference of the Graduate School of Advanced Sciences, Beni Suef University 2016.
• The effectiveness of using environmentally friendly technology in tanning the skins of guidance and sacrifices to improve environmental performance), 15th Scientific Conference Umm Al-Qura University 2014.
• The effectiveness of the use of e-learning in the educational process to achieve quality standards applied to Umm Al-Qura University, Conference on The Development of Educational Products, Faculty of Economics and Business Imam Mohammed Bin Saud Islamic University 2016.
• The environmental and economic returns from the use of environmentally friendly technology in the Department of Hajj and Umrah Crowds 16th Scientific Conference Research Institute Hajj and Umrah,Umm Al-Qura Univercity 2017

Previous Positions
• Former Assistant Professor in Imam Mohammed Bin Saud Islamic University ,Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
• Head of the Environment and Safety sector, Arab Union of specialized women, formerly the Council of Economic Unity.
• Former Chairman of the Environment Committee of the International African Women's Union, former chairman of the environment committee of the Arab Women's Association
• The founder of the World Center for Environmental Innovation and Business Leadership is an emerging company in the field of green business leadership.

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speakers These Experts will Inspire you to Create Future

Eng. Ahmed Kamal Abdel Moneim

Executive Director of Environmental Compliance office and sustainable development; FEI Technical advisor

Dr.Ahmed M. Rezk

Deputy UNIDO Representative. Regional Hub in Egypt and North Africa

Dr.Medhat Nafei

Chairman Arab Alloys and Former Deputy Minister of Supply and Internal Trade,Egypt

Hannes Schoenegger

Co-founder, CEO bei QWSTION + Bananatex, Austria

Karla Magruder

Founder at Accelerating Circularity

Scott Leonard

Ambassador of Strategic Partnerships at Textile Exchange Board Of Directors and Co-Founder at INDIGENOUS organic + fair trade fashion, California

Scott Leonard

Ambassador of Strategic Partnerships at Textile Exchange Board Of Directors and Co-Founder at INDIGENOUS organic + fair trade fashion, California

ontinues to lead industry ~ as a pioneering Impact expert immersed in sustainable supplychain, GHG reductions, protecting Biodiversity and scaling organic, fair trade and Circular Economy.

He is an advisor to several global organizations focusing on impact reductions as well as the overall Circular Fashion space. He helped in the formation, funding and launch of Fashion for Good, a global initiative that’s here to make all fashion good. By sparking and scaling innovation, by funding and creating roadmaps, and by fostering sector-wide collaboration. We have enabled best in class Circular inonvations and widespread adoption of good fashion practice. We launched with an Innovation Hub in Amsterdam, a startup accelerator in Silicon Valley and a global network of change makers that Scott Leonard has helped to forge.

Scott continues to collaborate with an array of investors, foundations and other financial institutions to scale positive impact globally, with a focus on emerging markets, economically marginalized communities, Biodiversity and climate justice.

Scott is not only one of the founding B Corp business leaders, but he was also part of the "original group" of 12 businesses that came together to help launch the B Corp community.

He responsible for spearheading revolutionary fair trade and human rights certifications, as well as pioneering MFI production financing models to scale fair trade knitting cooperatives with Root Capital, for Communities and Conservation.

Scott has helped nurture community based supply-chains, regenerative innovations and networks/groups into thriving enterprises to scale as beneficial models.

Scott brings vast experience surrounding sustainability and the understanding of scaling innovative quality to market.

- Connecting social and environmental change makers in the business world

- Fostering and mentoring the next wave of bold business leaders toward a more productive green economy.

•Community empowerment throughout the value chain and all product touch points.

•Setting up funding for sustainable development and training for farmers to support and pursue organic, rengenerative and fair trade expansion.

•Source, design, and produce innovative Circular, Organic and Fair Trade product.

•Scaling sustainsble and restorative production models around the globe while bringing access to markets.

Specialties: Finance, Climate Tech, Sourcing of sustainable supply-chain, Innovative Design and Production of Organic, Circular and Fair Trade products.

Wissam Barakat

RMG Export Advisor USAID Trade Reform & Development in Egypt (TRADE) Project

Prof. Rebecca Earley

Co-Founder, World Circular Textiles Day 2050,Uk

Carrie (Karen) Lomas

Founder and CEO at Brand Conscience Ltd - Simplifying Sustainability, UK

Dr. Walter R. Stahel

Founder-Director at The Product-Life Institute Geneva

Subir Ghosh

Co-Founder at texfash, India

Namrata Sandhu

Co-founder & CEO at Vaayu, Spain

Karim Dabbous

Executive Partner at Russell Bedford International Egypt CA. MBA Rotman

Dr. Seher Mirza

Post-Doctoral Research Fellow Center for Sustainable Fashion,UK

Mr. Qigen Lin

Founder at Mcleuker ,France

Ms.Sophia Yang

Corporate Campaigner at Canopy,Canada

Mr. Giulio Bonazzi

CEO at Aquafil Group,Italy

Ms. Samantha Taylor

Founder at the Good Factory, UK

Mr. Ali Lorimer Zaharia

Owner at Seetex Technik LTD,Egypt

Ms. Engy Abdelwahab

Head of Exploration at UNDP Accelerator Labs,Egypt

Mr. Robert Antoshak

Partner Gherzi Textile Organization, USA

Ms.Michela Puddu

Manager Global Sustainability & Innovation at Gherzi Organisation, Switzerland

Mr.Usman Kappaya

Director at J &K Textiles International Pvt Ltd,Pakistan

Ms.Clara Mallart Lacruz

Coordinadora de Proyecto Green Entrepreneurship Textile Circular Economy, Spain

Mr.Dan Green

Co-founder at HELPSY,New York

Ms.Gabriela Irastorza Dragonnè

Head of Communications and Cultural in Polybion,Mexico

Dr.Javier Vera Sorroche

Director Polymer Business Unit at CETI European Center for Textiles and Innovation,France.

Dalia Rady

International Trade and Development Expert

Registration Fees

Before 28 February
Access For The Conference	600
Networking Breakfast
Exhibition
Networking Lunch
Certificate of Attendees
Corporate Registration Table	5000
Table with name of Company for 8 persons

After 28 February
Access For The Conference	1000
Networking Breakfast
Exhibition
Networking Lunch
Certificate of Attendees
Corporate Registration Table	8000
Table with name of Company for 8 persons

Under the Patronage of

Within the presidential initiative

Conference Partners

Hosting Partner

Sustainability Partner

Climate Action Partner

Knowledge Partner

Beverage Partner

Academic Partner

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Benefits of Attending

Exclusive Tracks: As the world is turning towards sustainability, so do the crucial topics of discussion. Summit agenda include themes where thoughtful leaders will share new and unique ideas.

Networking: New opportunities to network with industry speakers and peers. We maximize your time onsite by bringing the two together optimizing the potential that can be continued beyond content sessions.

Re-Education: Know the advantages of successfully implementing transformation projects that drives sustainable models, standardize planning and enable saving environment & crub the effects of climate change

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