Programme:

6:30 — 7:00 PM
Registration.

7:00 — 7:10 PM
Welcome address by Dr Naresh Tyagi, Chairman, IFF Innovators Club and Chief Sustainability Officer, ABFRL.

7:10 — 7:50 PM
Exploring materials and innovation for fashion. Panelists will discuss preferred sourcing strategies to ensure future resilience of the industry.
Moderator: Prem Sadhwani - Head - Business Development, Sanitized AG
Panellists: Navneet Krishnan - Head - Brand Solutions, South Asia Archroma India Pvt. Ltd., Ritesh Sharma - Head - Brand & Retail R|Elan™,
Sucharu Uppal - Joint President - Brand and Retail Aditya Birla Group, Rishi Suri - Business Development Director (South Asia), The LYCRA Company

7:50 — 8:00 PM
Embracing Durability with LYCRA® XTRALIFE
Presentation by Rishi Suri, Business Development Director (South Asia), The LYCRA Company.

8:00 — 8:40 PM
Do consumers really pay attention to sustainability claims? This session identifies best practices needed for more effective communications to consumers.
Moderator: Rishi Suri - Business Development Director (South Asia), The LYCRA Company
Panellists: Dr Naresh Tyagi, Chairman, IFF Innovators Club and Chief Sustainability Officer, ABFRL, Avanti Deo Mishra- Business Head - MTM Lifestyle Business, Raymond Ltd., Rajiv Bajaj - Head of Design, Jack & Jones and Selected, Bestseller, Mamta Sharma - Design Manager - Pepe Jeans India, Kapil Pathare - Director, VIP Clothing

8:40 — 8:50 PM
Enabling Brands to give superior value to their consumers
Presentation by Ritesh Sharma, Head - Brand and Retail - R|Elan™.

8:50 PM Onwards
Dinner

Where We Come From

We embarked on this journey in 2023 with the First Edition of the Fashion Sustainability Conclave in Bengaluru. Key industry stakeholders — including Protecht, The LYCRA Company, Cotton Council International, Covation Bio-Materia, Birla Cellulose, Archroma, UniStyle Image, Being Human Clothing, Roar for Good, DaMENSCH, Rare Rabbit — engaged in discussions on various critical topics, including:

• The impact of raw material selection on consumer experience and product sustainability
• Revolutionizing the fashion industry through game-changing consumer intelligence
• The role of brand identity and commitment with responsible purpose—whether it's just marketing material or genuinely enhancing business performance and customer retention

Making a Difference

Involving manufacturers, brands and stakeholders across ingredients, yarn, fibre, fabric and fashion products, the conclave explores the trends, best practices, innovations, insights and new dynamics driving the future of sustainable fashion. Through discussions and conversations centered around responsible sourcing, ethical production, and eco-conscious practices, the intention of the conclave is to embed sustainability in the DNA of India's fashion industry.

An Ethos of Responsible Fashion

Many Indian textile and apparel companies have made tremendous strides in the 'progress to preferred' in material and ingredient sourcing, moving away from conventional on “cheap” and “plentiful” raw materials. But, for many others, the kick off to transition is less clear. The Conclave aims to actively facilitate knowledge acquisition, building a materials portfolio and data-collection system, and initiating the guidelines to track progress against targets — all with the intention to bring to reality, the ethos of fashion creation we all want, and the future we all have a responsibility to create.