Schedule

Frankfurts Lord Major Peter Feldmann will open the conference followed by welcome notes from Anita Tillmann (Managing Partner, Premium Exhibitions), Detlef Braun (Member of the Board of Management, Messe Frankfurt) and Mandie Bienek (Chairwoman, Fashion Council Germany)

Ursula von der Leyen (President, European Commission) will hold the opening speech and share her views on the New European Bauhaus movement and the importance of the creative industries.

Prof. Schellnhuber (Director Emeritus, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research) will introduce the necessity of a New European Bauhaus.

Jonathan Holslag (Professor, Free University Brussels) will explain the interpendencies of the Creative Industry and it`s importance in Europe.

Carolin Wahnbaek (Journalist) will talk with Mariya Gabriel (Commissioner, European Commission), Dr. Christian Ehler (Member of Parliament, European Parliament), Lisa Lang (Associate Director Innovation, Euratex) and Marie-Louise Berg (Boardmember, Fashion Council Germany) about European policy making.

Florian Druecke will be interviewed by Caroline Wahnbaeck to introduce the new German coalition of the Creative Industries.

Christiane Arp (Chairwoman & Founding Member, Fashion Council Germany) will discuss with Lucie & Luke Meier (Creative Directors, Jil Sander) about the sustainable future of our industry.

Bianca Lang in discussion Tina Lutz Morris (Lutz Morris), Markus Löning (CEO, Löning Human Rights), Katrin Ley (Managing Director, Fashion for Good) and Jonas Eder-Hansen (Public Affairs, Global Fashion Agenda) on how sustainable fashion really can be.

Matthew Drinkwater (Head of, Fashion Innovation Agency in London) talks with Anna Franziska Michel (Founder Yoona), Antje Hundhausen (Vice President 3D Brand Experience, Deutsche Telekom), Archibald Charlet (Startups Programs Manager, LVMH) and Fabian Vogelsteller (Founder, Lukso Blockchain) about how Innovation drives fashion today and tomorrow.

In a short film we present the essence of the study "Status of German Fashion".

Esther Perbandt (Founder Esther Perbandt) shows us her world of fashion and art.

In a short film we explain: How can governmental textile certification, such as the Green Button, contribute to a more sustainable future?

In a short film we explain: Made by "Das Handwerk".

Christiane Arp (Chairwoman & Founding Member, Fashion Council Germany) talks with Prof. Dilys Williams (Director Centre for Sustainable Fashion, University of the Arts) about her vision and experience on sustainable fashion education.

Philipp Löwe (Editor, Der Spiegel) discusses with Nadja Swarovski (Chairwoman, Swarovski Foundation), Thomas Gries (Head of, Institute for Textile Technology), Massimiliano Giornetti (Director, Polimoda), William Fan (Founder & Designer) and Georgina Johnson (Editor, The Slow Grind) the importance of Education.

Michelle Muentefering (Minister of State, Federal Foreign Office) shares her view on creativity and how it can open borders.