Uncover cross-regional commonalities, led by a special spotlight on Indonesia. Through an inspiring short film, gain unique perspectives from the WCTD 2023 co-founder’s expedition with APR and Rantai Tekstil Lestari (RTL).

Engage with a distinguished panel, featuring luminaries like Texaid’s CEO Martin Boeschen and Renewcell’s CCO Tricia Carey, as they unravel this year’s theme of global perspectives and priorities. Our audience will also be the first to witness the unveiling of the Circular Hotspots Map, a dynamic collaboration with Holition, charting our course towards Full Circularity 2050.

Speakers

Martin Boeschen is an expert and contributor in different textile circular economy initiatives and representator of the interests of the textile recycling industry among others at European and world wide level. CEO of Texaid for almost 20 years, he is the President of the Textiles Division at the Bureau of International Recycling Association since 2019 and actively represents Texaid in the EuRIC Textiles Branch.

Tricia Carey is an advocate for innovation and circularity in the textile and apparel industry. She joined Renewcell to accelerate the commercial development of Circulose®, making fashion circular. For more than twenty years, Tricia held various commercial management positions at Lenzing Fibers to establish the TENCEL™ brand, build mill partners and set retailer specifications. Her roles comprised marketing, Americas business development, and global denim segment expansion including the creation of the Carved in Blue platform and numerous collaborative collections with mills and brands.

Caitrin Watson is the director of sustainability of SHEIN and has been in the role since 2022. She specialises in sustainable product development from concept to customer in the apparel industry.

Jonathan Chippindale is a digital entrepreneur, with a creative technology start-up turned SME, and a wide experience of mentoring and advising business and academic institutions around the world. He has over twenty five years of experience in luxury goods, and with an emphasis on digital, and a proven track record of creating value and driving sales.