Conference Programme


Day Two - 5 June 2025 9:30 - 9:50


KEYNOTE: Uniting the textiles recycling industry to make circularity a reality lain Poincheval, Chairman of the Board, ReHubs


10:00 - 10:40 PANEL DISCUSSION: Making it happen – what’s needed to boost textile recycling rates Maria Akerfeldt, Global Public Affairs Lead – Circularity & Chemicals, H&M Group Dr. Ana Rodes, Head of Sustainability, Recover Louisa Hoyes, Segment Director, TOMRA Dr. Bouraoui Kechiche, Textile to Textile Project Manager, Decathlon France Moderator: Patricia Moñio Amoros, EU Program Director, Accelerating Circularity


10:50 - 11:10 INDUSTRY PRESENTATION: Denim: from upcycling to recycling Steven Bethell, Co-Founder, Bank and Vogue group


11:20 - 11:40 MARKET STUDY: From waste to resource: transforming the world of textile to textile recycling Ann Runnel, Founder and CEO, Reverse Resources


11:50 - 12:30 PANEL DISCUSSION: Mandatory recycled content in textiles Helene Smits, Head of Business Development and Partnerships, Looper Textile Pasquale Campanile, Innovation Manager, RetexGreen Federico De Martini, General Manager, Closeoop by DBT Fibre Moderator: Ekaterina Stoyanova, Policy Officer Sustainable Businesses, EURATEX


13:40 - 14:20 PANEL DISCUSSION: Durable and sustainable: challenges and opportunities of circular workwear Ivan Deceuninck, Technical Director, Sioen Industries Dr. Maxime Fougère, Head of Sales and Marketing, Resortecs Jo Van Landeghem, Deputy Secretary General, Febelsafe Moderator: Christine Goulay, Founder, Sustainabelle Advisory


14:30 - 15.15 PROJECT SHOWCASE: NATIONAL PROJECTS


Case Study 1: Securing feedstock quality in textile recycling: classification and standardization is the future of fashion Dr. Anna Edsberger, Project Leader, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden Anna Palme, Development Manager OnceMore®, Södra Koen De Ruyck, General Manager, Purfi


Case Study 2: Valorisation of textile waste through thermochemical recycling Dr. Surika van Wyk, Scientist Innovator, Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO)


Case Study 3: The upcycle hub and the future of circular textiles: how Brightfiber is transforming waste into high-quality fibers


Ellen Mensink, CEO, Brightfiber Textiles


15:25 - 16:00 TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE: EU Funding for Textile Circularity Josse Kunst, Chief Commercial Officer, CuRe Jennifer Palumbo, Project Director, EURATEX Moderator: Lutz Walter, Secretary General, The European Technology Platform


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