ANDREA BALDO
GANNI

CEO

Andrea Baldo is CEO of GANNI, the Copenhagen-based contemporary fashion brand, part of the L Catterton investments portfolio, which has developed exponentially over recent years with its Scandi 2.0 sense of style full of personality and contrasts.
Mr. Baldo received his degree magna cum laude in Economics from the University of Verona and he is a graduate of Harvard Business School, The General Management Program. 

CLARA CHAPPAZ
VESTIAIRE COLLECTIVE

CHIEF GROWTH OFFICER

FRANÇOIS
ORTALO-MAGNÉ

LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL

DEAN

GIULIO BONAZZI
AQUAFIL

CEO & CHAIRMAN

Giulio Bonazzi has dedicated his career to evolving Aquafil S.p.A. into a leading player in the global carpet and textile materials industry. The company was founded by Bonazzi’s parents 50 years ago in Arco, Italy. An innovator and disruptor, he is transforming his family’s manufacturing business into a sustainable global enterprise. To achieve this vision, Bonazzi challenged the organization to develop a recycled nylon material by turning nylon trash into high-quality, beautiful fibers.

THOMAS BERRY

FARFETCH

GLOBAL DIRECTOR OF SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS

Tom has been working with companies on strategy and sustainability for the past 20 years. He now leads the Sustainable Business agenda at Farfetch. The work ranges from driving innovation in new circular business models, inspiring and engaging our customers to buy better products, and improving the carbon impacts in the supply chain. Before specialising in sustainabilty Tom spent 3 years as a strategy consultant at Gemini Consulting.

GEORGIA PARKER
FASHION FOR GOOD

INNOVATION MANAGER

Georgia Parker is Innovation Manager at Fashion for Good, the global platform for collaborative innovation in the fashion Industry. Together, we harness the power of innovation, practical action & collaboration towards a circular textile industry. At Fashion for Good, Georgia’s is in charge of scouting, screening and scaling innovators in the areas of raw materials and circular business models. 

HELEN BROCKLEBANK

WALPOLE

CEO

Helen is a specialist in luxury media brands, building her career at Esquire and Harper’s Bazaar. During her ten year tenure, Helen founded the highly successful, multi-platform brand extension ‘Bazaar At Work’ for Omega and created enduring content partnerships with iconic brands. She brings to Walpole a deep understanding of, and passion for, the business of luxury, an unerring ability to conceive creative and impactful initiatives and an entrepreneurial spirit that drives their successful delivery.

DR. BERNICE PAN

DEPLOY

CO-FOUNDER

Bernice’s calling is in designing for people. She identified early on, the critical problem of over-consumption and the pressing need for structural change in the consumerist market. She thus set her mission: To use design and creative thinking to make a meaningful impact on people’s lives; whilst tackling the social and environmental issues endemic in the fashion industries. 

VANESSA JACOBS
THE RESTORY

CEO

DANA THOMAS
FASHIONOPOLIS BOOK

AUTHOR

She began her career writing for the Style section of The Washington Post, and she has served as a cultural and fashion correspondent for Newsweek in Paris. She is a regular contributor to The New York Times Style section and has written for The New York Times Magazine, The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times, Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, T: The New York Times Style Magazine, and Architectural Digest. 

She began her career writing for the Style section of The Washington Post, and she has served as a cultural and fashion correspondent for Newsweek in Paris. She is a regular contributor to The New York Times Style section and has written for The New York Times Magazine, The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times, Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, T: The New York Times Style Magazine, and Architectural Digest. 

She began her career writing for the Style section of The Washington Post, and she has served as a cultural and fashion correspondent for Newsweek in Paris. She is a regular contributor to The New York Times Style section and has written for The New York Times Magazine, The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times, Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, T: The New York Times Style Magazine, and Architectural Digest. 

FELIX KRUEGER
BCG

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, FASHION & LUXURY

Felix Krueger is an Associate Director focusing on Fashion & Luxury companies at Boston Consulting Group. He has vast project experience having worked for leading global brands on topics across the value chain, especially sustainability, topics surrounding digital and advanced analytics incl. omni-channel and customer-centric transformation. He co-authored several publications at BCG including the Pulse of Fashion 2019 Update on sustainability in fashion.

CHRIS WISSON
ALTIANT

KNOWLEDGE DIRECTOR

Chris is Altiant’s Knowledge Director and carries out the company’s proprietary research and insight into wealth and luxury. Chris joined Altiant in February 2018 after working at Mintel on high-profile quantitative research projects for 6 years. Chris has been widely featured in the UK and international media for his commentary and insights, specifically on the alcoholic drinks industry. 

SARAH KENT
BUSINESS OF FASHION

CORRESPONDENT ON SUSTAINABILITY