Sunday, May 18, 2025
3:00-7:00 PM | Registration & Check-in | Windsor Foyer |
5:00-6:00 PM | Keynote Address: “Ecodesign – A Science-Based Approach to Rethinking a Post-Circular Textile Future” Fabian Walda, Technical Chair, SCTI (Head of Sustainability, Rudolf Group) | Windsor A |
6:30-8:30 PM | Cocktails & Hors D’oeuvres | Vintage 12 |
Monday, May 19, 2025
7:00-10:00 AM | Complimentary Breakfast | Coastal Grill & Bar |
8:30 AM | Welcome & Program Overview Don Alexander, STRC Chairman | Windsor A |
8:45 AM | Roundtable Discussion: Panelist Introductions & Opening Comments Panelist 1: Dr. Isabella Tonaco, Executive Director SCTI Panelist 2: Amy Bircher Bruyn, CEO & Founder MMI Textiles Panelist 3: Dr. Gunther Duschek, Managing Director Rudolf Group Panelist 4: Ben Mead, Managing Director USA, Hohenstein Institute Americas, Inc. Panelist 5: Thomas Braun, Technical Director Swisstex Panelist 6: Michele Wallace, Director Sustainability Standards Development Cotton Incorporated Panelist 7: Drew O’Neil, Principal Responsible Sourcing and Sustainability, Target | |
10:30 AM | Break | Windsor Foyer |
10:45 AM | Roundtable Q&A The panel will welcome any questions sent via email and questions from on-site by participants. | |
12:15 PM | Break for Lunch | |
12:30 PM | Buffet Lunch | Seaside Vista |
Afternoon | Social Activities / Personal Time | |
6:30-9:00 PM | Cocktails & Dinner (Cocktails At 6:30 PM) | Vintage 12 |
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
7:00-10:00 AM | Complimentary Breakfast | Coastal Grill & Bar |
8:30 AM | Welcome – Day 2 Presentations Don Alexander, STRC Chairman | Windsor A |
8:45 AM | Presentation #1: “Cotton to Sugar Update” Dr. Matt Farrell, Manager, Textile Chemistry Research Cotton Incorporated | Windsor A |
9:30 AM | Presentation #2: “State of Textile Recycling: Challenges, Opportunities, and the Path Forward” Stephen Aber, Marketing & Communications Manager EREF (Environmental Research & Education Foundation) | Windsor A |
10:30 AM | Break | Windsor Foyer |
10:45 AM | Presentation #3: “Custom Circularity Models and Understanding the Process” Bob Carswell, Research and Development Director Material Return | Windsor A |
11:30 AM | Conference Wrap-Up | |
11:45 AM | Conference Adjourns |