Speakers
Day 1: Alternative Fibers – Hemp
March 16th, 2022
Larry Smart – Cornell University
Breeding and Genetics of Hemp for Fiber Production
David Suchoff – NC State University
Fiber Hemp Production in the Southeast: Limitations, Success, and Future Prospects
Graham Page – VF Corporation
Back to the Future – American Hemp
Eric Henry – TS Designs
The journey to bring hemp back to the US
Kayla Heard – Global Hemp Association
Hemp as a Modern Textile
Micheal Long – Renaissance Fiber
Industrial hemp and CO2: Estimating the potential for textile production with net-negative atmospheric emission.
Mark Sunderland – Hemp Black
As Hemp is a leader in sustainability, a new global marketplace emerges, built on Innovation, technology, performance and products for the commercial supply chain and consumer
Mery Herbosa – PYRATEX
The Circularity on Alternative Fibers
Taimour Azhar – The Hempville
Processing equipment, product development and supply chain
Guy Carpenter – Bear Fiber
Opportunities and Challenges in short-staple spinning of textile grade hemp fiber
Marty Clemons – Industrial Hemp Summit, Southeast Hemp Association
Creating a Regenerative/Organic Supply System for Hemp
Jeff Rosichan – Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research
Public-Private Partnerships to Accelerate Hemp Crop Development
David Klein – MENDS, LLC and ThinkHemp, LLC
Smart Hemp Zones and Systems
Lokendra Pal – NC State
Innovating Sustainable Fibers and Bioproducts from Industrial Hemp Production
Caroline Cockerham – CICIL
CICIL / All Natural Rugs for Home & Habitat
Josh Nusenbaum – SeFF Fibre
Gary Sikes – Bountiful Harvest
A farmer’s perspective of growing hemp for textiles in NC
Enrica Arena – Orange Fiber
Orange Fiber, sustainable fabrics from citrus juice by-products
Day 2: Circularity in Textiles
March 17th, 2022
Sonja Salmon – NC State University
A Molecular Perspective on Textile Circularity
Ciara Cates – Patagonia
Challenges and Successes in the Journey to Circularity
Sarah Coulter – Accelerating Circularity
From post-consumer waste to Feedstock: transforming materials, transforming industry
Kevin Dooley – The Sustainability Consortium
Project WearEver: Sustainable clothing through value per use
Christo Stanev – Evrnu
Working to make the global apparel industry fully circular by 2050
Rachel Raineri – NC State University
Biomimicry in Textiles
Krystle Moody Wood – Materevolve
Evolving Textile Systems Through the Lens of Soil, Sea and Circularity
Beth Stewart – Redress Raleigh
Kristin Schillings – Green Zone Recycling
Paths Forward for Credential Clothing Collection
Sean Su – Circ
Threading the future of sustainable textiles
Jimmy Summers – Elevate Textiles
Water Circularity in Textile Manufacturing
LaRhea Pepper – Textile Exchange
Driving positive impacts on climate through fiber production
Karen Leonas – NC State
Using education to promote sustainability in the textile industry
Alexandra Jannetty – AlgiKnit
AlgiKnit: Transforming the Fashion Ecosystem
Gautam Alashe – Natural Fiber Welding
CLARUS® – Performance meets circularity and sustainability
Jennifer Thompson – COLOURizd
Sustainable Coloration for Sustainable Fibers
Cheryl Smyre – CiCLO
CICLO®: A Paradigm Shift in Synthetic Textiles
Seeram Ramakrishna – National University of Singapore
Greenwashing and circularity standards