Emma speaks to Bhargava Ram Kummamuru, Product Manager leading Digital Product Creation at H&M. Together, they explore where H&M stands on its DPC journey today, the strategic direction that Ram and H&M see DPC taking, as well as how the broader tech ecosystem for fashion is maturing.
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SKIMS: Why Scaling Success Starts With A Solid Technology Foundation
Emma speaks to Nina Khoury, VP of Strategic Operations at SKIMS, about her own career path and the popular brand's technology journey.
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Powering Resale for Conscious Retailers with Continue
Emma hosts Lydia Hartley, the Co-Founder of Continue - a startup enabling fashion brands to adopt circular practices and boost customer retention by powering their own peer-to-peer marketplaces.
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Talking Innovative Polyester Textile Regeneration with Reju
Emma speaks to Patrik Frisk, CEO of Reju, a company working to recycle polyester at unprecedented speed and scale.Together, they get into what it might take to secure fashion industry buy-in for industrial-scale textile-to-textile recycling - and what the future of the circular economy could look like.
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Talking Sustainability, Innovation, and Cooperation with Munich Fabric Start
For this episode, Emma is joined by two of the team from Munich Fabric Start: Claudia Mynott, Marketing and Communications Director, and Simon Angel, Sustainable Innovations Curator.Together they talk about: What the driving principles of the MFS show are today and what is important for live events to offer in the current climate. Whether the role of technology has changed over the years with the development of digital product creation, AI, and also the tightening regulations around sustainability. How the sourcing landscape might shift in the near future.Find out more about the team's next event in Munich on the 21st and 22nd of January 2025 at: https://www.munichfabricstart.com/en/