PANEL SCHEDULE
(Sunday, Sept 21 only)
1:00-1:30 PM // Opening Remarks + Screening
This Is Not a Drill
Oscar-nominated director Oren Jacoby and producer Betsy West present excerpts from Jacoby’s new documentary, THIS IS NOT A DRILL, a Patagonia Films and Storyville Films production. The film spotlights environmental justice warrior Justin J. Pearson and his allies as they win battles in the fight for a sustainable future.
1:30-2:30 PM // Panel #1
Reselling, Remaking, Recycling: Scaling Circular Fashion Business Models
Circularity can be a scalable and profitable business model. This panel will demonstrate how companies can integrate circular practices across operations, making products that last longer and can be remade into new ones at the end of life.
This discussion will be recorded live and released as an episode of B Lab Global’s Forces for Good podcast.
Panelists
Carmen Gama, Director of Circularity, Eileen Fisher
Lily Oswald, Director of Growth & Strategy, Circular Services
Moderator: Irving Chan-Gomez, B Lab Global
3:00-4:00 PM // Panel #2
Climate Mitigation Across the Fashion Value Chain
This panel explores how climate action must be embedded across the entire fashion value chain, from agriculture to design, production, and recycling, to create an ecosystem of support. Panelists from nonprofits, design, and production will highlight the interconnected roles each actor plays in reshaping the system and building a more sustainable future for fashion.
Panelists
Rachel Ceruti, Director of Partnerships, Outreach & Education, Fabscrap
Laura Sansone, Founder, NY Textile Lab & NY Fibershed
Dr. Kimberly McGlonn, Founder & CEO, Grant BLVD (B Corp)
Moderator: Kylie Nealis, B Lab US & Canada
4:00-5:00 PM // Networking
Conversations with panelists, partners, and attendees.