Talks & expertise
– all on the X55 programme
On the first floor the Talk Area provides a meeting point for those in search of discussion and inspiration. On the Saturday and Sunday, Lounge Talks will take place there each day, moderated by Nina Lorenzen of Fashion Changers and Mirjam Smend of Greenstyle. The guest speakers will also be available for questions in the Lounge afterwards. Furthermore trade visitors can gain insights from a visit to the SEKEM beacon project in Egypt organised by the International Association of the Natural Textile Industry (iVN). Afterwards, the iVN invites for Oriental tapas (at iVN Lounge) and on Sunday we celebrate our X Winter Night.
On Monday, the expert panel ‘Best practices in retail: Tackling challenges with active customer engagement and other strategies’ in cooperation with the Hesse Retail Association will provide specific content from experts from different contexts.
▶️ Three of four talks will be held in German, but you are always welcome to join in, take part in the discussion, ask questions or approach the experts directly. Thank you!
All talks from INNATEX 52 onwards are available as a podcast episode for you to listen to:
INNATEX podcast
SATURDAY, 18 Januar
14:30 – 15:00
Talk (German)
What successes are guaranteed with standards?
These are the real benefits of textile labels
Guests: Susanne Diener, Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS), Heike Hess, Internationaler Verband der Naturtextilwirtschaft (iVN)
Moderation: Nina Lorenzen (Fashion Changers)
MONDAY, 20 January
11:00 – 12:00
Retail Association expert panel (German)
Best Practices in retail:
Tackling challenges with active customer engagement and other strategies
Guests: Olivia Dahlem (Quartier Frau), Marion Käfer (lumiies – high visibility GmbH), Dr. Eva Stüber (IFH Köln GmbH; Institut für Handelsforschung), Jost Wiebelhaus (Frankfurter Laufshop), Silvio Zeizinger (Handelsverband Hessen e. V.)
Moderation: Cheryll Mühlen (Chefredakteurin Textilmitteilungen, J’N’C, Green Knowledge)
