Welcome to Fashion Tech Talks

A day of lectures and discussions on innovation at the intersection of fashion and technology.

09.00–09.25: INTRODUCTION

Welcome: Lena Patriksson Keller, Patriksson Communication and Linda Leopold, curator

Opening speech: Mikael Damberg, Minister for Enterprise and Innovation

Interview: Cristina Stenbeck, Kinnevik

interview by Emma Ohlson, Association of Swedish Fashion Brands

09.25–10.30 SESSION 1: SMART FASHION

Talk: Todd Harple, Intel: Glamour, Enchantment, and Transformation in the age of data

Talk: Niall Murphy, Evrythng: The internet of clothes

Talk: Matthew Drinkwater, London College of Fashion: Designing with technology

Panel hosted by Todd Harple: Matthew Drinkwater, Niall Murphy & Amanda Parkes

10.30–11.00 Nespresso coffee break

11.00–12.30 SESSION 2: NEW MATERIALS

Introduction by Marcus Bergman, textile sustainability expert

Talk: Diana Amini, H&M Foundation: To reinvent the fashion industry with materials innovation

Talk: Amanda Parkes, Fashion Tech Lab: The future of smart textiles

Talk: Francis Bitonti, Studio Francis Bitonti: Design futurism

Panel hosted by Marcus Bergman: Diana Amini & Francis Bitonti

Talk: Erik Lindvall, Streamateria: Making fast fashion even faster

12.30–14.00 LUNCH at the Restaurant, Fotografiska

14.00–15.30 SESSION 3: BIG DATA & ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Introduction by Rebecka Cedering Ångström, Ericsson

Talk: Sebastian Siemiatkowski, Klarna: How AI and Big Data can improve retail

Talk: Joe Berry, Edited: What do millennial pink, men’s rompers & unicorns have in common?

Talk: Oskar Juhlin, Stockholm University: Computer vision in fashion

Talk: Matthias Dantone, Fashwell: How to teach the algorithm about style and make images shoppable

Talk: Ananth Narayanan, Myntra: Artificial creativity

Performance by Blenda

15.30–16.00 Nespresso coffee break

16.00–17.45 SESSION 4: TRANSFORMING THE FASHION SYSTEM

Introduction by Matthew Drinkwater

Talk: Emma Stjernlöf, Adidas: Speedfactories and the future of manufacturing

interview by Elin Frendberg, Swedish Fashion Council

Talk: Jonas Larsson, Swedish School of Textiles: Digital tools towards positive impact

Talk: Kirsty Emery, Unmade: Mass customisation and the new role of the fashion designer

Talk: Rickard Lindqvist, Atacac: Dynamic pricing and the digital design paradigm – selling fashion like flight tickets

Talk: Lauren Bowker, The Unseen: Magic is science that we don’t understand yet

End notes

CURATOR: 

LINDA LEOPOLD:  INNOVATION STRATEGIST, JOURNALIST AND AUTHOR