Conference

MFA Fashion Tech
Conference 2025

As part of the inaugural MFA Fashion Tech Conference, international experts (jury, advisory board, finalists) presented keynotes, fireside chats and panel discussions on how technological innovations in the textile value chain can lead the fashion system into a more sustainable future.

FACTS & FIGURES

MFA Fashion Tech Conference 2025
Friday 16 May 2025

  • visionary topics
  • international speakers
  • experts from the field of sustainability, aesthetics & technology

 

House of Communication
Friedenstraße 24
81671 Munich (Ostbahnhof)

The conference has been recorded and is available in snackable clips on this page..

MFA Fashion Tech Conference // VIDEO DOCUMENTATION

With the 1st MFA Fashion Tech Conference Munich is seizing the opportunity to position itself as an innovation hub in the field of Fashion Tech. Building on this momentum, the city is further expanding the topic through pioneering developments such as reshoring and microfactories, as highlighted in expert panels featuring thought leaders like Lisa Lang, Lisa Morale-Hellebo and Ferdrik Timour. At the same time, the initiative indirectly strengthens local fashion companies and labels, as Munich’s image as a vibrant fashion capital is being revived and redefined for the future.

State of the Union // Fashion vs. Fashion Industry (Keynote)

German raised and Stockholm based fashion tech expert Lisa Lang takes the audience on an exciting and eye-opening journey into the deepth of the textile industry and the history behind the current situation. And to show which solutions are effective in this context.

The need for aesthetics in a future sustainable fashion system

This is a deep dive into the world of fashion, design and identity. Christiane Arp explores the emotional and challenging world of fashion alongside experts from the fields of design, sustainability and market. The panel shows personal experiences, inspiration, desires and motivations. It’s about fashion as a means of communication. It also covers design as the basis of fashion and the necessity of sustainability.

The State of Fashion Supply Chains (Keynote)

Fast fashion has pushed people and the planet to the limit — making overproduction, waste, and exploitation the industry standard. But today, we have a unique opportunity to reshape the system. Data is the new oil — and Silicon Valley is already coming for it.

Schedule

Moderation: Lisa Morales-Hellebo
(Founder & Managing General Partner REFASHIOND Ventures and member of the MFA Advisory Board)

Conference language: English

TIME

TOPIC

FORMAT

SPEAKER / MODERATOR

9:00

Opening Words Team MFA

Opening

Dr. Olaf Kranz & Mirjam Smend
(Kreativ München)

9:05

Opening Words Lisa Morales

Opening

Lisa Morales-Hellebo
(REFASHIOND Ventures & rOS)

9:10

State of the Union

Keynote

Lisa Lang
(Open Connector Alliance)

9:40

Microfactory Labs as the missing link to commercialize innovations

Fireside Chat
Q&A

Moderator: Lisa Lang

Fredrik Timour
(Open Connector Alliance)

Mouhannad Al-Sayegh
(Flair Fashion)

10:15

The need for aesthetics in a future sustainable fashion system

Panel

Moderator: Christiane Arp

Tina Lutz Morris
(Lutz Morris)

Herbert Hofmann
(Highsnobiety)

10:45

Coffee Break

Coffee Break

11:00

Human Rights & Labor

Fireside Chat

Moderator: Lisa Lang

Louise Xin
(Louise Xin, Human Rights Advocate)

11:30

The State of Fashion Supply Chains

Keynote

Lisa Morales-Hellebo
(REFASHIOND Ventures & rOS)

12:00

Network Orchestration of Sustainable Value Chains

Fireside Chat

Moderator: Lisa Morales-Hellebo

Lisa Mc Alinden
(Spring Near East / subsidiary of PDS)

12:30

Lunch & Networking at HoC Cafeteria

Lunch Break

13:00

CLO – Changing the World with Virtual Garments

Keynote

Natalie Petzendorfer 
(CLO)

13:30

Sustainable Soft Goods Automation

Keynote

Maria Intscher Owrang 
(Simplifyber)

14:00

Empowered by Bayern Design
and munich creative business week:

Fashion Design as a Tool for Resilience

  • Introduction by Nadine Vicentini and Mala Siamptani
  • Impulse: Hope – Democracy – Fashion with a holistic Purpose by Philip Fimmanno
  • Impulse: Indigo – Global Fashion for the Future with Knowledge from the Past by Chomwan Weeraworawit
  • Impulse: Phygital Fashion and Mental Health by Juliane Kahl
  • Q&A round

Impulse
Discussion / Q&A

Moderator: Mala Siamptani

Nadine Vicentini
(Bayern Design)

Philip Fimmanno
(Trend Union)

Chomwan Weeraworawit
(Philip Huang NYC)

Juliane Kahl
(Responsive Fashion Institute)