Metamorphosis - dialogues about change: in partnership with Vogue Business, eBay Germany and Cupra.

For Berlin Fashion Week in July 2024, we are organizing the talk format "METAMORPHOSIS - dialogues about change" powered by eBay for the first time in partnership with Vogue Business and eBay Germany.

From July 2nd to 4th, national and international experts from the fashion industry and circular economy will come together in the CUPRA City Garage in Berlin Mitte to enter into dialogue about the various facets and necessary changes in the industry. Over the three days of the event, the main topic of circularity will be examined from different perspectives:

Design, technology & innovation and community.

Over 30 renowned industry experts will discuss these topics in six different panel talks and provide inspiration for a subsequent audience discussion. Under the motto "METAMORPHOSIS - dialogues about change", the talk format aims in particular to work out the various facets and essential transformations of the industry, to create discussion spaces for current topics and thus to promote exchange within the industry.

Three successful days of Metamorphosis - dialogues about change are behind us.

The third day was all about the topic of COMMUNITY.

Panel 5: "Fashioning Community Narratives: Bridging CSR Reporting to End Consumers through Storytelling" the discussion.

Speakers: Dries Vriesacker (Co-Founder & Creative Director of ENFNTS TERRIBLES), Dörte de Jesus (Founder & Creative Director I The Lissome), Ina Budde (Co-Founder & Managing Director I circular.fashion), Julius Weissenborn (Founder & Managing Director I Haderlump) and Semora Mangnoesing (Commercial Director I EON).

Panel 6: "Breaking Barriers: Empowering Fashion in the Global Creative Economy".

Speakers: Kerstin Weng (Head of Editorial Content I Vogue Germany), Herbert Hofmann (VP Creative & Buying I Highsnobiety), Janina Lin Otto (Entrepreneur I Holistic Foundation), Kirsty Keoghan (Global General Manager Fashion I eBay) and Shariff Vreugd (Co-Founder I REFRAMD).

With a closing note, Scott Lipinski (CEO I Fashion Council Germany) and Kirsty Keoghan (Global General Manager Fashion I eBay) ended three days full of stimulating conversations and discussions, as well as new acquaintances and numerous suggestions for the next round.

Between the panels there was a networking break during which the visitors could exchange ideas with the speakers. Gragger took care of the physical well-being and we would like to thank Elephant Bay, Carlsberg and Vöslauer for the drinks.

We would like to thank all speakers, visitors and our partners.

You can find more information about Metamorphosis, all speakers and the program HERE.

(Photo credit: Finnegan Koichi Godenschweger)