Masterclasses
VisioNxt Trend Insights & Fashion Forecasting
Partners: NIFT, New Delhi
A 40-minute Masterclass focused on emerging mega trends in India, employing Foresight toolkits and structured proprietary instruments for strategic foresight and trend forecasting. This Masterclass will help participants grasp the foresight map for interpreting emerging megatrends and will also consider the role of Artificial Intelligence in trend forecasting.
The masterclass will feature a succinct overview of megatrends, microtrends, and signals of change, along with an exploration of AI and Big Data within the framework of trend and impact mapping. Participants will be introduced to the Foresight Cube, a multidimensional framework designed to assess contextual relevance. Additionally, the session will delve into the effects of trends in specific business domains and provide key insights along with actionable outcomes.
Speakers
VisioNxt and Associate Professor NIFT
The Future of Fashion is Conscious
Partners: NIFT, New Delhi
To session designed as a masterclass aims to analyze and to reflect on the buying patterns. The objective is to create a conscious consumer who is someone who makes intentional purchasing decisions that align with their values, prioritizing ethics, sustainability, and social responsibility over convenience or cost. This movement is reshaping industries and encouraging a shift toward more transparent and accountable business practices.
Speakers
Upasana, Auroville
Screenplay to Couture: The Art of Designing Movie Costumes
Partners: NIFT, New Delhi
To session designed as a masterclass aims to analyze and to reflect on the buying patterns. The objective is to create a conscious consumer who is someone who makes intentional purchasing decisions that align with their values, prioritizing ethics, sustainability, and social responsibility over convenience or cost. This movement is reshaping industries and encouraging a shift toward more transparent and accountable business practices.
Speakers
Designer
Smart Protection: The Next frontier in Technical Textiles
Partners: IIT, Delhi
Protective textiles is one of the most important technical textile sectors. It find applications in mechanical, thermal, chemical, electromagnetic and biological protections. High-performance materials be it high-modulus, heat-resistant, antibacterial or conductive fibres are the backbone of protective textiles. In recent years, nano, smart and conductive materials are being used extensively in protective textiles for sensing, actuating, communicating or to augment the performance of protective textiles. This masterclass aims to cover these emerging aspects of smart protection with focus on ballistic, thermal and antibacterial protection.
Speakers
IIT Delhi
Regenerative Production Landscape Collaborative (RPLC): A way forward for brands to meet regulatory and voluntary commitments while advancing climate, nature, and people goal
Partners: Laudes India & IDH
Speakers
Laudes India
IDH
Bestsellar
Risk Management Strategies for Textile Investors
Partners: Brawntex Pvt Ltd
This masterclass will aim to highlight how crucial Risk management is for textile investors, in order to mitigate potential challenges and ensure smooth operations.
Speakers
Brawntex Pvt Ltd
Standards /QCO and Regulations in the field of Textiles
Partners: BIS
This masterclass aims to provide a comprehensive overview of standards published/under development by the BIS in the field of conventional and technical textiles (e.g. cotton, wool, silk, jute, khadi and textile machinery, agrotextiles, medical textiles, geosynthetics, protective textiles etc.). The session will also provide insights into the evolving standardization landscape, the regulatory framework in the textile sector, BIS certification processes, and the initiatives undertaken by BIS to streamline the standardization process.
Speakers
BIS
BIS
The Cotton Connection: Driving Sustainability from Soil to Store
Partners: Better Cotton Initiative
The session designed as a Masterclass will explore the challenges in sustainable cotton production and examine how these issues impact the broader textile supply chain. This session will focus on the environmental, social, and economic challenges and how collective efforts across the supply chain—from farmers to brands—are key to achieving sustainability.
Additionally, the session will explore how regulatory frameworks are shaping the growing demand for sustainably sourced cotton, alongside emerging market trends that will influence the future of sustainable cotton. The session will also emphasize why end-to-end traceability is crucial for sustainable supply chains, outlining how traceability can enhance transparency, create value for farmers, and strengthen brand credibility. By addressing barriers, showcasing success stories, and examining innovative solutions, this masterclass will inspire actionable strategies to build a more sustainable, transparent, and resilient cotton industry.
Speakers
Better Cotton Initiative
Decoding Emissions: GHG Calculator for Textile Waste Recycling
Partners: IDH
The textile recycling industry faces significant challenges in understanding its environmental impact due to material complexity, diverse regional practices, and a lack of standardised measurement tools. Without precise insights into GHG emissions, it becomes difficult to prioritise actions that drive sustainability and align with global decarbonisation goals. To address this, a first-of-its-kind GHG emissions calculation tool has been developed, tailored specifically for the Indian textile recycling context. The tool bridges critical data gaps, offering reliable insights into pre- and post-consumer emissions across supply chains. It enables stakeholders to compare scenarios such as virgin versus recycled production, providing a clear understanding of the environmental benefits of recycling.
This tool goes beyond calculation by identifying high-emission “hot spots” and empowering stakeholders to adopt eco-friendly practices. By addressing the complexities of material diversity and regional variability, it facilitates informed decision-making and promotes a shift toward a circular textile economy. The tool’s scenario modelling and capability to assess emissions across the supply chain offer the industry an opportunity to implement targeted interventions and drive meaningful progress in reducing its environmental footprint. This masterclass will explore the importance of decoding emissions, the tool’s development, and its potential to transform textile recycling.
Speakers
IDH
IDH
Tech meets Textiles : Smart Manufacturing for Sustainability
Partners: Grasim Industries Limited, Aditya Birla Group
Speakers
Grasim Industries Limited, Aditya Birla Group
Weaving the Future: Digital Threads in the Circular Textile Economy
Partners: Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences, Krefeld & Mönchengladbach, Germany
In an era where sustainability is no longer optional, the textile industry stands at a critical juncture. The linear “take-make-waste” model that has dominated the textile industry for centuries is rapidly becoming obsolete. A circular textiles economy, where products are consistently made, used, collected, and reintroduced into the supply chain as raw materials, is not just an idealistic vision—it’s an imperative for our industry’s survival. Achieving this circular future requires more than good intentions. It demands a complete overhaul of our systems, from design to disposal, and this is where digital technologies come into play. Artificial Intelligence, automation, and digital product passports are the essential tools that will enable us to close the loop in textile production.
Speakers
Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences, Krefeld & Mönchengladbach, Germany
Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences, Krefeld & Mönchengladbach, Germany
EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles
The 2020 EU-India Joint Declaration on Resource Efficiency and Circular Economy (RECE) initiated the EU-India RECE Partnership. Textiles sector is an area of special focus. The EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles 2030 addresses the production and consumption of textiles, whilst recognising the importance of the textiles sector. It implements the commitments of the European Green Deal, the Circular Economy Action Plan and the European industrial strategy. The master-class is being organized by the EU-India Resource Efficiency and Circular Economy Initiative, and aims to cover the following:
- The action plan & identified measures,
- Any upcoming regulations & rules, any changes in compliance?
- Potential impact on imports & exports
- What are some of the Best Available Techniques are being used for CE today?
- What are some of the common infrastructure and services needs and approaches for textiles clusters to advance circular economy aspects of waste recycle and recovery?
- Any research & innovation programmes where EU-India industry can partner with each other.
Speakers
RWTH Aachen University, Germany
GIZ
Smart Wearable Textiles: The Future of Fabric and Function
This masterclass will provide a comprehensive background on this dynamic sector and key updates in the field, equipping you with valuable insights into the future of wearable technology. Crucial aspects to be covered include the importance of standardization and testing procedures to ensure the safety, reliability, and interoperability of these innovative garments.
Speakers
IIT Delhi
BIS
Traceability: The future of fashion
Speakers
Textile Genesis
System Thinking and Life Cycle Assessment in Textile
The masterclass will be a semi-structured lecture with interactions with the audience to un-pack the meaning of applying a life-cycle approach to textiles, with practical examples from brands and SMEs.
UNEP international expert and a South African InTex Experts, will facilitate the session sharing their insights and offering participants practical strategies for integrating LCA in business operations. The session will also highlight UNEP’s InTex India project, showcasing its scope and applications in fostering sustainable innovation within the Indian textile sector. The masterclass will conclude with an interactive Q&A session, enabling participants to ask questions, discuss specific challenges, and explore collaborative opportunities to enhance the integration of LCA methodologies, such as the Product Environmental Footprint, into textile policies and industry practices. This session will be facilitated based on global best practices, in alignment with local needs, advancing the collective effort towards sustainability and circularity.
This Masterclass is organized under the framework of the UNEP InTex India project, implemented with the kind financial contribution of the Government of Denmark. InTex promotes the shift to circular textile value chains, enhancing knowledge and technical capacity of governments and businesses (mainly SMEs) on life cycle thinking and circular business models. The project started in Kenya, South Africa and Tunisia, and has since 2020 expanded to India and soon to Indonesia.
Speakers
United Nations Environment Programme
Centre for African Resource efficiency and sustainability
Natural Fiber Composites
Speakers
Czech Life Science University, Czech Republic
Branding of Indian Cotton – Conceptualization of the Kasturi Cotton Bharat Programme
The Masterclass on the Kasturi Cotton Bharat programme aims to:
- Enhance Awareness: Educate stakeholders about the unique qualities and branding of Kasturi Cotton as a premium Indian product.
- Highlight Sustainability: Present the various Models & discuss the options for inclusion of Sustainability in the Kasturi Cotton Bharat programme
- Strengthen Industry Connections: Foster collaboration among farmers, manufacturers, exporters, and policymakers to boost India’s cotton value chain.
- Encourage Market Growth: Drive increased demand for Kasturi Cotton in domestic and international markets by showcasing its economic and environmental benefits.
- Policy Insights: Provide a platform for discussions on policy support, certifications, and innovation in the cotton industry.
Speakers
TEXPROCIL
ICAR-CIRCOT
Sustainability in Action : Aligning Economic Growth with Environmental Responsibility
Speakers
GATS
Tier 2: Blueprints for Sustainable Factories
To session designed as a masterclass aims to analyze and to reflect on the buying patterns. The objective is to create a conscious consumer who is someone who makes intentional purchasing decisions that align with their values, prioritizing ethics, sustainability, and social responsibility over convenience or cost. This movement is reshaping industries and encouraging a shift toward more transparent and accountable business practices.
Speakers
Bluewin Technologies
Arvind Ltd
Women in Fashion tech: Building successful startups in the intersection of fashion, innovation and sustainability
The masterclass is aimed at empowering women to lead in the intersection of fashion, innovation, and sustainability, providing them with the knowledge, network, and tools to build successful, impactful startups.
Speakers
DigiCloset, Ecloset, Rareity Beauty
The Art of Trims: Enhancing Function and Style in Fashion
Speakers
Banglore Sales Corporation
