"GREEN SHOES FOR A SUSTAINABLE LIFE"
STEP TO SUSTAINABILITY
Final Conference at GDS trade fair
International Lounge (Administration Building, Ground Floor)
Thursday 28th July 2016, 10:30 - 13:00
Dusseldorf, Germany

AGENDA
Moderator: Helge Neumann, Editor at Schuhkurier

10:30 - 10:40 Welcome by Kirstin Deutelmoser, Director of GDS and Tag it!
Opening remarks by Carmen Arias, General Secretary of European Confederation of the Footwear Industry (CEC)

10:40 - 11:00  STEP2SUSTAINABILITY project - How to implement Sustainable Manufacturing in Footwear - a new occupational profile and training opportunities.
Speaker: Rita Souto, Footwear Technology Centre of Portugal, CTCP

CO2shoe, LIFE+ project - A carbon footwear calculation tool for manufacturers. Speaker: Carmen Arias, CEC

11:00 - 11:45 1st Panel: Manufacturing and Sourcing
- Mario Gil Moreira, CEO of Klaveness Footwear, Portugal
- BATA Brands, Nicole Voillat, Global Sustainability Director, Switzerland
- Mike Redwood, editor at LeatherNaturally, and lecturer at South Hampton and Bath Universities
Open discussion

11:45 - 12:30 2nd Panel: Retailers
- Deichmann, Andreas Tepest, Global Head of Quality Management/ Corporate Social Responsibility / Sustainability
- Zumnorde, Bruno Zumnorde
- Avocado Store GmbH, Eco Fashion & Green Lifestyle, Mimi Sewalski
Open discussion
12:30 - 13:00 Cocktail lunch