Be the Change Summit 2026
About this Event
Fashion Futures: Resource Stewardship and Business Resilience
Be the Change Summit 2026 convenes industry leaders, advocates, and fashion brands to tackle the sector’s most pressing challenge: making responsible consumption the norm rather than the exception.
Across two dynamic days, panels and keynotes move beyond diagnosis to decisive action—defining the crisis, surfacing bold solutions, and charting a collective path toward a more sustainable fashion future.
Visit our Be the Change Summit 2026 Website: https://sfcbethechange.org/
1 October
🕑: 09:30 AM - 10:15 AM
Registration & Networking Breakfast
🕑: 10:25 AM - 10:45 AM
Welcome & Opening address
Host: Guest of Honor
🕑: 10:45 AM - 11:05 AM
Opening Keynote
🕑: 11:05 AM - 12:15 PM
Panel 1: (un) Conscious Demand
Host: Dr Mason Silveira
Info: Bringing together psychologists, brand-builders, and advocacy groups to explore how perceived value drives adoption — and what it takes to design sustainability as a requirement, not an afterthought.
🕑: 02:15 PM - 02:40 PM
Fashion Cities Coalition Intro + Sustainability Readiness Intelligence Launch
🕑: 02:40 PM - 03:50 PM
Panel 2: The Agentic Architecture: Can AI Solve the Paradox of Ethical Speed?
Host: Ricky Ho
Info: Speakers: Ricky Ho, Jonas Wand, Sunghan Kim, Lena Lim, Bastian Grafe. Exploring how agentic AI and robotics are reshaping fashion supply chains—enabling high-speed responsiveness and on-demand manufacturing—while addressing labour ethics, workforce transitions, and responsible automation across ASEAN contexts.
🕑: 04:20 PM - 05:30 PM
Panel 3: Who owns the carbon problem in a fragmented global supply chain?
Host: Liam Salter
Info: This panel will ask a more uncomfortable question: in a system optimised for low cost and high speed, does anyone truly own the carbon problem — or is diffused responsibility the industry's most stubborn design flaw? Panelists will debate whether carbon credits are a credible bridge to decarbonisation or a convenient detour, what shared net-zero obligations really look like across brands and factories, and how Asian manufacturers can access the capital needed to genuinely decarbonise.
🕑: 05:30 PM - 05:50 PM
Fashion Futures S3 Launch
2 October
🕑: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Textile Cirxularity Consortium (Invite Only)
🕑: 12:45 PM - 01:30 PM
The Bridge Fashion Innovator 2026 Launch / Awards
🕑: 02:00 PM - 02:20 PM
IMPACT Awards
🕑: 02:20 PM - 03:25 PM
Panel 4: From Molecule to Market: Delivering Next-Gen Materials at Scale
Host: Adi Reza Nugroho
Info: Bridging the "Commercialization Gap" for next-gen textiles. It explores how Singapore’s deep-tech ecosystem can transform ASEAN’s innovations into high performance alternatives.
🕑: 03:50 PM - 04:55 PM
Panel 5: Behaviour by Design
Info: What if “making” in retail and fashion is really about shaping how people wear, care, and consume? This panel examines how design—across products, store environments, and subtle cues—influences behaviors from garment care to purchasing habits. Discover how intentional design can drive better choices, extend product life, and deliver more sustainable outcomes.
🕑: 05:15 PM - 05:45 PM
Closing Fireside Chat The ASEAN Roadmap
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
SGD 114.44 to SGD 171.12
