The Embassy of Sweden in Beirut and FabricAID have the pleasure to invite you to join our Sweden - Lebanon Sustainable Fashion Event which will take place on Saturday 26 March 2022 at FabricAID Headquarter in Mkalles.

Join the event for a full day of networking, talks, food, live music and clothes swap event!

For the swapping, bring your own fresh, clean clothes in good condition. Each garment you leave gives you a new similar one for free! See you there!

Programme:

10.00 Arrival and registration

11.00 Welcome speech by Omar Itani, FabricAID co-founder and general manager

11.05 Opening remarks by Åsa Hjelt, Chargée d'Affaires, Embassy of Sweden to Lebanon

11.10 Panel 1: Make fashion more sustainable - commit to ending textile waste, followed by Q&A

٠ Evelina Danielsson, Communications Coordinator | Fashion Revolution Sweden

٠ Maya Karkour, Environmental & Circular Economy Specialist | Founder of EcoConsulting

٠ Rein Nieland, Head of Cooperation | EU Delegation to Lebanon

٠ Dr. Najat Saliba, Prof. of Chemistry at AUB & Director | AUB-Nature Conservation Center

٠ Jennie Rosen, CEO | Swedish Fashion Council

12.30 - 16:00 Clothes swap event and live music band

16:00 Panel 2: Reusing textiles: on material and cultural wear and tear, followed by Q&A

٠ Krystel Khalil, Director | Projects Lab department, Berytech

٠Susanne Sweet, Associate Professor | Stockholm School of Economics & Research Director | Center for Sustainability Research (CSR)

٠ Farah Hourani, Fashion designer & Fashion Star Arabia finalist

٠ Ann-Kathrin Zotz, Co-founder | White Label Project

٠ Sarah Hermez, Founder | Creative Space Beirut

17:00 Cocktail reception and continuation of clothes swap event

This event is on facebook: https://fb.me/e/2caAkzUyP