TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2026
• 10:30 a.m.: OPENING CEREMONY ““Weaving the Future: The Balance for a Stronger, More Competitive Textile and Fashion Supply Chain”
Introduction: Paolo Monfermoso, Head of Filo; Pier Francesco Corcione, General Manager of the Unione Industriale Biellese; Fulvia Bacchi, CEO of Lineapelle; Matteo Masini, Head of the Consumer Goods Office of ITA – Agency for the Promotion Abroad and Internationalization of Italian Companies.
Round Table: Michele Pozzi, Sales Director of Linificio e Canapificio Nazionale; Cesare Cigolini, Manager of Achille Pinto; Stefano Aglietta, Italfil spa, President of the Spinning Section of Unione Industriale Biellese; Marco Bortolini, CEO of Di.Vè, Vice President of Unione Industriale Biellese; Patrizia Salemi, Head of HR at Vimar 1991; and Sergio Tamborini, Past President of Confindustria Moda.
Moderator: Laura Ricardi, Head of Press Office, Unione Industriale Biellese.
• 2:00 p.m.: “What is Integrated Quality – and who shapes it? From the Value Chain to a New Generation of Textiles”
Speakers: Giusy Bettoni, Ceo & Founder of C.L.A.S.S. & InsideOut; Carlo Covini, Project Manager Marketing Textiles Lenzing AG / TENCEL™; Manuela Gaslini, Sales Manager Filatura Astro; Francesco Ferraris, Managing Director Finissaggio e Tintoria Ferraris; Giovanni Maria Conti, Professor of the Design Department at Politecnico di Milano & InsideOut Ambassador – Value of Ingredients.
• 2:30 p.m.: “Weaving value: stories of collaborations that strengthen the supply chain”
Speakers: Dario Casalini, President of Slow Fiber; Marco Bardelle, Co-Founder of MagnoLab.
Moderator: Laura Ricardi, Head of Press Office, Unione Industriale Biellese.
• 3:00 p.m.: “Beyond the Thread: New Visions of Industry, Design, and Jewelry”
Speakers: Olga Pirazzi, Head of the Fashion Office at Cittadellarte-Fondazione Pistoletto; Lucilla Giovanninetti, Contemporary Jewelry Designer and Professor at Accademia Unidee; Max Massia, Antica Fabbrica Passamaneria Massia Vittorio; Claudia Nesi, designer at OH CARLA brand.
• 3:30 p.m.: “MINI (BMW Group Italia) Supports Change: Biodegradable Geotextiles in Val Senales and Circularity”
Speakers: Giovanni Marchi, Marchi and Fildi CEO; Massimiliano Marin, SAFE, Head of Textile Development and Strategy; Carlo Covini, Textile Manager Italy and Switzerland – LENZING Italy.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2026
• 10:00 a.m.: “Research and Production Meet: T.C.P. Engineering and T.C.P. Production for the Textiles of Tomorrow”
Speakers: Alberto Pezzin, CEO of T.C.P. Production srl; Mirco Giansetti, CEO of T.C.P. Engineering srl.
• 10:30 a.m.: “Supplier to Zero V2: From Pilot to Practice”
Speakers: Francesca Rulli, Co-Founder and CEO of Ympact Società Benefit; Fabio Tanadini, UL Solutions RSPP, Project Coordinator; Iman Kallam, Senior Sector Associate – Suppliers.
Moderator: Elisa Gavazza, ZDHC Sector Lead – Solution Provider.
• 11:00 a.m.: “Weaving the Future: AI at the Service of the Textile Company”
Speakers: Gianluca Giovanardi, CEO of Inoma; Mark Comerro, CTO of Botchi.
Moderator: Davide Furfaro, Head of Education at ITS TAM Biella.
• 11:30 a.m.: “TENCEL™: A diversified product portfolio: from the softness of TENCEL™ Modal fibers to natural imperfections”
Speaker: Carlo Covini, Textile Manager Italy and Switzerland – LENZING Italy.
