E-Textiles and Sustainability Workshop

About the event

E-textiles present a complex challenge when considering sustainability due to the additional electronic sensing, actuation and connections required within the textiles, alongside functionality and washability. This is an opportunity to hear from the e-textiles product developers as well as researchers at the forefront of this technology as they drive innovation to overcome barriers.

We’ll discover the current state of the industry and look at related sustainable solutions, which include conductive polymers for yarns and designing for circularity. We will discuss frameworks for designing e-textiles with repair, recycle and end-of-life in mind and hear about the latest policies and e-textile waste legislations.

Event speakers and themes

Theme: Product development and sustainability challenges faced

• Tim Brownstone – Kymira
• George Campbell – Teslasuit
• Simon McMaster – Footfalls and Heartbeats
• Asha Thompson – Intelligent Textiles Ltd

Theme: Sustainable smart textile material innovation

• Roya Ashayer-Soltani – Qinetiq
• Nazmul Karim – University of Southampton
• Naveed Zaidi – Queen Mary’s University

Theme: Designing for End-of-life and E-textile waste legislation

• Ricardo O Nascimento – Royal College of Arts
• Jessica Saunders – London College of Fashion

Agenda outline

There will be opportunities for Q&A and roundtable discussions to highlight the challenges and barriers faced and potential solutions, exploring common ground.

There will be opportunities to network and collaborate to drive innovation forward in this sector.