Leicester Made 24th April 2026 – The Venue @DMU
Speakers
Introduction to Leicester Made and Regions
1. Jenny Holloway, Fashion-Enter, CEO
2. Peter Chandler, Director of Tourism Culture and Economy, Leicester City Council
3. Elly Cutkelvin, Deputy City Mayor – Housing, Economy, and Neighbourhoods, Leicester City Council
Panel Debate: UK Manufacturing: Is Too Expensive – Or Is the Sourcing Model Broken?
Moderator: Jill Geoghegan, Editor, Drapers
1. Simon Platts, Co-Founder SP&KO Responsible Sourcing and ESG Fashion & Textiles consultancy
2. Jenny Holloway, Chair, ATMF
3. Snahal Patel, CEO, Foxes
4. Jordan Razavi, CEO, Omnes
5. Kirsty Connor, Head of Buying, Never Fully Dressed
Panel Debate: Beyond the Pilot: What It Takes to Embed Innovation
Moderator: Kirsty McGregor, Journalist and consultant
1. Dr Angela Davies, T, DMU
2. Elizabeth Brandwood, Head of UK Operations, Style3D | ASSYST
3. Salli Deighton, CEO, LaundRE
4. Shehzaad Valli, Nvcint
5. Joe Darwen, CEO, CircKit®
Panel Debate: Legislation: The Policy That Will Break or Save Fashion
Moderator: Jenny Holloway, Fashion-Enter, CEO
1. Niall Maplesden, Director, The Knowledge Nexus
2. Kevin Withane, Co-Founder and Corporate Partner, Impact Lawyers
3. Tamara Cincik, CEO, Fashion Rountable
4. Adam Mansell, CEO, UKFT
5. Sam Dowsing, Director of Strategy and Impact, Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority
6. Hannah Newcomb, Co-CEO, Stronger Together
7. Kassim Khan, CEO, Compass Labels Group
Panel Debate: Sustainability: Responsibility, Reality & the Road Ahead
Moderator: Hannah Abdulla, Editor, Just Style
1. Joseph Mountain, Sustainability Manager, Nbrown Group
2. Shaunacy Burne , Corporate Donations Manager, Salvation Army Trading Company Ltd
3. Garry Knox, Sustainability Director, GreenEarth Cleaning
4. Reshma Desai, Global Project Director, UHUMANS 2050 & The Vayyu Foundation
5. Richard-Jamie Olley, CEO, Ethix
6. Tamara Sender Ceron, Associate Principal Fashion Retail Research, Mintel
Fireside Chat with Jenny Holloway and Suzanne
Then CEO Roundtable
FABRIC MANIPULATION & TEXTILE EMBELLISHMENT
Exhibitors
Evening Entertainment
