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Fashion-tech landscape with Giusy Cannone, Fashion Technology Accelerator
Giusy Cannone, CEO of Fashion Technology Accelerator speaking at Info Day – Paris about how the fashion industry should be
DeFINE is a 3-year collaborative project, co-funded by the European Commission’s COSME programme, aiming to foster innovation & collaboration within the fashion-technology sectors.
The project is building a network of fashion-tech startups, SMEs, incubators, accelerators, financiers and investors through it’s dedicated online platform, social media channels, mentoring programme and interactive map. DeFINE also aims to analyse and disseminate knowledge to increase best practices for other fashion-tech communities.
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By joining the DeFINE Community, you will have access to a network of fashion and technology professionals, start-ups and SMEs, as well as accelerators and incubators from across Europe. Choose how you want to connect below.
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Our Mentored Start-ups & SMEs
27 Fashion-Tech projects are currently supported by our Mentoring Programme:
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Info Day
Connecting the dots with Piedad Rivas, European Commission
Hear Piedad Rivas, European Agency for SMEs, European Commission speaking at DeFINE Info Day – Paris talking about why and
Info Day
Fashion-tech with Robin Caudwell, Federation de la Haute Couture et de la Mode
Robin Caudwell, Federation de la Haute Couture et de la Mode speaking at Info Day – Paris on the state
Info Day
Policy Making with Silvia Draghi, European Commission
Silvia is a policy officer at the European Commission, working in the Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and Small
Legal
Intellectual Property Law for Fashion Ventures with Paola Gelato, Jacobacci Law
Intellectual Property Law for Fashion Ventures | DeFINE Webinars In this webinar, Paola Gelato, Turin Office Partner at Jacobacci Law Firm,
Design
Wearable labs with Marguerite Coiraton, Première Vision
At Info Day – Paris, Marguerite Coiraton, Show Manager at Première Vision discusses how the Wearable Lab is transforming the
Info Day
AI in customer-brand relationships round table discussion
Hear how you can anticipate your customer’s future needs and match product to market at a specific time. Explore how
Info Day
Identification and protection round table discussion
Blockchain, RFID and traceability tags have changed the way we supply, sell and trade. Hear how implementing these tools provide
Info Day
Info Day – Paris Presentation
Couldn’t attend the DeFINE Launch Event or Info Day – Paris, not to worry – we’ve attached the presentation slides for
Info Day Frankfurt
Thinkathon Frankfurt 2019/05 Results
For the first Thinkathon to happen outside Berlin, 23 participants were split into 4 teams, to work on 3 challenges set by Lectra,
Interviews
Financing in Fashion-Tech
Ahead of the DeFINE and CAST Investor Training Workshop taking place on Wednesday 23rd October, 2019 at the EBN Congress, Italy
Webinar
Create a successful pitch using the NABC technique with Simon Hjelte, INK
Create a successful pitch using the NABC technique – DeFINE Webinar Simon Hjelte, Business Developer at Borås INK discusses his
Interviews
Interview with Wearable-Tech Expert Francesca Rosella, Co-Founder of CuteCircuit
Founded in 2004, CuteCircuit is the world’s first wearable-technology fashion brand. CuteCircuit interweaves leading-edge fashion design with emerging technologies and smart fabrics
Interviews
Interview with Fashion-Tech Designer & Researcher, Kristi Kuusk
Kristi Kuusk is a designer-researcher working on the direction of crafting sustainable smart textile services. She is looking for new ways
Interviews
Interview with Digital Fashion Designer Sara Savian
Sara Savian is a digital fashion designer and creative maker based in Milan. She works mainly as a freelance professional in
Webinar
The Fashion-Tech Paradigm with Livia Tenuta, PoliMi
The Fashion-Tech Paradigm – DeFINE Webinar Livia Tenuta, Researcher at Politecnico di Milano, shares useful insights on the state of the
Webinar
Investment Tips for Fashion-Tech Ventures with Thierry Baujard, Media Deals
Investment Tips for Fashion and Fashion-Tech Ventures – DeFINE Webinar In this webinar, Thierry Baujard, founder and CEO of pan-European investment
Webinar
IP Essentials for Fashion Entrepreneurs with Roxanne Peters, UAL
Intellectual Property Essentials for Fashion Entrepreneurs | DeFINE Webinars Intellectual Property is a legal right that protects the financial and reputation
Uniting the European Fashion Tech Ecosystem
The Founders
The project is founded by leading European academic institutions in Fashion and Design, accelerators and incubators, Business Support Organisations, Trade Associations and Financiers. Powered by these cross-sector, international partnerships, DeFINE fosters the building of a pan-European Fashion-Tech network.
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