1 - 2 October 2026

Capitol Theatre

00

Days

00

Hours

00

Minutes

00

Seconds

our

Theme

Fashion Futures: Resource Stewardship and Business Resilience

Be the Change Summit 2026 convenes industry leaders, advocates, and fashion brands to tackle the sector’s most pressing challenge: making responsible consumption the norm rather than the exception.

Across two dynamic days, panels and keynotes move beyond diagnosis to decisive action—defining the crisis, surfacing bold solutions, and charting a collective path toward a more sustainable fashion future.

Be Part of the Change

Tickets are now live

BUY TICKETS

Be the Change Summit 2025 convened industry leaders, policymakers, innovators, brands, academics, and emerging talent from across the region to explore the future of fashion.

Under the theme Fashion Futures, the summit sparked conversations on circularity, artificial intelligence, regulation, workforce development, and inclusive design—bringing together diverse perspectives to reimagine what a responsible and resilient fashion industry can look like.

The summit also marked the launch of the Textile Circularity Consortium (TCC), an industry-led initiative bringing together stakeholders across the textile value chain to accelerate textile circularity in Singapore and Southeast Asia, building the foundations for more circular, resource-efficient systems.

Looking to the next generation, The Bridge Fashion Innovator (TBFI) Launch Pad showcased breakthrough ideas from young innovators tackling some of fashion's most pressing challenges—from reducing environmental impact and improving wellbeing to creating solutions with meaningful social impact.

More than a conference, Be The Change Summit 2025 served as a platform for action—catalysing partnerships, launching industry initiatives, and strengthening the collective effort to build a future-ready fashion ecosystem.

panel DETAILS

Day 1

PANEL 1

(un) Conscious Demand

Bringing together psychologists, brand-builders, and advocacy groups to explore how perceived value drives adoption — and what it takes to design sustainability as a requirement, not an afterthought.

PANEL 2

The Agentic Architecture: Can AI Solve the Paradox of Ethical Speed?

Exploring how agentic AI and robotics are reshaping fashion supply chains—enabling high-speed responsiveness and on-demand manufacturing—while addressing labour ethics, workforce transitions, and responsible automation across ASEAN contexts.

PANEL 3

Who owns the carbon problem in a fragmented global supply chain?

This panel tackles an uncomfortable question: in a system optimized for low cost and high speed, does anyone truly own the carbon problem? Panelists will debate whether carbon credits are a credible bridge or a convenient detour, what shared net-zero obligations look like between brands and factories, and how Asian manufacturers can access decarbonization capital.

Day 2

CLOSED PANEL

Textile Circularity Consortium

By Invitation Only.
The Textile Circularity Consortium (TCC) Roundtable is a closed-door strategic session bringing together key stakeholders to align on a shared vision, identify collaboration opportunities, and accelerate scalable textile circularity solutions across Singapore and ASEAN.

PANEL 4

From Molecule to Market: Delivering Next-Gen Materials at Scale

Bridging the "Commercialization Gap" for next-gen textiles. It explores how the region’s deep-tech ecosystem can transform ASEAN’s innovations into high performance alternatives.

PANEL 5

Behaviour by Design

What if “making” in retail and fashion is really about shaping how people wear, care, and consume? This panel examines how design—across products, store environments, and subtle cues—influences behaviors from garment care to purchasing habits. Discover how intentional design can drive better choices, extend product life, and deliver more sustainable outcomes.

view

agenda

1 OCTOBER 2026, 9.30AM
Registration & Networking Breakfast
1 OCTOBER 2026, 10.25AM
Welcome Address by the President of Singapore Fashion Council
Sharon Lim, President of Singapore Fashion Council
1 OCTOBER 2026, 10.35AM
Opening Address by the Guest-of-Honour
Guest-of-Honour, Gan Siow Huang, Minister of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Ministry of Trade and Industry
1 OCTOBER 2026, 10:45AM
IMPACT Awards Presentation
Presented by Guest-of-Honour, Gan Siow Huang
1 OCTOBER 2026, 10.55AM
Opening Keynote
Keynote Speaker: Dr Mason Silveira (Course Leader, BSc Hons Psychology of Fashion, London College of Fashion)
1 OCTOBER 2026, 11.15AM
Opening Keynote 2
Keynote Speaker: Dr Tom Waller (CEO & Founding Partner, &Go&Co Ltd.)
1 OCTOBER 2026, 11.35AM
Panel 1: (un) Conscious Demand
1 OCTOBER 2026, 12.45PM
Networking Lunch
1 OCTOBER 2026, 2.25PM
Fashion Cities Coalition Intro + Sustainability Readiness Intelligence Launch
1 OCTOBER 2026, 2.50PM
Panel 2: The Agentic Architecture: Can AI Solve the Paradox of Ethical Speed?

1 OCTOBER 2026, 4.00PM
Tea Break
1 OCTOBER 2026, 4.30PM
Panel 3: Who owns the carbon problem in a fragmented global supply chain?

1 OCTOBER 2026, 5.40PM
Fashion Futures Season 3 Launch
2 OCTOBER 2026, 9.00AM
Textile Circularity Consortium (By Invitation Only)

2 OCTOBER 2026, 12.00PM
Speakers Breaks
2 OCTOBER 2026, 12.45PM
Registration & Networking
2 OCTOBER 2026, 1.30PM
Beyond the Copilot: Using AI to make better decisions across fashion operations
2 OCTOBER 2026, 2.00PM
Panel 4: From Molecule to Market: Delivering Next-Gen Materials at Scale
2 OCTOBER 2026, 3.10PM
Short Break
2 OCTOBER 2026, 3.40PM
Panel 5: Behaviour by Design
2 OCTOBER 2026, 4.50PM
Closing Fireside Chat The ASEAN Roadmap

meet our

speakers

Click to view profile.

keynote speakers

Dr Mason Silveira

This year's keynote is The Business of Behavioural Change, with Dr Mason Silveira, a fashion psychology researcher who studies the neurobiology of decision making.

His question is one the industry keeps circling back to: why does knowing about sustainability so rarely change what people actually buy?

He'll get into the psychology behind that gap and what it takes to design for behaviour change, not just awareness.

Dr Tom Waller

This year’s second keynote, The Art and Science of Being Unique, features Dr Tom Waller, a fashion and design strategist exploring how brands can use their DNA to drive innovation and growth.

Drawing on his work with adidas, Decathlon and lululemon, he’ll explore how authenticity can shape products, services and experiences — and why being distinctive matters in navigating AI, sustainability and a volatile world.

He’ll also unpack his think big, move small philosophy, exploring why meaningful behaviour change goes beyond technical solutions to designing systems that make new behaviours possible.