Fashion Is Social Impact
A global consciousness has arisen in every industry. There is an immediate and urgent demand for innovation in all business models. Now more than ever, community and collaboration need to be present for survival in this new world.
Fashion has always placed itself at the epicenter of change, where trends move like lightspeed through its ecosystem. All of the old systems have been laid bare by a global pandemic and an upheaval of the establishment. As an industry, fashion must reflect on itself and stretch its creativity because we’re in a period where everything needs to be reimagined.
Since 2018, FASHINNOVATION has hosted over 400 of fashion’s leading innovators to audiences representing 120 countries. Respected voices like Diane Von Furstenberg, Susan Rockefeller, Kenneth Cole, Julie Gilhart, and Fern Mallis, as well as new leaders including Steve Aoki, Chromat, Mara Hoffman, and Miroslava Duma.
Their platform has amplified the impact of the entrepreneurial spirit of the industry with Josh Luber (StockX), James Reinhart (thredUP), Katia Beauchamp (Birchbox) and Gihan Amarasiriwardena (Ministry of Supply), and has put sustainability front and center with Paul Dillinger (Levi’s), Carry Somers (Fashion Revolution) and Oskar Metsavaht (Osklen).
Institutions like the United Nations, Parsons, and FIT; brands including Louis Vuitton, Levi’s, Google, and UPS; and media channels Business of Fashion, Forbes, Fast Company, Refinery29 and Vogue, have all supported its vision.
Through these global conversations we inspire and ignite revolutionary actions and change across our industry. Fashinnovation crosses boundaries and amplifies topics including sustainable development goals, social impact, diversity and inclusion, entrepreneurship, connectivity and new technologies all seen through the lens of innovation.
To be the global thought leader for the fashion industry in fostering innovation.
Entrepreneurial minds are protagonists in the urgent transformations of the fashion world. Promoting connections that inspire change is the key that opens the way for real innovations.
Ambitious with Purpose. We all want to succeed. We all want our business to prosper. The question is the positive impact we’re promoting as a result of a job and if we’re doing it with our heart and soul.
Simplicity. Einstein once said that “The definition of genius is taking out the complex and making it simple”. We’re not geniuses, but we really believe that simplifying is good for our business and for our relations.
Human Relationships No technology will ever be greater than the potential of connected human beings. We believe that our relationships have the power to promote changes in the world.
Inclusive & Diverse We’re all one and we came from the same place. We see beauty and power in diversity and we work hard to be inclusive in everything we do.
Open Mind Inspiration and knowledge are everywhere. We like and seek to be surrounded by universes different from ours.
We mix traditional enterprises with fashion tech startups & emerging brands
We bring in global names to speak about fashion technology trends around the world, inspiring an entrepreneurial mindset.
We deliver content from our learnings, our events and our community.
We build a diverse community of like-minded individuals in intersecting industries, keeping everyone abreast the latest in trends/ innovations
We connect Enterprises that want to reach Startups and Startups that want to reach Enterprises.
Marcelo & Jordana Guimaraes – husband and wife – are the founders of FASHINNOVATION. Marcelo has been in the entrepreneurial ecosystem throughout his life, always dealing with enterprises incorporating innovations and technology. Jordana has been in the fashion industry, in the marketing and public relations department.
When Marcelo presented a thought to Jordana of developing an event to assemble a group of diverse entrepreneurs to inspire via panel talks, and followed it up with one simple question: “Would it make sense to mix enterprises and technology with the world of fashion?”. With where Fashion is headed today, Jordana jumped at the opportunity to share ideas with him, which in turn launched FASHINNOVATION.
50 + years experience in television, film, live events and digital media. Co-founder of E! Entertainment Television and Movies USA Magazine; Group Vice Chairman of Cable TV Owner, Metan Global Entertainment Group; President’s Award from the National Cable Television Association. Co-Founder of BeautyKween, and COO of Fanvestor.
Formerly Dean of Fashion at Parsons School of Design. Co-Founder at THEAN.co and The Digital Fashion Group. Previously, Vice President of Corporate Responsibility at Swarovski Group; General Manager of MADE-BY Benelux; First Director of Corporate Sustainability for Kering’s luxury brands. His career in the fashion industry began at GAP Inc.
28 + years of executive management, in the media and global event space. Formerly Commercial Director of Informa Markets and Formerly Vice President of UBM Fashion. Founder HAZCOMM Advisory Group.