Listening to the Future of Fashion: What Today’s Students Are Thinking

I was invited to speak at TEXOVERSUM Fakultät Textil - Hochschule Reutlingen. This session was a great extension of our community pillar - around 100 students and young professionals from Texoversum and the ESB Business School, Reutlingen University joined for an open discussion on what’s in demand in the fashion and consulting landscape.

The final “ask me anything” session made one thing clear: the next generation of fashion decision-makers is motivated, curious, and genuinely passionate about the future of fashion.

FashionSIGHTS partners with Dweet to host a LinkedIn Live community event featuring a dynamic panel of renowned industry experts and leading academic voices. The session brought together Laura Buckle (Senior Director of Global Recruitment at SKIMS), Melanie Mitchell (Graduate Futures Career Consultant at UAL), Laurent Piffaut (Co-Founder of Dweet) together with Achim Berg to explore a key question facing young industry talents: How will careers in fashion evolve - and how can talent best prepare for what’s ahead?

In a conference call with Matt Clements and Sarah Roberts from Barclays Equity Research, Achim Berg discusses the state of the European fashion industry, exploring key challenges and future opportunities.

At the 2025 Borås Textile Days in Sweden, Achim will deliver a keynote on sustainable and circular fashion business models and the Nordics’ role as a sustainability hub for the industry.

Despite early awareness of its environmental impact, fashion arrived late to actual sustainability commitments. Shifting to a circular economy is required for the industry to finally walk the talk.

We delved deeply into resale, exploring the challenges and opportunities of the secondhand market and how Sweden is uniquely positioned to be at the forefront of change. With a strong sustainability mindset, progressive regulation, modern resale concepts, pioneering companies and institutions such as theTextile Fashion Center, Sweden shows what’s possible when responsibility, innovation and research come together in fashion.

At this year’s bonprix Expert Exchange, Achim will present the keynote address on the future of the fashion industry. Following his remarks, he will join Carolin Klar, Managing Director of Product, Sourcing & Corporate Responsibility at bonprix, for a fireside chat to discuss current industry developments and challenges.

Back in Dubai for the Chalhoub Group’s in:sight summit, Achim had the pleasure of discussing the future of luxury in the GCC. The region’s economy is experiencing steady growth, fueled by robust GDP, low inflation, and rising consumer confidence. Furthermore, non-oil sectors are building momentum and the economic decoupling is gaining traction. The beauty sector continues to outperform, and while Dubai maintains its position as the region’s luxury hub, Saudi Arabia requires new models to unlock its full potential. Across the GCC, consumers are becoming true luxury connoisseurs who are globally minded and trend-savvy.

Achim Berg joins the opening panel at the first edition of "The Future of Retail" Summit, hosted by FASHION Magazine in Milan on May 5th. The summit gathers leading voices from across the fashion industry from Italy and beyond to explore the evolving dynamics and future of fashion retail. In the discussion, Achim addresses the complex challenges and emerging opportunities that are currently reshaping the industry landscape.

Achim Berg presents a keynote at Svensk Handel's D-Congress in Gothenburg, Sweden. The congress is a leading retail event in Northern Europe, bringing together over 3,000 innovators and decision-makers to shape the industry's future.

In a conference call with Matt Clements and Sarah Roberts from Barclays Equity Research, Achim Berg discusses the state of the European fashion industry, exploring key challenges and future opportunities.

Achim Berg holds the opening keynote at the Barcelona Fashion Summit 2025, Spain’s largest fashion business event. Under the theme "Revolution: Breaking Fashion Paradigms", it will gather industry leaders to discuss transformative trends shaping fashion's future.

Against the backdrop of upcoming EU legislation, we explored how technology, collaboration, and innovation can drive sustainability and digitalisation. From regulatory compliance to scalable innovations, we’ll address the key challenges and opportunities shaping our industry’s future.

At Global Fashion Agenda Summit 2024 in Copenhagen Achim Berg was on Stage to discuss and share insights on scaling circularity in fashion and to discuss why luxury players hesitate to embrace #Rent #Resell and #Repair.

The theme of the summit, 'Unlocking the Next Level,' perfectly aligns with the need to move from commitment to action after 15 years of awareness creation.