Full of circular inspiration
PROGRAM 2026
This year’s program once again was inspiring and meaningful. A diverse line-up of themes that really matter within the circular textile sector – from workwear to fashion, from outdoor to sports and shoes.
A balanced mix of perspectives, innovative solutions and real-life stories. All focused to embracing circular business models in textiles. Something for every professional to discover.
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SEPTEMBER 30
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Presentation participant Innovation Square
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| 14.00 | Closing the Loop: Connecting Procurers and Innovators for Circular Workwear Dedicated side event is designed specifically for workwear procurers, buyers, brands, suppliers and value chain partners working towards a more circular workwear sector. 14.00 - 15.30 Hosted by Rijkswaterstaat Water, Traffic and Environment Service (RWS WVL), Interreg NWE Circular Shift and The Green Gear Alliance. Closing the Loop: Connecting Procurers and Innovators for Circular WorkwearAt Circular Textile Days, the Circular Workwear Community and Interreg NWE Circular Shift bring procurers, suppliers and value chain partners together to talk practice. With the Green Gear Alliance, we look at key market developments and opportunities about collection and collaboration throughout the chain, followed by an interactive discussion. | |||
| 14.15 | Eco-Design & Product Development / Care Maintenance & Longevity 14.15 - 15.10 Featuring: Leontine Wagenaar & Rosan Van Boven | |||
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| 15.00 | Official Opening of Circular Textile Days 2026 15.00 - 15.05 Fleur Gräper-van Koolwijk – Mayor of Tilburg Official Opening of Circular Textile Days 2026Circular Textile Days 2026 will officially be opened by Fleur Gräper-van Koolwijk, Mayor of Tilburg. In her opening remarks, she will welcome the international textile community to Tilburg and mark the start of two days dedicated to collaboration, innovation and accelerating the transition towards a circular textile industry. The gap between ambition & reality Interview 15.05 - 15.20 Featuring:
Lukas Mauve (Moderator),
Paola Weir, Primark The gap between ambition & realityOver the past three years, Primark has developed and tested its Circular Product Standard 2.0, turning circular design principles into practical solutions for its teams and suppliers. In this interview, Paola Weir discusses the progress, challenges and key decisions behind this work, and how Primark plans to scale circularity across the business in the years ahead. Lessons Learned Panel Discussion 15.20 - 16.20 Featuring:
Robert Klauer – VAUDE, Joffrey Delfgaauw – O'Neill, Moderated by Lukas Mauve Lessons LearnedWhat happens when circular ambition meets reality? VAUDE and O'Neill take the audience behind the scenes of real projects, revealing what they underestimated, how they responded and what they learned along the way. | |||
| 15.15 | Chain Collaboration & Innovation 15.25 - 15.45 Moderator: GS1 Jeanet van der Stoel
Participants:
- RADDIS
- KNITWEARLAB
- THIS IS FREE FASHION
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| 16.00 | NuCollect – Sorting at Home, Value Downstream: Rethinking Textile Collection for Reuse and Recycling 16.00 - 16.20 Featuring: Laura Bondl Augsburg | |||
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| 16.45 | Practical Tools for Circular TextilesJoin Edwin Maes (Centexbel) for a practical toolbox session exploring methodologies, tools, and best practices to support circular textile implementation. Gain hands-on insights into translating circular ambitions into practical actions, improving processes, and accelerating progress across the textile value chain.
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| 17.30 | CTD Café Networking & Industry Discussions 17.30 - 18.30 The programme includes: Truth or Dare audience warm-up The Best Mistake We Ever Made Audience Reality Check Future Perspective From Ambition to Reality Featuring Jack Stephenson Buschman (Host) Thijs Verhaar – Knitwearlab Jody van der Vegte – UnravelNow Jasmien Wynants – Masjien Powered by: Gemeente Tilburg, MODINT, De Maere Foundation and Business Development Corporation Moenchengladbach. CTD CaféCircular Textile Days closes Day 1 with CTD Café: The Whole Truth — an honest and interactive evening about what circularity really looks like in practice. Expect truths and dares, lessons from initiatives that didn’t go to plan, live myth-busting and a look at what comes next. Featuring Michael Pfeifer (MOOT Upcycling), Thijs Verhaar (KNITWEAR LAB), Jody van der Vegte (UnravelNow) and Jasmien Wynants (MASJIEN), moderated by Jack Stephenson Buschman (Soul.com). | |||
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| 18.30 | DJ & NetworkingWrap up the day with music, drinks and informal networking. Connect with fellow visitors, exhibitors, speakers and partners in a relaxed setting while continuing the conversations from the programme. | |||
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OCTOBER 1
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Presentation Associate
Presentation participant Innovation Square
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| 10.00 | Law & Legislation A concise update from the European Commission on the latest European legislation and policy developments impacting the textile industry, followed by an open Q&A. 10.00 - 11.30 Featuring:
Carsten Wentink – European Commission,
Edwin Maes – Centexbel,
Jeannet van der Stoel – GS1,
Patrick Welp – Vodde,
Moderated by Bianca Streng Law & LegislationStay up to date with the latest EU policy and legislative developments affecting circular textiles. Hear directly from the European Commission, ask your questions, and gain practical insights into upcoming regulations and what they mean for your organisation. | |||
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| 11.30 | Regulating Towards Circular Textiles: An Inspector's Perspective An introduction to the role of the Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate and how regulation is translated into practical enforcement. 11.40 - 12.00 Marietta Harjono – Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate Regulating Towards Circular Textiles: An Inspector's PerspectiveLearn how the Inspectorate supervises textile legislation, including ESPR and waste shipment regulations, and gain insight into how enforcement contributes to a more circular textile sector. | |||
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| 13.00 | Digital Product Passport & Traceability 13.00 - 13.20 Moderator: RADDIS Niccy Kol
Participants:
- GS1
- REJU
- Deloitte / Busra Yasar
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| 13.15 | The Dutch Circular Textile Industry 2026: Mapping the Frontrunners RVO presents the 2026 edition of The Dutch Circular Textile Industry, the sector guide showcasing Dutch frontrunners driving the transition towards circular textiles. 13.20 - 13.50 Speaker: Friso Pietersen, Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) The Dutch Circular Textile Industry 2026: Mapping the FrontrunnersRVO launches the 2026 edition of The Dutch Circular Textile Industry, showcasing 115 Dutch frontrunners and the ecosystem driving circular textile innovation and international collaboration. | |||
| 13.30 | Upcoming European durability standards: What's next for workwear and clothing? Interactive workshop exploring upcoming European durability standards and what they mean for product development, quality, compliance and sourcing. 13.30 - 15.00 Hosted by NEN Upcoming European durability standards: What's next for workwear and clothing? Get practical insight into upcoming European durability standards for workwear and clothing and explore what they could mean for your organisation. Compare approaches with industry peers and identify how product requirements, quality criteria and supplier specifications may need to evolve. A valid Circular Textile Days ticket for 1 October is required. Reserve your workshop place separately through the Circular Textile Days ticket shop. Location: Foyer De Boemel, near the Koepelhal | |||
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| 14.00 | The Value We WearPublic lecturer and cultural strategist Ellen Haeser explores how our emotional connection to clothing influences longevity, consumption and circular behaviour. Discover why creating meaning may be just as important as creating products. | |||
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| 14.30 | The Value We Create How can brands create lasting value in a market that increasingly asks consumers to buy less and choose better? 14.30 - 15.00 Moderated by Ellen Haeser The Value We CreateHow can brands and retailers build a viable business around buying less and choosing better? This session brings together brands and retailers to explore what drives consumer choices, how businesses can create value beyond selling more, and where opportunities such as better products, repair, resale, loyalty and new business models can support a more circular future. | |||
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| 15.15 | Digital Innovation Hub Discover how digital technologies and AI are transforming product development, sizing, returns, transparency and circular decision-making. 15.15 - 16.20 Featuring: Prof. Dr. Ir. Troy Nachtigall – TOS13, Mark Zenzinger – Alvanon, Dominic Sluiter, Vincent van der Holst – VNYX, Niels Ruijsbroek – Bever Digital Innovation HubEuropean regulations such as ESPR, Digital Product Passports (DPP) and EPR are changing how brands manage products, data and end-of-life processes. The challenge is turning these requirements into practical systems for sharing and verifying data across the textile value chain.
Professor Troy Nachtigall explores how Dutch innovators, including VYNX, TexRoad, ValueSort.ai, BYBORRE, Enhance the Future, Code for Good, Textile Plus and partners in the NewTexEco ecosystem, are building connected solutions for traceability, materials intelligence, circularity and digital product passports.
The session offers brands, technology providers and policymakers a practical view of the Dutch textile technology landscape and how collaboration can turn regulation into operational opportunities. | |||
| 15.30 | From Sustainable Ambition to Scalable Impact Serious game: how sustainability professionals can drive and scale change from within. 15.30 - 16.25 Featuring: Jody vd Vegte | |||
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| 16.30 | From Inspiration to Reality - Closing Reflections Industry leaders reflect on the key insights from Circular Textile Days and share the actions they will take back to their organisations. 16.40 - 17.00 Featuring Borre Akkersdijk – BYBORRE Daily Paper (speaker to be confirmed) From Inspiration to Reality - Closing ReflectionsAs Circular Textile Days comes to a close, leading fashion brands look back on the ideas, collaborations and innovations that inspired them, and discuss what is needed to turn inspiration into lasting impact. | |||
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CoNFIRMED PARTICIPANTS 2026
Meet. Match. Do Business.
Discover who’s joining Circular Textile Days 2026 and start making connections before the event even begins.
Explore participating companies and exhibitors through CTD-Match 2026, discover new solutions and potential partners, and schedule one-to-one B2B meetings with the organisations most relevant to you.
Already exhibiting? Create and complete your company profile to showcase what you offer, increase your visibility and allow visitors and other participants to find and connect with you.
Looking to exhibit? Discover the companies already joining us and position your organisation alongside leading players from across the circular textile value chain.
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Register for CTD-Match 2026 →
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CTD-Match 2026 is organised in collaboration with Enterprise Europe Network and RVO.
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A new chapter in a historic textile region
Tilburg has been a textile city for centuries.
Today it hosts recyclers, research institutes, manufacturers and circular pioneers, making it a natural home for the next phase of Circular Textile Days.
