ApparelCamp 2025 Schedule
**Schedule subject to change
| Time | Session | Room |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 AM | Doors Open/Registration | KPU-2550 Melville |
| 8:45 AM - 9:15 AM | Opening Remarks | KPU-2550 Melville |
| 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM | Keynote Panel: A Discussion on Navigating Tariff Turbulence | KPU-2550 Melville |
| 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM | Breakout Session #1 | |
| Unraveling BC's Textile Waste: Progress, Challenges, and Solutions | WSD-1950 | |
| How to Build an Apparel Brand People Actually Talk About | WSD-1960 | |
| Virtual Showrooms in AI and VR | WSD-3970 | |
| PREFACE Showroom | WSD-4900 | |
| 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM | Breakout Session #2 | |
| How Do You Actually Start a Fashion Brand (Without Going Broke or Crazy)? | WSD-1950 | |
| Made in Canada: Choosing the Right Contractors for a Sustainable Apparel Business | WSD-1960 | |
| Shape the Future of Textile Waste in the Metro Vancouver Solid Waste Management Plan | WSD-3970 | |
| PREFACE Showroom | WSD-4900 | |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Lunch | WSD-1940 |
| 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | Innovation Panel: Beyond Borders: Innovation as a Competitive Edge | KPU-2550 Melville |
| 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM | Breakout Session #3 | |
| Overcome the Biggest Barrier to Apparel Success | WSD-1950 | |
| Everything You Wanted to Know About Local Manufacturing | WSD-1960 | |
| Lotus Leaf Quick Drying and Water Repellent Concept | WSD-3970 | |
| PREFACE Showroom | WSD-4900 | |
| 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM | Breakout Session #4 | |
| Design from Waste: Principles of Fashion Upcyling | WSD-1950 | |
| Building a Made-in-Canada Fashion Business from the Ground Up! | WSD-1960 | |
| E-commerce SEO Strategies in the Age of AI | WSD-3970 | |
| PREFACE Showroom | WSD-4900 | |
| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Closing Remarks / Networking | WSD-1940 |
