Events and Press
The Crisis of Stuff in the Press
UPCOMING EVENTS
Want to bring this conversation to your organization?
Available for keynotes, panels, and leadership workshops.
Past Events
The Crisis of Stuff in the Press
What Slashed Coach Bags Found in a Dumpster Can Teach Us About Product Waste
Fashion Is Lurching Toward a Compliance Reckoning
UPCOMING EVENTS
Join Liz where she'll be on the panel "Inside NY Fashion House", alongside industry leaders, innovators, and deep-tech founders exploring how deep technologies are reshaping sustainable fashionand what it takes to move breakthrough technologies from lab to market.
Want to bring this conversation to your organization?
Available for keynotes, panels, and leadership workshops.
Past Events
Keynote presentation: Immediate Solutions for the Crisis of Stuff.
April, 2025
Liz presented the Crisis of Stuff to students, followed by a Q&A and UpCrafted Workshop.
March, 2026
An industry roundtable, Reverse to Recover: Unlocking Resource Value Through Smarter Logistics, moderated by Liz Alessi.
Joined by:
- Sydney Badger, VP, Commercialization and Circular Strategy, Fillogic
- Montana Sweet, VP of Return Hub Operations, Happy Returns, a UPS Company
- Christopher Wai, Co-founder and CEO, Sixone
April, 2026
The Crisis of Stuff, Chapter 5: Near and Long-Term Solutions.
April, 2026
Liz Alessi hosted a panel discussion with Rachel Palopoli, David Knaub, and Christine Kiourtsis
April, 2026
Liz presented The Crisis of Stuff, Chapter 6.
July, 2026
Liz hosted a discussion on ESPR and what happens when circularity shifts from a marketing concept to an operational requirement.
Joined by:
Miranda Morrison, Steve Madden
Julia Aruni Kirschner, ARMEDANGELS
June, 2026
Liz moderated a conversation on one of the biggest tensions in fashion circularity right now: "T2T targets: Would a fully recycled closed-loop textiles system truly benefit everyone?"
Joined by:
Matthew Allen, Reju
Carmen Gama, Eileen Fisher
Steven Bethell, Bank & Vogue
June, 2026
Maurizio Catellani, CEO of Competitoor, spoke to Liz about DPP and brand loyalty: data opportunities to drive resale intelligence and results, through a step-by-step breakdown of a focused case study.
June, 2026
Liz joined a panel to explore how organizations across the value chain are putting circularity into practice today, from brand implementation and product renewal to repair, take-back programs, workforce development, and product recovery.
Joined by:
Linda Lane Corrado, Homeboy Threads
Jaideep Upadhyay, Homeboy Threads
Taylor Hill, The Renewal Workshop (Bleckmann)
Courtney Culbreath, GUESS Jeans
July, 2026
Liz joined the panel talk: "Made in LA: When Local Manufacturing Makes Sense."
Joined by:
-Jonathan McCarther (BioBlanks)
- Gian Frabotti (Undisputed Principles)
- KNOXX (Damn Pigeon)
July, 2026