Conference: FUTURE FASHION COMPETENCIES,
Digital literacy for a green transition, inclusion, and diversity

FINAL CONFERENCE - 25TH OF AUGUST, 2025

Our online Final Conference of Me-You-Us -project, took place on the 25th of August.

This online event marked the culmination of our efforts and achievements of the Me-You-Us.
This online conference brought together our project partners, associated partners, stakeholders, and professionals from across the field to reflect on our outcomes, share insights, and discuss future competencies.

Full Agenda:

10:00-10:10 Welcome by Christel Arnevik, Project Lead of Me-You-Us and Teaching Associate Professor, Programme Manager of Fashion (BA)

10:10-10:30 Keynote speech: Fernanda Bernardi, EU Academic Lead at CLO

10:30-10:45 Presentation: Me-You-Us "Building digital 3D competences in fashion education"

11:05-11:45 Presentation: The roadmap and key takeaway from the project

12:30-13:45 Panel Discussions Across 2 Tracks:

  • Track 1: ME – Virtual Prototyping: Green Transition and YOU – Body Scanning: Inclusion and Diversity, Social and Environmental Sustainability 

  • Track 2: US – VR, AR, AI: Green Transition, Inclusion, and Diversity 

14:00-14:45 CLOSING DISCUSSION: Future fashion competencies - digital literacy and sustainability

14:45-15:00 THANK YOU, continue networking in the lobby

Digital Event Booklet

To make the most of everyone’s event experience we created our digital event booklet. This booklet was to help audience to follow along with each session, jot down their own notes, and explore extra content by scanning the integrated QR codes.

The Digital Event Booklet is stil available here:
Download here

KEY HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR CONFERENCE:

Keynote speaker: Fernanda Bernardi, Lead, CLO Academics

The day started with inspiring speech by our keynote speaker, Fernanda Bernardi, Lead, CLO Academics, who shared insights on new digital competencies for fashion and sustainability in a rapidly evolving industry.  The main highlights were digital literacy, how we can prepare the students better for the rapidly evolving fashion industry.

Panel Discussions Across Two Tracks

The event offered two Panel Discussions, each based on our specific course modules.  
Expert panels offered discussions on key learnings, innovative ideas to spark meaningful change, practical insights, and strategies to engage a broader audience for lasting impact. 

  • Track 1: ME – Virtual Prototyping: and YOU – Body Scanning: Inclusion and diversity, Social and environmental sustainability 
    How can a designer create value based on the needs of the user and how to use digital tools for representation, collaboration, and co-creation
    Panelists:
    Tina Logar Bauchmüller, director of Mila.Vert
    Mathilde Bess
    Canan Akoglu, Head of Design for People Programme (MA), Lab for Social Design, Kolding School of Design
    Christel Arnevik, Kolding School of Design

  • Track 2: US – VR, AR, AI: A Green transition, Inclusion, and diversity 
    As a designer, how can one actively contribute to positive change and evoke speculative scenarios that envision the future we want to live in—through cross-disciplinary design and innovative use of digital tools
    Panelists:
    Line Rumhult, Ph.D. Fellow – Lab for Social Design I Teaching assistant professor, Kolding School of Design
    Maria Herholdt Engermann, MANND
    Paula Kühn
    Paulina Martina, Hearth Design Lab

Aldje van Meer and Christel Arnevik guided the audience through how and what to consider when implementing digital tools in fashion education for a green transition, inclusion, and diversity.

The presentation is also available on our Youtube-channel.

Celebrating a Successful Project

This conference marked the culmination of our three-year EU-funded project—a testament to collaboration, dedication, and meaningful impacts.

THANK YOU

We would like to extend our sincere gratitude to all project partners, associated partners, and every individual who has contributed to this project at any stage. Your commitment, collaboration, and expertise have been invaluable in bringing this initiative to life.

This achievement would not have been possible without the shared vision, dedication, and support of each Higher Education Institution and person involved. We are truly grateful for your efforts, your insights, and the spirit of cooperation that made this journey a success.

Thank you all for being an essential part of this project.