Denali Joie (she/they) is a woman of the trans experience, Multidisciplinary Artist, Designer, Educator and Fashion Griot. Her art praxis intersects design, performance, media and community engagement with particular focus on queer identities and Afro-diasporan histories, futures, collective healing, and radical imagination.

Julius Tillery is a 5th-generation cotton farmer from North Carolina and the founder of BlackCotton, a business that centers and uplifts the Black community closest to the cotton fields in Northampton County, North Carolina.

Cassandra Pintro is the founder of Consumption Project, a new platform that serves as a catalyst for educating folks about the impact of their buying habits and nurturing a collective mindset that values quality, longevity, and the environment.

Jeanell English is an experienced facilitator and people operations leader, and the founder of Elizabeth. She previously served as the Executive Vice President of Impact and Inclusion at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Muchaneta Ten Napel is a fashion economist, a lecturer, a writer, a consultant, and the founder of Shape Innovate, a venture that critically examines the economic imprint of the fashion industry. She’s also the driving force behind FashNerd.com, a digital platform that explores the latest in fashion tech.

Rachel Arthur is a strategist, journalist, and the Advocacy Lead for Sustainable Fashion at the United Nations Environment Programme. She’s the lead author of The Sustainable Fashion Communications Playbook, which was published earlier this year by the UN Environment Programme and the UN Climate Change Fashion Charter.

Tameka Peoples is the founder and CEO of Seed2Shirt, a Black-woman-owned vertically integrated ethical apparel production & boutique cotton merchant firm.

Lisa Diegel is the Global Sustainability Director at Faherty, a family business focused on making high quality clothing.

Eric Liedtke is the co-founder and CEO of UNLESS – a collective of innovators, engineers, artists, and activists, who make plant-based streetwear designed to leave zero plastic waste.

Natalie Shehata is the new Social Media Strategist + Storyteller here at Conscious Chatter. A sustainable stylist, community organizer, speaker and writer, Nat brings exceptional experience and knowledge to how we approach storytelling.

Jessie Frances (aka @cappuccinosandconsignment on IG) is highly knowledgeable on the world of preloved fashion. She shares ideas around luxury vintage savviness, smart travel tips, and slow-living hacks, and consults companies on luxury resale.

Winona Quigley is the founder and CEO of Green Matters Natural Dye Company – who is dedicated to bringing pollution-free color to the textile industry by using all-natural dye ingredients.

Dr. Lisa Erdle is the Director of Science and Research at 5 Gyres. She’s a microplastics researcher, lifelong sailor, and is passionate about keeping waterways clean for wildlife and people.

Liz Spencer is the natural dye wizard behind Dogwood Dyer. With experience in both tending organic natural dye gardens and coaxing color from plants, Liz has devoted her artistic practice to discovering as much as possible about color that can come from plants.

Anjana Baburaj is an impact-focused strategist and communications specialist. Her recent research looked at TikTok Shein hauls, and focused on fashion, social media, and consumption.

Lizz Leral is the Executive Director of Quilting for Community, a nonprofit organization focused on building community by teaching the art of quiltmaking.

Kelly Drennan is the founder of Fashion Takes Action, a Canada-based non-profit that works to remove barriers to sustainability through education, awareness, research and collaboration.

Rayouf Alhumedhi is the creator of the hijab emoji, and has a passion for bridging the creative and tech spaces. She was named one of Time’s Most Influential Teens and Forbes 30 under 30, and is currently a senior at Stanford majoring in Product Design.

Jeff Garner is a romantic visual artist, pioneer and unconventional designer – his sustainably-minded label Prophetik is focused on changing our perception of luxury.

Jenna Hanson and Jon Hershman are the cofounders of Revival Eyewear — a store that offers an extensive collection of deadstock vintage glasses and sunglasses.

Denica Riadini-Flesch is a development economist and the director at SukkhaCitta, a social enterprise started in 2016, that works to give women in rural Indonesia fair access to education and market.

Abby Mills aka @abbyontheinternet is a product designer, style enthusiast, thrifter, beginner sewist, and a slow fashion + sustainability advocate.

Samata Pattison is the CEO of RCGD Global, a women-led global change-making organization bringing environmental and social sustainability to the forefront of conversation and action within the global apparel and design industry.

Amy Powney is a UK based fashion designer, creative director and activist living in London. She is now the Creative Director and owner at Mother Of Pearl, and the star of a new documentary called Fashion Reimagined.

Trish Langman is a fashion designer who is currently working with the Fashion CEOs Accelerator program at Sovereignty, Hecho Por Nosotros and the Board of Fashion Ghana, West Africa.

Sage Paul is an award-winning artist and designer, as well as the artistic director and founder of Indigenous Fashion Arts.

Kristine Kim is the Director of Impact at Doen, and the lead behind the company’s 2030 Roadmap.

Kelly Lottahall is an artist and illustrator who incorporates preloved textiles and scraps into her unique works of art.

Angel Chang is a designer who has been working with artisans in southwest rural China over the past decade, making garments using zero carbon design / Indigenous practices.

Kristin Morrison is the founder and designer behind All Species, a textile arts and design studio that investigates the potential to create regenerative garments and textiles.