We are extremely grateful to the individuals and companies who kindly lent their time to mentoring the 2021 finalists.
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Ada Ferri
Associate Professor at the Department of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino
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Alessandro Pontieri
Sales Division, Shima Seiki
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Birgit Gahlen
R&D Manager Europe, The Woolmark Company
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Borre Akkersdijk
Founder and Creative Director, BYBORRE
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Christine Ladstaetter
Innovation & Special Projects Manager, SALEWA
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Christopher Bevans
SR Creative Lead for Creator Program, Shopify
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Eva de Laat and Carola Leegwater
Founders, Studio Eva x Carola
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Gerald Marolf
Global Head of Performance All Day, On
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Giuseppe Petronella
SSI Programmer, Shima Seiki
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Jean-Philippe Romain
Material Innovation Lead - Footwear, On
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Jesse Asjes
Creative Director Textiles, BYBORRE
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Kishor Bhatia
Director of Product - Suiting at Raymond Fine Fabrics
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Loreto Di Rienzo
Technology Ambassador and R&D Director, Bond Factory and Dyloan Studio
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Louis de Vos
Global Head of Talent Acquisition – R&D, On
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Marco Bardelle
CEO, Tintora Finissaggio 2000 srl
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Marina Spadafora
CEO Italia, Fashion Revolution
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Nils Altrogge
Innovation Technology Lead, On
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Pablo Londoño Sarria
Apparel Designer, On
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Peter Bona
Head Of Design Boss Menswear Athleisure, HUGO BOSS
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Professor. Henry Yi Li
Professor and Chair of Textile Sci and Engineering, University of Manchester
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Riccardo Rami
Founder and Creative Director, Riccardo Rami Studio
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Rico Lee
Rico Lee is a Chinese fashion and apparel designer.
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Roy Kettlewell
Wool Innovation Consultant, Kettlewell Consulting
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Sarah Schlenger
R&D and Commercialization Manager Americas, The Woolmark Company
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Sekayi Mwila Fundafunda
Co-founder and creative director of MaFashio Co, Innovation Lead of BongoHive Consult, Country Coordinator of Fashion Revolution Zambia.
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Sylvanie Meigne
Founder, HYPEBASE
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Trent Bush
Founder & Co-CEO, Artilect
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Zhou Shaoen
Deputy director of Human-Centered Research Lab, Director of Sportswear Design, Beijing Institute Of Fashion Technology
