European Outdoor Summit to be held on October 6-7

Over 150 senior executives have already booked tickets, including Intersport, Haglöfs, Patagonia, Houdini, Ortovox, Millet, La Sportiva, LOWA, Petzl, Buff, Osprey, Schöffel, The North Face, Icebug, Deuter, SCARPA, Keen, Osprey, Pertex, EXPED and Devold, the European Outdoor Group said in a press release.

The speakers for the event are experts in their fields and the presentations will not only encourage debate, but inform, educate, and inspire delegates to work together as an industry, to make the changes necessary to be successful, sustainable and competitive in the future.

Keynote Presentations for the event will focus on Degrowth - Challenging a Fundamental Paradigm, Policy as a driver for Change, The Push and Pull of Re-imagining the Apparel Industry, The Business of Climate Change, How Evolving Consumer Expectations are Creating a New Urgency for Seamless Experiences, Evolving Human Rights Challenges: Why People in the Supply Chain Matter More Than Ever to Business, Single Use Plastics Project: Innovation Through Collaboration, The End of the Selfish State (and what that means for companies and individuals) and How Business and Philanthropy Can Feed Each Other?

The panel discussions will include: This is a Leadership Moment - What does it take to lead regeneratively?, Adapting Supply Chains to Risks in a Volatile Global Economy, Diversity in the Outdoors, Circularity and the Implications of Selling a Product Twice, The Future is Outdoors and The Need for real Time Market Data for the Outdoor Sector. The Breakout Sessions includes The EU Green Deal – opportunities for collaborative working, Supply Chain discussions continued, Inspiration Session - Lightning Talks and Retail Sustainability – A missing link?

The EOS is for senior executives only and includes a full two-day programme of speakers.

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