The event will take place at the Lisbon Congress Centre and is expected to bring together brands, supply chain partners, innovators, farmers, non-profit organisations, and academics.

Both in-person and interactive virtual attendance options will be available, allowing a broad range of participants from around the world to join the discussion.

Centred on the theme ‘Shifting Landscapes’, the 2025 agenda has been designed to explore how the sector is responding to rapidly changing environmental, political, and economic conditions.

The conference will address the need for adaptation within the industry, highlighting responses such as regenerative agriculture and more circular business models that communities are employing to manage immediate climate risks.

By focusing on these localised approaches, organisers aim to uncover how practical, place-based insights can inform broader industry strategies and global frameworks.

The main conference sessions will run from 14 to 16 October, structured around three core topics.

The first day will focus on setting a strategic direction towards what organisers describe as a regenerative and equitable materials economy. These sessions will map out future transitions using the latest scientific knowledge alongside real-world experience from across the industry’s value chain.

On the second day, the programme will turn to policies and enabling environments that support progress, including ways to overcome economic barriers and implement new regulatory requirements and verification systems.

The third and final day of sessions will centre on advancing landscape-level transformation, examining how to deliver tangible results for climate, biodiversity, and livelihoods across supply networks that often span multiple regions and challenges.

On 17 October, participants attending in person are invited to join field trips to visit local material producers and programmes, offering a closer look at how adaptation measures are implemented within Portugal’s textile sector.

By providing these opportunities, the conference aims to connect strategic discussion with hands-on experience, making sure that industry-wide strategies are informed by those most directly affected by climate impacts.

Throughout the event, voices from all parts of the supply system will be included in conversations about adapting business practices. These perspectives include those of farmers, second-hand clothing sellers, non-profits, brands, and researchers, and will contribute to integrating place-based expertise into global initiatives.

The previous edition of the Textile Exchange Conference was held in late October 2024 in Pasadena, California. That event concentrated on identifying practical measures for integrating comprehensive raw material targets throughout company operations, intending to advance system-level transformation across the sector.