Dr. Hakan Karaosman

ENGAGEMENT

  • Dr. Hakan Karaosman giving a keynote
  • Dr. Hakan Karaosman giving a keynote
  • Dr. Hakan Karaosman giving a keynote
  • Dr. Hakan Karaosman giving a keynote
  • Dr. Hakan Karaosman giving a speech
  • Dr. Hakan Karaosman giving a speech
  • Dr. Hakan Karaosman giving a speech

INDUSTRIAL ENGAGEMENT EVENT KEYNOTE SPEAKER

  • Just transition and sustainable supply chain management in fashion (2024). Keynote Speaker, Sustainability Talks Istanbul. 3 December
  • Revolutionising sustainable supply chain strategies: responsibility, transparency and value optimisation (2024). Speaker, Venice Sustainable Fashion Forum. 25 October
  • Fashion forward: A path to ethical and resilient supply chains (2024). Keynote Speaker. Fashion for Future and University of Florence. 18 October
  • Una transizione giusta e sostenibile (2024). Keynote Speaker. 4Sustainability, Process Factory, Annual Summit. 3 October
  • Buen Vivir: Creating Future-looking, People-centred Fashion Supply Chains (2024). Keynote Speaker. Future Works Ideathon. Yavuzcehre Tekstil. 7 March (online)
  • Water Crisis, Humanity and Sustainability (2024). Sabancı Vakfı 8. Kısa Film Yarışması Perspektif Buluşmaları. Keynote Speaker. Sabancı Vakfı Kisa Film Platformu. 16 January
  • ACTION: Fashion Justice (2024). Keynote Speaker. Mango Headquarters. 12 January
  • Reimagining Sustainability Transitions (2023). Keynote Speaker. Setting the Future Business Conference. Cardiff Business School x Politecnico di Milano. 29 November
  • Solutions beyond Growth: Social Justice and Fashion Decarbonisation (2023). Keynote Speaker. Global Fashion Agenda. Global Fashion Summit. 27 June
  •  #NoNewClothes + Why Paying Living Wages is a Climate Solution (2023). Keynote Speaker. ReMake World Press Conference. 31 May
  • Putting People and Planet Front and Centre: The Ability to Sustain through Fashion (2023). Keynote Speaker. Milano Fashion Week, Fashion for Planet: Open Parliament. 23 February
  • Climate Change and Social Inequality (2021). Keynote Speaker. TEDx Archivorum. 15 April
  • Justice and Equity in Fashion (2021). Keynote Speaker. III Transparency & Sustainability Forum (Brazil). 4 March
  • Reset Fashion (2020). Keynote Speaker. Process Factory 4Sustainability Annual Event. 26 November (in Italian)
  • Crafting a More Resilient, Effective and Responsible Supply Chain Culture (2020). Keynote Speaker. Financial Times x The Next Web Summit. 18 June
  • Progetto Quid Flagship Milan Store Inauguration (2019). Keynote Speaker. Progetto Quid. 25 October
  • Manifesto for Ethical and Environmental Responsibility in Fashion (2019). Keynote Speaker. Good Brand Guru Annual Conference. 10 May
  • Unlocking Responsible Luxury (2017). Keynote Speaker. Politecnico di Milano School of Management, 27 November
  • Why Change? (2017). Keynote Speaker. Sustainable Luxury Academy Industrial Workshop Politecnico di Milano School of Management, 12 October
  • Sustainable Fashion (2017). Keynote Speaker. Glasgow Caledonian University Fashion Showcase. 30 May
  • Sustainability and Luxury: Welcome to the Next Generation Assembly (2016). Keynote Speaker. Responsible Luxury Summit Politecnico di Milano School of Management, 30 November

 

NDUSTRIAL ENGAGEMENT EVENT INVITED SPEAKER

  • Values and Purpose in Fashion: The Luxury Detectives (2025). InsideOut by C.L.A.S.S. – Because Trust is the New Luxury. 25 November
  • The Case of Shein and Fashion Consumption (2025). Harry Wallop on Times Radio. 8 November
  • Where are the Workers’ Voices? (2025). The Scandinavian Textile Initiative For Climate Action (STICA) Climate Action Week For Fashion & Apparel. September
  • Post Growth Fashion Futures (2025). Post Growth Fashion Agency. 14 March
  • The Social Impact of Circularity How Circular Fashion Can Deliver for People, Planet and Profit (2025). Innovation Forum. 20 February
  • Ensuring Clean Production And Green Growth In International Volume Manufacturing Markets (2024). Speaker. British Fashion Council Institute of Positive Fashion Forum. 18 April
  • Fashion Accountability (2024). Speaker. ReMake Fashion Ambassador Community Call. 5 February
  • The Industry We Want (2024). Moderator. The OECD Forum 2024. 29 February
  • La Moda e Sostenabilita (2023). Speaker. Cooperativa Lamongolfiera. 13 October
  • Business Fashion Environment Summit (2023). Speaker. Vogue Polska. 10 October
  • Beyond Decarbonisation: The Fashion Industry Needs an Equitable and Rapid Transition That Avoids False Solutions (2023). Speaker. Stand.Earth and Oxfam Canada. 20 September
  • What is Ahead? Legislation, Greenwashing and Fashion Supply Chains (2023). Speaker. Process Factory 4Sustainability Advisory Board Meeting. 24 May
  • Just Transition in Fashion (2023). Union of Concerned Researchers in Fashion Forum. Speaker. 27 April
  • The Renaissance of Italian Fashion Supply Chains (2021). Speaker. Process Factory 4Sustainability Annual Event. 2 December
  • Fashionscapes: A Circular Economy (2021). Speaker. Documentary by Livia Firth, Lucy Siegle and Andrew Morgan. 20 September
  • Fashionscapes: A Circular Economy (2021). Speaker. Documentary launch. 20 September
  • Jeans and Circular Economy (2021). Speaker. Genova Jeans. 5 September (in Italian)
  • Waste Nothing: Why? (2021). Speaker. WRAD x PVH. 6 July (in Italian)
  • Fashion and Supply Chains: Opportunities and Bottlenecks (2021). Speaker. Bez Atölye Moda Çalıştayı. 22 May (in Turkish)
  • From Window-dressing to Radical Supply Chain Transformation (2021). Speaker. Instagram Live with Beira. 22 April
  • Has the Pandemic Enlightened Us to Become Ethical Consumers (2021). Speaker. Liverpool Fashion Summit. 21 April
  • Moda e catena produttiva all’inizio (Fashion and Production Chain) (2021). Speaker. Benetton Group. 20 April
  • What about State of Fashion 2022 Biennial? (2021). Speaker. Instagram Live with State of Fashion. 16 January
  • Education and Career in Sustainable Fashion (2021). Speaker. Moda Kariyeri (The Fashion Career). 9 January (in Turkish)
  • Sustainable Supply Chains versus Covid-19. (2020). Speaker. IPSERA Sustainability Workshop. 30 November
  • Fashion between the Pandemic and Sustainability (2020). Speaker. Good Morning Doers. 28 November (in Italian)
  • Block Black Friday (2020). Speaker. Cube Radio. 21 November (in Italian)
  • 4 Sustainability (2020). Speaker. Process Factory. 22 October (in Italian)
  • Fashion Trust (2020). Speaker. National Chamber of Italian Fashion (Camera nazionale della moda italiana). 24 June
  • Redefining Fashion from A to Z (2020). Speaker. Evde Moda Sohbetleri (Fashion Conversations during the Lockdown). 20 June (in Turkish)
  • Sustainability and Supply Chains: Respect and Empathy in Fashion Supply Chains (2020). Speaker. Notion Kolektif. 31 May (in Turkish)
  • Building Resilient, Efficient + Sustainable Supply Chains Amidst and Beyond Covid-19 (2020). Speaker. Conscious Chatter. 28 May
  • Sustainability in the Personal Luxury Goods Industry (2020). Speaker. Luxury Management Talks – Politecnico di Milano School of Management. 18 May
  • Sustainable Fashion Trends (2020). Speaker. Moda Kariyeri (The Fashion Career). 9 May (in Turkish)
  • Enhancing Transparency and Traceability of Sustainable Value Chains: The Leather Sector (2019). Speaker. 34th UN/CEFACT Forum United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. 2 November
  • How to Accelerate the Transition to Sustainability in The Context of Fashion? (2019). Speaker. Unitelma Sapienza – University of Roma. 30 September
  • Fashion Victims (2019). The European Premiere Speaker. 23 April
  • FFF Milano for Green Conversation (2018). Speaker. Fashion Film Festival Milano, 24 September

 

INDUSTRIAL ENGAGEMENT EVENT MODERATOR

  • Decarbonisation in Fashion Supply Chain Management (2025). Sustainability Talks Istanbul. Moderator. 9 December
  • Future of Fashion (2025). Save The Duck x POLIMI. Moderator. 26 November
  • Decarbonisation in the fashion and textile industry (2024). Moderator. 3 December
  • Rethinking Decarbonisation (2023). Moderator. 29 November
  • UCRF Annual General Meeting (2023). Moderator. 4 July
  • Just Transition in Fashion (2023). Union of Concerned Researchers in Fashion Forum. Moderator, 27 April
  • How Students and Young Professionals Transform Corporate Supply Chains for the Better? (2022). Moderator. World Sustainable Procurement Day, 21 March
  • Fashion, Supply Chain and Sustainability: How to Fix a Broken System? (2021). Moderator. IPSERA Online Conference 2021, 30 March
  • FFF Milano for Green Conversation 2021: Upcycling Nature with Javier Goyeneche and Hakan Karaosman (2021). Moderator. Fashion Film Festival Milano. 7 January
  • How Are Current Times Pushing for A New Awareness in Fashion (Community Engagement and Awareness Raising Campaign for Environmentally Responsible and Socially Just Fashion) (2020). Moderator. 2020-Present
  • How to Redefine Fashion to Ensure Fairness for All: A Frank Conversation between Hakan Karaosman and Livia Firth (2020). Moderator. Rio Ethical Fashion Forum. 30 October
  • Sustainability Reporting & Comms Europe (2020). Moderator. Reuters Event. 1 September
  • Fashion is ‘Climate Change & Circular Economy’ (2020). Moderator. Fashinnovation Worldwide.  8 June
  • Interaction Hub: Sustainability Education and Fashion (2020). Moderator. White Sustainable Milan. 11-12 January
  • FFF Milano for Green Conversation with Oskar Metsavaht: The Italian Premiere of the Documentary “ASAP” (2019). Moderator. Fashion Film Festival Milano, 7 November
  • A New Awareness for Radical and Fair Change (2019). Co-founder & Moderator. A New Awareness. 20 September
  • Responsible Fashion to Accelerate the Transition to Sustainability (2019). Co-founder & Moderator. A New Awareness. 20 September
  • Give a FOK-us: Fashion Force (2019). Moderator. White Sustainable Milan Fashion Reboot. 15 June
  • Sustainable Thinking (2019). Art & Interaction Content Curator & Academic Partner. Salvatore Ferragamo. April 2019-2021

 

ACADEMIC EVENT INVITED SPEAKER

  • Karaosman H. (2025). Speaker. “Developing a sustainability mindset in the operations management context – an interactive workshop”. EurOMA Annual Conference. June
  • Karaosman H. (2025). Speaker. “High time to make the sustainability case for business!”. EurOMA Annual Conference. June
  • Karaosman H. (2025). Speaker. “Sustainability and ethics in fashion”. April
  • Karaosman H. (2025). Speaker. “Exploring sustainability in fashion: Challenges and opportunities”. Turkish Academy of Management. March
  • Karaosman H. (2024). Keynote Speaker. “Creating post-growth supply chains through just transition: A focus on the fashion industry” EurOMA Annual Conference. July
  • Karaosman H. (2024). Keynote Speaker. “Paradoxical Nature of Luxury and Just Transition in Fashion”. 1st International Society for Luxury Management Meeting. 7 March
  • Karaosman H. (2023). Speaker. “The activist academic“. The Power of Public Value Podcast, Cardiff Business School, 10 October
  • Karaosman H. (2023). Chair. Annual General Assembly UCRF 2023, 4 July
  • Karaosman H. (2023). Speaker. Annual General Assembly IPSERA 2023 Conference, 4 April
  • Karaosman H. (2023). Speaker. “Research activism unravelled”. 10th EurOMA Sustainability Forum. 23 March 2023
  • Karaosman H. (2022). Keynote Speaker. “Sustainable supply chain management through innovative and creative methods: Action research”. 10th EurOMA Summer School. 30 June.
  • Karaosman H. (2022). Speaker. “The value of embracing diversity in qualitative research methods”. Journal of Supply Chain Management’s Virtual Methods Series, Online. 2 May
  • Karaosman H., (2022). Speaker. Annual General Assembly IPSERA 2022 Conference, 12 April
  • Karaosman H. (2021). Speaker. The Sustainable Fashion Forum. The Asociación Moda Sostenible Barcelona in collaboration with EADA. 15 December
  • Karaosman H. (2021). Speaker. “Ensuring a just and inclusive transition to low-carbon supply chains”. UCD College of Business Research Symposium, Online, June 2021
  • Karaosman H. (2021). Keynote Speaker. “How to decolonize fashion? Investigating justice and empowerment in fashion supply chains”. ESADE BuNeD Research Seminar, 26 May
  • Karaosman H. Annual General Assembly (2021). Speaker. IPSERA Online Conference 2021, 30 March
  • Karaosman H. (2020). Speaker. U21 ECR workshop 2020 modern slavery, forced labour and human trafficking: Roadmaps to 2030, 3 December

 

ACADEMIC EVENT TRACK CHAIR

  • Responsible and Ethical Fashion (2025). Chair. EurOMA Annual Conference. 17 June
  • Back to the Future: Just Transition in the Textile Sector in Wales (2024). Co-chair. Cardiff University Conversation Starter. 5 March
  • Just Transition Forum (2023). Track Chair. UCRF Forum. 27 April
  • Sustainability-Sector Studies (2023). Track Chair. IPSERA Annual Conference. 3 April 
  • How to Enable Systemic Change in Fashion? (2023). Track Chair. IPSERA Annual Conference. 3 April
  • Doctoral Workshop (2023). Track Chair. Systemic Change: IPSERA 2023 Conference. 2 April
  • Sustainability – Sector Studies (2023). Track Chair. Systemic Change: IPSERA 2023 Conference. 3 April
  • How to Enable Systemic Change in Fashion (2023). Track Chair. Systemic Change: IPSERA 2023 Conference. 3 April
  • Circular Economy and Sustainability (2023). Track Chair. IPSERA UK-Ireland Regional Conference on Sustainability for Early-Career Researchers. 2 February
  • Ways of Caring: Practicing Solidarity (2022). Track Chair. International Fashion Conference. ArtEZ University x State of Fashion. 30 June
  • Sustainable Supply Chain Management (2022). Track Chair. IPSERA 2022 Conference, 13 April
  • Social Sustainability (2022). Track Chair. IPSERA 2022 Conference, 11 April
  • COVID-19 and Supply Chain Management (2021). Track Chair. IPSERA Online Conference 2021, 30 March
  • Masterclass: Masters of Change (2018). Fashion Colloquium: Searching for the New Luxury, 1 June
  • Sustainability in Luxury Supply Chain Management (2017). Track Chair. International Workshop on Luxury Retail, Operations and Supply Chain Management Politecnico di Milano School of Management. 27 November