How To Get Tickets For The 2026 Global Fashion Summit

We’re all now very familiar with the devastating impact the fashion industry is having on our planet, accounting for 2.1 billion tonnes of CO2 emissions in 2018 (around four percent of the annual total) alone. One of the biggest bodies looking to tackle this is the Global Fashion Agenda, which is set to present another instalment of its Global Fashion Summit this May. Here’s everything you need to know about the summit, and how to get tickets for this year’s convention.

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A Guide To The Global Fashion Summit 2026

What Is The Global Fashion Summit?

Presented by the Global Fashion Agenda (GFA), the Global Fashion Summit is the world’s leading conference for sustainability in the fashion industry. First taking place in 2009, the summit brings together some of the industry’s leading voices and changemakers to host discussions on the environmental, social and ethical issues that impact fashion, people and planet, as well as ongoing pieces of legislation that are currently under discussion both within the EU and worldwide. It’s an interactive conference spanning two days that encourages people to get talking about the ways fashion can improve.

Moving from country to country, the summit is held annually in Copenhagen as well as internationally at alternating venues. Some of the biggest names in fashion, spanning design, marketing, sourcing and top management, attend each year.

What Is The Global Fashion Agenda?

A non-profit organisation dedicated to helping the fashion industry adopt and execute a more sustainable way of thinking, the Global Fashion Agenda is committed to turning the current business model on its head in order to protect biodiversity and reverse climate change. Since 2009, it has been organising the Global Fashion Summit to help bring people together to accelerate change.

You can find out more about the GFA at globalfashionagenda.org

What Is The Theme?

For 2026, organisers have decided on the theme ‘Building Resilient Futures’. With last year marking the first time global average temperatures exceeded the 1.5°C threshold set by the Paris Agreement, the event theme was created to recognise this moment as one of reckoning – with the fashion industry being asked if it will remain resistant or adapt to change.

‘Building resilient futures means embracing a plurality of perspectives,’  said Federica Marchionni, CEO of the Global Fashion Agenda. ‘There is no single roadmap, only context specific pathways that must collectively lead towards a just and regenerative fashion system. Whether you are a policymaker, designer, manufacturer, innovator, investor, or changemaker, your role in shaping the future of this ecosystem matters. I encourage all attendees to choose a word that captures the future they are striving to build and bring that perspective into the Summit content.’

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What’s On The Schedule?

The Global Fashion Summit takes place over three days, with pre-summit activities taking place on 5 May – these typically involve productive roundtable meetings and networking events for speakers, partners and premium ticketholders – and core summit days taking place on 6 and 7 May. These latter events include presentations of inspiring solutions and informative content sessions, built around the event’s five key areas: Innovation, Capital, Courage, Incentives and Regulation.

Confirmed speakers this year include:

• Marie-Claire Daveu, Chief Sustainability and Insitutional Affairs Officer at Kering
• Alexandre Capelli, Environment Deputy Director at LVMH Group
• Renée Morin, Chief Sustainability Officer at eBay
• Amy Powney, Founder and Creative Director at AKYN
• Arizona Muse, Model and Founder of DIRT Charity
• Morgane Halimi, Global Head of Handbags and Fashion at Sotheby’s
• Shailja Dubé, Deputy Director at the Institute of Positive Fashion/British Fashion Council
• Tiffany Rogers, Vice President of Research and Development at Fair Labor Association

For the full list, head over to this page here.

A returning feature, the Innovation Forum houses a ‘curated community of pioneering solution providers spanning the entire value chain, from next gen materials to advanced end-of-use processes.’ Brands and retailers can get up close and interact with each innovation in the forum through guided tours, as well as the summit’s Matchmaking Programme.

A preliminary programme for the 2026 Global Fashion Summit can be found here.

When & Where Will The 2026 Edition Take Place?

The Global Fashion Summit will be held at the DR Koncerthuset (Copenhagen Concert Hall, Ørestads Blvd. 13, 2300 København, Denmark) in Copenhagen, Denmark from 6 to 7 May 2026.

How Do I Get Tickets?

Anyone can attend the Global Fashion Summit; registration is now open for General Admission and Online tickets, starting from €755 and €450 respectively. globalfashionsummit.com

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Find out more about this year’s summit at globalfashionsummit.com