Textile Exchange Conference 2026
Register for dinnerOctober 12 – 16 2026 | Vancouver, CA
Put Sourcing Strategy into Action: Meet Risilience at the Textile Exchange Conference 2026
The 2026 Textile Exchange Conference brings together experts from across the fashion, textile, and apparel industry for three days of collective learning focused on the ways business organizations produce, choose, and reuse materials. Under this year’s theme, The Implementation Era, the agenda shines a light on scaling real, practical solutions across businesses, supply systems, and landscapes.
Join the Risilience team at the Textile Exchange Conference October 12-16, 2026 at Vancouver Convention Centre in Vancouver, Canada.
Don’t Miss Angela Brown on the Panel
We are proud to share that Angela Brown, CEO of Risilience, will be leading the panel session ‘Sourcing Strategies in Geopolitical Unrest‘ at this year’s event. She will be sharing actionable insights on navigating the realities of supply chain transformation and how to justify material sustainability investments.
Date: October 13, 2026
Time: 11:45 – 13:00 (PDT)
Location: Vancouver Convention Center
Risilience x Canopy: Roundtable Dinner
Take your seat at an executive roundtable dinner with the Risilience and Canopy teams during the Textile Exchange Conference 2026.
In partnership with
Date: October 13, 2026
Time: 19:30 (PDT)
Location: Vancouver, BC
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RSVP: Textile Exchange Roundtable Dinner
Space is limited. Please use the form to RSVP for the event and we will be in touch soon to confirm your attendance and the location.
Date: October 13, 2026
Time: 19:30 (PDT)
Location: Vancouver, BC
Who You Will Meet
Angela Brown
CEO
Saim Ghouse
SVP Sales
Nicole Rycroft
Founder and Executive Director
Nicole Rycroft is the Founder and Executive Director of Canopy, the award-winning not-for-profit transforming the paper, packaging, and fashion industries to keep forests standing and scale low-carbon solutions. A former elite-level rower turned environmental leader, she brings creative determination to changing the systems driving deforestation and biodiversity loss.
For nearly three decades, Nicole has led partnerships with global publishers, fashion houses, and brands to eliminate Ancient and Endangered Forests from paper, packaging, and textile supply chains. Under her leadership, Canopy has helped catalyze the protection of over 39 million hectares of forest and mobilized commitments from more than 1,000 companies representing over USD 2 trillion in annual revenue to shift toward circular, waste-based alternatives.
Her work spans setting a new benchmark for responsible publishing through the Harry Potter book series to securing a landmark $60M investment from The Audacious Project. In 2026, Canopy was named a World Economic Forum GAEA Award winner for Moving Business for Climate. Nicole is a TED speaker, Ashoka Fellow, UBS Global Visionary, and BoF 500 honoree.