A New Era in Sustainable Fashion

Rosan van Boven holds a Bachelor’s in Fashion & Design from AMFI, Amsterdam, with a specialization in textiles from Nottingham Trent University. After graduating, she transferred a production factory from Wuxi, China to Skopje, Macedonia, then became head of Design for a bast fibre textiles company. Seeking change, she co-founded Fabriek Fris with Kim Bijvank, promoting fair, local production. Fabriek Fris won the "Food Valley 2021" innovation award for the project MAEAN. To close the circular loop, she started Anderlus with Ir. Paulien Harmsen, creating new materials from cutting waste.

Nils Bader is a creative expert specializing in establishing new innovation cultures within companies. He focuses on lean, sustainable, and business-oriented project and product development. As the Initiator of the international Green Product Award, he scouts new ideas and products through his extensive network. As Director of the Green Future Club, he manages partnerships, networking events, exhibitions, and sustainable showcases. For over 25 years, he has advised companies, governmental institutions, and educational bodies on innovation, strategy, project development, business model design, and marketing communication.

Ulrike Kähler trained as an exhibition manager at Messe Düsseldorf and later worked as a project manager for the staff department Protocol. In 1992, she moved to the Cologne Trade Fair, managing Anuga among other events. In 2006, she joined Igedo Exhibitions in Düsseldorf, where she conceived THE LITTLE GALLERY children's fashion fair and managed the Gallery's relocation to Areal Böhler. She launched Gallery SHOES in 2017 and has overseen the Gallery FASHION and Gallery SHOES platforms since 2022. As Managing Director of Igedo, she was instrumental in winning the Neonyt licensing contract for Düsseldorf. Neonyt's kickoff occurred in January 2023. Passionate and creative, Kähler is dedicated to developing Düsseldorf as a fashion hub.