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Oct 2023
No Ordinary Cloth (now 30+ episodes)
Ep. 2 · From Garden Waste to Leather with Daniela Rondinone.
Speaking
Speaking.
Talks, panels, podcasts, and pitches.
Twenty-five-plus speaking engagements since 2013 — international keynotes on alternative leathers and material innovation, academic conference presentations on antimicrobial textiles and supply-chain analysis, university guest lectures, industry-association webinars, and startup pitch presentations across Europe. New invitations welcome.
01 — Keynotes & invited talks
International speaking, in-person and online.
| Oct 2024 | Innovate: China by WTiN · Keqiao | Redefining Leather: Business and Technical Insights for Alternative Materials. + Materials Session moderator. |
| Oct 2024 | Buenos Aires City Government · online | Webinar on leather alternatives and sustainability. |
| Sep 2024 | Innovate: Alternative Materials by WTiN · online | "Leather Alternatives" panel. |
| Feb 2025 | NCSU Wilson College · BLEND Mentorship · online | Exploring Career Paths in Technical Textiles. |
| Jan 2025 | NCSU Wilson College · Dr. Mathur PhD class · online | From Research to Innovation: Technical Textiles and Leather Alternatives. |
| Feb 2024 | Nottingham Trent University · MA/MS · online | Innovations in Technical Textiles and the intersection between Design and STEM. |
| Feb 2024 | AATCC Materials Interest Group · online | Webinar on Leather Alternatives. |
| Oct 2021 | AICI Argentina · online · Espacio de Diálogos | Image and Health — image consultant role in medical treatments, bariatric practice case. |
| Dec 2020 | NCSU Biomedical Textile Research Group · online | Effectiveness and Durability of Silver-based Antimicrobial Textiles. |
| Sep 2017 | C&E Imagen · Argentinian School of Business | Image Consulting for Bariatric Patients. |
| Aug 2017 | Universidad de Palermo · XII Latin American Design Conference | Patternmaking for Fashion Innovation. |
| Aug 2017 | Universidad de Palermo · XII Latin American Design Conference | Wedding Dress: Ritual, Symbol, and Consume. |
| Nov 2015 | Maimonides University, Buenos Aires | Image and Health — for Nutrition Degree students. |
02 — Conference presentations
Academic and industry conferences.
Featured
| Jul 2025 | 10th International Colloquium of Design Researchers · Palermo | Fabricación en un solo paso de estructuras textiles en forma 3D. |
| Feb 2025 | IV Forum of the Design Researchers Network · Palermo | Materiales de Nueva Generación. |
| Aug 2024 | 9th International Colloquium of Design Researchers · Palermo | La eficacia de los textiles antimicrobianos para Infecciones Hospitalarias. |
| Nov 2021 | IFAI Expo · Nashville · in-person | Co-presented The US Supply Chain Challenges in Providing PPE during COVID-19. |
| Jul 2021 | 14th TBIS Symposium · online | Durability of Silver-based Antimicrobial Textile Technologies in Hospital Bed Sheets. ★ Outstanding Presentation Award. |
| Dec 2020 | 11th World Biomaterials Congress · online | Poster: Effectiveness and Durability of Silver-based Antimicrobial Textiles. |
03 — Podcasts
Featured podcast appearances.
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Nov 2022
Carbon Times
Talking Textiles — Can Leather Alternatives Be Sustainable.
04 — Pitch presentations
Biophilica-era investor and partnership pitches.
| Nov 2023 | Venisia Innovation Camp · Università Ca' Foscari, Venice |
| Mar 2023 | Ecomaison Innovation Day · Paris |
| Sep 2022 | Pith and Plug Circular Factory · Blue City, Rotterdam |
Available for keynotes, panels, and guest lectures.
For invitations to speak on technical textiles, alternative leathers, antimicrobial science, regulatory practice, or the intersection of design and material rigor.