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Samantha Taylor is a 3rd generation garment producer with 20 years industry experience. Having worked across fast fashion, high end and sportswear, in all parts of the value chain, she established The Good Factory in 2020 to provide complete supply chain transparency and bring sustainable products to a wider audience by working directly with brands.

The Good Factory provides strategy and product services including ESG, sourcing and materials, and end of life strategy, product creation through product development, garment technology and production services.

James Thomas is a Lecturer in the Department of Department of Health Policy and Community Health at Georgia Southern University. He joined Georgia Southern in 2018.

Eric Trachtenberg is Executive Director, International Cotton Advisory Committee.

Urška Trunk joined the Changing Markets Foundation in 2017 and has worked across campaigns on fashion and fisheries. Before joining the Changing Markets Foundation, Urška worked at a Brussels-based NGO, Carbon Market Watch, as the Climate Finance Policy Officer, advocating for more effective and accountable use of climate finance that does not cause social or environmental harm. 

Urška was responsible for implementing Carbon Market Watch campaigns at the international and EU level focusing on sustainable development, human rights and public participation in the EU Emission Trading System (EU ETS), Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) and the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM).

Prior to that, Urška worked at the Institute for European Environmental Policy in Brussels and the European Commission Representation Office in Slovenia.

Born and raised in Slovenia, Urška read European Studies at the University of Ljubljana and graduated from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium with a Master’s Degree in European Politics and Policies. Now based in Brussels, Urska enjoys exploring new cuisines, playing music, doing sports and outdoor activities. She speaks English, Slovenian, Croatian and some French.

Liesl Truscott is a Strategic Director in Nature Strategies at The Biodiversity Consultancy. Liesl specialises in textiles, fibres and raw materials, supply networks, industry accountability and corporate reporting, and has a deep knowledge of the fashion and textiles sector gained over 13 years at Textile Exchange. She now supports companies and sectors on deepening their sustainability strategies to have ambitious, measurable, and positive outcomes for nature, climate, and people.

Nusa Urbancic has been with the Changing Markets Foundation since it was founded in 2015 and her role was to set up the organisation’s main office in London and to manage the team of Changing Markets campaigners. She leads the development of strategies and oversees the implementation of the Foundations’ campaigns, research and media work. 

She also sits on the advisory committee of Break Free from Plastic Europe. Before joining Changing Markets, she worked for over 6 years in Brussels-based NGO Transport & Environment leading its Energy programme, advocating for more climate-friendly European policies on transport fuels. Nusa has an MA in International Relations from the University of Ljubljana and an LLM in Human Rights from the London-based Birkbeck University.

About Changing Markets Foundation: The Changing Markets Foundation was formed to accelerate and scale up solutions to sustainability challenges by leveraging the power of markets. Working in partnership with NGOs, other foundations and research organisations, it creates and supports campaigns that shift market share away from unsustainable products and companies and towards environmentally and socially beneficial solutions.

Joëlle Vanhamme is Professeur de marketing at EDHEC Business School.

Anastasia Vayona is a social scientist with a background in circular economy, sustainability, and citizen engagement and have over 20 years of cross-cultural experience spanning five countries.

Her research on citizens’ perceptions of circular packaging for food and beverage products has led to the development of the innovative “Human In the Circular Loop” (HITCL) approach. Currently based at Bournemouth University, Anastasia investigates the intersection of human perceptions of environmental issues like biodiversity and sustainable diets. Her work bridges academic research and practical industry applications.
 

Ramona Vijeyarasa is Senior Lecturer, University of Technology Sydney and Women's Leadership Institute Australia Research Fellow.

Dr Tom Voege is Policy Director of the PRO Circularity Alliance in addition to his role as Director of Public Policy & EU Representative at GRS PRO, where he shapes regulatory strategy around the circular economy and EPR. With a background spanning the United Nations and the OECD, he brings deep insights from global policymaking to practical implementation. His academic training, holding a PhD and MSc in Engineering and Environment from the University of Southampton, is complemented by 20+ years of professional experience.