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AFRICA FASHION WEEK LONDON 2021 

• 12:00pm | Doors Open for Exhibition Browsing and Shopping

• 12:00 – 2:00 | Jewellery-Making Workshop
  Host: Anita Quansah

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PANEL TALKS

• 12:30pm | OPENING REMARKS
  Councillor Sabrina Francis – Mayor of Camden

• 12:35pm | Intersectionality of Black Design Creatives and Advocacy
  Moderator: Layton Reid – Desitecture
  Neil Pinder – HomeGrown Plus | Marie Loney – Glow Consultancy London |
  Samson Soboye – Soboye Boutique | Dr Christine Cicenska – Curator at V&A Museum
  Gary March – Sculpture and Painter

• 13:45pm | Fostering Sustainable Practices in the Fashion Industry
  Moderator: Baroness Lola Young – APPG on Ethics and Sustainability
  Dilys Williams – Director, Centre for Sustainable Fashion | Aja Barber – Writer & Fashion Consultant | Orsola de Castro – Fashion Revolution | Terrence Eben – Never Fade Factory

• 15:00pm | Journalism and Representation – Creating Spaces for Black Creatives
  Moderator: Rachel Victor-Sampson – Senior Manager, Arts Council
  Andrew Ibi – Designer, Writer, Educator | Rianna Scipio – Journalist, TV Host, Producer & Director | Taiwo Meghoma – Brand Specialist & Fashion Consultant | Nyle McIntosh – Founder, BlackThingsUK

• 16:00pm | Hair, Beauty and Ownership
  Moderator: Tracey Sage – Cultural Strategist
  Jazmyne Byrd – Contributing Editor, Hype Hair | Irene Shelley – Editor-in-Chief, Black Beauty & Hair
  Tatlyn Grant – Health and Hair Consultant | Bethany John – Nappy Beautique

• 16:45 pm | Hair Show & University of Northampton Presentation
  ‘Sankofa’ hair presentation by Nappy Beautique | University of Northampton 2020 Graduate Fashion Show

• 17:15pm | Fireside Chat: Future Design & Entrepreneurship
  Christopher Kirwan – Professor, Parson’s School of Design & Technology |
  Dr. Adeyinka Adewale – Henley Business School

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