2025 SPESA Executive Conference - Press Coverage

Pre-Event Coverage

• Registration Opens for 2025 SPESA Executive Conference in Chicago - May 28, 2025 - Press Release

• SPESA to host 2025 Executive Conference in Chicago - Just Style - May 22, 2025

• Speaker Announcement | Revered Chicago Designer To Speak at Upcoming SPESA Executive Conference (August 27-29, 2025 | Sofitel Magnificent Mile) - June 17, 2025 - SPESA Announcement

• 2025 SPESA Executive Conference To Prioritize Industry Resiliency with Theme: Forging Forward - Building Resilient, Future-Ready Businesses - June 17, 2025 - SPESA Announcement

• Future Proof Your Business with SPESA - July 15, 2025 - SPESA Announcement

• SPESA Executive Conference 2025 To Focus on Resilience, Circularity - August 8, 2025 - Just Style

  • Also shared in Yahoo! Finance

• SPESA Executive Conference 2025 To Emphasize Resilience and Circular Economy - August 9, 2025 - AIinvest

Post-Event Coverage

• SPESA Welcomes New Board Member, Announces New Officer Slate, and Presents Member Emeritus Award - September 3, 2025 - Press Release

  • Published in eTextileCommunications

• 2025 SPESA Executive Conference Session Recap - September 3, 2025 - eTextileCommunications

• U.S. Fashion Suppliers Demand Long-Term U.S. Manufacturing Investment - September 3, 2025 - Just Style

• Week in Review: Now or Never To Invest, Upskill U.S. Fashion Supply Chain - September 8, 2025 - Just Style

• What You Missed in Chicago (Official Event Recap) - September 9, 2025 - SPESA

• SPESA ‘Sews’ Seeds of Innovation at Executive Conference in Chicago - September 12, 2025 - eTextileCommunications

• SPESA Facilitates First-of-Its-Kind Strategy Simulation in Conjunction with Annual Executive Conference - September 16, 2025 - Press Release

  • Published in Textile World Magazine

LinkedIn Posts

Several of our attendees and speakers posted on LinkedIn about the event. Here are a few that we found especially insightful.

• Sarah Krasley on resilience and just transitions

• Anthony Sardain on AI reshaping product sourcing

• Sarah Krasley on Dr. Sheng Lu - tariff rock star

• Lynsey Jones on what she learned at the conference

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