Hosted by The Growth Company and supported by Greater Manchester Combined Authority and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, the virtual event will feature keynote speeches from political leaders, insightful panel discussions and sector specific roundtable sessions, as well as a virtual exhibition and peer to peer networking.

The festival will give you the opportunity to share knowledge and best practice, hear from industry specialists and discover all the wide ranging support that is currently being made available to the sector from Government, Local Authorities and industry associations.

Join Dr Dawn Ellams, Future Fashion Factory Research Fellow at the Royal College of Art, at the Fashion & Design panel on 26 May 14.30-15.15.