Dr Alan Hudd

Founder and CEO

Alchemie Technology Ltd

Dr. Hudd has contributed to many advances in digital and inkjet printing over the last 30 years, with over 250 patents to his name. His career spans over four decades, including successfully commercialising industrial inkjet technology as a young rocket scientist for the MoD. Dr. Hudd founded Xennia Technology in 1996, becoming the world's leading industrial inkjet business experiencing explosive market growth. In 2013, Dr. Hudd founded Alchemie.

Ms Annabelle Georgina Hutter

Managing Director

Saentis Textiles Pte Ltd

As an executive in her family’s company and founder of her own, Annabelle Hutter sees beauty in waste—specifically, cotton waste transformed into fabrics for global brands such as PVH, Patagonia and various mill partners. Using proprietary technology RCO100 ™ that recycles fabrics destined for landfill, Annabelle oversees production at Säntis Textiles. She has also developed and sustainably shaped her own company Born on Saturday’s lines of recycled totes, t-shirts, and sweatshirts.

Mr Jean-Francois Gryspeert

Sales & Business Developer

Valvan Nv

Jean-Francois is the Sales and Business Development Manager at Valvan, a top global supplier of sorting and baling systems for the textile and recycling sectors. With extensive experience in sales and engineering, he specialises in machinery automated solutions and is dedicated to sustainability. Jean-Francois has led the development of sorting and preprocessing equipment for post-consumer textiles, facilitating their reuse or recycling.

Mr Toby Moss

Business Development Director

Worn Again Technologies (EuRIC Partner)

Toby represents Worn Again Technologies, a partner company of EuRIC, the largest industry association of waste & recycling companies in the EU. The EuRIC Textiles division spans end-of-life clothing collectors, sorting operators, mechanical and chemical recyclers, technology companies and country associations. Toby is a chemical engineer with expertise in blended textile recycling.

Ms Karla Magruder

Founder and President

Accelerating Circularity

Karla is the Founder and President of Accelerating Circularity. She has 35 years of global experience from fiber to finished garments. In her current role at Accelerating Circularity, she leads the organization’s work in enabling the industry’s transition to textile-to-textile circular systems. Prior to her current role, she founded Fabrikology International, a textile consulting company where she worked on material developments and guided both nonprofits and for-profit organisations towards more sustainable textile strategies. Textile Exchange, USAID, Lenzing, and Carhartt were previous clients. Karla is a Cotton Board Advisory Member.