SS24 CPHFW Talk Series – Cultivating Digital Communities in Fashion

Our SS24 talk series with Vogue Business as media partner make up a vital element of the official schedule each season, representing an opportunity to dig deeper into wider issues facing fashion.

The talk will activates the global network of Copenhagen Fashion Week, inviting industry leaders from a variety of organizations and practices to speak across the topics at hand.

Furthermore, Copenhagen Fashion Week is excited to announce Vogue Business as an official media partner, who will use their global audience to amplify the reach of the talks that will be launched as podcasts post release.

Topic: Cultivating Digital Communities in Fashion
To explore: How can digital platforms and metaverses connect, inspire and educate within fashion?

 

Moderator:

Charlene Prempeh, Founder of A Vibe Called Tech

Charlene Prempeh, Founder of A Vibe Called TechCharlene Prempeh is the founder of A Vibe Called Tech, a Black-owned creative agency that is dedicated to approaching creativity through an intersectional lens. Charlene is also a Financial Times HTSI columnist and contributing editor who writes about design, travel, and culture. After studying PPE at Oxford University, she began a career in marketing and worked at some of the UK’s most prominent media platforms and art institutions including the BBC, The Guardian, and Frieze. More recently, she launched A Vibe Called Tech to encourage a culturally diverse lens in design, technology, arts, and culture by spearheading partnerships, events, research, and workshops across London and through her journalism and consultancy work. Since its establishment in 2018, A Vibe Called Tech has worked with brands including Gucci, Stine Goya, Faber, Frieze and institutions like Whitechapel Gallery, White Cube, RA and V&A East to deliver ambitious creative output that nourishes communities. In 2022, the agency launched Turned A, a cultural merchandising project which seeks to amplify key messages of the creative agency’s projects and its Art Consultancy arm, established to help clients connect seamlessly with artists. Charlene currently consults for the Royal Academy of Arts on partnerships and development, is on the editorial board of the Tate Magazine, a Dezeen Awards 2022 judge and is Chair of the Frieze 91 committee. Charlene’s debut book, Now You See Me: An Introduction to 100 Years of Black Design, will be published by Prestel in October 2023.

 

Panelists:

Benjamin Wymer, Benjamin Wymer, Director, Global Brand Experience, Snap Inc

Ben joined Snap, Inc. in 2021 as the Director of Global Brand Experience (GBX) for International Markets overseeing the creative direction and execution of Snap’s physical, virtual and hybrid experiential activations and events. He is based in London with a team covering EMEA and APAC. Previous to joining Snap Ben was the Marketing and Communications Director for designer Jonathan Anderson’s eponymous brand, JW Anderson. He has also held roles in Paris for Louis Vuitton and New York for Tommy Hilfiger.

Jennifer Dickinson, VP Brand & Content, Drest

Jennifier Dickinson is the VP Brand & Content at Drest, the gaming company that merges the creative worlds of luxury fashion, beauty and lifestyle with the infinite possibilities of the metaverse. In her role, she leads areas such as Creative, Editorial, Communications, Talent Partnerships and Brand Management. Jennifer began her career in publishing, working on multiple B2B and consumer titles. She spent five years at Elle UK, holding titles such as Beauty Director, Deputy Editor and eventually Acting Editor in Chief, before taking on the same role at Harper’s Bazaar UK. From there, she moved on to focus on digital, becoming Content Director at Net-A-Porter for 7 years, launching and looking after all digital editorial content for the leading retailer. After a period of consulting for various luxury and direct-to-consumer brands with a focus on responsible retailing, she joined Drest in 2020.

Lucy Maguire, Senior Trends Editor, Vogue Business

Lucy Maguire is senior trends editor at Vogue Business. Alongside her focus on fashion consumer trends, digital strategies and youth culture, Lucy leads the Vogue Business Next-Gen Edit, spotlighting emerging brands and startups across the fashion and beauty industries. She has previously worked with the Vogue Global Network, Suzy Menkes and British Vogue.

 

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