Seam the Change: Athens Fashion Hackathon — Day 3: Panels, Pitches, & Awards

17 November 2025

Seam the Change: Athens Fashion Hackathon — Day 3: Panels, Pitches, & Awards

The final day opened with a Hacking Block supported by mentors, followed by two thought-provoking panels: the panel “Trends in Textiles & Eco-Design” featured insights on sustainable materials, circular design, and emerging textile innovations.

Speakers included Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zeynep Ömeroğulları Başyığit (Bursa Uludağ University), Catherine Dauriac (Fashion Revolution France), Ludovica d’Andria (FR Italy), and designer Aleksandra Filipova (BlackBello, North Macedonia). The session was moderated by Dr. Fiori A. Zafeiropoulou (AUEB).

During the panel “New Business Models & Digitalisation of Fashion”, experts explored the future of fashion entrepreneurship, digital tools, and shifting consumer behaviour. Speakers included Dr. Livia Stroschoen Pinent (AMFI), Eftychia Panagopoulou (Pansik Fashion School), Virginia Pignotti (FR Italy), and Julio Uriostegui (PickMyOutfit).

Teams presented innovative solutions ranging from circular design concepts and textile upcycling to digital fashion tools and community-based platforms during the pitching session. Projects included PickMyOutfit, NOEMA, Leya Brand, Thribes, Miss Polyplexi, BlackBello, Ethos Please, 3Quarters, Ghost Gear (WWF India), and more.

A distinguished jury of academics, designers, and industry leaders—representing NTUA, AUEB, UNIWA, HFDA, the World Human Forum, and Maison Faliakos—reviewed all presentations. After careful deliberation, the Fashion Revolution Greece Award was presented to NOEMA — Barbara Panopoulou and Tsiakiris-Silk House.

Congratulations to the winners and to all participants for their creativity, passion, and commitment to reshaping the future of fashion!

The DigiFashTech week in Athens demonstrated the power of bringing together educators, designers, researchers, and entrepreneurs to co-create the future of fashion. Through hands-on learning, policy exploration, digital innovation, and community-building, the event highlighted the value of cross-European collaboration.

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