Aneel Kumar Ambavaram
Founder, Raddis® Cotton

Biography

As the founder of Raddis® Cotton, Aneel Kumar Ambavaram pioneered a system promoting regenerative cotton cultivation in collaboration with tribal women farmers in Andhra Pradesh. Additionally, Aneel developed the Circular Cotton Cascade model to address waste and promote sustainability within the cotton industry. Driven by a passion for transformational change, he has witnessed firsthand the power of innovative solutions in addressing social challenges. Aneel embraces the intersection of cultural diversity and international collaborations to build inclusive value chain communities that are guided by shared value creation, environmental regeneration and perpetual innovation.


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Eileen Fisher
Founder, EILEEN FISHER, INC.

Dr. Sass Brown
Writer, Educator & Researcher

Natalie Chanin
Founder, Alabama Chanin 

La Rhea Pepper
Visionary Leader in Regenerative Organic Textiles & Global Sustainability

Jim Fitzpatrick
Director, Regenerative Fund for Nature

Carrie Childs
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Dana Davis
Founder, Dana Davis Consulting

Aditi Mayer
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Korina Emmerich
Artist & Designer

Reginaldo Haslett-Marroquin
Founder, Regenerative Agriculture Alliance

Lucianne Tonti
Sustainable Fashion Journalist & Author of Sundressed

Tameka Peoples
Founder, Seed2Shirt

Dieter van den Broeck
Design Strategist & Facilitator, Commonland

Katrin Ley
Managing Director, Fashion for Good

Felipe Urioste
Director, Land to Market

Vanessa Barboni Hallik
Founder, Another Tomorrow

Esha Chhabra
Journalist & Author of Working to Restore

Ryan Zinn
Director of Regenerative Programs, Dr. Bronner’s

Safia Minney, MBE
Chief Executive, Fashion Declares & indilisi

Lewis Perkins
President, Apparel Impact Institute

Carmen Gama
Director of Circular Design, EILEEN FISHER, INC.

Friederike von Wedel-Parlow Director, Beneficial Design Institute

Aneel Kumar Ambavaram Founder, Raddis® Cotton

Antoinette Klatzky (Host)
Vice President, Eileen Fisher Foundation

Amy Hall (Host)
Sustainability Strategic Advisor, Eileen Fisher Foundation