ORGANIZER / MODERATOR / SPEAKER

Mingei International Museum, San Diego, CA
Special talk (November 2024)
Another Kind of Blue: The Sustainability of Natural Indigo Dyes by Carmen Artigas

Mingei International Museum, San Diego, CA
Special talk (September 2024)
Indigo Alchemy: Mysticism and Meaning Beyond the Color by Carmen Artigas

Mingei International Museum, San Diego, CA
Special talk (March 2024)
Fashion Anthropology Through Shoes

Main Stage Presenter (February 2024)
SANGAMAM Revisiting the Art Of Handweaving And Natural Dyeing, Chennai, India: "BIOCULTURAL HERITAGE THROUGH THE LENS OF INDIGO”

Presenter and panelist (April 2022)
SPACE 10 - Danish Pop-Up platform in Mexico City
Beyond Human Centered Design:
Presented Biocultural Heritage Project

Panel discussion (November 2021)
LA MATERIA CONFERENCIA, Mexico city
Mexican Natural Dyes

Main stage panel moderator (October 2021)
WHAT DESIGN CAN DO, Mexico City
A Circular Fashion Manifesto

Round table discussion (July 2021)
FASHION REVOLUTION MEXICO
Inspiración o Apropiación Cultural ¿Como incentivar la justicia social en la industria de la moda?

Special Edition online event (July 2012)
CREADORES QUE CREEN
REGÁLAME UN HACK

Interviewed by Jim Cotter (May 2021)
PBS ARTICULATE SHOW
Walk a Mile With Me: discussed fashion anthropology through footwear

Keynote Presentations (July 2019)
Department of Commerce United States of America: CLDP Commercial Law Development Program
El Salvador’s Trade and Competitiveness in Textiles & Apparel to Strengthen Regional Economic Prosperity, San Salvador, El Salvador
”Building Innovation with Limited Resources”

Speaker: (Nov 2018)
Tijuana Innovamoda, Tijuana, Mexico
“Sostenibilidad, impulsor clave de la innovación”

Keynote Speaker: (Sep 2018)
Textile Arts LA Summit, Los Angeles, CA
“Mindful Materials”

Moderated Discussion (Nov 2016)
Universidad Anáhuac del Norte, Mexico City
THE FUTURE OF FASHION IS CIRCULAR: APPROPRIATION VERSUS RETRIBUTION

Speaker: (May 2016)
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), NYC
Is Fashion Modern? An Abecedarium
R= Rana Plaza
Panelist in a Moderated discussion by Paola Antonelli

Co-organizer: Pop-up (April 2016) 
Fashion Revolution San Diego, CA 
"Meet the Faces Behind Your Clothes" event in recognition of Fashion Revolution USA

Speaker (Oct 2014) 
RISD Leather.Footwear.Futures Symposium 
Fashion Anthropology Through Shoes and The Footprint of Footwear, Rhode Island, Providence (environmental impact)

Feautured Speaker (Aug 2014) 
TSA SYMPOSIUM 2014
UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
Cultural Misappropriation in the Era of Ethical Fashion

Panelist (May 2014) 
ReuseNYC Annual Conference, New York City
Environmental and Commercial Sustainability: Textile Reuse and the Impact of Corporate Donations

Panelist (October 2013)
Council of Fashion Designers of America CFDA, New York City
An Introduction to SUSTAINABILITY

Speaker/Organizer (July 2013)
FIT Sustainable Fashion Symposium, New York City
Sustainable Fashion, Health, and Beauty: “Connecting the Dots”

Speaker (May 2013) 
PARSONS THE NEW SCHOOL, New York City  “Fashion Design Research and Practice in Latin America”

Speaker (March 2013)
PRATT INSTITUTE: 3rd Annual CSDS Sustainability Symposium, Brooklyn, NY
”Reality of Sustainable Fashion”

Speaker  (April 2013)
Fordham University: 3rd  Annual Fashion Law Institute Symposium, New York City
Well Done! Eco-Chic, FTC Guidelines, and What is Means to Be Green

Panelist (Apr. 2012, Apr. 2013)
GREEN FESTIVAL NYC
FASHION, Do You Wear Fair?: Ethical Fashion and Why It Matters

Keynote Presentation (Jan. 2013)
CITEX, Puebla, Mexico
Ethical Fashion Practices

Speaker/Organizer. (Nov. 2011, Nov. 2012)
BE SOCIAL CHANGE, New York City  
The Future of Fashion: Merging Style and Sustainable Social Impact

Panelist (2011)
LIM COLLEGE, New York City
Be Smart Conference