Ishwari Thopte

Named as one of the ‘25 Forward Thinkers Defining the Future of Fashion’ by FashNerd, Ishwari manages the fashion tech programs and events at Centre for Fashion Enterprise (CFE), London's pioneering fashion business incubator. In her 8 year long career at CFE, she has held four different positions and as their current Fashion Tech Manager, she has mentored and advised over 50 global fashion tech businesses, and curated more than 12 fashion tech meetups. Ishwari is a published research author, writer, frequent conference speaker and panel moderator. Alongside her role at CFE, Ishwari most recently had a year long stint as a successful entrepreneur and co-founder herself. She now sits on the advisory board of IFAB, a Melbourne based international fashion advisory as well as the contemporary Portuguese shoe brand INLU.

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