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On May 28, 2019
By Amanda Cosco
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Collision Conference Toronto Round-Up

Last week, Toronto was overtaken with tech. More than 25 thousand participants from 125 countries ascended on the city for Collision Conference, North America’s fastest-growing technology conference. For its Toronto debut, the conference’s communication team celebrated a number of wins, including…

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On May 22, 2019
By Amanda Cosco
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What Else can Your Clothing do for you?

Our guest today is Rebeccah Pailes-Friedman, a designer, researcher, and professor, as well as the founder of Interwoven Design Group. Interwoven is a New York-based innovative design studio specialized in wearable technology and textiles. Pailes-Friedman shares her experience working with…

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On May 15, 2019
By Amanda Cosco
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Not Your Father’s Hemp

Although hemp was one of the first plants to be spun into a useable fiber 10,000 years ago, it was made illegal to grow without a permit in the USA in 1970 under the Controlled Substances Act. Now with legalization…

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On May 9, 2019
By Amanda Cosco
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Fashion-First Smart Glasses

Our guest today on the Electric Runway podcast is Alexander Ingram, the Head of Communications and PR for North. North is a Canadian startup that wants to sell you your first pair of smart glasses. Their fashion-first approach to facial…

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On April 23, 2019
By Amanda Cosco
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Understanding Investment from a VC Perspective

Soha Yasrebi is an electrical engineer-turned Venture Capitalist for Omers Ventures, as well as a member of New York Fashion Tech Lab’s expert network. In today's episode of the Electric Runway podcast, she shares with us the trends in the marketplace she's keeping an eye on as they pertain to changing consumer behaviour. She also provides insight into what she's learned sitting in the investor's chair.

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On April 17, 2019
By Amanda Cosco
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Shopping with Robots with Steve Martell

Steve Martell is the VP of Creative Technology at Current Studios, an award-winning agency focused on connecting digital and physical experiences that push the boundaries of technology. Current Studios has done work with well-known consumer brands and retailers, including Walmart,…

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On April 11, 2019
By Amanda Cosco
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Designing the Future of Fashion with Anouk Wipprecht

Anouk Wipprecht is an internationally recognized fashion tech designer known for fusing couture fashion with robotics and artificial intelligence to create garments that move, breathe, and react to the environment around them. Anouk has produced innovative work in collaboration with…

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On April 3, 2019
By Amanda Cosco
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Connecting People with Products

In this episode, Fashion Futurist Amanda Cosco interviews Steve Statler, the SVP of Marketing and Business Development at Wiliot. Wiliot is an Israel-based startup that aims to switch on the fashion industry and enable a whole new digital life for…

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On March 27, 2019
By Amanda Cosco
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Augmented Reality for Retail (Live Recording from AWENite Toronto)

Today's episode of the Electric Runway podcast is a live recording from a panel I recently moderated focused on augmented reality for retail. The panel took place Thursday, March 21st at Startwell, a co-working and meeting space on King Street West…