April 24, 2017

Isabel Cantista at III BIAAF Forum

Isabel Cantista, PhD in Management and Business Studies from the University of Sheffield and graduated in Law from the University of Coimbra.

She has worked for over a decade in the retail industry at SONAE group, as both Human Resources Manager and Marketing Manager, which allowed her to gain experience in very different sectors.

Cantista has also taught courses at Universidade Lusíada Porto, AESE Business School and ISEM Fashion Bussines School. Her principal interest in research and consultancy lies on innovation for fashion industry and luxury, with special attention to sustainable development.

At the III BIAAF Forum, Isabel Cantista will speak about innovation within the fashion world, an area to which she has close ties since she founded FFI – Fast Forward Innovation Ltd in 2011, a consulting company that develops innovation projects. One of those projects is Global Fashion Conference, a biannual conference that aims to unite industry and academia discussing about creativity and innovation.