Talk · 16:44
Responses are ready. But how about the right questions?
A TEDx talk about asking meaningful questions in an age of AI-generated answers.
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Ideas that
move us forward.
Insights, conversations and new perspectives on business, innovation and a more sustainable future.
Forthcoming chapter · CRC Press
2026
A Case Study on Bacterial Nanocellulose at the Forefront of Textile Innovation
Forthcoming chapter on biomaterials, biofabrication, bacterial nanocellulose and GOZEN’s LUNAFORM™ as a case study.
↗Insights
Is sustainability dead in the age of AI?
Sustainability isn’t dying. What’s dying is treating it as a PR badge or a price-markup tool.
↗Insights
Sustainability is a value creation strategy.
Real progress begins when sustainability becomes inseparable from how a business creates value.
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Invited talk
The Materials Are Ready. Are We?
Invited talk at the Textile Solutions Group event at MagnoLab, Biella, Italy, on 20 May 2026. A perspective on integrating next-generation materials into industrial production.
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Interview · 10:04
Industry Insights with Shape Innovate
A conversation with Muchaneta ten Napel on LUNAFORM™, bio-based materials and the challenges of scaling textile innovation. Published by MUNICHFABRICSTART on 8 October 2025.
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Session announcement · 0:12
SANKO Textiles: Transformation and Sustainability
A short announcement for the conversation with Mutlu Toksöz, moderated by Sedef Uncu Akı.
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Session announcement · 0:18
Innovation in Cellulosic Fibres
A short announcement for the session with İlkşen Dedeoğlu Demiray, moderated by Sedef Uncu Akı.
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Book chapter · IntechOpen
Life-Cycle Assessment as a Next Level of Transparency in Denim Manufacturing
How life-cycle assessment supports transparency in denim manufacturing.
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Webinar · event announcement
2023
Blue Goes Green: Designing Denim’s Eco Future
A webinar announced for 14 November 2023 with Sedef Uncu Akı, Jenny Fredricsdotter, Jane Palmer and Daniel Grushkin, exploring denim innovation and sustainability.
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Panel announcement · 0:12
Sustainable Raw Materials
A short announcement for the sustainable raw materials panel moderated by Sedef Uncu Akı.
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Interview · 4:59
TENCEL™: A Shared Materials Journey
Sedef Uncu Akı reflects on ORTA’s journey with TENCEL™ in its 30th anniversary interview series.
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Interview · 16:45
How Does the Circular Economy Change the Denim Industry?
A conversation on circularity in denim production and the decisions behind industrial change.
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Interview · 18:56
A Conversation with Colin’s
Gülendam Bal and Sedef Uncu Akı in a conversation with denim brand Colin’s, part of the Turkish-language education programme.
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Educational session · 25:42
ORTA Mill Tour
An educational mill tour with Sedef Uncu Akı, exploring the denim production setting.
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Featured in a case study · INSEAD
2022
Clean Jeans: Reinventing Blue Jeans at ORTA Anadolu
An INSEAD teaching case featuring Sedef Uncu Akı and ORTA’s circular economy journey.
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Book chapter · IntechOpen
An Evaluation of Recycled Polymeric Materials Usage in Denim with Lifecycle Assessment Methodology
An assessment of recycled polymeric materials in denim through a life-cycle lens.
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Panel · 43:26
The Future of Work Is Now: Views from Fashion
A discussion of changing work practices in fashion with Sedef Uncu Akı, Stephanie Benedetto and Chrissy Rutherford, moderated by Dominic-Madori Davis.
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Webinar · 1:00:23
Designing for a World Without Waste
A webinar bringing together perspectives from Levi’s, re:newcell and ORTA on closing the loop in denim production.
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Panel · 1:11:29
Denim Think Tank: Turkish Round Table
A denim industry round table with Sedef Uncu Akı and fellow Turkish producers, moderated by Tricia Carey. Recorded on 28 July 2020.
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Panel · 36:27
Traceability in the Denim Supply Chain
A traceability panel with Sedef Uncu Akı, Shannon Mercer and John Condilis, moderated by Andrew Olah. Recorded on 14 July 2020.
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Book chapter · IntechOpen
Understanding Denim Recycling: A Quantitative Study with Lifecycle Assessment Methodology
A quantitative approach to understanding the environmental implications of denim recycling.
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Media interview · 24:33
Bloomberg TV Fokus: Denim and the Industry Outlook
An archive interview with Sedef Uncu Akı, then Assistant General Manager at Bossa, on denim trends and the industry outlook.
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Book · VDM Verlag
2009
Customized International Investment Decisions
A book exploring the textile and apparel investment decision-making process.
↗Conference proceedings
2009
Improving Productivity in a Ring Spinning Process
9th AUTEX World Textile Conference.
↗Conference proceedings
2002
Quality Management for Implementation of Information Systems
Textile Institute 82nd World Conference, Cairo.
↗Conference proceedings
2002
An Analysis of the Current Methodologies for International Plant Location Selection
IFFTI International Conference, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
↗Research report
2001
Information Engineering: Textile Industry’s Value Adding Key to Effective Decision-Making
National Textile Center Annual Report, pp. 199–210.
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