Events
NIHC Global Hemp Fiber Summit
Date: September 16-18, 2026
Time: Doors open at 8 a.m.
Location: Fashion Institute of Technology, 227 West 27th Street, New York, NY 10001-5992
Hosted by the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), a NYFIC consortium member organization, this three-day summit will bring together leaders from government, finance, industry, and academia to explore the future of industrial hemp fiber.
Shannon Maher, Dean of FIT’s Jay and Patty Baker School of Business and Technology, will deliver opening remarks, and NYFIC Textile Innovation Lab Manager Clyde Carpenter will participate in the Innovation in Motion: Advances in Seed to Style panel discussion.
We look forward to contributing to this important conversation about building a more resilient fiber and textile supply chain.