Zhang Qing is the Brand Manager at klee klee, a sustainable fashion label based in Shanghai. Taken from spoken Tibetan, the name klee klee stands for “slow down”, as the brand aspires to explore a rhythm in the fashion industry that is closer to how nature works.

Prior to joining the klee klee team, she worked as a culture curator at ZUCZUG, the parent company of klee klee

Having always been drawn to the creative fields, Christine majored in Visual Arts at Brown University in the US, then went on to work in trend forecasting in New York City. Diving deep into the consumer trends and insights that drive effective design, she has consulted with companies ranging from Patagonia to Colgate on product trends, been a featured speaker at national tradeshows, and written lifestyle articles for The New York Times.

In 2009, Christine returned to Hong Kong to take the reins of her family’s apparel production business, taking on the challenge of how to turn design concepts into reality. In this position, she set up a Fabric Development team, spearheaded social compliance certification, and also developed a growing awareness of the social and environmental responsibility issues surrounding the world of fashion.

In 2018. Christine decided to combine her personal advocacy with her wide-ranging experiences, and get back to her creative roots through a new enterprise – Tove & Libra. Co-founding the Hong Kong fashion brand with Ivan Tang (also a third-generation apparel manufacturer), the duo felt the brand could be a voice for advocating sustainable fashion concepts in the local market. As an early leader among the growing wave of local, sustainable brands, Tove & Libra has been featured in numerous Hong Kong and Singapore publications and was recently awarded “Hong Kong’s Most Outstanding Eco Fashion Brand of the Year” by Corphub; Christine has also participated as a panelist during FashRev and Rethink conferences.

As Creative Director of Tove & Libra, Christine’s unique eye combines eco-friendly fabrics with flattering and multi-functional fits, creating thoughtful modern designs that are better for both the closet and the planet

Head of Customer Engagement & strategic projects at TextileGenesis™ – The pioneering Block Chain based traceability platform. TextileGenesis™ won the Global change award from the H&M foundation in 2020, they were also recognized as the most promising traceability innovators by Fashion For Good- South Asia innovation program. They were also a part of the cohort 8 of the reputed Target Accelerator program.

Akanksha completed her Masters in Business Administration Cum Laude (with merit) from The Hague, Netherlands and worked with KPMG consulting in Amsterdam. She has worked in the fashion retail & sustainability for over 10 years in India and Europe with reputed brands and has been associated with TextileGenesis™ since its inception in 2018.

Having worked with many Fashion & Apparel brands over the last decade in PR, digital marketing and as an influencer; Adelene now focuses on crafting digital maturity roadmaps for Fashion/Apparel eCommerce companies at Google HK. Passionate in creating brand experiences on and offline, Adelene was instrumental in launching DFS / T-galleria’s first “Shop and Collect” online-to-offline offering, as well as various WeChat & Web activations to drive traffic to the Peninsula Hotels’ Boutiques in Hong Kong and China