Damiano Antonazzo
Chairman of the international jury.
Regional Development Director at Istituto Marangoni Milano.
Milan, Italy
Sergey Sysoev
The creator of the Sergey Sysoev brand and the second line of the Sysoev brand. Member of the Association of High Fashion and pret-a-porter of Russia. Member of the International Association Union of Designers. Winner of Fashion TV, Puretrend, Moscow Mayor’s Cup awards. Head of the Costume Design Department of the A.N. Kosygin Russian State University.
Moscow, Russia
Lyuba Popova
Renowned European fashion historian, costume designer, fashion designer, fashion journalist. Professor of Fashion History and Theory at The New Academy of Fine Arts. NABA is the top 100 best schools in the world in the field of art and design.
Milan, Italy
Harshit Dhingaun
The Founder of Delhi Fashion Week, India, Chairman of Delhi Fashion Club and President of DFC Foundation, with 18 years of experience in fashion, media and entertainment. He serves as an International Fashion Director and Ambassador for Global Sustainability and Sustainable Practices. He has been appreciated by and worked with the Government of India to promote Indian fashion, handloom, textiles and craftsmanship. He is also the Director of VOY Media & Events, promoting cultural exchange through events and digital media. A strong advocate for local artisans and “Vocal for Local,” he has also been closely associated with the Bollywood film industry.
Delhi, India
Olga Sysoeva
Member of the Union of Designers of Russia. Trend analyst, fashion consultant, art strategist. Associate Professor at the Institute of Costume Design, Russian State University named after A.N. Kosygin.
Moscow, Russia
Olga Malyarova
Couturier designer, owner of the brand of the same name, winner of the Admiralty Needle in 2012 and 2013. Finalist of the Podium project. The author of the national costume of Russia for the Miss Universe pageant for the last 4 years.
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Bin Chen
Professor of the Fashion arts design department of fashion institute in Donghua university. Member of China Fashion Designers Association.
Shanghai, China
Botagoz Aldongarova
Co‑founder of the international competition for young designers New Generation‑OPEN WAY. Member of the Eurasian Association of Creative Industries. Senior lecturer at the Higher School of Media and Intercultural Communication at Turan University. Co‑founder of Kazakhstan Fashion Week.
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Stanislav Zimin
Candidate of Philological Sciences, trend analyst, international speaker, author of a course on comprehensive interdisciplinary analysis and trend forecasting, specialist in macro‑trends at the Trendsite agency, member of the Commission for the Development of the Fashion Industry in Russia at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation, invited lecturer at foreign universities (China, India, Japan).
Moscow, Russia
Petr Gamayunov
Director of the Institute of Costume Design SPbGUPTD. Head of the department of painting and drawing, professor. Member of the Union of Artists of the Russian Federation.
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Anastasia Kotova
Trend analyst at the CARLIN Creative trend agency (France) in Russia since 2006. Lecturer of the course “Trend Analyst in the Fashion Industry” at the British Higher School of Design. Author of the course “Trend Analytics in Product Design” at the Kosygin Russian State University.
Moscow, Russia
Fazliddin Anvarov
Founder of Art Week Uzbekistan. Founder of Creative Community Uzbekistan. Creative director of the brand AzukarMoreno.
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Galina Istomina
Curator of design projects at the CPM exhibition — Collection Premiere Moscow — the main international exhibition of the fashion industry in Russia and Central Asia. The exhibition has been hosting a project to support young designers, Designerpool, for over 20 years.
Moscow, Russia
Malika Yarbabaeva
Business partner of Fashion Group TZ and general producer of Tajikistan Fashion Week. Expert and advisor on textile issues at the Ministry of Industry and New Technologies of the Republic of Tajikistan.
Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Danilo Mercaldo
Clothing designer, commercial director of ALAV SRL. Worked with fashion houses: Fendi, Rocco Barocco, Love Sex Money, Daniel Hechter.
Milan, Italy
Ksenia Demyanenko-Novikova
Fashion designer. Associate professor of the Department of Costume Design and Textiles named after. N.G. Mizonova, IVSPU. Member of the Union of Artists of the Russian Federation. Member of the Union of Designers of the Russian Federation. Laureate of Russian and international competitions.
Ivanovo, Russia
Ilya Tikhonov
Head and founder of the United editorial office and advertising agency ModaNews.ru and Moda 24/7. Member of the jury of competitions: Admiralty Needle, Generation NEXT, PROfashion masters and many others. Expert at the Fashion Industry and Textillegprom exhibitions. Producer of the ModaNews YouTube channel.
Moscow, Russia
Tatyana Ivanova
Expert in the field of fashion and the Fashion industry. Leading stylist and designer of the Eleganzza company. Material scientist. Business coach in the field of fashion and style.
Moscow, Russia
Eesha Ali Alvi
Leads global communication and cultural diplomacy at Greenwich University Karachi, working at the crossroads of heritage, diversity, and fashion. A PhD scholar researching nation branding and cultural heritage.
Karachi, Pakistan
Sofia Tatulyan
Designer and founder of the brand Sofia Tatulyan.
Budapest, Hungary
Alexander Belov
International expert and image maker on men’s style. Author and presenter of numerous trainings. Consultant on business, political and corporate style, as well as image consultant for TV presenters and media personalities.
Moscow, Russia
Maya Kuznetsova
Designer, fashion designer. Candidate of art history, associate professor. Member of the St. Petersburg Union of Designers. Academician of the National Academy of the Fashion Industry.
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Daria Pashkova
Federal expert in grant competitions and programs in the field of social design, youth policy, culture, art and creative industries. Director of Strategic Management, producer of project activities in public, socio-political organizations and NGOs.
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Galina Avdeeva
Director of the salon and art space Labottega fashion show. The winner of the award “Business woman 2022”, “Human of the Year 2023”. Member of the Presidium of the Creative Union of Cultural and Art Workers under the Government of St. Petersburg. Director of the School of Fashion and Design.
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Alexander Peremyatov
Vice-president of the Union of Shopping Centers of Russia and founder of the federal chain of department stores of Russian designers Slava concept. United Russia is the Coordinator of the priority area – the Development of Russian light industry and national identity Fashion Sovereignty within the framework of the Choose Your Own project.
Moscow, Russia
Elena Vagizova
Editor-in-chief of Kids Avenue magazine. General director of the children’s modeling agency Kids Avenue. Producer of the first children’s fashion television MATRESHKA TV.
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Igor Ivanov
Head of the fashion and design department of the National Center for Artistic Creativity for Children and Youth.
Minsk, Republic of Belarus
Honorary Guests
Alexandra Georgieva
The ideological inspirer of the Krestetskaya Strochka folk art revival project.
Saint-Petersburg, Russia
Ainur Dovletmyradova
Fashion designer, graduate of St. Petersburg State University of Industrial Technologies and Design. In 2024, she founded the brand “Sada.studio”, which combines modern design with elements of traditional Turkmen culture.
Ashgabat, Turkmenista
Polina Prishchepa
Fashion designer, graduate of St. Petersburg University of Industrial Technology and Design, winner of the Admiralty Needle international competition.
Kaliningrad, Russia
Ramatou Harouna
Designer of exclusive traditional-style clothing, creator of the TAKOUBA brand, based on the cultural heritage of the Sahel. The brand specializes in the traditional fashion of Niger, cooperates with local craftsmen, integrating the Nigerian traditions of leather processing into unique modern collections.
Niamey, Niger
Mikhail Shpilkin
Co‑founder of the magazines Legprom Review and Digital Textiles, Chairman of the Committee for Digital Printing and Textile Decoration of Soyuzlegprom
Moscow, Russia
Elena Pishcheva
Director of the ITF Exhibition.
Москва, Россия
Alexey and Artem Anatsky
Winners of the Admiralty Needle 2014 competition; owners of the largest Fashion House in the Donetsk region, ANATSKY
Donetsk, Russia
Asya Akinshina
Founder of the brand ASYA AKINSHINA DSGN, member of the St. Petersburg Union of Designers.
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Alena Pahirnitskaya
The creator of the brand “ALENA PAHIRNITSKAYA”. The winner of the “Mill of Fashion 2024”, the prize-winner of 2023. Finalist of the Admiralty Needle 2024 (St. Petersburg) and the Russian Silhouette 2024 (Moscow). Participant of international shows: ST. PETERSBURG FASHION WEEK (2025, 2026), TAJIKISTAN FASHION WEEK 2025. Shows in Rome, Turin, Barcelona, Milan. Participant of CPM 2025 and CPM 2026.
Minsk, Belarus
Valery Ruzin
Deputy Secretary General of the Assembly of the Peoples of the World, President of the “We Won Together” Film Festival.
Moscow, Russia
Maria Zhdanova
Project manager of dreams by CPM.
Moscow, Russia
Alexandra Georgieva
Head of the Marketing Department of the Expo Fusion exhibition company, organizer of the CPM — Collection Première Moscow exhibition.