Along with the exhibition of Les Canaux de la Mode 2008, a symposium was presented in both Amsterdam and Paris on the day of the opening of the exhibitions.
The symposium, visited by many fashion professionals, had contributions by: Clifford Chance (about intellectual property), TNT Express (about logistic), Judith ter Haar and Bianca Majcen (about buying), Yvette van der Linde and Nannet van der Kleijn (about their passion for crafts), and Jerome Helffer (about financing the creative sector).