LEEDS – VF Corp's vice president Sean Cady has been announced as one of the keynote speakers at sustainable fashion industry collaboration RITE Group's conference, titled ' The Emperor's New Clothes,' to be held at the University of Leeds in June. Dr Mats Westin, programme director at the Mistra Future Fashion project, which works towards improved sustainability for Sweden's textile industry, Professor Tim Benton, sustainability expert at the Global Food Security programme and Dr Mathilda Tham, professor at Linnaeus University, have also been confirmed as speakers for the conference.