The Better Cotton Conference is a two-day conference taking place on Wednesday 18^th & Thursday 19^th June 2025.

There are optional field trips on Friday 20^th June 2025.

The 2025 Better Cotton Conference will take place at the Swissôtel Büyük Efes, Gaziosmanpasa Bulvari No:1 Alsancak, İzmir, Türkiye. 

No, the conference is open to the public.

Yes, there will be an in-person audience and online access to specific portions of the conference. The conference will be hosted on a platform called Eventigizer which attendees will gain access to once registered.  

If you have any questions or queries related to attending our conference, please send an enquiry to the relevant email addresses below: 
General information and sponsor enquiries: sharelle.velinor@bettercotton.org 
Programme and speaker enquiries: naomi.ho@bettercotton.org 
Partnership enquiries: sarah.powell@bettercotton.org

You can register here: https://register.eventigizer.com/bettercottonconference2025/

We will be covering different topics throughout the two days so we encourage all attendees to join both days of the conference, especially if you are travelling to attend. Please note - there are no options for day passes.   

If you are attending in-person, you will need to register your attendance onsite and collect your lanyard. We advise arriving at least 30mins before the start of the conference to give you enough time. 

Once you have created an account on our registration website and purchased your registration ticket, you will receive a payment confirmation notification letting you know we have received your purchase. This email will be sent from noreply@eventigizer.com. If you do not see this email, please check your spam messages.  

Through the booking portal, you will be able to purchase your Conference ticket, book accommodation and airport transfers all in one transaction.   

• Access to two days of engaging conference content with inspiring speakers and networking opportunities as well as catering and beverage 
• Use of our online platform and app to connect with other attendees, watch recordings and engage with the session 
• Admission to our Welcome Reception taking place on Tuesday 17^th June 2025
• Networking dinner on Wednesday 18^th June 2025 
• Access to Conference session recordings after the event 

AMEX is available as a payment option on the registration page.

We are able to provide an invitation letter in support of visa applications. You can download an invitation letter during the registration process. If you are aware that your entry into Türkiye during the event dates requires a visa, we strongly recommend that you initiate the visa application process without delay. It is important to recognise that the waiting period and the subsequent approval phase can be time-intensive and contingent on your geographical location.  Since we do not issue refunds for our tickets, we urge attendees to address this visa-related matter before the purchase of any ticket, be it for one or multiple persons. Should you need additional support for the visa process, please email support@bettercottonconference.org.

Please contact support@bettercottonconference.org

If you are no longer able to attend the event as originally planned, you are welcome to transfer your registration to another colleague or partner at no additional cost prior to the event. Please email support@bettercottonconference.org. If a transfer of your registration is not possible, please note that Better Cotton is unable to offer refunds to the conference.

Press registration is available to approved media representatives. To apply for press credentials, please email chris.remington@bettercotton.org and include “press enquiry” in the subject line. An application is not a guarantee that you will receive press credentials as space is limited. Qualified applicants include working members of print, broadcast and online media. Please send contact details and examples of recent articles published. Journalists will not be considered without sufficient references. When authorised, complimentary passes will be made available to members of the media. External camera crews are never permitted at the Better Cotton Conference.
Please allow up to five business days for a reply. Media must be pre-approved to attend and will receive the necessary documentation – be it for in-person or online attendance – via email.

We aim to launch the event app no later than one week before the event. All attendees are strongly recommended to download the event app for the latest on-site information including: 

• Latest agenda 
• Speaker profiles 
• Messaging facilities 
• Wi-Fi code 
• Cloakroom information 
• Emergency contact information 

The Better Cotton Conference is committed to providing a professional, friendly and safe environment for all participants at all of its meetings, webinars, and virtual events, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, disability, race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, or other protected class.  
The Conference will be held under Chatham House Rule, which says that: 
“participants are free to use the information received, but neither the identity nor the affiliation of the speaker(s), nor that of any other participant, may be revealed.” 
In summary, participants are free to speak about what is said in conference sessions, but not who said it (or their organisation). This is to allow people to speak as individuals and encourage free discussion. You can find out more about the rule here. 
Better Cotton may wish to attribute quotes to speakers in post-event communications - if this is the case we will request specific permission from the speaker in advance of publication. 

Yes, please feel free to share information from sessions on your social media channels, as long as it doesn't attribute quotes to a person or organisation, as per the above rule. Make sure to use the hashtag #BetterCottonConference2025.