Agenda
NB: Focus Groups and Think Tanks are delegate only sessions.
The Warm Up Day: 07 April 2025
Pre-Event Launch - Beat the Morning Rush & Collect Your Badge
LOBBY
Pizza & Spritz
Lawn
Day 1: 08 April 2025
Delegate Registration
LOBBY
Opening Remarks
Room 1
Natacha Alpert, Founder, Natureverse
Keynote: Dressing the Olympics 2024 - Pushing the Boundaries of Function & Style
Room 1
Start-up Tech Sparks
Room 1
Morning Refreshment Break
EXHIBITION HALL
Networking 1-2-1 Meetings
EXHIBITION HALL
Boost Forecast Accuracy and Uncover New Market Opportunities
Room 1
How Interconnected Tech Solutions Create Sustainable Product Design and Traceable Supply Chains
Room 2
Creating Immersive Fashion Experiences with Mixed Reality (MR)
Room 3
Panel Discussion: The Ethics of AI
Room 1
Carlotta Puliti, IP and Contract Legal Counsel, Salvatore Ferragamo
Elia Cremona, Professor of Digital Markets Regulation at the University of Siena - Founder Clear Avvocati, Clear Avvocati
Steve Brown, Head of Merchandise Planning, PVH, Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger
Sylwia Szymczyk, 3D Apparel Specialist, Timberland, a VF Company
Failure is Not an Option – it is Part of the Plan
Room 2
Torben Boehm, Manager Technical Product Development & Digital Innovation, Bonprix
Solveigh Friedrichsen, Manager Technical Product Development & Digital Innovation, Bonprix Handelsgesellschaft mbH
Exploring Real-Time Visualization: Enhancing Creativity, Efficiency, and Scale in Digital Pipelines
Room 5
Sallyann Houghton, Senior Business Development / Partnerships Fashion/ Apparel, Epic Games
Lunch
EXHIBITION HALL
4D Design & the Future of Dynamic Fashion Prototyping
Room 1
Streamlining Product Development: From Concept to Launch with PLM Solutions
Room 2
Driving Innovation Beyond 3D: A Fireside Chat on the Future of Apparel Design
Room 3
Roundtables - Choose Your Topic!
Room 1
Sylwia Szymczyk, 3D Apparel Specialist, Timberland, a VF Company
Diane Wallinger, Fashion Innovation Designer, Studio Diane Wallinger
Nicholas Grills, Senior Product Manager, Marks and Spencer
Anna Liedtke, Content Creator and 3D Fashion Generalist, aschno
Valerie Van Namen, Director of Product Development & Sourcing, Levi Strauss & Co
Cora Winker, Project Manager Digital Creation, Hugo Boss
Mohammad Amir, Head of Design , Interloop Limited
Build Compelling Connections with your Customers: Maximizing the Value of DPP Compliance
Room 4
Revolutionizing Digital Color Communication and Quality Control in Design & Manufacturing
Room 5
Gerd Willschutz, COO and Co-Founder, DMIx by ColorDigital
Afternoon Refreshment Break
EXHIBITION HALL
Afternoon 121 Meetings
EXHIBITION HALL
Panel Discussion: Fit for Success with Pattern & Sizing to 3D Technologies
Room 1
Stepping Gracefully onto the 3D Catwalk: Tips & Tricks from Hollywood
Room 2
Russell Koonce, Consultant, ex-Lucasfilm Industrial Light & Magic, ex-Nike 3D Lead, Independent Consultant
Optimising Fit for Online Retail: Reducing Returns with Digital Tools
Room 3
Scaling DPC Workflows in B2B Models: Real Value Beyond the Buzz
Room 4
Mihai Ursu, Digital Product Creation Manager, PIECES
AI-Driven Error Detection in 3D Design
Room 1
Chairperson’s Closing Remarks
Room 1
Natacha Alpert, Founder, Natureverse
Drinks Reception
Lawn
Day 2: 09 April 2025
Morning Run
LOBBY
Product’ Fit & Sizing as Return-Drivers – Best Practices for Management, Design to Sales
Room 3
Marita Sanchez de la Cerda, CEO & Co-Founder, SAIZ GmbH
Svenja Tegtmeier, Co-Founder & CEO, SAIZ GmbH
Strategic Consumer Insights: Empowering Market Decisions with Brand and Competitor Analysis
Room 4
Opening Remarks
Room 1
Natacha Alpert, Founder, Natureverse
Navigating DPC Challenges - Ask the Experts
Room 1
Dominic Sluiter, Co-Founder , EnhanceThat
Tim Devlin, Independent Consultant, Independent Consultant
Frans Borgstrand, Digital Strategist, Independent Consultant
Natacha Alpert, Founder, Natureverse
Dr. Evridiki Papachristou, Assistant Professor, International Hellenic University
Scaling DPC Strategies, What are the Blockers and How do you Extend the Value of Digital Assets?
Room 1
Sallyann Houghton, Senior Business Development / Partnerships Fashion/ Apparel, Epic Games
Safir Bellali, Digital Innovation Champion, Designer, Strategic Advisor & 3DRC Education Chair, Aliph
Why You Should Be Creating Space for the Neurodiverse in Fashion Design
Room 2
Jessica Goodyear, Director & Freelance Digital Fashion Designer, Jessica Goodyear Design
Samuel Goodyear, Digital Fashion designer, NDV
Revolutionizing Fashion Education: 3D, AI & Digital Mastery
Room 4
Dr. Evridiki Papachristou, Assistant Professor, International Hellenic University
Morning Refreshment Break
Room 1
Morning 121 Meetings
Room 1
From Sketch to Store: Accelerating Development with 3D Fashion Design
Room 1
AR for Design: Enhancing Prototyping and Consumer Interaction
Room 2
Adopting AI in Creative Design
Room 3
Lunch
EXHIBITION HALL
Panel Discussion: Preparing for the 2030 Consumer
Room 1
Natacha Alpert, Founder, Natureverse
Elizabeth Bowring , Creative Consultant, Trend Forecaster, Fashion Editor, Istituto Europeo di Design
Alberto Caselli Manzini, Coordinator of the Master's program in Fashion Trend Forecasting, Istituto Europeo di Design
Livia Quaresmini, Fashion Designer & Lecturer, Istituto Europeo di Design
Digital Archives: Preserving Fashion Heritage and Making it Accessible Digitally
Room 2
Daniele Scarante , Founder and CMO, d_archive
The Fashion Futures Game: PI Apparel Special Edition
Room 4
Diane Wallinger, Fashion Innovation Designer, Studio Diane Wallinger
Roundtables - Choose Your Topic!
Room 1
Jessica Goodyear, Director & Freelance Digital Fashion Designer, Jessica Goodyear Design
Lindsay Doling, Digital Product Creation Manager, Marks & Spencer
Steve Brown, Head of Merchandise Planning, PVH, Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger
Caroline Bauer, Head of Digital Creation, Hugo Boss
Keynote: Adaptive 3D Modelling: Designing Customisable Garments with Dynamic Fit Adjustment
Room 1
Closing Remarks
Room 1
Natacha Alpert, Founder, Natureverse