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NB: Focus Groups and Think Tanks are delegate only sessions.

Day 1: 29 September 2025

8:00am

Delegate Registration

 LOBBY

9:00am

Opening Remarks

 Room 1

Sean Lane, Director, Digital Innovation and AI, Vans

9:15am

Designing for Wonder: The Future of Experience

 Room 1

Eric Cruz, Creative Director, Designer & Educator, Sphere, ex-Amazon / AKQA / Wieden+Kennedy

9:50am

Start-up Tech Sparks

 Room 1

Heidi Van Dyck, CEO, athena studio

Phoebe Gormley, CEO, Fit Collective Labs Limited

Kendall Becker, Head of Trend Strategy, Fashion + Beauty Director, Trendalytics

Marita Sanchez de la Cerda, CEO & Co-Founder, SAIZ GmbH

10:30am

Upping the Game: Revolutionizing Sports Hydration with Gatorade Gx

 Room 1

John Anderson, Partner & Executive Director of Technology, Smart Design Worldwide

11:10am

Morning Refreshment Break

 EXHIBITION HALL

11:20am

Morning 1-2-1 Meetings

 EXHIBITION HALL

12:20pm

AI in Fashion Design: From Creative Consistency to Company-Wide Adoption

 Room 1

Jordan Taylor, CoFounder & CEO, VIZCOM

Hector Rodriguez, Founder, AIXCreative

Clare O’Malley, Director of Strategy, AIXCreative

12:55pm

Lunch

 EXHIBITION HALL

1:40pm

Roundtables - Digital Product Creation & AI

 Room 1

Monica Warsaw, Director of Technical Design, LUNYA

Leila Kerze, Director of Design and Production, R0AM

Victoria Horning, Design Director of Mens & Womens Footwear and Accessories, PAIGE

Sean Lane, Director, Digital Innovation and AI, Vans

Roundtables - Local Manufacturing & Supply Chain

 Room 1

Natacha Alpert, Founder & Tech Innovation Educator , Miras3D, IED & Washington University

Roundtables - Sustainability, Materials & Circularity

 Room 1

Alan Lugo, Product Sustainability Expert, Founder, Alanandres LLC

Caitrin Watson, Advisor, Sustainable Product & Systems Development, Independent

Jill Mazur, Senior Consultant - Fashion & Apparel Digital Transformation & Process Optimization, Independent

2:25pm

Bridging the Gap: Emerging Talent Meets Industry Leaders

 Room 1

Caroline de Baere, Footwear Industry Expert & Adjunct Professor, California College of the Arts

Mikey Robins, Head of Design, Presq Studio

Veronica Saint Jane, Product Designer/Industrial Design BFA Graduate, Independent

Cyuaka Vu, Researcher, California College of the Arts

Focus Group - From Sea to Sample: Algae-Based Materials

 Room 2

Domenica Vinci, Assistant Professor, Thomas Jefferson University

3:00pm

Afternoon Refreshment Break

 EXHIBITION HALL

3:10pm

Afternoon 1-2-1 Meetings

 EXHIBITION HALL

4:10pm

Made in the USA: Innovation at the Edge of Nearshoring

 Room 1

Sean Scott, Co-Founder & CEO, COMUNITYmade

Carren Morris, President, Footwear Innovation Lab & Pensole Inc

Peter Abraham, Sports Marketing Leader, Medium

Steven Burstyn, CTO, Presq Studio

Alexander Zar, CEO, Lalaland Production and Design

Kate Nishimura, Journalist, Sourcing Journal

Ian Batch, Co-founder and Head of Product and Customers, Something Added

5:00pm

Chairperson’s Closing Remarks

 Room 1

Sean Lane, Director, Digital Innovation and AI, Vans

5:15pm

Drinks reception

 EXHIBITION HALL

Day 2: 30 September 2025

9:00am

Think Tank: The Competitive Edge: From Insight to Impact in Fashion & Retail Decisions

 Room 2

Maurizio Catellani, CEO Competitoor, Deda Stealth

Andrea Mene, General Manager Zedonk, Deda Stealth

Think Tank: How Jaanuu Rebuilt its Tech Stack to Transform its Product Workflows

 Room 3

Heather Miller, Director of Product Development & Design, Jaanuu

Andrew Davis, Account Executive, Centric Software

10:00am

Chair’s Opening Remarks

 Room 1

Sean Lane, Director, Digital Innovation and AI, Vans

10:10am

Crossing Creative Lines: What Can Fashion Learn from 3D Pioneers in Gaming, Architecture & Motion?

 Room 1

Chad Knight, CEO & Founder, Super Digital

Jonathan Winbush, Realtime Motion Graphics Artist, Winbush Immersive

Michael Tanzillo, Founder, The 3D Artist Community & Head of 3D Tech Artists, Adobe

10:45am

Morning Refreshment Break

 Room 1

10:55am

Morning 1-2-1 Meetings

 EXHIBITION HALL

11:55am

Roundtables - Digital Product Creation & AI

 Room 1

Paula Unger, Senior Director of Design and Product Development, Indochine International

Jill Mazur, Senior Consultant - Fashion & Apparel Digital Transformation & Process Optimization, Independent

Safir Bellali, Strategic Advisor | DPC and Digital innovation, 3DRC Education Chair, ex VF, Aliph

Roundtables - Sustainability, Materials & Circularity

 Room 1

Caroline de Baere, Footwear Industry Expert & Adjunct Professor, California College of the Arts

Caitrin Watson, Advisor, Sustainable Product & Systems Development, Independent

Mitch Harvey, Consultant, Independent

Think Tank: From AI to 3D - What's Really Happening in the Industry

 Room 2

Joy Douglas, 3D Design & Implementation Lead, CLO Virtual Fashion

Ryan Teng, VP, Business Development, CLO Virtual Fashion

12:45pm

Lunch

 EXHIBITION HALL

1:45pm

Waste-Less, Win More: Turning Environmental Responsibility into Business Advantage

 Room 1

Caitrin Watson, Advisor, Sustainable Product & Systems Development, Independent

Lauren Harper, Director of Sustainable Cities, LA Cleantech Incubator (LACI)

Oni Kai Auer-Stewart, Founder, ITP Beauty & Corp. Sustainability Strategist

Focus Group - Speed Starts Here: Unify and Digitize the Fabric Supply Chain

 Room 2

Shawna Tormondsen, Sr. 3D Materials Engineer | OBS&D, Target

2:20pm

Designing Intimacy: Reclaiming Human Experience in a Technological Space

 Room 1

Joann Jung, Design Director, Interior Design, Lucid Motors

3:00pm

Chairperson’s Closing Remarks

 Room 1

Sean Lane, Director, Digital Innovation and AI, Vans