Agenda

Footwear
Sustainability
3D
Beyond Digital Design

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

Day 1: 15 March 2022

8:00am

Delegate Registration

Lobby

8:45am

Chairperson's Opening Remarks

Room 1

Safir Bellali, Digital Innovation Champion, Designer, Strategic Advisor & 3DRC Education Chair, Aliph

9:00am

Purpose-Driven Technology for the Metaverse & 3D Ecosystems

Room 1

Natacha Alpert, Founder, Natureverse

Eric Holdener, CEO, Kinestry

9:45am

Integrating 3D Technology Across the Entire Product Lifecycle

Room 1

Hidi Fankhauser, Owner, Design Works

Christl Schad, Apparel Developer, Design Works

Extending the Use of Digital Assets into Retail, Marketing & e-Commerce

Room 2

Mitch Harvey, Senior Manager, Digital Product Operations, Deckers Brands

Focus Group: Achieving a Viable Domestic Manufacturing Sector Through Educational Partnerships & Upskilling Opportunities

Room 3

Alexander Zar, CEO, Lalaland Production and Design

10:25am

Morning Refreshment Break

Exhibition Hall

10:35am

Morning 121 Meetings

Exhibition Hall

11:35am

NFT Mechanics and Ideations

Room 1

Eric Holdener, CEO, Kinestry

Rachel Victor, Director of Strategic Insight and User Experience, Kinestry

12:15pm

Panel Discussion: The Fundamentals of Change Management & Overcoming the People Problem

Room 1

Michael Chen, CTO, Evolution Design Lab

Christine Welcher, Global Brand Manager - DPC, The North Face

Francesca Bonetti, Visiting Scholar at University of Southern California/Associate Professor of Marketing, London College of Fashion

Chris Hetrick, Digital Transformation Office (dto) – change management, Gap Inc

Christian LL Harris, Senior Technical Designer & 3D Lead, Global Apparel Development Standards, Nike

The Business of Sustainability Panel Discussion: How Can We Leverage More Sustainable Practices to Increase the Bottom-Line, Market Share & Consumer Engagement?

Room 2

Rudi Schubert, Director - New Initiatives, IEEE Standards Association

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

Beth Esponnette, chair, cofounder, Unspun

Kristen Fanarakis, Founder/Creative Director/Sustainability Policy Consultant, Senza Tempo

John Havens, Executive Director, IEEE Global Initiative on Ethics of Autonomous and Intelligent Systems

12:55pm

Lunch

Exhibition Hall

1:55pm

Panel Discussion: How Should You Approach & Manage Supplier Onboarding & Continuous Education as You Scale?

Room 1

Michael Chen, CTO, Evolution Design Lab

Luis Velazquez, VP Product Development & Sourcing, Fabletics

Jill Mazur, Transition Director, Design, Speedo

Janette Cox, Director Digital Product Creation Global, Hanesbrands Inc | Champion

Christian LL Harris, Senior Technical Designer & 3D Lead, Global Apparel Development Standards, Nike

3DRC Education Subcommittee Call for Action: Mobilizing Partners to Bridge the Gap Between Industry & Academia

Room 2

Safir Bellali, Digital Innovation Champion, Designer, Strategic Advisor & 3DRC Education Chair, Aliph

Breakout Brainstorming Session - How to Create the Best Digital Design Workflow for Your Needs

Room 3

Allsun Espiritu, Technical Designer, Jerry Leigh

2:35pm

Panel Discussion: The New Shopping Experience

Room 1

Avihay Feld, CEO & Co-Founder, Browzwear

Dan Cherian , Vice President, Transformation , VF Corporation

Christine Welcher, Global Brand Manager - DPC, The North Face

Beth Esponnette, chair, cofounder, Unspun

Disrupting the Footwear Industry with Made-to-Order

Room 2

Dale Bathum, President, Expivi

3:15pm

Afternoon Refreshment Break

Exhibition Hall

3:25pm

Afternoon 121 Meetings

Exhibition Hall

4:25pm

Panel Discussion: From Sampling to Selling – How Can We Elevate Our Assets Across the Value Chain?

Room 1

Mitch Harvey, Senior Manager, Digital Product Operations, Deckers Brands

Bethany Mazon, 3D Product Creation Lead - DPC, The North Face

Safir Bellali, Digital Innovation Champion, Designer, Strategic Advisor & 3DRC Education Chair, Aliph

Natacha Alpert, Founder, Natureverse

Panel Discussion: Leveraging Digital to Unlock Virtual Fit

Room 2

Gina Patterson, Product Fit Engineering Consultant, Columbia Sportswear

Dinesh Pai, CEO, Vital Mechanics Research, University of British Columbia

Amy Mathys, 3D Technical Development Specialist, The North Face

Hidi Fankhauser, Owner, Design Works

Brooke McEver, Director of Product Innovation, Unspun

Focus Group: Re-Fashioning Growth for Sustainability: Trading Volume for Value

Room 3

Kristen Fanarakis, Founder/Creative Director/Sustainability Policy Consultant, Senza Tempo

5:05pm

Keynote: Agitate to Stimulate: How Successful Brands Need to Embrace a Dose of Good Friction

Room 1

Soon Yu, Speaker / Author, SCY Advantage Corp

5:50pm

Chairperson's Closing Remarks

Room 1

Safir Bellali, Digital Innovation Champion, Designer, Strategic Advisor & 3DRC Education Chair, Aliph

6:05pm

Drinks Reception

Exhibition Hall

Day 2: 16 March 2022

10:00am

Chairperson's Opening Remarks

Room 1

Safir Bellali, Digital Innovation Champion, Designer, Strategic Advisor & 3DRC Education Chair, Aliph

10:10am

PI Keynote: Looking to the Future of Decentralized Manucfacuring & Local Production

Room 1

Sean Scott, Co-Founder & CEO, COMUNITYmade

10:55am

Morning Refreshment Break

Exhibition Hall

11:10am

Morning 121 Meetings

Exhibition Hall

12:10pm

Gender Relevance for Apparel Sizing & A Non-Binary Approach

Room 2

Mark Charlton, Head, Technical Design, Carhartt

Tiffany Radon, Manager of Technical Design, Carhartt Inc

Focus Group: How is Your Company Moving Towards Fabric/Material Digitization, and What Have Been the Roadblocks?

Room 3

Josh Scott, Snr Manager Digital Product Creation / Technical Design, Old Navy

Michelle Greenhouse, Senior 3D Artist + Materials Manager, Target

12:50pm

No waste, no problem: Digitize fashion across your entire value stream to allow your company to be sustainable and profitable.

Room 1

June Evans, Director of Technical Design, Filson

Lenny Marano, President of the Americas, Lectra

Jeffery Diduch, SVP Design, Technical, Hickey Freeman Tailored Clothing

Adi Mandel, Marketing Manager, Twine

Data-Driven Fit: Elevating the Technical Design Function with Digital

Room 2

Camille Palmer, Sr Manager, North America, Digital Go To Market, PVH

1:30pm

Lunch

Exhibition Hall

2:30pm

Panel Discussion: Mass Customisation - Today's Strategy & the Future's Necessity?

Room 1

Sean Scott, Co-Founder & CEO, COMUNITYmade

Dale Bathum, President, Expivi

Natacha Alpert, Founder, Natureverse

Jill Mazur, Transition Director, Design, Speedo

Christian LL Harris, Senior Technical Designer & 3D Lead, Global Apparel Development Standards, Nike

Focus Group: Overcoming the Disruption of Innovation & Technological Adoption - A Global Research View

Room 3

Francesca Bonetti, Visiting Scholar at University of Southern California/Associate Professor of Marketing, London College of Fashion

3:10pm

2021 3DRC Grand Challenge Winner: Soft Avatars for High Fidelity Fit Prediction

Room 1

Dinesh Pai, CEO, Vital Mechanics Research, University of British Columbia

The Role of Material Science in Sustainability & Ongoing Innovation

Room 2

Stephen Kelly, Director of Global Business and Supplier Development, Hologenix

Focus Group: The Push & Pull of Local Manufacturing - When Should We Take the Leap?

Room 3

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

3:50pm

PI Keynote - 3D Capture Technology & the Creation of True-to-Life Digital Humans

Room 1

Alexx Henry, CEO, BlueVishnu

4:35pm

Chairperson's Closing Remarks

Room 1

Safir Bellali, Digital Innovation Champion, Designer, Strategic Advisor & 3DRC Education Chair, Aliph