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

Day 1 : 28 July 2026

8:00am

Delegate Registration

 Break  Lobby

8:45am

Chairperson’s Opening Remarks

 Chairman's Address  Room 1

Emma Feldner-Busztin, Editor-in-Chief, AI & 3D Adoption Specialist, Material Talk

9:00am

The 3D&AI H&M Transformation: Reimagining Creative Expression

 Keynote  Room 1

Bhargava Ram Kummamuru, Head of Digital Product Creation, H&M

9:45am

Startup Stage: The Future of Fashion Tech

 Startup Stage  Room 1

Meng Ji, CEO, Arxy

10:45am

Morning Refreshment Break

 Break  Expo Hall

10:55am

Morning 121 Meetings

 Meetings  Expo Hall

11:40am

Designing in an Unstable World

 Panel  Room 1

JD Sports is Moving Beyond Traditional AI and 3D

 General Session  Room 2

Monika Balach-Kinsella, 3D Product Development Lead, JD Sports Fashion Plc

When Product Data Becomes a Liability

 General Session  Room 3

The Uncomfortable Truth About Why DPC Stalls

 Focus Group  Room 4

Anne Lupas, Head of Digital Content Production, ISA Sallmann AG

12:20pm

Integrating AI into your Workflows

 Workshop  Room 1

AI Agents: From "Pixels" to "Physics

 Workshop  Room 2

Alfie Chen, COO, Style3D

Insights Into Action: Building the Retail Operating Model of the Future

 Think Tank  Room 4

Joshua Young, Retail Consulting Leader, Kalypso

Sophia Lara, Digital Transformation Lead, Kalypso

1:00pm

Lunch: Sponsored by Formcut

 Break  Expo Hall

1:45pm

Roundtables - Choose Your Topic & Get Talking

 Roundtables  Room 1

Leigh Lavange, FT Faculty, Fashion Institute of Technology

Sandy Bailey, Assistant Professor, Missouri State University

Alina Diaz, Founder and CEO, Alina Diaz - Petite Fashion Design

Patrick Choe, Product Development Guru, Reborn Designs

Joseph Altieri, Consultant, Manufacturing Expert & Educator, Fashion Institute of Technology

Scott Mehner, Sr. Professional, Digital Product Curator- Apparel & Accessories, Under Armour

Samantha Cordoba, 3D Senior Director, Li & Fung

2:30pm

Turning Ideas into Decisions Faster with AI

 Workshop  Room 1

Building the Bridge Between Product & Merch Teams

 Workshop  Room 2

Anne Wong, Chief Revenue Officer, TRASIX

Agile Validation: Maintaining Human Touch in Condensed Calendars

 Think Tank  Room 4

John Loonie, CEO, Mesh01

3:10pm

The Regulators Are Coming - Are You Ready?

 Panel  Room 1

Eleanor Rockett, Senior Lecturer in Fashion Law, London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London

Elicia Wiltschko, Director of 3D CAD Technical Design, Varsity Spirit

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

Why AI Needs DPC to Thrive

 General Session  Room 2

How ASU FIDM Is Building the World’s First Motion-Based Fit Lab

 General Session  Room 3

Alexander Snyder M.F.A, Clinical Assistant Professor, Arizona State University

Erin Milosevich, MFA, Assistant Teaching Professor, Arizona State University

3:50pm

Afternoon Refreshment Break

 Break  Expo Hall

4:00pm

Afternoon 121 Meetings

 Meetings  Expo Hall

4:45pm

Roundtables - Choose Your Topic & Get Talking

 Roundtables  Room 1

Anne Lupas, Head of Digital Content Production, ISA Sallmann AG

Tim Bowers, Director of Production Art & Embellishment , Varsity Spirit

The Unlock: AI is a Team Sport

 Think Tank  Room 4

Harish Venkatesan, Head of Product, FLORA

Turning Sample Chaos into Development Intelligence

 Think Tank  Room 5

James Barker, Director of Product Innovations, Checkpoint

5:30pm

AI Has Landed and It’s Messy

 Panel  Room 1

Jonathan De Lagarde, Creative Director, Nike, Diadora, Pyer Moss, Fanatics, FILA, JDL

Karina Ochoa, Digital Product Development Manager, High Life LLC

Rylee Price, Senior Manager, Digital Product Creation- Apparel, Under Armour

Ashley Heller, Senior Manager of 3D Technical Design, Perry Ellis International

Wei Peng, AI & DPC Strategist , URBN

6:10pm

Chairperson’s Closing Remarks

 Chairman's Address  Room 1

Emma Feldner-Busztin, Editor-in-Chief, AI & 3D Adoption Specialist, Material Talk

6:15pm

Drinks Reception

 Break  Expo Hall

Day 2 : 29 July 2026

9:00am

Product Decisions Are Only As Good As the Data Behind Them

 Think Tank  Room 4

When AI Recommends, Who Decides? The Accountability Gap in Fashion

 General Session  Room 4

Ana Friedlander, Sr. Director of Industry & Solution Strategy, Infor

Why is your team still searching for information?

 Think Tank  Room 5

Chad Malley, Global Director, Product Asset Management, Hyland

Joel Warwick, DAM Innovation Advisor, Hyland + Nuxeo

10:00am

Chair’s Opening Remarks

 Chairman's Address  Room 1

Emma Feldner-Busztin, Editor-in-Chief, AI & 3D Adoption Specialist, Material Talk

10:10am

The Leader’s Role in the AI Era

 Keynote  Room 1

Meg Ball, AI Innovation and Creative Leader, Senior Director, Centric Brands

10:50am

Scaling DPC Starts with People

 Panel  Room 1

Elicia Wiltschko, Director of 3D CAD Technical Design, Varsity Spirit

Meghan Laino, 3D Technical Designer, Independent Consultant

Joseph Altieri, Consultant, Manufacturing Expert & Educator, Fashion Institute of Technology

Scott Mehner, Sr. Professional, Digital Product Curator- Apparel & Accessories, Under Armour

What Organizations Can Learn From Emerging Talent

 General Session  Room 2

Balancing Automation and Human Judgment in Design

 General Session  Room 3

Michelle Greenhouse, Chair, 3DRC

11:10am

Morning 121 Meetings

 Meetings  Expo Hall

11:20am

Morning Refreshment Break

 Break  Expo Hall

12:20pm

Intelligence-Led Fashion: Brands Turn Insight to Action

 Workshop  Room 1

Minutes, Not Months: How to Slash Garment Development Timelines Without Sacrificing Quality

 Workshop  Room 2

William Wilcox, Founder and CEO, Clothing Tech

1:05pm

Lunch: Sponsored by Formcut

 Break  Expo Hall

1:50pm

Leadership Must Change for Transformation to Succeed

 Panel  Room 1

Alexander Snyder M.F.A, Clinical Assistant Professor, Arizona State University

Ashley Heller, Senior Manager of 3D Technical Design, Perry Ellis International

Pat Trautman, President, Global Garment Engineering

When Everyone Decides, Nothing Moves

 General Session  Room 2

What Is “Good Enough” in Digital Product Creation?

 Focus Group  Room 4

2:30pm

Roundtables - Choose Your Topic & Get Talking

 Roundtables  Room 1

Jonathan De Lagarde, Creative Director, Nike, Diadora, Pyer Moss, Fanatics, FILA, JDL

Eleanor Rockett, Senior Lecturer in Fashion Law, London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London

Sandy Bailey, Assistant Professor, Missouri State University

Wei Peng, AI & DPC Strategist , URBN

Custom Fit Automation - Integrating AI and 3D Technology

 General Session  Room 1

Leigh Lavange, FT Faculty, Fashion Institute of Technology

3:15pm

The Critical Path Forward

 Panel  Room 1

Dominick Miserandino, CEO & Founder, Retail Tech Media Nexus

Samantha Cordoba, 3D Senior Director, Li & Fung

3:55pm

Last Call: The PI Bingo Prize Draw

 General Session  Room 1

Emma Feldner-Busztin, Editor-in-Chief, AI & 3D Adoption Specialist, Material Talk

4:00pm

Chairperson’s Closing Remarks

 Chairman's Address  Room 1