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NB: Focus Groups and Think Tanks are delegate only sessions.
The Warm Up Day : 08 March 2026
Sketch to Sample: A Hands-On Footwear Creation Pre-Mixer
Innovation Lab HILOS Studio
Ty DeHaven, Creative Director, Innovation, HILOS Studio
Day 1 : 09 March 2026
Gear Up & Grab Your Badge - Coffee Provided!
Break Lobby
Hello & Welcome to Stride USA 2026!
Chairman's Address Room 1
Michael Ratcliffe, Director - Content & Production, PI
Scarcity, Speed & Sell-Outs: Inside KEEN’s Product Engine
General Session Room 1
Scott Labbe, SVP - Product & Innovation, KEEN
Michael Sarantakos, Senior Director, Design & Innovation, ex-Crocs|Nike
Start-up Tech Sparks
Startup Stage Room 1
Ronald Dod, CEO & Co-Founder, Realift, LLC
Junus Khan, Founder & President, Carbitex
Ian Batch, Co-founder and Head of Product and Customers, Something Added
Bite, Sip, and Tread - Refreshment Break
Break Expo Hall
121 Meetings - Meeting Friends, Old & New
Meetings Expo Hall
Digital Forge: Smoothing the Transition from Digital to Machining
Workshop Room 1
Alberto Franco, CTO & Chief Software Architect, Design&Develop
Rene Medel, Senior Digital Creation Engineer, framas group
How Fanatics is Laying the Groundwork to Scale DPC Without Slowing Creative Flow
Think Tank Breakout - Room 2
Julie Warwick, Manager PCM Digital Assets, Fanatics
Mandy Block, Enterprise Customer Success Manager, Orange Logic
AI Guardrails, Gains & Growing Pains
Panel Room 1
Sean Lane, Director, Digital Innovation and AI, Vans
Jake Rivas, VP Footwear Design, Ariat
Erin Bornstein, Founder & Design Director, Reborn Designs
Scott Labbe, SVP - Product & Innovation, KEEN
Justin Schlothauer, Global Director of Digital Product Creation, Under Armour
From Friction to Flow: Striving to Thrive in DPC
Deep Dive Breakout - Room 2
Mary Grim, Head of Global Digital Operations, New Balance
Sandra Gagnon, Sr. Director, 3D Digital Product Creation, Target
What Does It Take to Design for Circularity?
Deep Dive Breakout - Room 3
Alan Lugo, Product Sustainability Expert, Founder, Alanandres LLC
It's Time For Lunch! Sponsored by Gravity Sketch
Break Covered Patio
Roundtables: Click Below for Topics & Hosts
Roundtables Room 1
Nigel Keen, Principal Designer, Nigel Keen Design
David Filar, Owner & Creative Partner., Censes Design Studio
Jon Tudor, Global Creative Director, Stanley 1913
Chad Knight, CEO & Founder, Super Digital
Jake Rudin, 3D Innovation Strategist, Rudin Consulting|ex-adidas
Baron Gumban, Senior 3D Designer, Ariat
Leila Kerze, Director of Design and Production, R0AM
Marisa Byrne, President, KNS International
Henrik Arlestig, Co-Founder & CEO, Fibbl AB
Rickard Lönn, Chief Growth Officer, Fibbl AB
Innovation Isn’t a Department. It’s an Inside Job.
Deep Dive Breakout - Room 2
Michael Sarantakos, Senior Director, Design & Innovation, ex-Crocs|Nike
Why Being the Black Sheep of the 3D Design Family Isn't a Bad Thing
Deep Dive Breakout - Room 3
Davoud Ohadi, 3D Design Director, lululemon
Retail Research 2026: First Look at the Future of Intelligent Retail
Workshop Room 1
Alison Coddaire, Senior Manager, Kalypso
Joshua Young, Retail Consulting Leader, Kalypso
Computational Design as the Next Creative Frontier
Deep Dive Breakout - Room 2
David Franck, Industrial + Computational Designer, ex-OXMAN
Stomp & Snack - Refreshment Break
Break Expo Hall
121 Meetings - Meeting Friends, Old & New
Meetings Expo Hall
Fit, Growth & the Reinvention of Kids’ Footwear
General Session Room 1
Satyajit Mittal, CEO & Founder, Aretto
Inside the 3D-Printed Footwear Revolution
Keynote Room 1
Cornelius Schmitt, Co-Founder & CEO, Zellerfeld Shoe Company Inc.
Day 1, Over & Out | The 3DRC Grand Challenge Go-Live!
Chairman's Address Room 1
Michael Ratcliffe, Director - Content & Production, PI
Sandra Gagnon, Sr. Director, 3D Digital Product Creation, Target
Now Raise a Glass! Sponsored by Zellerfeld
General Session Room 1
Day 2 : 10 March 2026
The Morning After the Night Before
Chairman's Address Expo Hall
Michael Ratcliffe, Director - Content & Production, PI
Render First, Build Later: Lessons from Automotive 3D Pipelines
General Session Room 1
Lauriane Bensabbah, 3D Visualization Lead, Singer Vehicle Design
Davoud Ohadi, 3D Design Director, lululemon
Sips & Bites - Refreshment Break Expo
Break Expo Hall
121 Meetings - Meeting Friends, Old & New
Meetings Expo Hall
Designing Beyond the Render
Workshop Room 1
Caley Taylor, Head of Customer Success, VIZCOM
Austin White, Footwear Product Expert, VIZCOM
Circularity Under Pressure – Designing for Impact When Margins Are Tight
Deep Dive Breakout - Room 2
Miranda Morrison, VP, Design & Sustainability, Steve Madden
Can We Build a Shared DPC Innovation Alliance?
Deep Dive Breakout - Room 3
Ellery Connell, Digital Design Innovator, Independent|ex-Kalypso & Foundry
Footwear’s Next-Gen Talent: Bridging Industry, Education, and Emerging Voices
Panel Room 1
Caroline de Baere, Footwear Industry Expert & Adjunct Professor, California College of the Arts
Miranda Morrison, VP, Design & Sustainability, Steve Madden
Emilio Alvares, Industrial Design Student, California College of the Arts
Nick Fenselau, Footwear Designer, Equestrian & Countryside Footwear, Ariat
Tomoki Scharber, Running Footwear Design Apprentice, New Balance
From Concept to Confirmation, Where Does Footwear Break & How Can We Fix It?
Deep Dive Breakout - Room 2
Aaron Cooper (aka Coop), Founder | Innovation Expert | 25-year Nike Veteran, Moonshot Molecules
The Digital 3D Shift: Challenging How Footwear Is Designed, Developed, and Delivered
Panel Breakout - Room 3
Mary Grim, Head of Global Digital Operations, New Balance
Davoud Ohadi, 3D Design Director, lululemon
Oluwaseyi Sosanya, Co-Founder & CEO, Gravity Sketch
Mac McMillan, Director - Product Creation, Studio Noyes
Meals on Heels: Sponsored by Gravity Sketch
Break Covered Patio
Roundtables: Click Below for Topics & Hosts
Roundtables Room 1
Erin Bornstein, Founder & Design Director, Reborn Designs
Patrick Choe, Product Development Guru, Reborn Designs
David Filar, Owner & Creative Partner., Censes Design Studio
Chad Knight, CEO & Founder, Super Digital
Nigel Keen, Principal Designer, Nigel Keen Design
Leila Kerze, Director of Design and Production, R0AM
Taylor Canel, Expert Product Line Manager, ex-Nike
Rickard Lönn, Chief Growth Officer, Fibbl AB
Henrik Arlestig, Co-Founder & CEO, Fibbl AB
David Franck, Industrial + Computational Designer, ex-OXMAN
Andrew Bjornson, LCAD, Board of Governors|Senior Director - Design & Digital Product Creation, ex-Vans
How Do We Build AI Pipelines That Actually Hold?
Deep Dive Breakout - Room 2
Sean Lane, Director, Digital Innovation and AI, Vans
The Rise of Onshoring: Transforming the Footwear Industry
Panel Room 1
Sean Scott, Co-Founder & CEO, COMUNITYmade
Alexander Zar, CEO, Lalaland Production and Design
Fabrizio Gamberini, President Vibram Corp & Global Chief Brand Officer, Vibram Group
Elias Stahl, CEO & Founder|Board Member, HILOS Studio|Made in Old Town
What Can We Learn from Emerging Brands about Connection, Speed & Tech?
Panel Room 1
Satyajit Mittal, CEO & Founder, Aretto
David Filar, Owner & Creative Partner., Censes Design Studio
Tom Berend, Head of Design & Innovation, R.A.D®
Aaron Cooper (aka Coop), Founder | Innovation Expert | 25-year Nike Veteran, Moonshot Molecules
Mac McMillan, Director - Product Creation, Studio Noyes
How Do We Balance Brand, Creativity & Innovation in an Age of Reinvention?
Panel Room 1
Gregg Meyer, Chief Sustainability Officer, Steve Madden
Jon Tudor, Global Creative Director, Stanley 1913
Marisa Byrne, President, KNS International
Michael Sarantakos, Senior Director, Design & Innovation, ex-Crocs|Nike
John Acevedo, Senior Director, Creative, Innovation & Design, ex-OluKai | KEEN | Under Armour | adidas
Well…That Didn’t Work
Chairman's Address Room 1
Michael Ratcliffe, Director - Content & Production, PI
Thank You & See You Soon!
Chairman's Address Room 1
Michael Ratcliffe, Director - Content & Production, PI
An Exclusive Visit to the KEEN Maker Lab – Waiting List
Innovation Lab Lobby
Scott Labbe, SVP - Product & Innovation, KEEN
Scott Saunders, Manager - KEEN Maker Lab, KEEN
Vibram x Energia Vitale: A Film on Craft, Climbing & Cultural Legacy
Innovation Lab PAM CUT's Tomorrow Theater
Fabrizio Gamberini, President Vibram Corp & Global Chief Brand Officer, Vibram Group