Main Event Day, 11:50 — Main Ballroom ● Exchange
Interactive Roundtables - Choose Your Topic & Get Talking
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1. AI & the Handoff
Where is AI genuinely accelerating the journey from digital asset to physical product?
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2. PLM in the Supply Chain
How to get suppliers connected, capable and confident
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3. 3D in the Factory
How the best organisations are closing the gap between what design produces and what production can use
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4. The 3D Translation Problem
What's actually lost when translating rigid, parametric CAD models into soft-mesh apparel simulation platforms, and can the two worlds ever properly connect?
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5. Transformation is about People First
As brands and manufacturers push digital and AI adoption forward, what does it actually take to bring people along, not just processes?
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6. Material Interoperability
How fabric and material digitisation is being solved at the source
Main Event Day, 13:50 — Main Ballroom ● Exchange
Interactive Roundtables - Choose Your Topic & Get Talking
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1. AI in Supply Chain & Manufacturing
Practical lessons on moving from data to decisions in manufacturing
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2. The Adoption Gap
Brands and vendors both have the tools, so what's stopping AI and 3D from actually speeding up product development?
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3. Can 3D Physics Handle a Moving Body?
Any component that has to compress, flex, or shape against a moving body pushes current 3D physics engines past their limits. What's actually possible today, and what isn't yet?
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4. Traceability End to End
How close is the industry to genuine thread-to-retail visibility — and what are the real blockers?
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5. Sustainability & the Thread
How can better digital connectivity between brands and manufacturers actually moves the needle on sustainability?
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6. The Talent Gap
What the most digitally advanced brands and manufacturers are doing differently to build the teams they need