Filter agenda:
NB: Focus Groups and Think Tanks are delegate only sessions.
Pre-Event Day : 14 September 2026
Tour the Getty
Break Getty Center
LA Chapter Meetups
Focus Group
Day 1 : 15 September 2026
Grab Your Badge, It's Go Time
Break Lobby
Opening Remarks & Chair’s Welcome
Chairman's Address Room 1
How 3D Printing Is Transforming Fashion, Costumes, and Creative Production
Panel Room 1
Jason Lopes, 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing Expert, JLop3DP
Start-up Tech Sparks
Startup Stage Room 1
Meng Ji, CEO, Arxy
Kyle Valade, CEO, Rust Coast
Coffee and Cake
Break Expo
Morning 1-2-1 Meetings
Meetings Expo
Cracking the On-Demand Code
Case Study Room 1
Building AI Workflows That Actually Deliver
Case Study Room 2
Generative AI for Product Design and Development
General Session Room 1
Marcus Chung, VP, Supply Chain and Operations, Arcade
AI Renders It. 3D Builds It. Who Connects Them?
Panel Room 1
What Does ‘Good Fit’ Actually Look Like?
Focus Group Room 3
Debra Weaver, Senior Technical Design Manager, Deckers
Kaj Nielsen, 3D Technical Designer, Deckers
Lunch
Break Expo
Roundtables - Choose Your Topic
Roundtables Room 1
Paula Unger, Senior Director of Design and Product Development, Indochine International
Scaling 3D Printing in Fashion: Next Industrial Revolution
Panel Room 1
Natacha Alpert, Founder & Tech Innovation Educator , Miras3D, IED & Washington University
Jason Lopes, 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing Expert, JLop3DP
Afternoon Tea
Break Expo
Afternoon 1-2-1 Meetings
Meetings Expo
The DPC Hype Is Over. It's Time to Scale!
Panel Room 1
Building Profit and Purpose Together
Panel Room 2
Caitrin Watson, Advisor, Sustainable Product & Systems Development, Independent
Alan Lugo, Product Sustainability Expert, Founder, Alanandres LLC
Local Production Needs a New Playbook
Panel Room 1
Caroline de Baere, Footwear Industry Expert & Adjunct Professor, California College of the Arts
Keith Hoover, President, Black Swan Textiles, LLC
Chairperson’s Closing Remarks
Chairman's Address Room 1
Drinkypoos
Break Expo
Day 2 : 16 September 2026
Getting to the Core of PLM Impact
Think Tank Room 3
You Think You Know Your Inventory? You Don’t.
Think Tank Room 4
Chair's Second Lap - Day 2 Opening Remarks
Chairman's Address
Local Manufacturing, Done Right
Panel Room 1
Caitrin Watson, Advisor, Sustainable Product & Systems Development, Independent
Jen Guarino, President of ISAIC, ISAIC
Beyond the Carbon Currency: Redefining Footwear Sustainability through Human Values
General Session Room 2
Alan Lugo, Product Sustainability Expert, Founder, Alanandres LLC
Circularity Sounds Simple…Until You Try to Implement It
Focus Group Room 3
Morning Coffee
Break Expo
1-2-1 Meetings
Meetings Expo
Making 3D Work Beyond Design
Case Study Room 1
Design Sprint Live - What I’d Build If I Started Today (Lunch Provided)
Innovation Lab
Everyone Touches the Product, But Who Owns It?
Panel Room 1
Caroline de Baere, Footwear Industry Expert & Adjunct Professor, California College of the Arts
Kwaku Owusu-Afriyie, National Sales Manager, Skechers
Leila Kerze, Director of Design and Production, R0AM
Amanda Hodor, VP of Product and Production, Active Apparel Group
Roundtables - Choose Your Topic
Roundtables Room 1
Why Change Still Fails
Panel Room 1
Paige Dommels, President, Paige Dommels Consulting
Farewell! Bon Voyage! See You Next Time!
Chairman's Address Room 1