Filter agenda:
NB: Focus Groups and Think Tanks are delegate only sessions.
Pre-Event Day : 14 September 2026
Tour the Getty Villa - Fully booked
Break Getty Villa
Day 1 : 15 September 2026
Grab Your Badge, It's Go Time
Break Expo
Opening Remarks & Chair’s Welcome
Chairman's Address Main Stage
Natacha Alpert, Founder & Tech Innovation Educator , Miras3D, IED & Washington University
We Are Still Making Things
Keynote Main Stage
Sean Guo, Co-Founder, Design Director, AETEX
Start-up Tech Sparks
Startup Stage Main Stage
Kyle Valade, CEO, Rust Coast
Eoin Cambay, Founder/CEO, Swan
Tuomas Rinkineva, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Ovido
Generative AI for Product Design and Development
General Session Main Stage
Marcus Chung, VP, Supply Chain and Operations, Arcade
What Does ‘Good Fit’ Actually Look Like?
Focus Group Boardroom
Debra Weaver, Technical Design Director, Deckers Brands
Kaj Nielsen, 3D Technical Designer, Deckers Brands
Coffee and Cake
Break Expo
Morning 1-2-1 Meetings
Meetings Expo
The Modern Factory: Where Robotics and Production Build Intelligence
Case Study Main Stage
Campbell Myers, Founder / CEO, CreateMe Technologies, Inc.
Local Production Needs a New Playbook
Panel Main Stage
Caroline de Baere, Footwear Industry Expert & Adjunct Professor, California College of the Arts
Keith Hoover, President, Black Swan Textiles, LLC
Alexander Zar, CEO, Lalaland Production and Design
Ashley Stickler, VP, Marketing & Partnerships, CreateMe Technologies, Inc.
Turning Sample Chaos into Development Intelligence
Think Tank Boardroom
James Barker, Director of Creative & Product Innovation, Checkpoint
Lunch
Break Expo
What Does AI Maturity Actually Look Like?
General Session Main Stage
Nova Lorraine, Founder and CEO, House of Nova
Redesigning Fashion's Relationship with Water
Focus Group Boardroom
Marina Leight, Design Director, WTRLSS
Scaling 3D Printing in Fashion: Next Industrial Revolution
Panel Main Stage
Natacha Alpert, Founder & Tech Innovation Educator , Miras3D, IED & Washington University
Douglas C. Hofmann Ph.D., Deputy Chief Technologist, Mechanical and Control Systems Division (35) Senior Research Scientist (SRS) and Principal, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Kalind Carpenter, Robotics Engineer, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Christopher Calo, Global Designer, Amazon
Afternoon Tea
Break Expo
Afternoon 1-2-1 Meetings
Meetings Expo
Identifying the Whitespace with Plant-Based Materials
General Session Main Stage
Zoe Abel, Founder & CEO, Natra
Printing the Future of Space: Materials Innovation at NASA JPL
Keynote Main Stage
Douglas C. Hofmann Ph.D., Deputy Chief Technologist, Mechanical and Control Systems Division (35) Senior Research Scientist (SRS) and Principal, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Kalind Carpenter, Robotics Engineer, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Chairperson’s Closing Remarks
Chairman's Address Main Stage
Natacha Alpert, Founder & Tech Innovation Educator , Miras3D, IED & Washington University
Drinkypoos
Break Expo
Day 2 : 16 September 2026
Unify Sustainability, AI and Design in One Connected Workflow
Think Tank Boardroom
Hayley Blatte, Senior Business Consultant, Centric Software
Chair's Second Lap - Day 2 Opening Remarks
Chairman's Address Main Stage
Natacha Alpert, Founder & Tech Innovation Educator , Miras3D, IED & Washington University
No Slowing Down: How AI Is Accelerating the Circular Fashion Revolution
Keynote Main Stage
Nicole Shah, Chief Marketing Officer, Maxuria
Local Manufacturing, Done Right
Panel Main Stage
Caitrin Watson, Advisor, Sustainable Product & Systems Development, Independent
Jen Guarino, President of ISAIC, ISAIC
Dustin White, CEO, WTRLSS
Marina Leight, Design Director, WTRLSS
Fit in Motion: What Are We Missing?
Focus Group Boardroom
Erin Milosevich, Assistant Director, ASU FIDM, Arizona State University
Morning Coffee
Break Expo
1-2-1 Meetings
Meetings Expo
Everyone Has AI Pilots. Few Have Transformation.
General Session Main Stage
Kaveen Ratnaweera, Integration and Transformation Lead - Bodywear, MAS Holdings
Lunch
Break Expo
Beyond the Carbon Currency: Redefining Footwear Sustainability through Human Values
General Session Main Stage
Alan Lugo, Product Sustainability Expert, Founder, Alanandres LLC
Everyone Touches the Product, But Who Owns It?
Panel Main Stage
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, Former VP of Product and Production, Active Apparel Group
Roundtables - Choose Your Topic
Roundtables Main Stage
Paula Unger, EVP Design and Product Development for Global Event Merchandise , P2 Elevated Merch
Paige Dommels, President, Paige Dommels Consulting
Caroline de Baere, Footwear Industry Expert & Adjunct Professor, California College of the Arts
Kwaku Owusu-Afriyie, National Sales Manager, Skechers
Caitrin Watson, Advisor, Sustainable Product & Systems Development, Independent
Andrea Coloma, Account Executive, Fermat
Jill Mazur, Senior Consultant - Fashion & Apparel Digital Transformation & Process Optimization, Independent
Ashley Stickler, VP, Marketing & Partnerships, CreateMe Technologies, Inc.
Stop Transforming. Start Evolving.
Keynote Main Stage
Safir Bellali, Senior Strategic Advisor | Former head of Digital Innovation, VF | Chair, 3DRC Education | Founder, Aliph
Kristine Bowne, Senior Strategic Partnerships Consultant | Former VP of Alumni & Industry Engagement, ArtCenter College of Design | Advisory , KKB Consultant
Jae Min, Former Chief Designer, Audi/VW/Porsche USA | Former VP of Advanced Innovation, Samsung | Professor, ArtCenter College of Desi, ArtCenter College of Design
Thomas Belhacene, Partner & Sr Design Director, 1A Studios | Founder, Designoids | Ex Bugatti, Nike innovation, Google X, 1A Studios
Farewell! Bon Voyage! See You Next Time!
Chairman's Address Main Stage
Natacha Alpert, Founder & Tech Innovation Educator , Miras3D, IED & Washington University