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

Day 1 : 28 April 2026

08:00

Gear Up & Grab Your Badge - Coffee Provided!

 Break  Lobby

09:00

Ciao a Tutti e Benvenuti!

 Chairman's Address  Room 1

Michael Ratcliffe, Director - Content & Production, PI

09:15

Is Europe Ready for the Digital Renaissance?

 Panel  Room 1

09:55

Start-up Tech Showcase

 Startup Stage  Room 1

10:55

Take a Break, You Deserve It!

 Break  Expo Hall

11:10

121 Meetings - Meeting Friends, Old & New

 Meetings  Expo Hall

11:55

Digital Reality Check: What’s Worked, What’s Broken & What We've Learned the Hard Way?

 Panel  Room 1

The ROI of Digital: Building a Business Case That Actually Converts

 Deep Dive  Room 2

12:35

Roundtables: Choose Your Topic & Get Talking

 General Session  Room 1

13:15

It's Time to Eat - Buon Appetito!

 Break  Expo Hall

14:00

Different Needs, Same Tools: What Can Europe's Fragmented Categories Learn From Eachother?

 Panel  Room 1

Mapping the First 90 Days of Your Digital Transformation

 Deep Dive  Room 2

14:40

Roundtables: Choose Your Topic & Get Talking

 General Session  Room 1

15:20

Take a 15-min Breather...

 Break  Expo Hall

15:35

121 Meetings - Meeting Friends, Old & New

 Meetings  Expo Hall

16:20

Is 3D Printed Footwear a Gimmick or a Game-Changer?

 Panel  Room 1

Nico van Enter, Founder & CEO, Footwearology

A Practical Take on 3D Workflow Integration

 Deep Dive  Room 2

17:00

The Digital Education Dilemma: How to Upskill the Next Generation of Talent

 Panel  Room 1

Defne Yalkut, Founder & Instructor, SOLE DESIGN ACADEMY

From Pencil to Prompt: Integrating AI into the Design Workflow

 Deep Dive  Room 2

17:40

Day 1, Over & Out

 Chairman's Address  Room 1

Michael Ratcliffe, Director - Content & Production, PI

17:45

Now Raise a Glass - Salute! Cheers! Prost!

 Break  Expo Hall

Day 2 : 29 April 2026

09:50

The Second Lap - The Morning After the Night Before

 Chairman's Address  Room 1

Michael Ratcliffe, Director - Content & Production, PI

09:55

Designing for the Pinnacle: Inside the Workflow of Olympic Footwear Innovation

 General Session  Room 1

10:35

Coffee Time!

 Break  Expo Hall

10:50

121 Meetings - Meeting Friends, Old & New

 Meetings  Expo Hall

11:35

Fireside Chat - The Future of Footwear Design is Different

 General Session  Room 1

Here’s How You’ll Tackle Digital Scepticism (Without Pretending It’s Easy)

 Deep Dive  Room 2

12:15

Materials Innovation & DPC, A Match Made in Heaven (or Hell)?

 Panel  Room 1

Scaling Digital: A Playbook for End-to-End Digitization

 Deep Dive  Room 2

What If xR Wasn't Just a Sales Tool...

 Deep Dive  Room 3

12:55

Mangia, It's Lunchtime!

 Break  Expo Hall

13:40

Roundtables: Choose Your Topic & Get Talking

 General Session  Room 1

14:20

Fireside Chat - How Computational Design Can Help Build a Future-Ready Pipeline

 General Session  Room 1

15:00

From Fragmented to Future-Fit: Europe, It's Time to Collaborate!

 Panel  Room 1

15:40

Ask Us Anything - Demystifying Digital for the Still-Cautious & Curious

 Panel  Room 1

16:25

And That's a Wrap - Ciao for Now!

 Chairman's Address  Room 1

Michael Ratcliffe, Director - Content & Production, PI