Stride is the product design and development event for footwear brands passionate about innovation and digital change.
Network with like-minded peers, understand how best to benefit from innovations transforming footwear, and spend an illuminating 2 days with your tribe!
Reclaim the creative ground: original storytelling over trend-chasing, and what it takes to build a brand people choose, not just tolerate.
3D's evolving role alongside AI, digital twins that genuinely cut prototyping time, and the workflows brands are building, or skipping, to move faster.
Move past the hype cycle, and the fatigue it left behind. Where AI earns its place, where it doesn't, and how to build a real strategy.
Genuine materials innovation, circular + local manufacturing, and the trade-offs between cost, sustainability, and what consumers will buy.
Stride is back in Portland on 1-2 March 2027, marking our third year in the city with its deep footwear roots and thriving creative community.
For 2027, we'll be hosting at The Nines, right in the heart of downtown Portland, an easy base for a couple of busy days in the city.
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