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What`s Included

The Footwear Innovation Summit focuses on connecting professionals with impactful content, it is the most comprehensive innovation summit offering impactful content in the following ways:

13 Seminar Sessions

Lectures by experts on the latest developments and breakthroughs on Sustainable Sourcing, Digital Transformation, and more!

7+ Exhibitors

Showcasing experts and enterprises with products and ideas that can inspire and benefit the footwear industry.

100+ Attendees

Networking with global brands, manufacturers, suppliers, marketing/consulting firms, agencies and more.

VENUE
Metropolitan Pavillion

125 West 18th Street
New York, NY 10011

Featuring a 25,000 sqft space with 16-foot ceiling heights, the industrial-finished Metropolitan Pavillion will be the stage of FIS 2021.

100+
Attendees
7+
Exhibitors
AGENDA
Our Schedule

Day One
Dec 13, 2021
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Welcome Opening
Jackie & James, Co-Founders, FMNII
9:15 am - 9:45 am
Future Footwear Supply Chains
Christian Decker, Managing Director, DESMA
9:45 am - 10:15 am
If a Sneakerhead and a Scientist Walked into a Bar
Alan Lugo, Product Strategy Manager, Natural Fiber Welding
10:15 am - 10:30 am
Morning Break
10:30 am - 11:00 am
The Next Generation of Fit Personalization
Cameron Armstrong, Director of Business & Product Development, NetVirta
11:00 am - 11:30 am
Footwear Ergonomics & Deep Technology
Dr. Von Homer, PhD, Co-Founder, Hx Innovations
11:30am - 12:00 am
What is the Best Fitting Shoe in the World?
Dr. Geoffrey Alan Gray, Founder & President, Heeluxe
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Networking Lunch
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Panel - Digital Transformation: Latest Industry Applications of Digital Technology
Scott Oldham (VP of Sales, Swatchbook);
Jeff Chen ( CEO & Co-Founder, NetVirta);
Dr. Von Homer, PhD (Co-Founder, Hx Innovations)
1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Panel - Disruptive Retail Technology: Reimagining the Future of Footwear Retail
Sam Payrovi, (CEO & Founder, CONSORTIUM);
Brent Hollowell, (Chief Marketing Officer, Volumental);
Ashley Crowder, (CEO & Co-Founder, VNTANA)
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Panel - How can Sustainability Drive Business Success?
Caroline de Baere, (Co-founder, Ashbury Skies);
Alan Lugo, (Product Strategy Manager, Natural Fiber Welding);
James Gau, (Co-Founder, FMNII)
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Refreshment Break
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Digital Transformation at Scale
Scott Oldham, VP of Sales, Swatchbook
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm
How AI Can Match Feet to the Best-Fitting Shoes
Ales Jurca, VP of Footwear Research, Volumental
4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Using 3D Outside of DPC - How to leverage 3D in sales & marketing
Ashley Crowder, CEO & Co-Founder, VNTANA
4:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Enabling Footwear Speed & Agility
James Gau, Founder & CEO, SHOE-BOT
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Cocktail Networking
Tickets
Ticket Info

Bringing the footwear industry’s greatest minds together, we invite you to the first Footwear Innovation Summit in New York City for a two-day exploration into the most transformative industry technology and innovations.

$
14.00
Exhibition Floor-Only

1 Day

  • Access to mobile app
  • Access to exhibition floor
  • Access to seminars
  • Lunch, beverages, snacks, and cocktail are included.

 

$
105.00
Student Ticket

1 Day

  • Access to mobile app
  • Access to exhibition floor
  • Access to seminars
  • Lunch, beverages, snacks, and cocktail are included.

 

$
525.00
Standard Ticket

1 Day

  • Access to mobile app
  • Access to exhibition floor
  • Access to seminars
  • Lunch, beverages, snacks, and cocktail are included.

 

$
472.50
Group Package (3+)

1 Day

  • Access to mobile app
  • Access to exhibition floor
  • Access to seminars
  • Lunch, beverages, snacks, and cocktail are included.