Programme
MAY 14th EXTRA FACTORY VISITS
08:30 am Start from Sheraton
FACTORY VISITS: NOBRAND
06.00 pm Arrival at the hotel
MAY 15th EXTRA FACTORY VISITS
08:30 am Start from Sheraton
FACTORY VISITS: LUIS ONOFRE, EVERESTE, CENTENÁRIO, PROCALÇADO, CTCP, HELSAR
06.00 pm Arrival at the hotel
07.30 pm Welcome Cocktail
MAY 16th FACTORY VISITS
08:30 am Start from Sheraton
FACTORY VISITS: KYAIA, AMF, ATLANTA, RICAP, JÓIA, BOLFLEX
06.00 pm Arrival at the hotel
08.00 pm Welcome dinner
MAY 17th CONGRESS 1st DAY
09.00 am
Opening session
09.30 am
Introductory lectures: Exponential technologies and emerging business models
Maarten Oonk | Deloitte Center for the Edge - USA
Worldwide Footwear Industry
Vasco Rodrigues | Catholic University and World Footwear Industry - Portugal
Portuguese Footwear Industry
Alberto de Castro | IFD - Instituição Financeira de Desenvolvimento - Portugal
10.30 am
DISCUSSION PANEL - EXPLORING EMERGING DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGIES WITH GLOBAL FOOTWEAR BRANDS
Moderator:
Matt Priest | FDRA - USA
Chris Hiiyer | Deckers Brands - USA
Andreas Tepest | Deichman - Germany
11.20 am Coffee Break
11.50 am SESSION 1 - NEW PRODUCTS, NEW SERVICES
Introductory lecture: Main evolutions for the footwear sector
Claude Eric Paquin | French Footwear Federation - France
How fashion trends can be integrated into product development
Sofia Lucas | Vogue - Portugal
Sustainable Fashion Shoes 4 All - A new consumer and retail driven fashion shoes business model
Maria José Ferreira | CTCP - Portugal
From 3D CAD to Cloud Manufacturing
Audrey Golub | ELSE Corp - Italy
Personalized Digital last, the tool required to enable mass customization
Carol Andrey & Golub Mc Donald | Gneiss Concept - USA and Italy
1.00 pm Lunch
02.15 pm
SESSION 2 / PART 1 - INTELLIGENT DEVELOPMENT AND MANUFACTURING
Last analysis and modification software
Christophe Cumin | CTC - France
3D printing is just one click away for footwear designers
Miguel Davia | INESCOP - Spain
Virtual fitting room based on augmented reality
Javier Cortés Cameros | CTCR - Spain
03.40 pm Coffee Break
04.00 pm
SESSION 2 / PART 2 - INTELLIGENT DEVELOPMENT AND MANUFACTURING
Shoes made without stitching and no lasting processes
Pedro Carvalho | AMF - Portugal
Direct Injection Process Excellence
Klaus Freeze | DESMA - Germany
Robot assisted manufacturing system
Sergio Dulio | ATOM lab - Italy
The Road towards Mass Development and Manufacturing of Custom Made Footwear
Linli Cao | BM Technology - China
05.20 pm First day closure
07.30 pm Departure for the gala dinner by bus
11.30 pm Return to the Hotel
MAY 18th CONGRESS 2nd DAY
08.45 am Opening session
UITIC General Assembly Report
Yves Morin | UITIC President
08.50 am
SESSION 3 - SUSTAINABILITY, REGULATORY TRENDS IMPACTING ON FACTORIES
Introductory lecture: The Brazilian example - Leather Sustainability Certification
Alvaro Flores | CICB - Brazil
An integrated approach for a more sustainable footwear world
Vera Pinto | CTCP - Portugal
Functional Leathers by laser plasma technology
Francisca Aran Ais | INESCOP - Spain
Injection Molded Biodegradable Polyurethane Shoe Soles
Bhadendra Nath Das | CLRI - India
A new way for the end of life of leather shoes: Disassembling, sorting and valorization as new materials and energy
Régy Lety SOEX | CTC - France
10.30 am Coffee Break
10.45 am
SESSION 4 - NEW WAY OF TRAINING AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT
Knowledge Platform for Transferring Research and Innovation in Footwear Manufacturing
Aura Miai | Gheorghe Asachi Technical University - Romania
Human Resources Management 4.0 and Work-Based Learning: A Great Match
Elisabeth Rouiller | ISC - Germany
Learn2Work: a new approach to train factory workers
Matteo Pasca | Arsutoria - Italy
Beyond Leather
Sophie Viot Coster | ADC Au-Delà Du Cuir - France
12.15 pm Closure Ceremony
01.00 pm Lunch