Tuesday August 13, 2019

Location: Oregon Convention Center (The Materials Show)

8:30 am

Registration, Breakfast, Networking, Exhibits

9:30 am

Welcome and Summit Opening

• Matt Priest, President and CEO, FDRA
• Andy Polk, Senior Vice President, FDRA
• Hisham Muhareb, Owner and Operator, The Materials Show

9:45 am

Keynote on Sustainability: Allbirds Carbon Tax and Sustainability Traceability

• Romesh Patel, Senior Manager, Materials Innovation, Allbirds

10:15 am

Keynote on Material Development Innovation 

• Nicoline Van Enter, Founder and Director, the Footwearists

10:45 am

Networking, Exhibit and Coffee Break

11:15 am

Sustainability Panel Discussion: What’s the impact of making materials and shoes? Case studies and where can a brand start? How can the entire industry join together and move the needle?

• Moderator: Andy Polk, Senior Vice President, FDRA
• Chris Enlow, Corporate Responsibility Director, KEEN
• Matthew Hoeferlin, Director of Materials Research, Columbia Sportswear
• Kelly Nelson, Footwear Technologist, PORON® Comfort
• Michael Richardson, Sustainability Manager, SGS

Noon

The Future of Material Development and Management

• Moderator: Chris Hillyer, Director of Innovation, Deckers Brands
• Bruce Wright, Sales Manager, North America, X-Rite
• Jean-Marc Pedeboy, Romans CAD/STRATEGIES
• Darren Glenister, CEO, Material Exchange
• Jon Wadelton, Chief Technology Officer, Foundry

12:45 pm

Lunch, Networking and Exhibits

1:30 pm

Material Management and Development Issues and Innovations (protocols, innovation, customization, supplier/brand relations)

• Moderator: Joanne Stetson, FDRA Materials Consultant
• Jeff Dougherty, Director of Materials, Wolverine Worldwide
• Joan Anderson, Senior Director, Footwear Material Operations, Under Armour
• Martin Manghelli, VP Business Development, L&E International Ltd.
• Ryan Hunt, Chief Technology Officer, ALGIX / BLOOM

2:15 pm

Key Compliance Rules and QC Tips

• Moderator: Matt Priest, President and CEO, FDRA
• Sandeep Khatua, Global Technical Director, TÜV SÜD
• Sal Cesario, President, Micro-Pak USA
• Drew Dumas, Technical Director of Product Testing, Eurofins

2:45 pm

Networking, Exhibit and Coffee Break

3:15 pm

Emerging Material Technologies and Applications

• Moderator: Nicoline Van Enter, Founder and Director, the Footwearists
• Stuart Jenkins, BLUMAKA
• Noud Steffens, Segment Leader, DSM Additive Manufacturing
• Travis Busbee, CEO, Voxel8
• Steven Tsai, Head of 125 Innovation Lab, Peak Sport
• Walter Voit, CEO, Adaptive3D

4:00 pm

Key updates from FDRA partners, Trade and Tariff Outlook

• Moderator: Matt Priest, President and CEO, FDRA
• Quinn O’Rourke, Director of Compliance and Logistics, LaCrosse Footwear, Inc.
• Ryan Gaither, International Sales Executive, BillerudKorsnäs
• Don Snyder, Acting Managing Director of Commercial Operations, Port of Long Beach

4:30 pm

Closing

5:30 pm 

3rd Annual PORTLAND BREWS AND SHOES! Location: Wacom Experience Center (REGISTER HERE) 

Wednesday August 14, 2019

9:00 am

The Materials Show Opens (Be sure to REGISTER HERE) 

11:00 am

Special Material Innovation Tour For Brands

Hisham Muhareb, Owner and Operator of The Materials Show, and other staff, will guide small groups around the floor to showcase new innovative materials. Details and registration to follow.