AGENDA DRAFT
7:45 AM – Registration, Networking, Breakfast
8:50 AM – Welcome & Event Overview
State of Shoe Sustainability: Where Brands are Investing, Where They're Stuck
- Andy Polk, Senior Vice President, FDRA; Executive Director, Footwear Innovation Foundation
9:15 AM – PANEL
Critical Regulatory Updates: U.S. Policy to EU Compliance (Audience Q&A)
- Chad Berton, Account Executive, North America, Centric Software
- Pratik Ichhaporia, Technical Services Vice President North America, Eurofins
- James Pollack, Partner, Marten Law
- Moderator: Matt Priest, President & CEO, FDRA
10:00 AM – PANEL
Responding to Regulations: Sustainable Solutions: Materials, Packaging, and EU Ops
- BLOOM
- Trillora
- Peter Erren, General Manager Solutions4Good, Soles4Souls
- Soles4Souls
- Moderator: Andy Polk, Senior Vice President, FDRA; Executive Director, Footwear Innovation Foundation
10:30 AM – Networking Break
11:00 AM – SUSTAINABILITY SPOTLIGHT
Enhanced Supplier Traceability in Practice
- OIA Global
11:10 AM – SUSTAINABILITY SPOTLIGHT
Increasing Resale's Sustainability
- Peter Whitcomb, CEO, Tersus Solutions
11:20 AM – SUSTAINABILITY SPOTLIGHT
Innovations in Shoe Circularity
- Technical University of Denmark
11:45 AM – INDUSTRY OPEN CONVERSATION
Sustainability Alignment: Open Forum Discussion on Circularity, Durability Standards, and Open Topics
- Moderator: Andy Polk, Senior Vice President, FDRA; Executive Director, Footwear Innovation Foundation
12:45 PM – Lunch
1:30 PM – PANEL
Sustainability Built for Tomorrow: Performance, Materials & Construction Innovation
- INSITE
- Dynamic Foam
- Braskem
- Tom Iredale, SVP, Sales & Marketing, Jones & Vining
- Fashion for Good
- Moderator: Alan Lugo, Founder, alanandres; Core Team, Footwear Innovation Foundation's LaunchPad
2:15 PM – INNOVATION SPOTLIGHT
Smarter, Sustainable Post-Purchase Solutions
- Anthony Martore, Founder, Skiply; 2025 Footwear Innovation Foundation LaunchPad Finalist
2:30 PM – Networking Break
3:00 PM – LAUNCHPAD
Footwear Innovation Elevation Presentations
- Portland Mayor
- Andy Polk, Senior Vice President, FDRA; Executive Director, Footwear Innovation Foundation
- Michael Seeley, Founder & Managing Director, Liminal Group; Core Team, Footwear Innovation Foundation's LaunchPad
3:15 PM – INNOVATION PRESENTATIONS
Innovation Pitch + Judge Q&As
- Finalists 1–8 TBA
5:00 PM – Closing Remarks
- Andy Polk, Senior Vice President, FDRA; Executive Director, Footwear Innovation Foundation
5:15 PM – Brews & Shoes Networking and Charity Event
6:00 PM – LAUNCHPAD WINNERS ANNOUNCED
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