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Innovate your Sole
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!
This theme explores the complexity of 3D design tools; the need for seamless workflows; the role of digital twins in prototyping; the impact of automation and 3D printing; and balancing craftsmanship with digital innovation.
This theme explores AI’s role in design, customization, and forecasting, focusing on predicting trends, enhancing customization, rapid prototyping, AI’s integration with digital twins, and adoption challenges.
This theme explores the evolving role of technologies such as AR, VR, additive manufacturing, virtual try-ons, digital customization, material scanning, advanced analytics; and the digital activations such as the Metaverse.
This theme explores local production as a sustainable alternative, highlighting reduced lead times and costs, automation’s role in efficiency, custom footwear, and on-demand business models for growth.
Senior Manager, Digital Product Operations
Deckers Brands
Footwear Industry Expert & Adjunct Professor
California College of the Arts
Sr. Director of Digital Product Creation Technology
VF Corp
SVP of Development, Commercialization & Quality Assurance
TOMS
Ex-Senior Director, 3D/Immersive Design
Nike
Independent Digital Transformation Expert
Independent/ex-Nike & ex-VF
Problem Identifier & Solver
ChadKnight
Head of Global Product Digital Operations
New Balance
Stride is coming to Portland on 11-12 March 2025, the perfect spot with its deep footwear roots and thriving creative community.
We’ll be hosting at The Loft at 8th Avenue, in the Central Eastside Industrial District. Built in 1965 as a warehouse, it later evolved into an artists' hub. Now, as an events space, it's the perfect setting for Stride, with its mix of industrial charm and Portland’s innovative spirit.
I had a marvellous time! I connected with almost every vendor and hope to have a group at next years event
Sr. Dir. Product Innovation & Consumer Creation Technologies, Nike
Excellent! I felt satisfied and got a lot of useful information and expanding the connections, many thanks to PI Apparel for the arrangement and preparation, looking forward to joining next year.
Digital Creation Lead, On running AG
I enjoyed this event. It was great to see so many tech companies together in one place. I especially enjoyed the case study sessions with 3D users. My team ended up dividing up and sharing our learning later - I will be watching the replays on YouTube for many of the sessions!
Senior Technical Designer, Digital, New Balance Athletics
The opportunity to network, learn and share with other apparel industry professionals working in 3D is so rewarding, this event was both confirmation that my team is on the right path and that a lot of us are in the same boats. A truly engaging and inspirational event! The fact that there were sessions going on constantly - I only wish we could have seen ALL the talks!
3D Creative Lead, Arcteryx
Today concludes a two day full immersion on #technology, #digital transformation and fashion at PI Apparel. I am very grateful to have had the opportunity to speak with skilled professionals and people who are inspired and motivated to find a solution together to the various challenges that change brings. Digital transformation is a reality in the fashion world, and it is going at lightning speed; so our motto #foreverfaster has never been more appropriate.
Manager IT Product Operations 3D, Puma