Venue
The L.A. Grand Hotel Downtow
The L.A. Grand Hotel Downtow, 333 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90071, United States

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Event Date Tue Feb 25 PST - Wed Feb 26 PST (almost 5 years ago)
In your timezone (EST): Tue Feb 25 11:00am - Wed Feb 26 7:35pm
Location The L.A. Grand Hotel Downtow
333 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90071, United States
Region Americas
Details

PI Apparel brings together the fashion, apparel and footwear industry to discuss the challenges and technologies disrupting the industry.

Join us in Downtown L.A. as we explore the strategies and technologies employed by some of the most progressive companies Worldwide.

Speakers

2020 Speakers

Bryston Ulrich
DPC Product Director, Nike, Inc.

Chris Hillyer
Director, Innovation, Deckers Brands

Daniel Frith
3D Manager, IKEA

Greg Moore
CEO, BodyBlock AI

Hemal Mehta
VP of IT, Tegra Global

Jeff Chen
CEO & Co-Founder, NetVirta

Jenny Rodenhouse
Director of Immersion Lab, Assistant Professor, Art Center College of Design

Joost Alferdinck
Group Creative Lead, PixelPool

Josh Hansen
Managing Director, PixelPool

Juan Carlos Olmos Guerra
Virtual Fashion Specialist & Senior Cloth Simulation Technical Director, Juan Carlos Olmos

Lori Thune
Digital Product Director, Nike, Inc.

Masha Ellsworth
Technical Director, Pixar

Nicholas Chope
VP Innovation & Automation, Tegra Global

Ronny Mikalsen
CEO, Carlings

Roz McNulty
Principal, Fashion Innovation Centre

Safir Bellali
Sr Director, Advanced Digital Creation, VF Corporation

Sandra Gagnon
Director - 3D Virtual Transformation, Target

Suuchi Ramesh
CEO & Founder, Suuchi Inc.

Whitney Cathcart
Co founder/ Chief Strategy Officer, 3DLOOK

Christopher Bellamy
Product Strategy and Engineering, Wiivv

Jason Eric Brown
Director - Design, Development, Digital, Tong Hong Tannery

Jill Mazur
Independent Business Consultant, Fashion Mannuscript

Shamil Hargovan
Founder & CEO, Wiivv

Barry McGeough
Director, Advanced Technology & Projects, Google

Caroline de Baere
founder / co-founder, Bendy Shoes

Edward Hollyday
Partner / Digital Manufacturing Lead, Black Swan Textiles

Keith Hoover
Partner / Digital Product Lead, Black Swan Textiles, LLC

Steven Frumkin
Dean, Fashion Institute of Technology

Tom Duhoux
Founder, HNST

Matthew Drinkwater
Head, Fashion Innovation Agency, London College of Fashion

Giulio Bonazzi
CEO & Chairman, Aquafil S.p.A

Melissa Martin
Global Brand Sales Manager, Unifi, Inc

Michael Savarie
Sustainability Enterprise Catalyst, Hemp Black

Nicoline van Enter
CEO, Footwearists

Rachel Lincoln
Director of Sustainability & PCT Ops, Prana living

Sharleen Ernster
CEO & Founder, We Are HAH

Sheri Marnell
College of Business & Economics Lecturer, University of Wisconsin - River Falls

Stefano Aldighieri
President, Another design studio 2.0

Sponsors & Partners

2020 Sponsors

• Alvanon
• ArcherGrey
• Bamboo Rose
• BodyBlock AI
• Centric Software
• CLO Virtual Fashion
• DeSL
• FNX
• Hanin Enterprises Ltd
• Human Solutions
• Kalypso
• Lectra
• Luxion
• Morgan Tecnica Spa
• NetVirta
• Nexgen Packaging
• PixelPool
• Suuchi Inc.
• Texbase Inc.
• TUKATECH, INC
• Unmade
• VNTANA