About
3D Tech Fest

Welcome to 3D Tech Fest, the annual gathering of global experts exploring the intersection of fashion and technology, presented by Alvanon. This free to attend, three-day virtual conference, took place from September 26-28, 2023.

Missed the festival? Scroll down to 2023 and watch the festival on demand! Enjoy content from three days dedicated to hitting reset on your mindset as we discuss, debate, and celebrate digital transformation.

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Agenda 2023

3D Tech Fest 2023: Redefining Fashion Intelligence hosted 60+ expert speakers from business, technology, fashion and apparel, retail, the outdoor industry, research, and academia. This cross-industry collaboration challenged conventional human intelligence, explored the potential of new technologies, and inspired innovators at all levels to design a better and sustainable future for the fashion industry.

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The future is collaboration–not competition. 

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As part of the festival, Alvanon launched Fashion Intelligence in Focus, an intimate virtual stage spotlighting software super users and “case studies” on new innovations. Here, attendees saw softwares in practice and met innovators with ‘real’ solutions as they shared their 3D experiences and lessons learned. 

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Join our Slack community here, and connect with other attendees from around the world. This is the home base for group discussions and announcements.

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Is Digital Defining the Future?
September 26, 2023

9:00 AM – 3:00 PM ET / 9:00 PM – 3:00 AM HKT

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Fashion and technology have a broad global impact, influencing everything from sustainability to culture, identity, inclusivity, and innovation. Is digital defining the future? Today, speakers will explore the digital technologies currently defining and redefining fashion intelligence, from robotics to digital fit, artificial intelligence, and supply chain, and how they are determining the future of our world at large.

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Hosted by Janice Wang, CEO, Alvanon.

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9:00 am ET
Festival Kickoff
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9:15 am ET
How Digital Bodies are Shaping Fashion’s Future
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10:00 am ET
Rethinking Personalisation: Transforming Retail in the 21st Century
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10:30 am ET
Fashion & Robotics: Analogue to Digital Processes in Apparel
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11:00 am ET
Women in Games: Enhancing Our Virtual World with 360Fashion
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11:15 am ET
Celebrating the Beauty in Body Diversity
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11:40 am ET
Fashion and Luxury: The Real-time Digital Revolution
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12:00 pm ET
⚡FASHION INTELLIGENCE IN FOCUS: iteration⚡
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12:10 pm ET
⚡FASHION INTELLIGENCE IN FOCUS: Vital Mechanics⚡
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12:20 pm ET
⚡FASHION INTELLIGENCE IN FOCUS: Optitex⚡
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1:00 pm ET
PANEL: Driving Sustainability – Can More Technology Make Less Stuff?
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2:00 pm ET
Fashion Reset 2.0: Demand Chain
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2:30 pm ET
How AI will Transform the Fashion Industry
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Digital Design in Practice
September 27, 2023

9:00 AM – 3:00 PM EST / 9:00 PM – 3:00 AM HKT

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Digital is often embraced ideologically but with little action. What are the product innovations and processes that are transforming the fashion industry? Speakers will identify and question these practices, explore how these must change, and imagine the exciting opportunities that could inspire better business.

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Hosted by Joshua Young, a leading authority on Digital Transformation for Retail.

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9:00 am ET
Looking Forward: The Politics of Global Trade
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9:30 am ET
Ambition to Action: From Digital Materials to 3D Adoption
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10:00 am ET
The Road to Digital Fit with Gap Inc.
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10:40 am ET
Rolling Up Our Sleeves for the DPC Revolution​
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11:00 am ET
PANEL: Why Tech Design Belongs At The Heart Of Your DPC Strategy
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12:00 pm ET
⚡FASHION INTELLIGENCE IN FOCUS: SHIMA SEIKI⚡
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12:10 pm ET
⚡FASHION INTELLIGENCE IN FOCUS: Browzwear⚡
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1:00 pm ET
VILA x FLAIR PTTRNS: Offloading the DPC team effort of high quality rendering at scale
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1:30 pm ET
MASTERCLASS: Fusing Tradition with Innovation and Digital Product Creation Realities
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Technology for a Better World
September 28, 2023

9:00 AM – 3:00 PM EST / 9:00 PM – 3:00 AM HKT

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What does redefining fashion intelligence do for the people? Today, a daring group of leaders, designers, CEOs, academics and the outdoor community zero in on the impact of technology for apparel and the world. These game changers and global visionaries see the industry’s impact beyond business, from people’s working lives to the future of talent and beyond.

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Hosted by Ben Hanson, Editor-In-Chief, The Interline.

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9:00 am ET
RESET Framework with Coresight Research
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9:15 am ET
Bridging the Art and Science of Tech
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10:00 am ET
3D, AR, and VTO: Transforming Fashion E-commerce with Vyking
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10:30 am ET
3D Scanning: Digitizing the Physical World including Apparel and Accessories
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11:00 am ET
PANEL: 2023 State of Skills and The New Technologies in Education
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12:00 pm ET
⚡FASHION INTELLIGENCE IN FOCUS: z-emotion⚡
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12:10 pm ET
⚡FASHION INTELLIGENCE IN FOCUS: Learnmonade⚡
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12:20 pm ET
⚡FASHION INTELLIGENCE IN FOCUS: Style3D⚡
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1:00 pm ET
Made Together: Outdoor Afro + REI Co-op
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1:45 pm ET
Special Guests in Conversation with Janice Wang
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2:30 pm ET
Festival Closing Remarks
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Speakers
Co-Founder & Head of 3D Tech Design, 3D Fashion Solutions
CEO and co-founder, Hyran Technologies
Technical Design Professional
CEO and Founder, 360Fashion Network
Associate Professor, Textile and Apparel, Technology and Management Department at NC State
Founder and Head of Stitch
Chief Sourcing Officer, PUMA
Editor-in-Chief at The Interline
Director GIS Digital Product Creation at Gap Inc.
Co-Founder and COO, iteration
Co-Founder, theCURVYcon
Assistant Professor, Department of Textile and Apparel, Technology and Management at NC State
Lecturer and Academic Reader, University of Manchester
Head of 3D at VILA
Professor of Fashion & Technology, University of Arts Linz
Director, Blocks & Grading, Alvanon
Junior Manager, Product, VILA
Business Development Manager, Style 3D US
Founder | Fashion Minority Report
EVP and Chief Marketing Officer, Randa Apparel & Accessories
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Past Speakers
Design Business Unit Director, Fit Retail
Advisor at Kalypso
Founder and CEO of The Diigitals
Technical Sales Director, Fashion , LECTRA
Advisor of MOTIF
President, 7thonline, Inc.
Founder of Differently Enabled
Founder & CEO of DRAUP
VP, Style3D Europe
EVP, Apparel Division and Private Brands, Walmart US
Executive Director, Alvanon
Co-Founder & Asia CEO Red Ant Asia
Assistant Professor at Harvard Business School
Technical Consultant, Blocks & Grading at Alvanon
3D Designer, CLO Virtual Fashion Inc.
Senior Consultant at Alvanon
Partner of Mayer Brown and head of the Asia IP and TMT group
Director Direct Sales ASSYST
Vice President, Marketing, Americas
Assistant Professor at Harvard Business School
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