April 7-9, 2026
Oregon Convention Center

Expert Talks On-Demand


Tuesday Sessions: April 15

Alexa Dehmel, Performance Apparel Design & Functional Material Advisory | Innovation & Sustainability, Alexa Dehmel - Consulting & Design

  

Nora Kühner, Independent Fashion & Design Consultant


  

Ambata Poe, US End Use Research Manager, The LYCRA Company


  

Charles Ross, Lecturer in Performance Sportswear Design, Royal College of Art








  

Takahiro Chiba, Senior Manager - Product Compliance, Adidas | Tim Sherry, Sustainability Technical Manager, Hohenstein | Jan Beringer, Senior Scientific Expert, Hohenstein




  

Amy Bircher, CEO & Founder, MMI Textiles, Inc. | Cheryl Smyre, Vice President, Parkdale Advanced Materials, CICLO® | Haskell Beckham, VP Innovation, Columbia Sportswear | Sasha Stolyarov, CEO, Advanced Functional Fabrics of America (AFFOA) | David Hinks, Dean and Cone Mills Distinguished Professor of Textile Chemistry, Wilson College of Textiles | Charles Ross, Lecturer in Performance Sportswear Design, Royal College of Art

  

Mark Larese-Casanova, Professional Practice Assistant Professor, Utah State University |
Ramesh Kesh, Senior Vice President, Milliken & Polartec Business


Wednesday Sessions: April 16

Nora Kühner, Independent Fashion & Design Consultant | Chloe Burchard, Master’s Student, Sports Product Design | Evan Spurgeon, Master’s Student, Sports Product Design



  

Jan Beringer, Senior Scientific Expert, Hohenstein | Jeremy Stangeland, Waterproof Breathable Development, Patagonia | Tim Sherry, Sustainability Technical Manager, Hohenstein | Jeffrey Margulies, Partner-in-Charge, Los Angeles, Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP, Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP

  

Jill Dumain, Founding Partner, Fractal CSOs | Todd Copeland, Owner & Founder, Copeland Consultancy LLC | Kevin Myette, Director, Global Brand Services, bluesign technologies ag



  
 

Bhavani Jayaraman, Marketing Associate, AATCC | Erika Simmons, Technical Director, AATCC

Nichole de Carle, Founder, London Contour Experts Group | Alice Clemans, Technical Designer, Bemis Associates | Andy Blab, Technical and Market Development Manager, The LYCRA Company | Clarisa Lopez, Designer, Tefron