Who Can Attend?

Anyone and everyone around the world. We especially encourage American and European footwear retailers and brands, as well as factories to register and attend this special 4-day series where you view exclusive new video content and data reports at your own pace each day (see below for how the event will run), and have continual access to the valuable content for 6 months afterwards. Expected attendees include sourcing executives, production managers, factory owners and supervisors, product development managers, designers, agents, consultants, supply chain directors, and compliance professionals.

What Can I Expect to Get Out of It?

Registered attendees get:

FDRA's exclusive in-depth global shoe sourcing data and analysis (see example here) on top sourcing countries for shoes, as well as marketplace sales data for America, Canada, and top European countries to show demand.
Access to exclusive video interviews of top souring execs and experts sharing real-time production and supply chain strategy and best practices during COVID, providing you with extremely valuable intelligence to improve your operations and strategy.
Exclusive access to at least 2 live webinars during the series with Wolverine Worldwide and Caleres' top sourcing executives discussing global trends and answering your top questions. This is why you should register today!
Join an exclusive virtual networking event where brands and factory leaders around the globe will be connecting.
Access to the series' exclusive data and videos remains for 6 months so you can return to the analysis as needed to help your business.

How does this digital series run?

The series will be held Monday–Thursday, July 27–30, 2020. Join from anywhere around the world on this website to get access from your laptop, desktop, phone or tablet. Register now, get your user name and password, and return to this site each day of the series (July 27–30) to login and access timely content and data.

Our online series allows attendees to enter the event several times each day of the series to view new videos and review trade data at your own pace. The content will remain in place for 6 months for continual access using your login, so if you are unavailable for a certain session or a whole day, you won't miss any insights!

Format: Each day, new focused trade data and video interviews with sourcing execs and experts will go live every other hour (9:00 am, 11:00 am, 1:00 pm, 3:00 pm EST). Video interviews will feature shoe executives and experts discussing hot topics, production country SWOT analysis (China, Vietnam, Cambodia, India, Mexico, Brazil, etc.—see example here), and marketplace dynamics in America and Europe pointing to future demand. *We will be having several exclusive live attendee only Q&A sessions with top sourcing executives during the week, as well as a virtual networking session—a great reason to register now to ensure you have access.

Who are some of the key speakers sharing strategy and insights?

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Mike Jeppesen, President, Global Operations, Wolverine Worldwide
Dan Friedman, President, Global Sourcing, Caleres
Joe Passio, Director, Global Footwear Development and Sourcing, Fila

What are some of the topics covered?

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Refining development and sourcing strategies after COVID from top shoe executives
A review of current sourcing challenges and opportunities in China, Vietnam, and other Asian countries
Full data and analysis of shoe trade for the American and European markets
An assessment of manufacturing in North America after NAFTA 2.0
An assessment of the shoe marketplace in Europe and America (sales pointing to future demand)
A discussion on factory sustainability and social compliance
A discussion on current supply chain challenges and transparency
Sourcing and supply chain technologies and innovations helping reduce headaches
Announcing FDRA’s Shoe Waste Program in factories that brands can adopt
How to better navigate duties, trade barriers, and customs issues to lower costs

Questions?

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