Speakers’ Corner is our new, short-form interview series offering a preview of the voices you’ll hear at upcoming PI events, directly from the people shaping fashion and footwear today.

Across these first five conversations, a clear theme emerges: progress in fashion and footwear isn’t about chasing tools, it’s about mindset, systems, and intent. From scalable digital foundations and advanced manufacturing, to creativity beyond the garment, emotional design, and radical transparency, these perspectives cut through hype to focus on what’s actually changing inside teams, workflows, and decision-making.

Gregg Meyer on Radical Transparency
Speakers’ Corner gives you a preview of the voices you’ll hear at upcoming PI events, straight from the people shaping fashion and footwear. In this edition, Gregg Meyer, Chief Sustainability Officer at Steve Madden, shares why radical transparency, human-led decision-making, and collective action are essential to navigating regulation, sustainability,
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Anne Lupas on Creativity Beyond the Garment
Speakers’ Corner gives you a preview of the voices you’ll hear at upcoming PI events, straight from the people shaping fashion and footwear. In this edition, Anne Lupas, Head of Digital Content Production at ISA Sallmann AG, shares her perspective on creativity beyond the garment; from why fundamentals like
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David Filar on Designing Shoes That Spark Emotion
Speakers’ Corner gives you a preview of the voices you’ll hear at upcoming PI events, straight from the people shaping fashion and footwear. In this edition, David Filar, Owner & Creative Partner at Censes Design Studio, shares how footwear design is evolving, and what still matters when the tools and
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Cora Gehrmann on Scalable, Sustainable DPC
Speakers’ Corner gives you a preview of the voices you’ll hear at upcoming PI events, straight from the people shaping fashion and footwear. In this edition, Cora Gehrmann, Head of Sustainable Product & Quality Management at Bonprix, shares how digital product creation is evolving from experimentation into scalable systems — and
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Alexander Zar on Designing Into New Technologies
Speakers’ Corner gives you a preview of the voices you’ll hear at upcoming PI events, straight from the people shaping fashion and footwear. In this edition, Alexander Zar, CEO of Lalaland Production & Design, shares how advanced manufacturing is reshaping footwear — from mono-material innovation and circularity regulation to why teams
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More Speakers’ Corner interviews will be released in the lead-up to upcoming PI events, offering a continuing snapshot of how fashion and footwear leaders are thinking, building, and adapting.