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DAILY SCHEDULE
TUESDAY, OCT. 11
Advanced Textiles Conference
The Advanced Textiles Conference is a stand-alone, afternoon
conference dedicated to Advanced Textiles education and networking.
The conference is comprised of three tracks, each featuring unique
50-minute breakout sessions. Attendees may select which sessions
they attend and are free to move between session rooms. The
conference concludes with a networking cocktail reception for all
Advanced Textiles Conference attendees and speakers. Oct. 12-14
offers additional Advanced Textiles classroom education, open to
those who attend the Advanced Textiles Conference.
To attend the Advanced Textiles Conference, registrants must
purchase an All Access registration.
Tracks: E-Textiles, Advanced Manufacturing, Applications
Advanced Textiles Session rooms are located on Level 3,
West Meeting Rooms: W207A, W207BC and W207D.
Opening Plenary and Lunch are in room W208.
11 AM
11:30 am-12:45 pm Welcome Lunch and Opening Plenary Session:
Imagining our Material Future: Developments
at the forefront of performance and Sustainability
Dr. Andrew Dent, Executive Vice President of Research,
Material ConneXion
ROOM W208
1 PM
1-1:50 pm
Choose one to attend
Scaling the Development and Production
of Advanced Functional Fabrics
Dr. Jesse Jur, Director of Ecosystem Technology,
Advanced Functional Fabrics of America (AFFOA)
ROOM W207D
3D Printing and Advanced Textiles:
Disrupting the Industry
Colton Mehlhoff, Applications Engineer, Stratasys
ROOM W207BC
Textiles Challenges of Manned Lunar Missions
Drew Hoyle, Aerospace Textile Engineer,
NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC)
ROOM W207A
2 PM
2-2:50 pm
Choose one to attend
Textile-Based Sensors and Electrical
Switches Made by Printing Technology
Dr. Reinhold Schneider, Head of Research Group Color and Functional
Printing, German Institutes of Textile and Fibre Research Denkendorf (DITF)
ROOM W207D
Development of Environmentally Friendly
Biological Protective Textiles
Dr. Gang Sun, Professor, University of California, Davis
ROOM W207BC
Using E-Textiles to Create Comfortable and Effective
Wearable Technologies for Various Market Segments
Erin Parker, Graduate Research Assistant | Athlete Engineering,
Mississippi State University
ROOM W207A
Deep Dive Workshops
IFAI Expo Workshops offer a chance for attendees to take a deep dive
into important topics that will help you better run your business. Each
workshop is taught by a leading expert in the field, with concrete
takeaways that you can implement in your company today. Attendees
will have the choice from two deep dive workshops on Tuesday, Oct. 11.
Additional add-on registration required.
Tuesday, Oct. 11 | 2-4 pm
Hiring and Managing
Millennials and Gen Zs
Tim Ledwein, Owner/President,
i10 Solutions, LLC
ROOM W201AB
Management Excellence
Madeleine MacRae, Owner/
Founder, HomePro Toolbox
ROOM W201CD
5 PM
5-6:30 pm
Advanced Textiles Conference Networking Reception
ROOM W211
ADVANCED TEXTILES CONFERENCE
NETWORKING RECEPTION
5-6:30 pm | Room W211
For Advanced Textiles Conference attendees-All Access registration
3 PM
3:10-4 pm
Choose one to attend
Smart Testing - Strategic Quality Testing
Ben Mead, Managing Director, Hohenstein
ROOM W207D
Flex Factory: Innovation, Entrepreneurship
and Sustainability for the Future
Dr. Andre West, Director of Zeis Textiles Extension at
Wilson College of Textiles, NCSU Wilson College of Textiles
ROOM W207BC
Human Enhancing Arctic Textiles (HEAT)
Dr. Braden Li, Materials Engineer, Air Force Life Cycle
Management Center
ROOM W207A
4 PM
4:10-5 pm
Choose one to attend
Why the Textiles Industry Deserves
its Own Semiconductor Revolution
Dr. George Sun, CEO & Founder, Nextiles, Inc.
ROOM W207D
Robotics, 3D Printing and Textiles as a Driver
of Sustainability in Footwear Design
Amolak Badesha, Co-Founder/CEO and Cole Nielson,
Founder/CTO, Orbital Composites
ROOM W207BC
Sustainable Textile Materials and Design
for Medical Devices
Holly Harris, Senior Textile Engineer, ResMed Corp.
ROOM W207A
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