The International Union of Shoe Industry Technicians (UITIC) has said its forthcoming international congress will be “an unmissable event”.
This year, the UITIC International Technical Footwear Congress will take place for the 22nd time in its history. Shanghai will be the host city for the event, which will take place from August 31 to September 3. It will be jointly organised by the China Leather Industry Association.
Under the central theme of ‘competitiveness and sustainability in the era of artificial intelligence’, the event will aim to explore the transformation that AI and sustainability are bringing to the footwear industry.
UITIC president, Sergio Dulio, has revealed that more than half of the submitted papers that industry professionals submitted for consideration for the programme were about AI. “The papers give details of mature and exciting projects,” Mr Dulio said. “This is a breakthrough.”
It highlighted increasing adoption and experimentation of AI, UITIC said, particularly in the footwear design phase. Companies are recognising AI as “a strategic lever”, it added.
UITIC’s view is that shoe manufacturers will be able to put AI to good use in “rethinking the design process”, opening up what it called “unprecedented scenarios for creating innovative and competitive footwear”.
Alongside AI, it said sustainability is also “a key pillar”, and no longer “a regulatory constraint”. Companies recognise sustainability as “a strategic element for competitiveness”, Sergio Dulio explained.
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