Simac Tanning Tech 2025 Agenda

September 23rd

Opening Ceremony of Simac Tanning Tech & Lineapelle

– Agenzia ICE
– Assomac – National Association of Italian Manufacturers of Footwear, Leather Goods and Tanning Technologies
– Fondazione Fiera Milano
– UNIC – Italian Tanners’ Association
11:00 – 12:00

AI, sustainability and competitiveness: shaping the future of footwear. What’s new from Shanghai – Insights on global trends

UITIC – International Union of Shoe Industry Technicians
14:30 – 15:30

Navigating Foreign Markets: Strategies and Tools for Business Internationalization

– Cooperation Focus by Solidaridad | A Multistakeholder approach on pollution prevention and decarbonization from leather tanneries in South Asia region

– Assomac – National Association of Italian Manufacturers of Footwear, Leather Goods and Tanning Technologies
16:00 – 17:00

September 24th

FAIST – The strategic alliance that brings people and technology together to innovate the Portuguese footwear sector

APICCAPS – Portuguese Footwear, Components, Leather Goods Manufacturers’ Association
10:00 – 11:00

Innovation and traceability to reduce impact: the responsible shift in the leather and footwear sector

Ympact
11:30 – 12:30

Exploring Africa | Building Bridges for Innovation and Collaboration

Session 1: Opportunities and growth prospects in the African leather and footwear supply chain

Confindustria Assafrica & Mediterraneo.
– Assomac – National Association of Italian Manufacturers of Footwear, Leather Goods and Tanning Technologies
14:00 – 15:15

Exploring Africa | Building Bridges for Innovation and Collaboration

Session 2: Focus on Kenya: alliances and industrial growth in the leather sector

– Assomac – National Association of Italian Manufacturers of Footwear, Leather Goods and Tanning Technologies
– UNIC – Italian Tanners’ Association
– UNPAC – Italian Leather Chemicals Manufacturers Association
15:30 – 17:00

September 25th

Digitizing footwear production with an MES system: the IFABA case study

Tesar Group
10:15 – 11:15

Upskilling footwear professionals for Industry 5.0: insights from the Shoe 5.0 Initiative

Project SHOE 5.0 – Partnership for Footwear Industry 5.0
– Readiness Co-funded by the Erasmus + Programme of the EU
11:30 – 12:30