PROGRAM OUTLINE AS OF 30 JUNE 2025

                       More Speakers are being added

THEME:
“Sustainability driven growth strategies for ‘Footwear & Leather Industry’ in Middle East. “

Day 1: Tuesday, 23 Sept 2025
10:30 AM: Official Opening Ceremony

Session 1 -11:30 am – 13:00

‘Reinventing ​successful retail business models for Footwear & Leather goods, while navigating the impact of Geopolitics, E-commerce boom, technology integration and dynamic consumer choices’

Chief Guest and Inaugural Address

• Salim M A, Group Director, Lulu Group International (Invited)

Guest of Honour and Keynote Address

• Neeraj Tekchandani, Group CEO, Apparel Group (Invited)

Session 2 – 14:30 – 16:00

‘Effective strategies for driving growth in the multibillion Dollar Footwear and Luxury Leather goods market in Middle East’

Speakers

• Doughlas Raymond, CEO, FLOPEDS (Invited)
• Neeraj Gusian, HOD Footwear and Garments, Safeer Group (Invited)

 

Day 2 : Wednesday, 24 Sept 2025

Session 3 – 11:30 am – 13:00 pm

‘Forecasting the next wave of Trends, Innovation, Smart Fabrics, DTC Models, and Conscious choices: Designers’ toolkit for success.’

Speakers:

• Anwar Bougroug, Founder and Creative Director, Bougroug
• Tanushri Roy, Senior Womenswear Designer, LULU Retail (invited)
• Karim AlFahel, Creative Director / Stylist, Magrabi Retail Group (invited)
• May Ahmed, Bag Designer, H & T bags
• Alessandro Foffa, Founder and Owner, Palmeurah

Session 4 -14:30 – 16:00

‘Sustainability begins at the source: Redefining smart manufacturing in the age of responsibility’

Speakers

• Rosie Gunn, Founder, Endless(invited)

 

Day 3: Thursday, 25 Sept 2025

Session 5 -11:30 am – 13:00

‘Whirlpool of Millennials, Gen Z & Alpha generation consumers:  How to decode business opportunities in footwear and leather goods’

Speakers:

• Mennatallah Fathy, Head of Fashion Design Department and Creative Director, Le Volie
• Prabhat R Jha, Senior Designer- Girlswear, Landmark Group (invited)
• Qurratulain (Annie) Rizvi, Head of Fashion, NAMSHI (invited)
• Vijay Vaswani,Founder, Viny Footwear (invited)

 

***Draft program, subject to change***