Emerging technologies are important because they can lead to new companies and even whole new industries. If, as a business you can spot one early on and grasp it by turning it into services or products your customers need, you can grow your whole business on the back of it. Click here to find out more about emerging technologies in the outdoor industries. We added this element to our conference format to as potential inspiration from outside the sector.
Track 1 E-commerce/social soft/retailing
Ed Stevens Shopatron (video conferenced session)
Updates from :
Raglan Tribe Mindsheet Ltd : Search Engine Optimisation
Nathan Smith, Smith and Smith, Social media
Gerd Kortuem, InfoLab 21, Lancaster University Smart retail Customer engagement
Track 2 Textiles and Garments
Katy Stevens, University of Wales, Newport, SMART Fabrics
Cay Green, Northumbria University – The Users Perspective
Jacques Casper, Adprotex and Robert Lomax, Baxenden , a Chemura Company - Bioceramic membranes that provide a sense of wellbeing
Sophie Mather, Sophie Mather Textiles – Biosynthetics for textiles
Plenary Session
Jim Goddard, Director of Waste Reduction, Nike Considered
David Curtis, Sheffield Hallam University, Sports Engineering
Gareth Reece, High Wire, Lancaster University, FabLab, Additive manufacturing and customised design
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