Footwear Innovation Expo & Conference at WSA during Feb 19 -21

16 May '07

4 min read

The WSA Show is bringing the supply chain alongside finished product for the first time, at the largest and most important footwear tradeshow in the world. The Footwear Innovation Expo & Conference at WSA will take place February 19 -21, 2008, at the Sands Expo in Las Vegas.

Twice yearly, footwear industry leaders from more than 91 countries exhibit and attend The WSA Show and The Collections at WSA - making this the most important gathering of footwear professionals in the world.

During the past year, the WSA team interviewed the decision-makers in footwear design, product development and sourcing from wholesalers and retailers around the world. They were asked what they buy and what they want to buy.

Unanimously, they reported that they are looking for the most innovative materials, components, sourcing and technology resources and they have to travel the world to find them. When asked whether it would have value to them for WSA to comb the world for these resources and bring them to the U.S. alongside the finished product at The WSA Show in Las Vegas, they responded with a resounding “yes.”

The result is The Footwear Innovation Expo & Conference at WSA where an “invitation- only” show will include the most innovative companies in materials such as leather, synthetics, and textiles; along with components such as heels, outsoles, insoles, etc. The event will also feature manufacturing technologies such as CADCAM and Rapid Prototyping, as well as footwear-related production processes.

To meet the challenge of providing the best and most innovative, the WSA team invited a group of industry executives to join an advisory board to help craft the event. These executives are leaders in the various supply chain sectors of the footwear industry and provide WSA with the knowledge, insight, and guidance necessary to tap into the essence of state-of-the-art innovation in the global footwear market.

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