Date: 11 March 2026
Time: 12:30 – 17:00
Location: Meeting Room N101B, Level 1, HKCEC

Schedule

Time:
12:15 – 13:00: Registration / Coffee / Networking
13:00 – 15:00: Conference
15:00 – 15:30: Networking Coffee Break
15:30 – 17:00: Conference

 

Delegate Fee:
US $140 per person

 

Discounts offered for multiple bookings of three or more.

All payments include a 4% credit card service charge

 

Confirmed speakers and presentation titles:
The Technician’s Toolkit: Using AI and Digital Twins to Solve Practical Tannery Challenges
Dr Geoff Holmes
Director of New Zealand Leather and Shoe Research Association (LASRA)

 

Traceability: A new standard for the industry
Ms Deborah Taylor
Founder & Managing Director of the Sustainable Leather Foundation

 

Sustainable Quality and Durability: The importance of a strategic interaction between Environmental and Technical performances of materials and products
Mr Federico Brugnoli
Founder and CEO of SPIN360

 

Panel Discussion: How AI-power Can Shape Leather Grading
Panellists:

• Sergio Sfreddo
  Head of Global Quality of JBS Couros
• Ray Connor
  COO of Mindhive Global

 

Other Topics:
The conference will also discuss the hottest topics facing the leather supply chain.

 

More information: https://www.aplf.com/events-list/leather-supply-chain-conference-2026/