Futurist Keynote, Istanbul: The Future of Footwear with TASD

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By Matthew Griffin Keynote Presentations 17th April 2024

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In this keynote session in Istanbul Futurist Matthew Griffin explores the future of footwear and footwear manufacturing and shows how the industry and the products are changing in sci fi ways.

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Firstly, thank you to Berke Icten, the Chairman of TASD for inviting me to Turkey to be the keynote of this years annual global Footwear Congress where over 500 leaders from the world’s leading shoe manufacturers from all around the world came together to discuss the future of footwear – an industry that we all have in common and, when you think about it, is the only industry that sells products to every individual on the planet. After all, when you think about it, everyone in the world has at least one pair of shoes, but not everyone has a credit card, a computer, a dress or jeans, a smartphone, or even electricity or water. All of which, when you really think about it means that this is an industry like no other.

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During my keynote which was titled future of footwear I explored everything from the history of this iconic industry and then showed the audience how emerging technologies are changing how footwear is designed, manufactured, and recycled, how companies could redesign their business models and use shoes to help predict peoples health, as well as diving into all of the new EU ESG and reporting directives and regulations that will be coming into force in 2024. And much more.

The Future of Footwear and the Footwear Industry, by Futurist Matthew Griffin

I also dived into the circular economy, investigated the role of new materials in creating new kinds of performant and sustainable footwear, on demand 3D printing and robotic manufacturing technologies, virtual reality design tools, and the hunt for the ultimate one size fits all does all infinitely recyclable miracle material.

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And, speaking of recycling, with only a fraction of shoes being recycled each year and with billions of pairs going to landfill every year I also showed the audience some of the latest breakthroughs in the recycling industry and urged both industries to come together to discuss how shoes, the soles of which are some of the most complex kinds of apparel to recycle, can be made easier to recycle, with the ultimate objective being that eventually none of the shoes we buy will end up in landfill.

Matthew Griffin / About Author

Matthew Griffin, described as “The Adviser behind the Advisers” and a “Young Kurzweil,” is the founder and CEO of the World Futures Forum and the 311 Institute, a global Futures and Deep Futures consultancy working across the next 50 years, and is an award winning futurist, and author of “Codex of the Future” series.

Regularly featured in the global media, including AP, BBC, Bloomberg, CNBC, Discovery, RT, Viacom, and WIRED, Matthew’s ability to identify, track, and explain the impacts of hundreds of revolutionary emerging technologies on global culture, industry and society, is unparalleled. Recognised for the past six years as one of the world’s foremost futurists, innovation and strategy experts Matthew is an international speaker who helps governments, investors, multi-nationals and regulators around the world envision, build and lead an inclusive, sustainable future.

A rare talent Matthew’s recent work includes mentoring Lunar XPrize teams, re-envisioning global education and training with the G20, and helping the world’s largest organisations envision and ideate the future of their products and services, industries, and countries.

Matthew's clients include three Prime Ministers and several governments, including the G7, Accenture, Aon, Bain & Co, BCG, Credit Suisse, Dell EMC, Dentons, Deloitte, E&Y, GEMS, Huawei, JPMorgan Chase, KPMG, Lego, McKinsey, PWC, Qualcomm, SAP, Samsung, Sopra Steria, T-Mobile, and many more.