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The Future of Footwear 2030 | TASD, Turkey | Matthew Griffin | Futurist Keynote Speaker
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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Griffin, M. (2024) 'The Future of Footwear 2030 | TASD, Turkey | Matthew Griffin | Futurist Keynote Speaker', 311 Institute, 17 April. Available at: https://www.311institute.com/futurist-keynote-istanbul-the-future-of-footwear-with-tasd/ (Accessed: 1 October 2026).
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.
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.
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.
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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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Matthew Griffin Founder, 311 Institute
Matthew Griffin is a multi-award winning Futurist and expert in Disruption and Innovation, Geopolitics, Leadership, and Technology, who NASA have described as a "walking encyclopaedia of the future" and a "futurist Polymath."
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Matthew Griffin is a multi-award winning Futurist and expert in Disruption and Innovation, Geopolitics, Leadership, and Technology, who NASA have described as a "walking encyclopaedia of the future" and a "futurist Polymath." 15-time best selling author of the "Codex of the Future" series, Matthew is the Founder and Futurist in Chief of the 311 Institute, a global Futures and Deep Futures advisory firm working with royal households, world leaders, G7, G20, and G77 governments, NGOs, and multi-national mid and mega cap firms to help them explore, shape, and lead the next 50 years of business and society.
An award-winning YouTube creator with over a million followers, with an unrivalled global reach and impact, Matthew is a highly sought-after international keynote speaker, lecturer, and mentor who collaborates with global leaders through the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to shape pivotal initiatives such as the UN’s AI for Humanity program, the United Nations Conference of the Parties (UN COP), and the World Economic Forum in Davos.
As the former Global Head of Cloud, National Security, and Enterprise Sales for companies including Atos, Dell-EMC, and IBM, Matthew has a proven track record of building multi-billion dollar business units and turning failing divisions into market leaders. His ability to identify, analyse, and communicate the implications of hundreds of emerging technologies and trends is unparalleled, and his insights are trusted by many of the world’s most respected organisations, including ABB, Accenture, Adidas, AON, ARM, BCG, Centrica, Citi, Coca-Cola, Dentons, Deloitte, Dow Jones, EY, Google, KPMG, Lego, Legal & General, LinkedIn, Microsoft, PepsiCo, Qualcomm, RWE, Samsung, Siemens AG and Siemens Energy, T-Mobile, UBS, VISA, Walmart, Workday, Worldpay and many others.
Regularly featured in the global media including the AP, BBC, Bloomberg, CNBC, Discovery, Forbes, Khaleej Times, Telegraph, TIME, ViacomCBS, WIRED, and the WSJ, Matthews mission is to help organisations create a fair and sustainable future whose benefits are shared by everyone irrespective of their ability, background, or circumstances.
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- About us tasd.com.tr
- Footwear Congress wfc2023istanbul.com
Source: first published by the 311 Institute on 17 April 2024. Cite as: Griffin, M. (2024). The Future of Footwear 2030 | TASD, Turkey | Matthew Griffin | Futurist Keynote Speaker. 311 Institute. https://www.311institute.com/futurist-keynote-istanbul-the-future-of-footwear-with-tasd/
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