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Global Footwear Sustainability Summit / GFSS 2023

14th Global Footwear Sustainability Summit

Next event25 – 28 October 2026Hilton Quanzhou Riverside HotelJinjiang City, China

The international meeting place for footwear, materials, and responsible production.

Footwear Future hosts industrial-scale conventions connecting product teams, materials innovators, and retail partners — turning three days on the floor into pipelines, partnerships, and product decisions.

Whether you are sourcing leathers and textiles, validating sustainability claims, or locking in factory capacity, our formats pair stage content with structured networking so every hour counts.

How our events work

Where the industry meets

Every programme on the Footwear Future floor pairs stage content with structured networking so each hour converts into something tangible — engineered for results, not attendance.

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How it works

Three formats, one outcome — commercial progress that continues long after the floor closes.

A speaker presents a new shoe design on stage

Market intelligence

Discover

Trend briefings, material showcases, and market intelligence from global footwear leaders — curated for commercial outcomes you can act on the same week.

Format 01
Attendees in conversation between sessions

Curated matchmaking

Connect

Private introductions and matchmaking slots help you skip generic networking and land the conversations that actually convert.

Format 02
A partnership agreed on stage

Commercial outcomes

Launch

Demo floors and follow-up playbooks keep momentum after the floor closes — designed for deals, not handshakes.

Format 03

Footwear conventions

Upcoming shows, summits, and floor programmes — built for sourcing and partnerships.

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Global Footwear Sustainability Summit / GFSS 2023
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14th Global Footwear Sustainability Summit

25 – 28 October 2026Hilton Quanzhou Riverside Hotel, Jinjiang City, China
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The Footwear Future experience

The industry moves fast. Be on the floor. Join brands, suppliers, and innovators — sustainability summits, materials showcases, and matchmaking built for outcomes.

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Brand partners

The brands, retailers, and manufacturers in the room at our conventions.

Partnership enquiries

Exhibit where the industry decides. Put your brand in front of buyers.

Three days on the floor: stage content, curated matchmaking, and the conversations that turn into purchase orders.

Stay in the loop

Get event announcements, product spotlights, and sourcing updates by email. No noise — just the signal that matters to footwear professionals.

Direct
connection

Footwear Future is the standard for high-performance footwear conventions. Reach out for strategic partnerships, sponsorship inquiries, or global logistics.

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