This year, the fair got underway with the first Shanghai Shake-Up Conference held on August 28th, during which information was shared about how to help the leather industry progress and how to establish it as a sustainable, open minded and forward thinking industry. Three main themes, namely “Streetluxe”, “Leather Lab” and “Made to Move” were addressed during the conference and were further featured at the Technological Innovation Trend Forum held inside the fair while no less than 27 potential opportunities to increase the use of leather were suggested by Nicoline Van Enter, Founder and Creative Director, the Footwearists. These were also illustrated by the participating speakers. Setting up collaboration with designers and turning recycled leather into valuable materials are just a few ideas that were shared and discussed.