Schedule-at-a-Glance

Start off your Advanced Textiles Conference day by reconnecting with your peers and enjoying a catered lunch! A plenary session during lunch, A More Perfect Union – Advancing Textile Manufacturing Through Collaboration, sets the tone for the day!

The Advanced Textiles (AT) Conference starts on Monday, Nov. 1 with an afternoon dedicated to advanced textiles education!

The AT Conference continues with morning advanced textiles sessions at Expo on Nov. 2-3. Experience your choice of 18 50-minute classroom sessions that will cover content in several tracks: Innovations in E-Textiles, Medical Textile Breakthroughs, Industry 4.0 / Advanced Manufacturing, and Sustainability in Advanced Textiles.

IFAI’s annual Fun Run and Walk is back, with a twist! Participants will be split into small groups of 8-10 and taken on a morning fun run or walk through downtown Nashville, passing important cultural and tourist sites along the way.  Requires and add-on purchase.  Begins at the Omni Nashville Hotel across the street from the Music City Center.  Click here for details!

Join us for an exciting keynote to kick off your Expo experience!

A Hall of Fame speaker and former national headline comedian, Steve Rizzo knows how to captivate and inspire. He engages the audience with laughter as he gradually challenges them to SHIFT their way of thinking to discover Increased Productivity, Greater Joy and Enthusiasm and new levels of success. Open to all registrants. Details on our Special Events page!

Support two great causes as the Industrial Fabrics Foundation and Nashville’s Agape Rescue join forces for an adorable show floor experience!

Adoptable dogs and puppies will be visiting IFAI Expo and cuddles are for sale.  All proceeds will go to support these two great organizations. Details on our Special Events page.

Get ready to celebrate IFAI Expo’s 100th anniversary!  Stick around after hours to keep the energy and conversations going in the concourse outside the Exhibit Halls.  The opening reception will feature drinks, appetizers and great fun!  Included with all registration types!

Make your first night at Expo a lively, fun-filled experience!  After the Opening Reception, enjoy an evening of great food, great conversation and great music by IFAI’s house band, Hangin’ By a Thread! All while supporting a great cause. Industry Night takes place at Martins Bar-B-Que Joint, a five minute walk from the Music City Center.

The Industrial Fabrics Foundation (IFF) helps build your workforce, inspire innovation and foster the greater good.   Add-on purchase required.  Proceeds from Industry Night will go to IFF.  Details here!

Mix and mingle with the winners of the 2021 IFAI Awards.  Enjoy breakfast, an awards presentation with lively emcees, and an awesome opportunity to network and celebrate outstanding work in the industrial fabrics industry.

Included in All Access and Expo Plus Registration; requires add-on purchase to a Show Floor Only Registration.

Get to know your fellow emerging leaders in the industrial fabrics industry!  IFAI will be hosting a happy hour at the Omni Nashville Hotel for young professionals to have an opportunity to network and share experiences.

No additional purchase required and open to all registration types.

A half day to close out your IFAI Expo experience includes an future-focused keynote, an engaging “State of the Industry” panel specific to fabric structures in architecture and an hour of roundtable discussions focused on critical issues in the industry.  Closes with a networking reception.  Add-on purchase is required for all registration types.

View details on our Special Events page.