Press Release
June 5, 2025

The deadline for early bird registration of UITIC Congress 2025 has been extended to July 1st

The 22nd International Footwear Technology Conference, which will be held in Shanghai, China, from August 31st to September 3rd, 2025, has attracted global attention from the footwear industry. At present, online registration is in full swing. Recently, the organizers have announced that the deadline for early bird registration has been extended to July 1st. Representatives interested in attending the conference are kindly advised to register as soon as possible.

The organizers will retain the factory visit tradition of the UITIC Congress. A two-day visiting itinerary will be arranged from August 31st to September 1st, including visits to SADA, Shima, Huafon, Siena, Duowei, etc. The oral speakers will give speeches on the topic of Footwear Competitiveness and Sustainable Development in the Era of AI from September 2nd to 3rd. During the conference, the participants can also visit ACLE, Moda China, and enjoy the Huangpu River night cruise tour. The delegates will have a deep understanding of the achievements of China's footwear industry and experience the charm of Shanghai, which is known as the Pearl of the Orient.

CLIA www.chinaleather.org
Founded in 1988, with more than 1200 members, China Leather Industry Association (CLIA) is a national trans-regional and cross-sectoral organization related to leather, footwear, leather garments, leather goods, fur and fur products, leather chemicals, leather machinery, leather hardware and other relative sectors.
As a bridge connecting the government and its member enterprises, CLIA's objective is to: implement national policies and regulations; complete work entrusted by the government; reflect enterprise requests and intentions, and promote a healthy and stable development of the whole industry. CLIA is engaged in a range of productive work in the following areas: market research; work out industrial development plans; industrial standard examination and approval; implement a brand strategy, cultivate special leather industrial zones and advocate scientific and technological progress.

UITIC https://uitic.org
The International Union of Shoe Industry Technicians (UITIC), established in 1972, is an organization which aims at developing technical knowledge in the footwear industry, in particular by organizing international conferences on a regular basis and by taking the initiative in setting up information exchanges between its members, mainly in the field of technology. UITIC’s main activity is to organize the most prestigious meeting of experts in the world, the "UITIC International Footwear Congress" which is attended, on average, by more than 400 people. This event tackles the latest technical problems or innovations in the footwear industry such as: sustainability, automatic sewing, computerised management, new materials, quality, training, design, etc.
Visits of footwear factories and related industries are organized before the Congress. UITIC’s members are footwear experts, research centers, private companies and technicians from footwear associations, coming from 27 countries.

ACLE www.aclechina.com
Founded in 1998, All China Leather Exhibition (ACLE) is co-organized by China Leather Industry Association and APLF Co., Ltd., and will be held from 3rd to 5th Sept 2025 in Shanghai. With an area of more than 90,000 sqm, ACLE is the largest and most influential professional international exhibition in China, known as the 'Barometer' of the development of world leather industry.
ACLE attracts over 1200 well-known exhibitors from more than 30 countries and regions and more than 50,000 professional buyers from over 100 countries and regions each year. Exhibits include leather, leather chemicals, synthetic materials, chemicals, shoe materials, tanning and shoe-making machinery. Buyers are mainly purchasing managers from enterprises engaged in shoe making, bags and luggage, leather and fur garments, automotive interiors, furniture and housewares industries, importers, exporters, traders, etc.

Moda China www.chinaleather.org/moda
Moda China International Shoes, Bags & Apparel Fashion Fair (Moda China), permitted by National Authority of Commerce and organized by China Leather Industry Association (CLIA), is the largest, most influential and forward-looking fashion exhibition of leather industry in China. The first Moda China will be held from 3rd to 5th Sept 2025, which will attract around 400 brand companies from Italy, France, Spain, the United States, Brazil, China and other countries and regions to participate, and more than 50,000 buyers from all over the world to visit. During the exhibition, a series of Fashion Day activities will be held. The exhibition will be held concurrently with All China Leather Exhibition (ACLE), which is the largest leather raw materials exhibition in Asia. The theme of Moda China is "leading trend and building brand value". The products categories of the exhibition include all kinds of shoes and boots, leather and fur garments, luggage and bags, leather goods and fur art works, etc.