What can you expect in the Innovation Area?

PERFORMANCE DAYS no longer sees its role solely as a sourcing fair for technical, sustainable fabrics in the performance, footwear, and accessories sectors – rather, it aims to exchange ideas with the industry, make new contacts, and ultimately obtain important information about innovations and new projects.

The Innovation Area gives the space to exchange ideas with the industry, create new contacts, and receive information about newest, unseen innovations and future projects.

It is split into booths, the Innovation Forum and the Innovation Hub by Future Fabrics Expo.

What is the Innovation Hub by Future Fabrics Expo?

We are taking things to the next level. With a collaboration with the Future Fabrics Expo we will showcase even more innovative and groundbreaking products and processes.

The new Innovation Hub, jointly created by Future Fabrics Expo and PERFORMANCE DAYS, as a dedicated arena for pioneering ideas to take root and grow. It brings together trailblazing suppliers, visionary designers, forward-thinking brands, and thought leaders from across the textile value chain. At its core, the Hub champions early-stage sustainable innovations—spotlighting breakthrough materials, processes, and technologies positioned at the initial stages of the Technology Readiness Level (TRL) scale. By showcasing these emerging solutions before they reach full-scale production, the Hub acts as a catalyst, accelerating the journey from concept to commercially viable, impactful application.

What is the Innovation Forum?

Discover the future of functional textiles: The Innovation Forum showcases the most exciting new developments from our exhibitors – selected by an expert jury from universities, brands, purchasing teams, and fabric technologists. Discover creative, sustainable materials and groundbreaking technologies that are market-ready today and set to shape tomorrow – with the opportunity to discuss them directly with the exhibitors at the fair.