Veranstaltung NRW Europa

Webinar: Textiles in the Age of AI: Smart Manufacturing and Digital Innovation

29.04.2026 10:00 | 29.04.2026 12:00 Uhr
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Artificial intelligence and digital technologies are reshaping the textile and apparel industry worldwide. For strong European textile regions such as Piedmont in Italy, North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany, and North Macedonia, AI-driven smart manufacturing, digital product development, and sustainable production models are key to maintaining competitiveness and resilience.

As long-standing partner regions with complementary industrial strengths, Piedmont, North Rhine-Westphalia, and North Macedonia are intensifying their cooperation in the field of textile innovation and digital transformation. All three regions combine a strong textile heritage together with advanced research infrastructures, innovative SMEs, and dynamic AI ecosystems, creating a solid basis for cross-border collaboration.

This joint webinar will provide a compact overview of how AI and digital innovation are transforming textile value chains, while highlighting concrete cooperation opportunities between the partner regions Piedmont, North Rhine-Westphalia, and North Macedonia, including joint pilot projects, research collaboration, and EU-funded initiatives.

Target Audience: Textile and apparel SMEs, machinery and technology providers, AI and digital solution companies, research institutions, clusters, innovation agencies, and policy stakeholders from Piedmont, North Rhine-Westphalia, and North Macedonia.

  • Webinar language: English 
  • The link will be sent 2 days prior to the event.

You can find the agenda at this link.

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Ekaterina Karpushenkova

ZENIT GmbH / NRW.Europa

Benno Weißner

ZENIT GmbH / NRW.Europa

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