Event agenda

Nordplus: NoBaN Project Team Meeting

On-site Registration

Official Opening of Design Wave Festival 2026

Nordplus: DigTex Project Team Meeting & Workshop

Chill & Network

Hackathon Idea Pitch & Last Minute Team Building

Regional Community Role in Art Development

Inspiration Talk: AI Innovation and Transformation in Digital Art and Fashion | Jakow Smirin, Startplatz Cologne, Germany

Digital Transformation of Fashion: Technologies, Practices and Opportunities | Kirke Leinatamm, Estonian Design centre, Estonia

VR in Fashion Industry - Practical Workshop | Alyssa Ridder, Costume Designer, Helsinki, Finland

Who Are We Wearing? Fashion Identity in the Age of Digital Communities | Valeria Volponi, journalist, Digital Fashion and Social Media Marketing tutor at Istituto Marangoni Milano, Italy

Intellectual Property Rights in Art in Era of Digitalization and Rapid AI Development

Panel discussion: AI - Threat or Opportunity? | Moderator: Jakow Smirin (Startplatz Cologne). Participants: Kirke Leinatamm (Estonian Design center), Valeria Valponi, Istituto Marangoni Milano, Italy and Patric Du Wors, (University of Victoria, Canada)

Open session: Hackathon Teams meat Mentors and Experts

Catch-up of 1st day, last minute updates, free microphone, video shows

Communication and Branding in the AI Era. PR through centuries | Peter Jakobsen, Games Branding, Denmark

Craft to Code: The Digital Transformation of Fashion and Art

Style3D Crash Course for Beginners

Chill & Network

From collection to industry: how to pitch and present an emerging fashion brand |Alexandra Pisco,Pisco&Co, Belgium

Case Studies: Business Cases, Marketing and PR Campaigns

Panel Discussion: PR and Brand marketing in AI era | Moderator: Peter Jakobsen (Games branding)

Digital character costume design in computer-animated feature films. Digital characters engagement in live performance | Maarit Kalmakurki, XAMK, Finland

Blending digital tools with traditional costume techniques | Alyssa Ridder, Costume Designer, Helsinki, Finland

Telling the Story of Your Work | Patrick Du Wors University of Victoria, Production Designer, Visual Dramaturg & Storyteller, Canada

Panel Discussion | Sustainable Fashion in the Baltic and Nordic Region

Catwalk, Digital Showcases & Creative Performances - PROTOTYPE & PRODUCT Tracks (CRL 4–9)

This session brings together designers, artists and creative teams participating in the PROTOTYPE Track (Creative Readiness Levels 4–6) and PRODUCT Track (CRL 7–9) to present their work to an international audience at Design Wave Festival 2026.

Open session: Hackathon Teams Progress

Chill & Network

Catch-up of 2nd day, last minute updates, free microphone, video shows

SustainX Value Chain: Ed-Tech, Gamification & Digital Capacity Building skills - validation and development Validation Workshop

Local Art Community BOURZMA Case Study - Local Fashion Community BOURZMA Case Study - From a Room of Friends to a City That Shows Up

Final Project Pitches & Jury Evaluation - IDEA Track (CRL1-3), PROTOTYPE Track (CRL 4–6)

Hackathon teams in the IDEA Track and PROTOTYPE Track present their final creative concepts to an international jury, demonstrating innovation, sustainability, digital elements and potential for further development and international residencies.

International Networking Session. Enterprise Europe Network – Creative Sector Opportunities, Crea (S)Heroes and Nordplus Digtex project participant networking | Deimantė Vilčinskaitė

Jury Meeting

Award Ceremony & Closing Event