FilandFit 2026 15.10.2026 Afternoon

FIL & FIT 2026 · Thursday 15 October 2026 · Afternoon
2nd Gettingcontacts Session · Special grow up you sales net and e commerce.

4:00 p.m. — Informal Coffee Networking for Exhibitors and Participants

The afternoon will begin at 4:00 p.m. with an informal coffee session open to FIL & FIT exhibitors and participants registered for the second Gettingcontacts networking session.

This first informal meeting point is designed to help participants make connections naturally, meet other companies and professionals, and prepare for the business networking session that follows.

The coffee session will provide an opportunity to:

• Introduce yourself and meet new business contacts.
• Identify shared commercial interests.
• Meet potential customers, distributors, sales agents and partners.
• Share business needs, projects and opportunities.
• Establish an initial connection before the structured networking session.

2nd Gettingcontacts Session — Expand Your Sales Network and Open New Routes to Market

The second FIL & FIT 2026 Gettingcontacts session will focus on one clear objective: helping textile companies and professionals expand their sales networks, reach new points of sale and distribution, and generate new revenue opportunities.

The session will connect companies seeking commercial growth with sales representatives, agents, commercial teams, distributors, referral partners and providers of new sales and market-development solutions.

The aim is to create connections that strengthen both traditional sales channels and new digital routes to market and business development models.

A Wider Sales Network. More Channels. More Sales Opportunities.

The session will focus on two key areas of commercial growth.

Direct Access to Sales Representatives, Distributors and Commercial Teams

An opportunity to connect with professionals and companies that can help take your products to new customers, territories and points of sale.

Participants will be able to meet:

• Sales representatives.
• Commercial agents.
• Distributors.
• Sales teams.
• Referral partners.
• Sales networks.
• Retailers and points of sale.
• Companies looking to add new products to their portfolios.
• Partners for geographical or sector-based expansion.

Access to New Digital Sales and Commercialisation Models

Sales are evolving, and businesses increasingly need to combine traditional commercial networks with digital channels capable of generating new opportunities.

The session will also facilitate contact with companies and professionals working in:

• E-commerce and online sales.
• Web platforms and marketplaces.
• Digital lead generation.
• Sales automation.
• CRM and opportunity management.
• Artificial intelligence applied to sales.
• Digital prospecting.
• Lead generation and qualification.
• Digital business development.
• New sales and distribution models.

Why Attend?

Because increasing sales is not simply about having a good product.

Businesses need more routes to market, an active sales network, new commercial channels and partners capable of accelerating access to customers and opportunities.

This session is designed for companies looking to:

• Increase revenue.
• Expand their network of sales representatives and agents.
• Recruit new distributors.
• Reach new points of sale.
• Enter new geographical markets.
• Access new commercial channels.
• Strengthen online sales.
• Generate new leads.
• Introduce technology into their sales processes.
• Identify new ways of reaching the market.
• Build partnerships that accelerate business development.

Networking with a Clear Sales Focus

The Gettingcontacts methodology will be used to facilitate meetings between companies with complementary needs, capabilities and commercial objectives.

Advance registration will allow the organisers to understand what each participant offers, what they want to sell, which channels they are looking for and what type of commercial contact they need.

Based on this information, the session will help create connections aimed at generating:

New customers · New sales agents · New distributors · New points of sale · New digital channels · New leads · New commercial projects

From Coffee to a New Sales Opportunity

At FIL & FIT, we want an informal conversation to have the potential to become a new commercial contact, distributor, sales representative, point of sale or route to market.

That is why this second session combines relationship-building, networking and business development: first, an informal coffee to make connections easier; then, Gettingcontacts to turn those connections towards specific sales and business opportunities.

Who Is It For?

Manufacturers, brands, workshops, textile companies, distributors, commercial agents, sales representatives, retailers, technology companies, digital platforms, marketing companies, sales consultancies and professionals involved in business development.

It is also open to any company or professional able to help the textile sector sell more, reach new markets or develop new routes to market.

4:00 p.m. — Informal Coffee + 2nd Gettingcontacts Networking Session

Advance registration is compulsory.

Expand Your Sales Network. Open New Channels. Generate More Business Opportunities.

Come with a clear commercial objective and connect with the people and companies that can help you reach new customers, distributors, points of sale and markets.