Charles Cartin, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering · VCU College of Engineering

Director of Makerspaces & Associate Professor of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering at Virginia Commonwealth University

Additive Manufacturing Advanced Engineering Mathematics Computer Aided Design (CAD) Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) Design Engineering

Vince Anewenter

Director · Milwaukee School of Engineering

Vince Anewenter focuses his work on 3D scanning and additive manufacturing.

Product Design Stamping 3D Scanning Additive Manufacturing Injection Molding

Mohan V. Tatikonda

Professor of Operations Management · Indiana University, Kelley School of Business

Expert on issues of global competition, international trade, corporate strategy, manufacturing employment, & health care supply chains.

International Trade Lean Six Sigma Complex New Product and Service Development Start-Up Firms Supply Chain Management

Krista Jones

Managing Director, Work & Learning · MaRS Discovery District

Bridging the gaps between people, technology and automation.

Product Marketing Technology Commercialization Technology Strategy Development Enterprise Software Future of Work

Alan Mackelprang

Associate Professor · Georgia Southern University

Alan Mackelprang's research interests include examining interdependencies among supply chain partners

Lean Manufacturing Supply Chain Integration Supply Chain Contagion Manufacturing Flexibility

Andrew Samrick

Principal · Simplicity Partners

High energy industry veteran educates, motivates, and informs audiences from the C-Suite to the production floor!

Sales Management Marketing Economics Planning Manufacturing

Rajesh Narula

Chief Value Creator · Micro-Marketers

Experienced dynamic speaker on business strategy, marketing, and CSR

Value Creation Through Marketing Digital Leverage for Marketers Building Technology Brands

Alexandros Tsamis

Assistant Professor, School of Architecture; Graduate Program Director; Associate Director, Center for Architecture, Science, and Ecology (CASE) · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Architect focused on composite materials, building energy systems and advanced manufacturing technologies for the built environment.

Ecology Composite Materials Manufacturing Technologies for the Built Environment Climate-Adaptive Energy Systems Tectonics

Reed Walker

Associate Professor | Transamerica Chair in Business Strategy · Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley

Energy and Environmental Economics Labor Economics Public Economics

Jeff Hung

Chair, Mechanical Engineering Technology · Farmingdale State College

Dr. Hung has been instrumental in the development of hundreds of new inventions for many local industries and inventors.

Surface characterization Rapid Prototyping Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel cells Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries CAD, CAM, and CNC Machining

Rafiqul Noorani

Professor of Mechanical Engineering · Loyola Marymount University

Seaver College of Science and Engineering

Rapid Prototyping Computer-Aided Design and Manufacturing Nanotechnology

Anson W. K. Ma, Ph.D.

Associate Professor; Site Director, NSF SHAP3D Center for 3D Printing · University of Connecticut

Dr. Ma's research specializes in 3D Printing, Nanotechnology, and Rheology

Blood Flow Additive Manufacturing 3d Printing Nanotechnology Rheology

Anthony Rollett

Professor · Carnegie Mellon University

Advanced Manufacturing

Fred Carstensen, Ph.D.

Professor · University of Connecticut

Professor Fred Carstensen is an expert in the areas of public policy, economic history and economics.

Finance Public Policy Economic History Economics

Don Duval

Chief Executive Officer · NORCAT

Experienced, dynamic, and engaging speaker on an array of topics related to innovation, commercialization, and entrepreneurship

Turnaround Strategies Entrepreneurship Academic Research Commercialization

Sina Shahbazmohamadi, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering · University of Connecticut

Hardware security expert

Hardware Security Reliability and failure of micro/nanoscale systems X-ray tomography and applications

Lorenzo Valdevit

Professor, Materials Science and Engineering and Director, Institute for Design and Manufacturing Innovation · UC Irvine

Lorenzo Valdevit’s research is in the general area of mechanics of materials and structures and additive manufacturing

3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing Architected Materials Advanced Manufacturing Materials Science Metamaterials

Gregory E. Triplett, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering · VCU College of Engineering

Professor Triplett's research focuses on nanomanufacturing technologies that enable improved electronic and photonic device performance.

Optoelectronics and Photonics Electronic Materials Computational Intelligence Semiconductor Manufacturing Infrared Imaging

Prof. David Greenwood

Professor, WMG · University of Warwick

Expert in transport electrification, including batteries, motors & power electronics from both a technology & a manufacturing standpoint

Industry Strategy Automotive Energy Storage Battery Systems Engineering Battery Scale-up Power Electronics

Carlos Castano, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering · VCU College of Engineering

Professor Castano specializes in tailoring surface properties of materials for applications in energy, transportation, and manufacturing.

Surface Engineering Functional Coatings Nanomaterials Engineering Corrosion Engineering Thin film deposition and characterization