October 19, 2022 agenda

12:00pm
Sophan S. Smith
Executive Director, Merrimack Valley Region
Entreprenuership for All (EforAll)

Master of Ceremonies

12:05pm
John Michitson
Advanced Manufacturing Researcher
MITRE

Showcase Introduction

12:10pm
Neal J. Orringer
President
ASTRO America (Applied Science and Technology Research Organization of America)

President Biden’s Additive Manufacturing (AM) Forward Initiative 

12:25pm
Kevin Slattery
Principal Advisor
The Barnes Global Advisors

Integrating Additive Manufacturing (AM) from Development Through Industrialization 

12:40pm
Jason Ray
CEO
Paperless Parts

Manufacturing Estimating & Quoting Software

12:50pm
Nicholas Brawand
AI and Decision Scientist
MITRE

MITRE Advanced Manufacturing Marketplace and Bid Board 

1:10pm
Q&A Digital Thread / Break

1:30pm
Cindy Ashforth
Senior Technical Specialist for Composites
FAA

Considerations for Certifying Additive Manufactured Parts 

1:40pm
Scott Gray
President
Elevate Systems

Life of a Mission-Critical Replacement Part Using Additive Manufacturing 

1:50pm
Timothy Simpson
Co-Director
Penn State University CIMP-3D

Material/Part Qualification and Certification Progress/Breakthroughs in Additive at Penn State

2:00pm
Rajesh Bishnoi
Sr. Technical Account Manager
Altair

Digital Twin for Ensuring Part Performance before Build 

2:10pm
Mike Vasquez
Founder
3Degrees

AM Data Management for Qualification

2:20pm
John Sinopoli
President
Synagex

Cyber Security Assessments for Small and Medium-Sized Manufacturers

2:30pm
Dean Bartles
President, CEO
Manufacturing Technology Deployment Group

Multi-Sided Platform (MSP) for Secure Data Sharing Between SMMs, their Customers, and Researchers

2:40pm
Ramesh Karri
Professor
NYU

Cyber Security for Digital Manufacturing/Additive Manufacturing

2:50pm
Q&A Test, Qualification, Certification & Cyber Security / Break

3:10pm
Mike Trotta
CEO
Crystal Engineering

Needs of SMMs

3:15pm
Laura Teicher
Executive Director
FORGE Manufacturing Accelerator

How FORGE supports both startups and manufacturers to adopt Advanced Manufacturing

3:20pm
Jonathan Aguilar
Founder
CADSPARC

3D CAD Collaboration using Augmented Reality (AR) Technologies 

3:25pm
Jay Pateakos
VP Business Development
MassDevelopment

Funding and Incentives for Small and Medium-Sized Manufacturers to adopt Advanced Manufacturing

3:30pm
Kristen Rayne
Upskilling and Workforce System Director
Commonwealth Corporation

The mission of Market Makers is to connect businesses with training grant opportunities and partners with training providers to better meet employers’ skills needs

3:35pm
Christine Nolan
Director, MA Center for Advanced Manufacturing
Massachusetts Technology Collaborative

MA Additive manufacturing ecosystem and plans to scale

3:40pm
Allison Dolan-Wilson
VP of Institutional Advancement
Northern Essex Community College
Stephanie Guyotte
Associate Director Real Estate
UMass Lowell Innovation Hub
Shaw Rosen
Development Consultant
Lupoli Properties

Social Impact and Equity: Making it in the Merrimack Valley – Bridging the gap between workers and career pathways in manufacturing

3:45pm
Q&A Startups, Small and Medium-Sized Manufacturing Enterprises (SMEs), Workforce Development, Equity

4:00pm
Conclusion