Webinar: The Future of Additive Manufacturing
What technological potential is AM unlocking?
Join us on February 2 at 3 pm ET to hear from four amazing entrepreneurs who are using additive manufacturing (AM) to move humanity forward in some very exciting ways. Click here to register.
AM had a rocky start over the past few decades for a number of reasons, including lack of training to lack of AM-specific materials. However, in the past few years, AM has leaped onto the scene in a number of exciting and groundbreaking ways. With fantastic advances in speed, resolution, and material characteristics, AM is helping to push almost every industry forward. From electronics and consumer goods to medical devices and implants, highly integrated AM-inclusive systems are bringing new products and processes online in some nearly unimaginable ways. Please join us for a fantastic discussion on macro trends, AM enablers, and so much more.
Our expert panelists:
Dr. Caralynn Nowinski Collens is the CEO and co-founder of Dimension Inx, a biomaterials and biofabrication company developing 3D-printed therapeutic products that direct cells to rebuild healthy tissues. She is also an Independent Director of Fathom Digital Manufacturing [NYSE:FATH] and serves on the Executive Council of Granite Creek Capital Partners. Previously, she was co-founder and CEO of UI LABS, a first-of-its-kind innovation collaborative that launched MxD, the national digital manufacturing institute. Caralynn spent her early career in venture capital and corporate finance, focusing on technology-based university spin-outs in the life sciences.
John Kawola is the CEO of Boston Micro Fabrication (BMF) an additive manufacturing technology company with a focus on high resolution, accuracy and precision. From 2016 to 2019, John served as President-Americas for Ultimaker, the leading open-source desktop 3D printing company. From 2012 to 2016, John was the CEO of Harvest Automation. Harvest developed and deployed an autonomous mobile robotic platform that assists workers with difficult, repetitive material handling. John was VP of Sales and then CEO of Z Corporation from 1997 until 2012. Z Corporation led the way in introducing fast, easy to use and full-color 3D printing into a wide range of industries. John is also currently the Chairman of Labminds, a laboratory automation technology company and a Board Director at Industrial ML, an industrial machine learning company. John received a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University, MS in Mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer and an MBA from Union College.
James DeMuth is Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Seurat. Prior to founding Seurat, James was at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory where he worked on the Laser Inertial Fusion Energy project, and co-invented and developed the core of Seurat’s breakthrough technology in Additive Manufacturing. James holds an MS in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University with a focus on energy systems and high-temperature gas dynamics, and a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from Santa Clara University. He has co-authored 83 patents and 13 academic publications in the fields of additive manufacturing and power generation.
Elias Stahl founded HILOS from an ambition to change the way we make, rewiring the footwear industry for zero-waste, on-demand product. Prior to HILOS, Elias served in the Israeli special forces, worked on urban policy while at the National League of Cities, and helped Fortune50 brands leverage their influence for social impact as VP of Product at Handshake. Elias holds an MA from Johns Hopkins University and a BA from the University of Toronto, is an avid history nerd, casual swing dancer, and an amateur distiller.
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