Next-Gen Manufacturing
When & Where
Riding the Waves of Disruption
The manufacturing industry is facing numerous disruptive forces - the recent pandemic, supply chain issues, geo-political conflicts, reshoring, technology evolution, and new ways of working. Immerse in insights from some of the leaders on how they are successfully riding the waves of such disruptions. Our speakers will discuss and share their views on very relevant topics like
- Reshoring & building in America
- The impact of digital on manufacturing
- Transforming the future of manufacturing workforce
- Getting smarter about smart manufacturing
- Sustainability in manufacturing operations
- New business and operating models enabled via advanced manufacturing
Track Agenda
- 05/05/2023 | 10:00 am – 10:30 am PDT
- 30 mins Hall A3SpeakersMr. Anand Kamannavar serves as Vice President, Global Head of Applied Materials at Applied Ventures. He is appointed vice president and the Global Head of Applied Materials' venture capital fund. In this role, He manages Applied's > $400M global venture investment portfolio of 90+ companies across 17 countries. He has led over a dozen venture investments with successful exits including Adesto (NASDAQ: IOTS), Enphase (NASDAQ: ENPH), and Voltaix (acquired by Air Liquide). He has over two decades of experience in the technology and venture capital industry and new business development. He first joined Applied Ventures in 2006, with a focus on identifying and leading investments in the area of Semiconductor, Energy, Materials, and India. He then went on to head Applied's new business group which led to Applied's entry into Optics, Life Sciences, Materials, and other high growth markets. Previously Mr. Kamannavar worked at Atlas Ventures and Arch Development Partners looking at startups in the broader Alternative energy, Internet, Web 2.0, Media, Software, and Medical sectors. Before his career in venture capital, Mr. Kamannavar held various engineering and business development roles with Hewlett-Packard's server group in Richardson, TX where he was awarded key U.S. patents. He also co-founded Precision Information Systems which provides financial data and tools to leading financial institutions like Ameritrade, New York Life, and Intuit. Mr. Kamannavar received an MBA with Honors from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business and holds graduate and undergraduate degrees in Electrical and Electronics Engineering
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- 05/05/2023 | 10:30 am – 11:00 am PDT
- 30 mins Hall A3SpeakersJackie leads Global Operations Strategy for Western Digital. A passionate leader with proven success in transforming organizations through technology adoption, business process improvement and culture change. Jackie drives 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR) transformation, delivering world class operational excellence, augmenting workforce and driving sustainability implementation in global operations with a footprint of more than 12 factories across 6 countries. Jackie led company's advanced manufacturing sites and value chains to 5 World Economic Forum Global Lighthouse designations. 1st in the country of Malaysia, 1st in the country of Thailand and 1st in the Philippines. Jackie spear-headed ESG for global operations, took Western Digital to industry leadership in achieving 2 Sustainability Lighthouse designations from the World Economic Forum. Jackie has deep expertise in product and process development, program management and global operation delivering performance while improving organizational capability.Chetan Gupta is a leader in the field of Industrial AI. At Hitachi, he is the GM of the Advanced AI Research Center in Japan, leads the Industrial AI Lab in NA, and leads the Global AI CoE. He is proud to be a part of one of the strongest teams in the area of applied AI that is building fundamental horizontal technologies for Industrial AI, building solutions across verticals, and opening new research frontiers in AI applied to real world challenges. Chetan has close to 200 papers and patents in the area of applied AI, data mining/machine learning, data stream systems, complex event and related topics. Chetan holds a Ph.D. in Mathematics and M.S. in Mathematical Computer Science and Chemical Engineering.Jeff PetersIbex Investors
Partnerhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffreycpeters/
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- 05/05/2023 | 11:00 am – 11:30 am PDT
- 30 mins Hall A3SpeakersRafic is a technologist and an educator with a deep passion for science and technology. As head technologist at Mubadala Ventures, he oversees the technology strategy for building the company’s investment portfolio. He has a diverse experience that spans across academia, government and industry. He is a long time veteran of the semiconductor field, serving in his most recent position as Executive Fellow of Globalfoundries. He began his career in academia, elevating to the rank of tenured Professor of ECE at UNC-Charlotte, and served in administration as Dean of IT at UAE University and VP for Research at Masdar Institute. In government, Rafic served as Head of Strategic Planning of the Abu Dhabi Education Council and senior advisor to the Director General. Rafic pioneered the iDDT pulse method for testing semiconductor integrated circuits. He has worked on research funded by DARPA, NSF, Intel, IBM, and Carolinas Medical Center, among others, and won several research awards including the 2002 First Citizen Research Scholar Medal and the ALCOA Outstanding Graduate Faculty Award. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Semiconductor Research Corporation and serves on the SemiSynBio consortium and roadmap executive committee. Rafic is an avid advocate of individuals with special needs and currently serves as a member of the Community and Legacy Committee of the Special Olympics 2019 World Summer Games.MichaelMager is the co-founder and CEO of Precision Neuroscience, the only brain–computer interface (BCI) company developing implants that are designed to be high-resolution, minimally invasive, and reversible to improve millions of patients' lives who suffer from neurological illnesses.
Mager has built, invested in, and managed companies across diverse geographies and industries, with a focus on technology and technology-enabled businesses. He received his undergraduate degree from Harvard College and earned an MPhil degree in economic history from the University of Cambridge.
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- 05/05/2023 | 11:30 am – 12:00 pm PDT
- 30 mins Hall A3SpeakersMr. Lior Susan is a Co-Founding Partner & serves as a Managing Partner at Eclipse Ventures. He serves as Chairman & Board Member at Owlet Baby Care. He also is a Co-Founder and serves as President and Board Member at Datorios. He is a Co-Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer and Board Member at Bright Machines. He serves as Board Member at Augury, Swift Navigation, Toka, and Lucira Health. He served as Advisor at HoneyCo Homes. He served as Board Member at June, InsidePacket, 6 River Systems, Mavrx, Wavelet Health, and Boardwalktech. He founded Eclipse to meet the unique and unmet needs of entrepreneurs building startups integrating hardware with software and data. Prior to launching Eclipse, Lior was Founder and General Partner at LabIX, the hardware investment platform of Flextronics, the world's second-largest electronics manufacturing services and original design manufacturer. LabIX brings together startups, OEMs, and technology partners across the entire hardware ecosystem. At LabIX, he led investments in companies across energy storage, wireless / infrastructure, 3D optics, additive manufacturing, and robotics. He also co-founded Farm 2050, an AgTech Collective, with Innovation Endeavors to address the global food challenge. Prior to LabIX, he was part of the founding team of Elementum, Flextronics' proprietary SaaS platform which was later spun out. Before moving to Silicon Valley, He was a serial entrepreneur in Tel Aviv, where he helped build Intucell which was sold to Cisco in 2012. He also served as Advisor at ClearMetal. He served as Board Member at SwipeSense.Ms. Gayathri Radhakrishnan serves as Partner at Hitachi Ventures. Ms.Radhakrishnan serves as Senior Director Venture Capital at Micron Ventures. She served as Venture Partner at Impact Venture Capital. Previously, she served as a Partner/ Mentor at Tech Ranch Austin. She also serves as an Executive at Micron Ventures Team. She is broadly focused on areas of IoT, Cloud, and Advanced Analytics. Prior to Dell, she was involved in the startup ecosystem as a Partner and Mentor at TechRanch Austin, a startup accelerator, as a VC at Earlybird Venture Capital, a top-tier European VC firm and in an operating role at an early-stage technology startup. She has an MS in EE from Ohio State University and an MBA from INSEAD. She is a Kauffman Fellow and also serves as a mentor at Techstars Cloud.Anil is a Managing Partner at Unicorn India Ventures, a SEBI approved venture fund under AIF-I Category. Prior to setting up the Fund, he was heading operations at Mumbai Angels and Bangalore Angels, leading Angel Investment forums in India as President. His experience also includes corporate management functions in medium and large organizations,investment in start-ups, project management, joint ventures and business development. Mentoring startups is his passion and he also advises Governmental and industrial bodies on the same. Anil is a regular speaker at both domestic and International circuit on start-ups and early stage investmentKevin ChenPartner & Head, Lam Capital
Lam Researchhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/kevmchen/Aditya RaghupathyInvestor
Schematic Ventureshttps://www.linkedin.com/in/adityaraghupathy/
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- 05/05/2023 | 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm PDT
- 30 mins Hall A3SpeakersFrank Louis - VictorCEO
Ford Next LLCFranck Louis-Victor is CEO, Ford Next LLC, effective March 2, 2022. He reports to Marin Gjaja, chief customer officer, Ford Model e. Previously, Louis-Victor was vice president, New Businesses Platform. In this role, Louis-Victor was responsible for developing and executing a comprehensive strategic plan that included the company’s existing and emerging portfolio of capabilities in areas like autonomous vehicles and mobility services. Louis-Victor and his team nurtured new ideas through Ford’s incubator, Ford X, and accelerated development of disruptive technologies in areas that enable and enhance always-on relationships with customers. Prior to joining Ford in 2021, Louis-Victor oversaw development and implementation of new business models and revenue streams for Groupe Renault as vice president, New Medias and Services Innovation. For nearly three years from 2016, he was alliance global director, Connected Vehicles Cloud and Services, for the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance. Louis-Victor spent several years in mobility and automotive startups after beginning his career in information technology in France in 1998. Louis-Victor has a master’s degree in physics from the University of Bordeaux in France and a bachelor’s degree in Automotive Design from the Franco Sbarro School of Automotive Design in Switzerland.Shiva KumarManaging Director
Piper Sandlerhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/shiva-kumar-092628/
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Track Chairs
Gartner Consulting
Avanish is also a Limited Partner in venture funds focused on early-stage tech-enabled ventures. He is an alumnus of University of Chicago Booth School of Business, Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta and Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur.
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