RAPID + TCT 2024 introduced its Government Views Keynote Sequence, that includes 15 trade luminaries and thought leaders from throughout the worldwide additive manufacturing (AM) ecosystem.
Attendees will achieve perception and inspiration on the way forward for AM from participating panel discussions from main trade voices as this inaugural program unfolds on the Most important Stage every morning.
The Government Views Keynote Sequence will cowl AM's hottest matters, together with its:
- The most important challenges and alternatives
- Purposes drive adoption and in the end transfer to full-scale manufacturing
- Convergence with AI and automation
- Developments on the horizon to complement human well being and well-being
- The affect of the provision chain
- State of sustainability and its long-term potential
“At a time when AM has reached a crucial inflection level in its development and evolution, the Government Views Keynote Sequence provides RAPID + TCT attendees entry to probably the most highly effective minds shaping the worldwide additive manufacturing panorama ,” mentioned Bob Willig, government director and CEO. of SMEs. “Convening these main voices on this first-of-its-kind collection is an indication of SME's unwavering dedication to advancing AM applied sciences and offering a platform the place innovators can come collectively to chart the way forward for the manufacturing I sit up for seeing the collection proceed and evolve to RAPID + TCT 2025 in Detroit and RAPID + TCT 2026 in Boston.
Offered every day at 8:30 am on the Most important Stage, the Government Views panel discussions are moderated by Laura Griffiths, TCT Group Head of Content material, and have the next trade leaders:
- Savi Baveja, President of Customization and 3D Printing, HP
- Alain Dupont, Chief Business Officer, Colibrium Additive, a GE Aerospace Co.
- Ric Fulop, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO, Desktop Steel
- Charlie Grace, Chief Business Officer and President of the Americas, Nikon SLM Options
- Jeffrey Graves, PhD, President and CEO, 3D methods
- Marie Langer, CEO, EOS GmbH
- Maxim Lobovsky, Co-Founder and CEO, Formlabs
- Nils Niemeyer, managing director, DMG MORI
- Avi Reichental, co-founder and CEO, Nexa3D
- Victor Roman, PhD, Common Supervisor, ARBURGadditiv
- Michelle Sidwell, Chief Business Officer, Velo3D
- Yoav Stern, CEO and Member of the Board of Administrators, Nano Dimension
- Shai Terem, President and CEO, Markforged
- Fried Vancraen, Chairman of the Board, Materialize
- Yoav Zeif, PhD, CEO, Stratasys
As RAPID + TCT returns to the West Coast this 12 months, attendees have a novel alternative to be a part of the evolution of AM, which is anticipated to develop at a compound annual development price of ~14% from 2023-28 (AM Energy) . Accelerated adoption amongst a broader cross-section of the manufacturing trade drives AM innovation and effectivity, whereas RAPID + TCT propels the AM trade to the following stage by fostering commerce, increasing consciousness, advocating for the group and thru expert-level information sharing.
