THE CONFERENCE

Map your AM JOURNEY as you select your sessions with our easy-to-use categories:

Evaluation

8 Conference Tracks

• Automotive

• Aerospace

• Defense

• Consumer Goods

Adoption Optimization

• Healthcare

• Wider Industrial

• R&D

• AM Ecosystem

For over 30 years, the RAPID + TCT Conference has brought together some of the most influential industry figures to share their expert knowledge on the latest in design-to-manufacturing innovation. Industrial users and cuttingedge consumers gather around expert analysts, researchers and executives to gain a deeper understanding of the role of 3D technologies in the design-to-manufacturing process chain.

3D technology is quickly transforming traditional manufacturing. Keep pace — and stay competitive — with the industry’s most-trusted source of additive manufacturing education. Whether you’re evaluating 3D technologies or optimizing your current applications, you’ll find sessions that will take your knowledge to the next level.

Explore the rich technical lineup organized in eight track themes, showcasing more than 160 leading AM experts!

LOOK FOR THE SYMBOLS WITHIN EACH SESSION OF THE CONFERENCE:

RAPID + TCT 2023 EVENT ADVISORS

Ted Anderson, Industrialization Leader, Additive Technologies, GE Additive

Kevin Ayers, AM Consultant, 3D Metal Konsulting

Yash Bandari, PhD, Director of Business Development , FasTech LLC

Eric Barnes, Northrop Grumman Fellow, Northrop Grumman Corporation

Lisa Block, Chief Revenue Officer, Hybrid Manufacturing Technologies

Dan Braley, FSME, CAM-T Associate Technical Fellow, Boeing Global Services

Rex Brown, Principal Mechanical Engineer (Retired)

Zayna Connor, PhD, Independent Consultant, ZMC Consulting, Inc.

April Cooke PhD, Senior Process Engineer, Seurat Technologies, Inc.

Denis Cormier, PhD, Earl W. Brinkman Professor, AMPrint Center Director, Rochester Institute of Technology

Vesna Cota, Additive Manufacturing Design & Development Specialist (Retired)

Carl Dekker, President, Met-L-Flo

Abbey Delaney, Senior Director of Marketing, Axial3D

Boris Fritz, Adjunct Professor, University of Southern California Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Loyola Marymount University Department of Mechanical Engineering

Eliana Fu PhD, Industry Manager - Aerospace & Medical, TRUMPF Inc.

Giles Gaskell, Commercial Manager - Photogrammetry and Structured Light Systems, Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence Inc.

Charles Gilman, Faculty Member / AM consultant, State University of New York at Cobleskill

Todd Grimm, President, T.A. Grimm & Associates

James Harrison, Technical Sales Engineer, nScrypt

LJ Holmes, Executive Director of the Advanced Manufacturing Center, Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

SJ Jones, M.S. Biomedical Engineering; M.S. Engineering Management, Technical Sales Engineer, Velo3D

Sheku Kamara, Dean of Applied Research, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Humna Khan, CEO/Founder, ASTRO Mechanical Testing Laboratory

Giuseppe Lacaria, Additive Manufacturing Research Engineer, Ford Motor Company

Brian Levy, Aerodynamics Engineer, Joe Gibbs Racing

Sofia Lopez, Regional Head of Projects and Implementation Americas, COBOD North America

David Leigh

Michael Nikodinovski, Mechanical Engineer / Additive Manufacturing Technical Lead, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC)

Ivanova Olga, PhD, Director of Technology, Mechnano

Michael Raphael, CEO & President, Direct Dimensions, Inc.

Brandon Ribic, PhD, Technology Director, America Makes - NCDMM

Thomas Sorovetz, Fastener Engineer (Retired), Stellantis N.V.

Mihaela Vlasea, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Waterloo, Multi-Scale Additive Manufacturing Lab

Brennon White, CAM-F, Additive Manufacturing Applications Engineer, Interiors and Electrical SMT Support, GM Additive Design & Manufacturing Group

Main Stage