Explore advanced manufacturing trends in 3D, Biomedical, IoT, and Robotics in the Bay Area throughout a wide range of industries. Speakers come from a range of industries and local governments. Join us for a career fair with local companies or mixer following the conference.

Schedule

7:30 am Registration

8:15 am Welcome, Introduction of Master of Ceremonies

• Kevin Gregerson - SME Chair 2018, Silicon Valley Chapter 98

8:20 am Conference Introduction, Sponsor Thank-you (15 min)

• Donovan Lazaro - Master of Ceremonies

8:30 am Welcome to Bestronics (15min)

• Nat Mani, Bestronics, CEO

8:45 am Keynote Presentation (45 min)

Surviving and Thriving as a Manufacturer in Silicon Valley - the Rose Batteries Playbook

• Itamar Frankenthal, CEO, Rose Batteries

9:30 am The Future of Medical Device Manufacturing - (30 Min)

• Noreen King, CEO, Evolve (30 min)

10:00 am Break (25 min)

10:25 am From Hobby to Business - (35 min)

• Jason Reynolds, CEO, Jinxbot

11:00 am How 3D Printing Works for You (30 min)

• Brandon Boulden, Digital Manufacturing Manager, Hawk Ridge

11:30 am Preparing (and Securing) the network for the onslaught of IoT data (30 min)

• Joe Pinto, Sr. VP, Technical Services, Cisco

12:00 pm Lunch break (lunch provided)

1:35 pm Conference Update

• Donovan Lazaro - Master of Ceremonies (15min)

1:45 pm Presentation (30 min)

• Patrick Pickerell, CEO Peridot

2:15 pm Robotics (30 min) -

• Camp Peavy,

2:45 pm Break (30 min)

3:15 pm Presentation (15 min)

USPTO West Coast Regional Office in Silicon Valley - Resources & Services

• Stephen Phen - Assistant Regional Director, USPTO

3:30 pm Presentation (15 min)

• Manufacture San Jose

3:45 pm Presentation (30 min)

• Manufacture San Jose

4:15 pm Closing

4:30 pm Mixer and Career Fair

7:00 pm Ends

Career Fair - Bestronics, Cobham, Design Visionaries, New York Life, Rose Batteries

Sponsors - Bestronics, PG&E, Jinxbot, USPTO, Manex, the Great Event, General Foundry Service, Peridot, Swenson Group

Parking

There is no cost for parking.

Photography and Audio/Video Recording Policy

SME SV reserves the right to all audio and video reproductions of presentations at SME sponsored meetings. By registering for this meeting, all attendees acknowledge that they may be photographed by SME personnel while at events, and that those photos may be used for promotional purposes by SME SV. Any recording of sessions (audio, video, still photography, etc.) intended for personal use, distribution, publication, or copyright without the express written consent of SME SV and the individual authors is strictly prohibited. Attendees violating this policy may be asked to leave the session.

Refund Policy
Refund requests received by June 22 should be sent to gregersonlisa@gmail.com will have a 15% cancellation processing fee. All refund requests after June 22, 2018 will have 50% cancellation processing fee.

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