Chandra Brown

Chandra Brown

Keynote Speaker, Chandra Brown
Topic: The Creation of New Manufacturing Industries
Ms. Brown has worked for Oregon Iron Works, Inc. (OIW) for over 15 years and has held a variety of positions during her tenure with the company. She is currently President of a newly created subsidiary of OIW called United Streetcar … Read more …

Bryan Dods

Bryan Dods

Keynote Speaker, Bryan Dods
Topic: Energy Innovation Enabled by Manufacturing
Bryan Dods serves as the Executive, Manufacturing Technology Leader for GE Energy. The Manufacturing Technology organization has responsibility for new product and technology introduction across GE Energy’s global factory and supplier network. Read more …

Dr. Charalabos C. Doumanidis

Dr. Charalabos C. Doumanidis

Keynote Speaker, Dr. Charalabos C. Doumanidis
Topic: The Nano-World as a Manufacturing Playground: The Vision of Nanomanufacturing at NSF
Prof. Charalabos (Haris) Doumanidis holds his Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from the Aristotelian Univ. of Thessaloniki (1983), his M.S. from Northwestern University (1985), and his Ph.D. from MIT (1988). Read more …

Dr. Yasushi Fukuzawa

Dr. Yasushi Fukuzawa

Keynote Speaker, Dr. Yasushi Fukuzawa
Topic: Electrical Discharge Machining Research and New Technologies in Japan

Jake Nichol

Jake Nichol

Luncheon Speaker, Jake Nichol
Topic: Manufacturing: The Sweet Smell of Cutting Oil

Dr. Yasubumi Furuya

Dr. Yasubumi Furuya

Luncheon Speaker, Dr. Yasubumi Furuya
Topic: Recent Work on Smart Materials Technology for Magnetostrictive Torque Sensor in Automobile Application

Skip Rung

Skip Rung

Keynote Speaker, Skip Rung
Topic: Innovation-Based Economic Development Partnerships in Advanced Manufacturing Technologies
Mr. Rung is a senior high technology R&D executive with over 25 years of R&D management experience in CMOS process technology, application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) design and electronic design automation (EDA), IC packaging, MEMS, microfluidics, and inkjet printing.
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