Wednesday, August 19
Badging and registration will begin at 7:15 a.m. at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory Visitor Center. Breakfast will be served from 7–8:30 a.m.
Student posters will be on display from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
| Time | Event | Presenter | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8–8:30 a.m. | Welcome and Fireside Chat | Stephen Streiffer, ORNL Director Audrey Robertson, Assistant Secretary of Energy, U.S. Department of Energy (pending confirmation) | Tennessee Rooms, ORNL Visitor Center |
| 8:30–9 a.m. | Keynote Address: United States Industrial Base for Energy and National Security | John Shultz, Deputy Director of the Warfighting Investments, Resourcing, and Execution Office, Office of the Assistant Secretary of War for Industrial Base Policy (pending confirmation) | Tennessee Rooms, ORNL Visitor Center |
| 9–9:30 a.m. | East Tennessee’s Public-Private Innovation Ecosystem: Driving American Energy Dominance and National Security | Craig Blue, ORNL chief manufacturing officer. | Tennessee Rooms, ORNL Visitor Center |
| 9:30–10:30 a.m. | Hydropower, Nuclear, and Oil and Gas Perspectives on National Lab Partnerships | Moderated by Robert Wagner, ORNL associate laboratory director for energy science and technology Panelists: Lillie Ghobrial, GE; Curt Jawdy, TVA; Leo Christodolou, Autonomous Resource Corporation; Jud Marte, MP Materials | Tennessee Rooms, ORNL Visitor Center |
| 10:30–10:45 a.m. | Break | ||
| 10:45–11:30 a.m. | Near-Net Shape and Supply Chain Survey Insights from Industry | Alaa Elwany, DOE AMMTO Fellow | Tennessee Rooms, ORNL Visitor Center |
| 11:30–11:45 a.m. | Special Partnership Announcement and Reveal | Robert Wagner, ORNL; and Anthony Nickens, Idaho National Laboratory | Tennessee Rooms, ORNL Visitor Center |
| 11:45 a.m.–12:45 p.m. | Working Lunch: Industry Connector Session | Tennessee Rooms, ORNL Visitor Center | |
| 12:45–1:45 p.m. | Concurrent Sessions | ||
| Concurrent Session A: Securing the Oil and Gas Supply Chain for Energy Infrastructure | Moderated by Matt Ringer, NLR; and Yarom Polsky, Manufacturing Sciences Division Director, ORNL Panelists: Tom Richardson, ARC Specialties; Christopher Beeson, ExxonMobil; Chuck Wright, NOV; SLB | Tennessee Rooms, ORNL Visitor Center | |
| Concurrent Session B: Extreme Environment Materials for Defense and Energy | Moderated by Mike Kirka, Group Leader, Deposition Science and Technology, ORNL Panelists: John Foltz, ATI; John Martin, America Makes; Byron McArthur, Air Force Research Laboratory | Joint Institute for Computational Sciences (JICS) Auditorium, ORNL main campus. | |
| Concurrent Session C: Tour ORNL's Spallation Neutron Source | Shuttle service and tour of DOE user facility. | SNS | |
| 1:45–2:45 p.m. | Concurrent Sessions | ||
| Concurrent Session A: Hydropower at Scale: Infrastructure, Supply Chains, and Opportunity | Moderated by Ken Ross, Senior Materials Research Engineer, PNNL. Panelists: Carl Atkinson, Voith; Tom Cuthbert, Emrgy; Corey Vezina, DOE H2O program, Curt Jawdy, TVA | Tennessee Rooms, ORNL Visitor Center | |
| Concurrent Session B: The Composites Industrial Base for Energy and Defense Applications | Moderated by Vlastimil Kunc, ORNL Corporate Fellow. Panelists: Bob Kody, CTO & SVP, Hexcel; Joseph Sylvia, Epsilon USA; Cindy Squires, ACMA | JICS Auditorium, ORNL main campus | |
| Concurrent Session C: Tour ORNL's Building Technologies Research and Integration Center | Shuttle service and tours of DOE user facility. | BTRIC | |
| 2:45–3 p.m. | Break | ||
| 3–4 p.m. | Concurrent Sessions | ||
| Concurrent Session A: Building the Nuclear Supply Chain for the Next Generation | Moderated by Will Jenson, Group Leader, Economics and Operational Analysis, INL; and Ryan Dehoff, MDF director, ORNL. Panelists: Hamdy Abouelella, GE; Jack Cadogan, LWRS; Marcia Leonard, X-energy | Tennessee Rooms, ORNL Visitor Center | |
| Concurrent Session B: Critical Metal Components for Defense: Capacity, Technology, and the Path to Production | Moderated by Brian Post, Group Leader, Disruptive Manufacturing Systems Development, ORNL Panelists: Vince Anewenter, Scot Forge; Christopher Allison, GKN Aerospace; Slade Gardner, Big Metal Additive | JICS Auditorium, ORNL main campus | |
| Concurrent Session C: Tour ORNL's Critical Materials Laboratories | Guided walk to facility tour. | ORNL's critical minerals and materials research. | |
| 4–5 p.m. | Lightning Talks: Innovation Crossroads | Entrepreneur-fellows from ORNL's Lab-Embedded Entrepreneurship Program node, Innovation Crossroads, will deliver their company pitches. Remarks from AMMTO leadership and Dan Miller, Innovation Crossroads director. | Tennessee Rooms, ORNL Visitor Center |
| 5:15–7 p.m. | Reception | Hosted by Innovation Crossroads. Reception will include a short program, remarks, and student poster winner announcements. Small group tours of Frontier will be offered. | ORNL Main Street |
| 5:15–7:15 p.m. | Shuttles Departing for Event Hotels | Shuttles to hotels will leave from ORNL at 5:30 p.m. and 7:15 p.m. |
Thursday, August 20
Badging and registration will begin at 7:15 a.m. at the Manufacturing Demonstration Facility on ORNL’s Hardin Valley Campus (2350 Cherahala Blvd, Knoxville, TN 37932). Breakfast will be served from 7–8:30 a.m.
| Time | Event | Presenter | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8–8:10 a.m. | Welcome and Opening Remarks | Robert Wagner, ORNL Associate Laboratory Director for Energy Science and Technology | MDF 112 |
| 8:10–8:30 a.m. | Keynote: Strengthening Domestic Supply Chains for Material and Products by Developing and Deploying Advanced Technologies | Diana Bauer, DOE AMMTO Director | MDF 112 |
| 8:30–9 a.m. | The Manufacturing Demonstration Facility: How ORNL Is Shaping the Future of Industry | Ryan Dehoff, MDF Director | MDF 112 |
| 9–10:30 a.m. | Concurrent Sessions | ||
| Concurrent Session A: Accelerated Qualification: What Industry Needs to Move Faster—Technical Barriers and Business Needs | Moderated by Vincent Paquit, ORNL Section Head for Secure and Digital Manufacturing | MDF 112 | |
| Concurrent Session B: Tour the Manufacturing Demonstration Facility | MDF | ||
| 10:30–10:45 a.m. | Break | ||
| 10:30–10:45 a.m. | Special Partnership Announcement | MDF High Bay | |
| 10:45–11:15 a.m. | East Tennessee’s public-private innovation ecosystem: Driving American energy dominance and national security | Craig Blue, ORNL Chief Manufacturing Officer | MDF 112 |
| 11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. | Working with MDF: Industry Perspectives on Solving Real-World Challenges | Moderated by Shaun Gleason, ORNL Partnerships Office Director Panelists: Bob Slattery, ORNL; Zac DiVencenzo, Juggerbot; Kiley Naas, Rescale | MDF 112 |
| 12:15–1:30 p.m. | Working Lunch and ORNL Catalyst IP Presentations | Four ORNL researchers will pitch their lab-developed intellectual property. Hosted by Jennifer Caldwell, ORNL Technology Transfer Division director | MDF 112 |
| 1:30–2:30 p.m. | Concurrent Sessions | ||
| Concurrent Session A: Digital Processes and New Tools from ORNL: From Data to Confidence | Zack Snow, ORNL Research Scientist. | MDF 112 A | |
| Concurrent Session B: Advanced Machining for Critical Energy and Industrial Components | Moderated by Scott Smith, ORNL Panelists: Mark Mohr, DMG MORI; Aaron Cornelius, NIST; Jerry Halley, Ret., Boeing and Addman | MDF 112 B-C | |
| Concurrent Session C: Tour the Manufacturing Demonstration Facility | MDF | ||
| 2:30–3:30 p.m. | Concurrent Sessions | ||
| Concurrent Session A: Can AI be our Trojan Horse? A discussion on robotics and automation. | Joshua Vaughan, Group Lead for Manufacturing Automation and Controls; Andrzej Nycz, ORNL Senior Research Staff | MDF 112 A | |
| Concurrent Session B: PM-HIP for Critical Components: Opportunities Across Industry and Defense | Moderated by Soumya Nag, ORNL Section Head, Materials Processing Science & Engineering Panelists: Eric Bono, Amaero; John Foltz, ATI Specialty Materials; Dawn Bosco, Bechtel Plant Machinery Inc.; Ben Sutton, EPRI; Wiley Abner, MPIF; Martin van Staden, X-energy | MDF 112 B-C | |
| 3:30–3:45 p.m. | Break | ||
| 3:30–3:45 p.m. | Special Licensing Announcement | MDF High Bay | |
| 3:45–4:45 p.m. | Concurrent Sessions | ||
| Concurrent Session A: Advances in Non-Destructive Evaluation for Critical Manufacturing Components | Moderated by Amir Ziabari, ORNL Senior R&D Scientist Panelists: Craig Gerardi, Kairos Power; Patrick Howard, GE Aerospace; Yash Parikh, EOS; Alan Caulder, AOS/TPASC | MDF 112 A | |
| Concurrent Session B: Accelerating Nuclear Deployment with Advanced Precast Construction | Moderated by Ahmed Hassen, ORNL Senior Research Staff and Group Leader for Composites Innovation Panelists: Yann Le Pape, ORNL; Joel Sheets, Tindall; Hasan Charkas, EPRI | MDF 112 B-C | |
| 4:45–5 p.m. | Closing Remarks | Ryan Dehoff, MDF Director | MDF 112 |