Agenda

A presenter speaks on stage during the Department of Energy’s Lab-Embedded Entrepreneurship Program Demo Day at Covenant Health Park in Knoxville, Tennessee, sharing a startup pitch focused on emerging energy or manufacturing technology before an audience of investors, industry leaders and research partners.

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.

TimeEventPresenterLocation
8–8:30 a.m.Welcome and Fireside ChatStephen Streiffer, ORNL Director
Audrey Robertson, Assistant Secretary of Energy, U.S. Department of Energy
Tennessee Rooms, ORNL Visitor Center
8:30–9 a.m.Keynote Address: United States Industrial Base for Energy and National SecurityTBATennessee Rooms, ORNL Visitor Center
9–9:30 a.m.East Tennessee’s Public-Private Innovation Ecosystem: Driving American Energy Dominance and National SecurityCraig 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 PartnershipsModerated 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 IndustryAlaa Elwany, DOE AMMTO FellowTennessee Rooms, ORNL Visitor Center
11:30–11:45 a.m.Special Partnership Announcement and RevealRobert Wagner, ORNL; and Anthony Nickens, Idaho National LaboratoryTennessee Rooms, ORNL Visitor Center
11:45 a.m.–12:45 p.m.Working Lunch: Industry Connector SessionTennessee Rooms, ORNL Visitor Center
12:45–1:45 p.m.Concurrent Sessions
Concurrent Session A: Securing the Oil and Gas Supply Chain for Energy InfrastructureModerated 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 EnergyModerated 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 SourceShuttle 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 OpportunityModerated 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 ApplicationsModerated 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 CenterShuttle 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 GenerationModerated 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 ProductionModerated by Brian Post, Group Leader, Disruptive Manufacturing Systems Development, ORNL

Panelists: Vince Antwenter, Scot Forge; Christopher Allision, GKN Aerospace; Slade Gardner, Big Metal Additive
JICS Auditorium, ORNL main campus
Concurrent Session C: Tour ORNL's Critical Materials LaboratoriesGuided walk to facility tour.ORNL's critical minerals and materials research.
4–5 p.m.Lightning Talks: Innovation CrossroadsEntrepreneur-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.ReceptionHosted 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 HotelsShuttles to hotels will leave from ORNL at 5:30 p.m. and 7:15 p.m.

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.

TimeEventPresenterLocation
8–8:10 a.m.Welcome and Opening RemarksRobert Wagner, ORNL Associate Laboratory Director for Energy Science and TechnologyMDF 112
8:10–8:30 a.m.Keynote: Strengthening Domestic Supply Chains for Material and Products by Developing and Deploying Advanced TechnologiesDiana Bauer, DOE AMMTO DirectorMDF 112
8:30–9 a.m.The Manufacturing Demonstration Facility: How ORNL Is Shaping the Future of IndustryRyan Dehoff, MDF DirectorMDF 112
9–10 a.m.Concurrent Sessions
Concurrent Session A: Accelerated Qualification: What Industry Needs to Move FasterModerated by Vincent Paquit, ORNL Section Head for Secure and Digital ManufacturingMDF 112
Concurrent Session B: Tour the Manufacturing Demonstration FacilityMDF
10–10:15 a.m.Break
10–10:15 a.m.Special Partnership AnnouncementTBAMDF High Bay
10:15–11:15 a.m.Concurrent Sessions
Concurrent Session A: Accelerated Qualification: Standards, Partnerships, and the Path to DeploymentModerated by Bill Peter, ORNL advanced manufacturing program director

Panelists: Haresh Malkani, CESMII; Steve Przesmitzki, USCAR; Lyle Levin, NIST; EPRI
MDF 112
Concurrent Session B: Tour the Manufacturing Demonstration FacilityMDF
11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m.Working with MDF: Industry Perspectives on Solving Real-World ChallengesModerated 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 PresentationsFour ORNL researchers will pitch their lab-developed intellectual property. Hosted by Jennifer Caldwell, ORNL Technology Transfer Division directorMDF 112
1:30–2:30 p.m.Concurrent Sessions
Concurrent Session A: Digital Processes and New Tools from ORNL: From Data to ConfidenceZack Snow, ORNL Research Scientist.MDF 112 A
Concurrent Session B: Advanced Machining for Critical Energy and Industrial ComponentsModerated by Scott Smith, ORNL

Panelists: Mark Mohr, DMG MORI; Aaron Cornelius, NIST; Jerry Halley, Ret., Boeing and Addman
MDF 112 B-C
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 StaffMDF 112 A
Concurrent Session B: PM-HIP for Critical Components: Opportunities Across Industry and DefenseModerated 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 AnnouncementMDF High Bay
3:45–4:45 p.m.Concurrent Sessions
Concurrent Session A: Advances in Non-Destructive Evaluation for Critical Manufacturing ComponentsModerated 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 ConstructionModerated 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 RemarksRyan Dehoff, MDF DirectorMDF 112