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Badging and registration will begin at 7:15 a.m. at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory Visitor Center. Breakfast will be served from 7:15\u20138:30 a.m.<\/p>\n\n\n

Student posters will be on display from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. <\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Time<\/th>Event<\/th>Presenter<\/th>Location<\/th><\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
8:30\u20138:55 a.m.<\/td>Opening Sessions<\/td>Kick off & safety minute: Ryan Dehoff<\/a>, ORNL
Welcome and introductions: Stephen Streiffer<\/a>, ORNL
Opening remarks: U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann<\/a><\/td>		Tennessee Rooms, ORNL Visitor Center<\/td> <\/tr>\n
8:55\u20139:30 a.m.<\/td>Fireside Chat with AMMTO Director Diana Bauer<\/td>Stephen Streiffer<\/a>, ORNL, and Diana Bauer<\/a>, Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Office, DOE Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation<\/td>Tennessee Rooms, ORNL Visitor Center<\/td> <\/tr>\n
9:30\u20139:45 a.m.<\/td>Lincoln Electric Partnership Announcement<\/td>Shaun Gleason<\/a>, ORNL; Robert Wagner<\/a>, ORNL; Mark Douglass, Lincoln Electric<\/td>Tennessee Rooms, ORNL Visitor Center<\/td> <\/tr>\n
9:45\u201310 a.m.<\/td>Break<\/strong><\/td><\/td>Mezzanine, ORNL Visitor Center<\/td> <\/tr>\n
10\u201311 a.m.<\/td>Voice of Industry: National Laboratory Needs. Industry perspectives from hydropower, oil and gas, nuclear, and the industrial base.<\/td>Moderated by Robert Wagner<\/a>, ORNL associate laboratory director for energy science and technology

Panelists: Lillie Ghobrial<\/a>, GE; Curt Jawdy<\/a>, TVA; Leo Christodolou<\/a>, Autonomous Resource Corporation; Jud Marte<\/a>, MP Materials<\/td>		Tennessee Rooms, ORNL Visitor Center<\/td> <\/tr>\n
11\u201311:30 a.m.<\/td>Near-Net Shape and Supply Chain Survey Insights from Industry<\/td>Alaa Elwany<\/a>, DOE AMMTO Fellow<\/td>Tennessee Rooms, ORNL Visitor Center<\/td> <\/tr>\n
11:30\u201311:45 a.m.<\/td>Special Partnership Announcement<\/td>Robert Wagner<\/a>, ORNL; and Anthony Nickens<\/a>, Idaho National Laboratory<\/td>Tennessee Rooms, ORNL Visitor Center<\/td> <\/tr>\n
11:45 a.m.\u201312:45 p.m.<\/td>Working Lunch and MOU Signing<\/td>Robert Wagner<\/a>, ORNL; Gavin Dillingham, SLB<\/td>Tennessee Rooms, ORNL Visitor Center<\/td> <\/tr>\n
12:45\u20131:45 p.m.<\/td>Concurrent Sessions<\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/td> <\/tr>\n
<\/td>Concurrent Session A<\/strong>: Manufacturing Supply Chain for Oil and Gas<\/td>Moderated by Matt Ringer<\/a>, NLR; and Yarom Polsky<\/a>, Manufacturing Sciences Division Director, ORNL

Panelists: SLB, NOV, ExxonMobil, and Arc Specialties<\/td>		Tennessee Rooms, ORNL Visitor Center<\/td> <\/tr>\n
<\/td>Concurrent Session B<\/strong>: Extreme Environment Materials for Defense and Energy<\/td>Moderated by Mike Kirka<\/a>, Group Leader, Deposition Science and Technology, ORNL

Panelists: ATI, America Makes, AFRL, Siemens Energy<\/td>		Joint Institute for Computational Sciences (JICS) Auditorium, ORNL main campus.<\/td> <\/tr>\n
<\/td>Concurrent Session C<\/strong>: Tour ORNL's Spallation Neutron Source or Building Technologies Research and Integration Center<\/td>Shuttle service and tour of DOE user facility.<\/td>SNS<\/a> \/ BTRIC<\/a><\/span><\/td> <\/tr>\n
1:45\u20132:45 p.m.<\/td>Concurrent Sessions<\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/td> <\/tr>\n
<\/td>Concurrent Session A<\/strong>: Hydropower Supply Chain and R&D Needs<\/td>Moderated by Ken Ross<\/a>, PNNL; Shih-Chieh Kao<\/a>, ORNL\u00a0

Panelists: Voith, DOE H2O, Emrgy, TVA, US Bureau of Reclamation<\/td>		Tennessee Rooms, ORNL Visitor Center<\/td> <\/tr>\n
<\/td>Concurrent Session B<\/strong>: The Composites Industrial Base for Energy and Defense Applications<\/td>Moderated by Vlastimil Kunc<\/a>, ORNL

Panelists: Hexcel, Epsilon USA, ACMA, and General Atomics<\/td>		JICS Auditorium, ORNL main campus<\/td> <\/tr>\n
<\/td>Concurrent Session C<\/strong>: Tour ORNL's Building Technologies Research and Integration Center, Spallation Neutron Source, or critical materials labs.<\/td>Shuttle service and tours of DOE user facility.<\/td>BTRIC<\/a> \/ SNS<\/a> \/ critical materials labs<\/a><\/span><\/td> <\/tr>\n
2:45\u20133 p.m.<\/td>Break<\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/td> <\/tr>\n
3\u20134 p.m.<\/td>Concurrent Sessions<\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/td> <\/tr>\n
<\/td>Concurrent Session A<\/strong>: Nuclear Energy Supply Chains<\/td>Moderated by Will Jenson<\/a>, INL; Ryan Dehoff<\/a>, ORNL

Panelists: E-energy, GE Vernova, Cadogan Technology Consulting<\/td>		Tennessee Rooms, ORNL Visitor Center<\/td> <\/tr>\n
<\/td>Concurrent Session B<\/strong>: Critical Metal Components for Defense: Capacity, Technology, and the Path to Production<\/td>Moderated by Brian Post<\/a>, ORNL

Panelists: Scot Forge, Big Metal Additive, and GKN Aerospace<\/td>		JICS Auditorium, ORNL main campus<\/td> <\/tr>\n
<\/td>Concurrent Session C<\/strong>: Tour ORNL's Critical Materials Laboratories<\/td>Guided walk to facility tour.<\/td>ORNL's critical minerals and materials research<\/a><\/span>.<\/td> <\/tr>\n
4\u20134:15 p.m.<\/td>Licensing Ceremony: Branch Technology<\/td>Jennifer Caldwell<\/a>, ORNL; Robert Wagner<\/a>, ORNL: Cynthia Jenks, ORNL; David Goodloe, Branch Technology<\/td>Tennessee Rooms, ORNL Visitor Center<\/td> <\/tr>\n
4:15\u20135:15 p.m.<\/td>Lightning Talks: Innovation Crossroads<\/td>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.

Companies: Ateios, Skuld, Ascend Mfg, Eonix, Lumios, Applied 2D, Perseus, Endeavor Composites, Fibarcode, AtomQ<\/td>		Tennessee Rooms, ORNL Visitor Center<\/td> <\/tr>\n
5:15\u20137:15 p.m.<\/td>Reception<\/td>Hosted by Innovation Crossroads. Reception will include a short program, remarks, and student poster winner announcements. Small group tours of Frontier<\/a><\/span> will be offered.<\/td>ORNL Main Street<\/td> <\/tr>\n
5:15\u20137:15 p.m.<\/td>Shuttles Departing for Event Hotels<\/td><\/td>Shuttles to hotels will leave from ORNL at 5:30 p.m. and 7:15 p.m.<\/td> <\/tr>\n <\/tbody>\n <\/table>\n \n \n \n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Thursday, August 20<\/div><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Badging and registration will begin at 7 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\u20138 a.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Time<\/th>Event<\/th>Presenter<\/th>Location<\/th><\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
8\u20138:10 a.m.<\/td>Welcome and Opening Remarks<\/td>Stephen Streiffer<\/a>, ORNL and U.S. Rep. Tim Burchett<\/a><\/td>MDF 112<\/span><\/td> <\/tr>\n
8:10\u20138:25 a.m.<\/td>AMMTO Keynote: Advanced Technologies and Innovation Ecosystems for the Energy Industrial Base<\/td>Diana Bauer<\/a>, DOE AMMTO Director<\/td>MDF 112<\/td> <\/tr>\n
8:25\u20138:45 a.m.<\/td>MDF Portfolio: Current Focus and Future of Manufacturing<\/td>Ryan Dehoff<\/a>, MDF Director<\/span><\/td>MDF 112<\/span><\/td> <\/tr>\n
8:45\u20139 a.m.<\/td>How DOW leverages MDF capabilities to strengthen the war fighter<\/td>Zach Boykin<\/a>, US DOW OSD Warfighting, Investments, Resourcing & Execution<\/td>MDF 112<\/span><\/td> <\/tr>\n
9\u20139:15 a.m.<\/td>DMG MORI Partnership Announcement<\/td>Shaun Gleason<\/a>, Moe Khaleel, Robert Wagner<\/a>, and Mark Mohr<\/a><\/td>MDF 112<\/td> <\/tr>\n
9:15\u20139:30 a.m.<\/td>Break<\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/td> <\/tr>\n
9:30-11 a.m.<\/td>Accelerated Qualification: Technical Barriers, Research Needs, Standards, and Deployment<\/td>Moderated by Vincent Paquit<\/a>, ORNL

Panelists: NIST, CESMII, Siemens Energy, USCAR

Optional MDF<\/a> tours during panel.<\/td>		MDF 112<\/td> <\/tr>\n
11 a.m.\u201312 p.m.<\/td>Concurrent Sessions<\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/td> <\/tr>\n
<\/td>Concurrent Session A:<\/strong> Working with MDF: Industry Perspectives on Solving Real-World Challenges<\/td>Moderated by Shaun Gleason<\/a>, ORNL

Panelists: Bob Slattery<\/a>, ORNL; Kairos, Juggerbot, Rescale, DARPA<\/td>		MDF 112<\/span><\/td> <\/tr>\n
<\/td>Concurrent Session B:<\/strong> Tour the Manufacturing Demonstration Facility<\/td><\/td>MDF<\/span><\/a><\/td> <\/tr>\n
12\u20131:20 p.m.<\/td>Working Lunch: ORNL Partnerships<\/td>Jennifer Caldwell<\/a>, ORNL<\/td>MDF 112<\/td> <\/tr>\n
1:20\u20131:30 p.m.<\/td>Licensing Ceremony and Remarks: A.J. Tuck<\/td>Jennifer Caldwell<\/a>, Robert Wagner<\/a>, Gina Tourassi, and Dara Williams

Photography session will take place in the high bay.<\/td>		MDF 112 & High Bay<\/td> <\/tr>\n
1:30\u20132:30 p.m.<\/td>Concurrent Sessions<\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/td> <\/tr>\n
<\/td>Concurrent Session A<\/strong>: MDF Digital Tools: Pelican, Peregrine, Damara Tern, Simurgh, and simulation tools<\/td>Zack Snow<\/a>, ORNL<\/td>MDF 112 A<\/td> <\/tr>\n
<\/td>Concurrent Session B<\/strong>: Machining and Machine Tools<\/td>Moderated by Scott Smith<\/a>, ORNL

Panelists: NIST, OSD WIRE, DMG MORI, Boeing (Retired)<\/td>		MDF 112 B-C<\/td> <\/tr>\n
<\/td>Concurrent Session C<\/strong>: Tour the Manufacturing Demonstration Facility<\/span><\/td><\/td>MDF<\/a><\/span><\/td> <\/tr>\n
2:30\u20133:30 p.m.<\/td>Concurrent Sessions<\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/td> <\/tr>\n
<\/td>Concurrent Session A<\/strong>: Can AI be our Trojan Horse? A discussion on robotics and automation.<\/td>Joshua Vaughan<\/a>,\u00a0 ORNL<\/td>MDF 112 A<\/td> <\/tr>\n
<\/td>Concurrent Session B<\/strong>: PM-HIP<\/td>Moderated by Soumya Nag, ORNL

Panelists: Amaero, ATI, BPMI, EPRI, MPIF, E-energy<\/td>		MDF 112 B-C<\/td> <\/tr>\n
3:30\u20133:45 p.m.<\/td>Break<\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/td> <\/tr>\n
3:45\u20134:45 p.m.<\/td>Concurrent Sessions<\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/td> <\/tr>\n
<\/td>Concurrent Session A<\/strong>: Non-Destructive Evaluation<\/td>Moderated by Amir Ziabari<\/a>, ORNL

Panelists: Kairos Power, GE Aerospace, EOS North America, AOS\/TPAC<\/td>		MDF 112 A<\/td> <\/tr>\n
<\/td>Concurrent Session B<\/strong>: : Pre-cast Composites\/Concrete for nuclear energy<\/td>Moderated by Ahmed Hassen<\/a>, ORNL
Panelists: ORNL, Tindall, EPRI, Seaboard I<\/td>		MDF 112 B-C<\/td> <\/tr>\n
4:45\u20135 p.m.<\/td>Closing Remarks and Adjournment<\/td>Ryan Dehoff<\/a>, MDF Director<\/td>MDF 112<\/td> <\/tr>\n
5\u20136:30 p.m.<\/td>Airport Bus and Closed-Door DOE Session<\/td><\/td>MDF 311<\/td> <\/tr>\n <\/tbody>\n <\/table>\n \n \n \n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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