2024 Manufacturing@MIT Annual Symposium
Bringing New Manufacturing to Scale
“New manufacturing” is a vision for the next era of production that involves scaling of new technologies and companies, prioritizes sustainability and resilience, and creates high-quality jobs, strengthening the US and world economy. On May 1 we will discuss these themes and envision a path forward.
May 1, 2024
9:00am – 4:30pm
Reception to follow
Wong Auditorium
Bldg. E51, 70 Memorial Dr.
Cambridge, MA, 02139
A special thanks to our sponsors:
AGENDA
9:05-9:15 am – Welcome & Introduction
John Hart, Professor and Head, MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering; Co-Director, Manufacturing@MIT Working Group
9:15 – 10:00 am – Defining “New Manufacturing”
Suzanne Berger, Institute Professor of Political Science, MIT
Followed by a discussion with:
Colin Cutts, VP, G&T Manufacturing
Mike Daly, EVP, Hypertherm
Christian Thoenes, Former Chairman, DMG MORI and deep tech investor
10:00 – 10:30 am – Triple Zero Framework in Manufacturing
Charly Mwangi, General Partner, Eclipse Ventures
10:30 – 10:45 am – Break
10:45 – 11:15 am – Supply Chain Resiliency and the Need for Stress Tests
David Simchi-Levi, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, MIT
11:45 am – 12:45 pm – Lunch
1:15 – 2:00 pm – Next-gen AI for Design and Manufacturing
Faez Ahmed, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, MIT
Jeff Kinder, EVP Product Development and Manufacturing Solutions, Autodesk
Julie Shah, Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, MIT
Moderated by: David Rotman, Editor at Large, MIT Technology Review
2:00 – 2:30 pm – The Federal Role in Semiconductor Leadership: A CHIPS for America Update
Richard-Duane Chambers, Director, Policy and Integration, NIST CHIPS R&D Office, US Department of Commerce
2:30 – 2:45 pm – Break
2:45 – 3:15 pm – Global Trade and Logistics in an Evolving Policy Environment
Willy Shih, Professor of Management Practice in Business Administration, Harvard Business School
3:15 – 4:00 pm – Perspectives on Scaling New Manufacturing Companies
Kyle Clark, Founder and CEO, Beta Technologies
David Lakatos, Chief Product Officer, Formlabs
Shreya Dave, CEO and co-founder, Via Separations
Moderated by: David Mindell, Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Dibner Professor of the History of Engineering and Manufacturing, MIT
4:00 – 4:05 pm – Wrap-up
John Hart, Professor and Head, MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering; Co-Director, Manufacturing@MIT Working Group
4:05 – 5:30 pm – Reception
Reception (21+), featuring drinks and hors d’ouevres
THE EVENT FOR MANUFACTURING LEADERS
JOIN US ON MAY 1
$250 – General Admission
No charge for current MIT students/staff/faculty
Questions? Get in touch.
mfgsymposium@mit.edu
We also invite you to the 2024 “AI: Accelerate Impact” Symposium Tuesday, April 30, hosted by the MIT Machine Intelligence for Manufacturing and Operations (MIMO) initiative.
See the agenda and videos from the 2023 Manufacturing@MIT Symposium, “Charting the Future of Production in a Time of Shifting Globalization,” here
Hosted by the Manufacturing@MIT Working Group,
in collaboration with our partners:
2023 SYMPOSIUM GALLERY
EVENT DETAILS
VENUE
The 2023 Symposium is held at Wong Auditorium, located in MIT Building E51 (“Tang Center”)
A map can be found here.
GETTING TO MIT
By Car: Limited parking is available close to the event venue. Public transportation or rideshare app are recommended. If you are traveling by car, a list of the closest parking garages can be found here.
By Train: The most direct option is taking the subway red line to the “Kendall/MIT” station and walking from there. The venue is a ~3 minute walk from the station. An MBTA Subway Map can be found here.
If coming via Boston Logan International Airport, take the blue line shuttle to “Airport” station, then take the blue line inbound (towards Bowdoin) to “State Street” station. From there, you can transfer to the orange line, traveling one stop (towards Forest Hills) to the “Downtown Crossing” station, from which you can take the red line direct to “Kendall/MIT” station. If more convenient, you can also walk directly from State Street Station to Downtown Crossing by exiting at State Street, skipping the orange line.
HOTELS AND LODGING
There are a large number of accommodations in the immediate area surrounding MIT. We recommend choosing from one of MIT’s Preferred Hotels, a complete list for which can be found here.
No special rates are available for attendees of this event, though “MIT rates” may be available upon phone inquiry to one of the Preferred Hotels in the list above.
ACCESSIBILITY
MIT’s campus is accessible to those with physical disabilities, and all reasonable accommodation will be made for any attendee who requires it. If you require an accommodation, please do not hesitate to reach out to the event organizers using the contact email address (mfgsymposium@mit.edu) above.
FOOD & BEVERAGE
In the morning and afternoon, coffee, tea, and an assortment of pastries and other cold-served items will be available. During lunch, individually boxed lunches will be served. The meals for the event include vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free options, and ingredients, including common allergens, will be clearly displayed. If you have a specific allergy or dietary preference, please do not hesitate to reach out to the event organizers and we will gladly accommodate you.