Additive Manufacturing Strategies 2026
9th Annual
February 24-26, 2026
NYC
In-Person, Business Conference
Additive Manufacturing Strategies is a 100% in-person event February 24-26, 2026 in New York City. This industry touchstone conference brings together AM stakeholders from all over the world. AMS includes panels and keynotes on topics most critical in the fast-growing world of additive manufacturing. Bringing together the industry’s leaders in a contained networking environment makes AMS the place for startups to access capital, for financial institutions and investors to sharpen their radars, and for the AM industry to focus on the business of AM.
AMS 2026 is “in-person only” to ensure maximum networking and discussion.
(For sponsorship and speaking opportunities, please apply to [email protected] or click here.)
Who Should Attend
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VC and investing -
Dental -
Medical -
Business
Press -
Automation / Software -
C-level executives -
R&D -
Investors -
Venture Capitalists -
Analysts -
Aviation -
Automotive -
Aerospace -
Materials sciences -
IP and
Legal -
Bioprinting
Speakers
(to date)
Brian

Fabian
Podcast Host, Additive Snack

Amy





Joe


Andy



Mary Ellen

Brian
Scott

Amy

Felix

Omar

Michael

Filip

Kimberly


John
Karsten

Rob

Chaw Sing

Larry (LJ)


Debbie

Dayton
Troy

Alex

Rajeev



Mark

Courtney
Rich



Joris


Tali



John
Miranda


Ankush


Brett
John

Douglas
Schedule
February 24, 2026
All Times Eastern (forthcoming)
Chairperson: Joris Peels - Executive Editor, 3DPrint.com and VP Consulting, Additive Manufacturing Research Chairperson
Chairperson: Peter Rogers - CEO / Lead Consultant, Layered Ltd
Speaker: Yoav Zeif - Chief Executive Officer, Stratasys
Speaker: Scott Dunham - Executive Vice President of Research, Additive Manufacturing Research
Moderator: Andy Davis - Director of Government Solutions, The Barnes Global Advisors
Speaker 1: Larry (LJ) Holmes - Executive Director, Center for Advanced Manufacturing and Materials, Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
Speaker 2: Joe Calmese - President & Chief Executive Officer, ADDMAN
Speaker 1: Fabian Alefeld - Director Business Development & Academy, Global Additive Minds | EOS North America
Podcast Host, Additive Snack
Speaker 2: John Hart - Professor of Mechanical Engineering, MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Speaker 3: Miranda Shurer - Workforce Development, Maritime Industrial Base Program, US Navy
Speaker 4: Courtney Murphy - Director of Talent Acquisition, Workforce Development, and Compensation, Electric Boat
Moderator: Kimberly Gibson - Additive Manufacturing Ecosystem Director, America Makes
Speaker 1: Chaw Sing Ho - Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Cluster (NAMIC)
Speaker 2: Karsten Heuser - VP Additive Manufacturing, Siemens Digital Industries, Siemens AG
Speaker 3: Filip Geerts - Director General, CECIMO, the European Association of Manufacturing Technologies
Speaker: Douglas Woods - President, AMT
Speaker: Brigitte de Vet-Veithen - CEO, Materialise
Speaker: AJ Strandquist - CEO, Würth Additive Group
Moderator: Brian Albright - Editorial Director, Digital Engineering / DE247
Speaker 1: Omar Fergani - CEO & Co-Founder, 1000 Kelvin GmbH
Speaker 2: Felix Ewald - Co-Founder and CEO, DyeMansion
Speaker 1: Brian Drab - Co-Group Head-Industrials, William Blair & Company
Speaker 2: Troy Jensen - Managing Director, Cantor Fitzgerald
Moderator: Jason Gorey - Executive Director, ASTRO America
Speaker: Mark Morrissette - Managing Director, North Atlantic Capital, a Stifel company
Moderator: Alex Kingsbury - Market Development Manager, Additive Manufacturing, nLIGHT
Speaker 1: Danny Piper - Principal, NewCap Partners, Inc.
Speaker 2: Bryan Dow - Managing Director, Cantor Fitzgerald
Speaker 3: Stephen Butkow - Managing Director, Cantor Fitzgerald
Speaker 4: Arno Held - Managing Partner, AM Ventures
February 25, 2026
All Times Eastern (forthcoming)
Speaker: Alex Monino - HP, SVP & GM, Personalization and 3D Printing
Speaker: John Barnes - Founder, The Barnes Global Advisors
CEO, Metal Powder Works
Speaker: Mark Douglass - Business Development Manager, Additive Solutions, Lincoln Electric
Moderator: Filippos Voulpiotis - Managing Director, 3Dnatives
Speaker: Mary Ellen Doran - VP of Emerging Technology, AGMA (America Gear Manufacturers Association)
Speaker: Brian Matthews - Founder & CEO, ADDiTEC
Moderator: Michael Petch - Editor-in-chief, 3D Printing Industry
Speaker 1: John Shingledecker - Principal Technical Executive, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
Speaker 2: Melanie Lang - Co-Founder and CEO, FormAlloy
Speaker 3: Amy Elliott - Leading Expert, Additive Manufacturing, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
Speaker: Scott Dunham - Executive Vice President of Research, Additive Manufacturing Research
Moderator: Debbie Holton - Principal, Converge Consulting Group
Speaker 1: Rajeev Kulkarni - Chief Strategy Officer, Axtra3D
Speaker 2: Ankush Venkatesh - Intrapreneur, Additive Manufacturing, Glidewell
Moderator: Carolyn Schwaar - Senior Editor, All3DP
Speaker 1: Amy Alexander - Unit Head, Mechanical Development & Applied Computational Engineering, Mayo Clinic
Speaker 2: Rajan Patel - CEO, Kallisio
Moderator: John Wilczynski - Executive Director, America Makes
Moderator: Tali Rosman - Startup Advisor, RHH Advisory
Speaker 1: Rob Higby - Chief Executive Officer, Continuum Powders
Speaker 2: Frank Roberts - President, 6K Additive
Speaker 3: Michael Fuller - Founder & CEO, Conflux Technology
Speaker: Arno Held - Managing Partner, AM Ventures
Speaker: Tyler Benster - General Partner, Asimov Ventures
February 26, 2026
All Times Eastern (forthcoming)
Speaker: Scott Dunham - Executive Vice President of Research, Additive Manufacturing Research
Speaker: Øyvind Tafjord - CEO, Visitech
Speaker: Johannes Homa - Co-founder and CEO, Lithoz GmbH
Moderator: Matt Kremenetsky - Macro Analyst, 3DPrint.com
Speaker 1: Kenneth Church - CEO, nScrypt, Inc.
Speaker 2: Rich Neill - CEO, Advanced Printed Electronic Solutions LLC (APES)
Speaker 3: Brett Walker - Co-Founder and CEO, Electroninks Inc.
Moderator: Dayton Horvath - Director, Emerging Technology and Investments, AMT
Speaker 1: Scott Dunham - Executive Vice President of Research, Additive Manufacturing Research
Speaker 2: Matthias Schmidt-Lehr - Executive Partner, AMPOWER
Moderator: Troy Jensen - Managing Director, Cantor Fitzgerald
Speaker 1: Yoav Zeif - Chief Executive Officer, Stratasys
Speaker 2: Brigitte de Vet-Veithen - CEO, Materialise
Speaker 3: Jeff Graves - President & CEO, 3D Systems
Speaker 4: Phil DeSimone - CEO, Carbon
Speaker 5: Sam O'Leary - CEO, Nikon SLM Solutions AG
Chairperson: Joris Peels - Executive Editor, 3DPrint.com and VP Consulting, Additive Manufacturing Research Chairperson
Chairperson: Peter Rogers - CEO / Lead Consultant, Layered Ltd
Thank you to our Sponsors/Exhibitors
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Participating Organizations
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Location
Venue, transportation, and hotel suggestions
Museum of Jewish Heritage
The Museum is located at 36 Battery Place overlooking the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island and the New York Harbor. AMS does not have an official conference hotel. Below are several options with their distances from the Museum. We also recommend using an app such as Booking.com to find accommodations. We have provided the official Museum map.
Transportation
to Bowling Green
Walk west along Battery Place.
to Rector Street
From Rector Street, walk south down Greenwich Street toward Battery Park; make a right on Battery Place and continue walking west.
to Whitehall Street or Rector Street
From Whitehall, walk west along Battery Place. From Rector Street, walk south down Greenwich Street toward Battery Park; make a right on Battery Place and continue walking west.
Bus
M5, M15 to South Ferry
M20 to Battery Park City, stops in front of the Museum
M9 to West Thames
Downtown Connection Bus
This free bus service connects Battery Park City with the South Street Seaport, making stops at many important destinations from river to river—including a stop right in front of the Museum. Service is provided seven days a week in 10-minute intervals from 10AM – 7:30PM.
Taxi
Taxis are available on Battery Place.
Citi Bike
A Citi Bike station is located one block away, at the intersection of West Street and 1st Place.
Ferry
Staten Island Ferry to South Ferry Terminal.
Parking Information
Discounted parking is available at GGMC 50 Battery Place (8 2nd PL) parking garage. Present your parking ticket at the welcome desk for discount validation.