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Additive Manufacturing Strategies 2026

9th Annual
February 24-26, 2026
New York City

Diamond Sponsor

Stratasys

Presenting Sponsors  

Networking Sponsor  

Sapphire Sponsors (to date)

Platinum Sponsors (to date)

Proudly Supported By

America Makes

Event Partner

AM Forum Berlin
  • 3 Days, 12 Sessions, 1 Continuous Track
  • 100+ Speakers
  • Private Meeting Rooms (sponsor priority)
  • Global 3D Printing Business Conference

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.)

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Who Should Attend

  • VC and investing
    VC and investing
  • Dental
    Dental
  • Medical
    Medical
  • Business <br>Press
    Business
    Press
  • Automation / Software
    Automation / Software
  • C-level executives
    C-level executives
  • R&D
    R&D
  • Investors
    Investors
  • Venture Capitalists
    Venture Capitalists
  • Analysts
    Analysts
  • Aviation
    Aviation
  • Automotive
    Automotive
  • Aerospace
    Aerospace
  • Materials sciences
    Materials sciences
  • IP and <br>Legal
    IP and
    Legal
  • Bioprinting
    Bioprinting

Speakers

(to date)

Yoav

Zeif

Chief Executive Officer, Stratasys

Brian

Albright

Editorial Director, Digital Engineering / DE247

Fabian

Alefeld

Director Business Development & Academy, Global Additive Minds | EOS North America
Podcast Host, Additive Snack

Amy

Alexander

Unit Head, Mechanical Development & Applied Computational Engineering, Mayo Clinic

John

Barnes

Founder, The Barnes Global Advisors
CEO, Metal Powder Works

Mark

Benedict

Senior Scientist, Air Force Research Laboratory

David

Bennett

Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer, nPower Technologies

Tyler

Benster

General Partner, Asimov Ventures

Stephen

Butkow

Managing Director, Cantor Fitzgerald

Andy

Davis

Director of Government Solutions, The Barnes Global Advisors

Mary Ellen

Doran

VP of Emerging Technology, AGMA (America Gear Manufacturers Association)

Mark

Douglass

Business Development Manager, Additive Solutions, Lincoln Electric

Bryan

Dow

Managing Director, Cantor Fitzgerald

Brian

Drab

Co-Group Head-Industrials, William Blair & Company

Scott

Dunham

Amy

Elliott

Leading Expert, Additive Manufacturing, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)

Steve

Fournier

Sr. Manager, Additive Manufacturing, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems

Michael

Fuller

Filip

Geerts

Director General, CECIMO, the European Association of Manufacturing Technologies

Kimberly

Gibson

Additive Manufacturing Ecosystem Director, America Makes

Jason

Gorey

Executive Director, ASTRO America

Jeff

Graves

President & CEO, 3D Systems

John

Hart

Professor of Mechanical Engineering, MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Arno

Held

Managing Partner, AM Ventures

Ryan

Hess

Director, Innovation and Strategy, Additive Manufacturing, Ricoh 3D for Healthcare

Karsten

Heuser

VP Additive Manufacturing, Siemens Digital Industries, Siemens AG

Rob

Higby

Chief Executive Officer, Continuum Powders

Chaw Sing

Ho

Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Cluster (NAMIC)

Larry (LJ)

Holmes

Executive Director, Center for Advanced Manufacturing and Materials, Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

Debbie

Holton

Johannes

Homa

Co-founder and CEO, Lithoz GmbH

Dayton

Horvath

Director, Emerging Technology and Investments, AMT

Kevin

Kassekert

Chief Executive Officer, VulcanForms

Alex

Kingsbury

Market Development Manager, Additive Manufacturing, nLIGHT

Melanie

Lang

Co-Founder and CEO, FormAlloy

Brian

Matthews

Founder & CEO, ADDiTEC

Alex

Monino

HP, SVP & GM, Personalization and 3D Printing

Mark

Morrissette

Managing Director, North Atlantic Capital, a Stifel company

Courtney

Murphy

Director of Talent Acquisition, Workforce Development, and Compensation, General Dynamics Electric Boat

Rich

Neill

CEO, Advanced Printed Electronic Solutions LLC (APES)

Kevin

O'Keefe

CEO, nPower Technologies

Sam

O'Leary

CEO, Nikon SLM Solutions AG

Joris

Peels

Executive Editor, 3DPrint.com and VP Consulting, Additive Manufacturing Research Chairperson

Michael

Petch

Editor-in-chief, 3D Printing Industry

Danny

Piper

Principal, NewCap Partners, Inc.

Peter

Rogers

CEO / Lead Consultant, Layered Ltd

Kirk

Scheel

Director, Submarine Materials Engineering and Laboratory Services, General Dynamics Electric Boat

Matthias

Schmidt-Lehr

Executive Partner, AMPOWER

Carolyn

Schwaar

Senior Editor, All3DP

Scott

Sevcik

Director, Advisory Services and Strategic Solutions

John

Shingledecker

Principal Technical Executive, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)

Miranda

Shurer

Workforce Development, Maritime Industrial Base Program, US Navy

AJ

Strandquist

CEO, Würth Additive Group

Øyvind

Tafjord

CEO, Visitech

Andrew

Thompson

Manager, AM Center of Excellence, Northrop Grumman

Ankush

Venkatesh

Intrapreneur, Additive Manufacturing, Glidewell

Filippos

Voulpiotis

Managing Director, 3Dnatives

Brett

Walker

Co-Founder and CEO, Electroninks Inc.

John

Wilczynski

Executive Director, America Makes

Schedule

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
REGISTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
9:00 AM
OPENING OF CONFERENCE

Chairperson: Joris Peels - Executive Editor, 3DPrint.com and VP Consulting, Additive Manufacturing Research Chairperson

Chairperson: Peter Rogers - CEO / Lead Consultant, Layered Ltd

9:10 AM
Main Conference Keynote

Speaker: Yoav Zeif - Chief Executive Officer, Stratasys

9:40 AM
20(/)30 Vision: Market Data

Speaker: Scott Dunham - Executive Vice President of Research, Additive Manufacturing Research

9:50 AM - 11:35 AM
Session 1: Reshoring
9:50 AM
Panel: Advancing AM in Defense Logistics and Supply Chain Management

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

10:25 AM
Panel: Workforce Development

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, General Dynamics Electric Boat

11:00 AM
Panel: International Reshoring and Friendshoring

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

11:35 AM - 1:00 PM
LUNCH BREAK AND NETWORKING
1:00 PM
Afternoon Keynote: Industrial Applications for AM are Futurizing Manufacturing

Speaker: Douglas Woods - President, AMT

1:25 PM - 2:30 PM
Session 2: Automation and Software
1:25 PM
Talk: TBA

Speaker: Brigitte de Vet-Veithen - CEO, Materialise

1:40 PM
Talk: TBA

Speaker: AJ Strandquist - CEO, Würth Additive Group

1:55 PM
Panel: Advances and Trends in Software and Automation for AM

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 3: Joseph Crabtree - Founder & CEO, Additive Manufacturing Technologies (AMT)

Speaker 4: Jon Hirschtick - Chief Evangelist, PTC

2:30 PM - 3:05 PM
AFTERNOON BREAK AND NETWORKING
3:05 PM - 4:05 PM
Session 3: Public Markets
3:05 PM
Panel: Perception is Reality: The Public Markets Narrative

Speaker 1: Brian Drab - Co-Group Head-Industrials, William Blair & Company

Speaker 2: Troy Jensen - Managing Director, Cantor Fitzgerald

3:40 PM
Fireside Chat
4:05 PM - 5:20 PM
Session 4: Printing Money
4:05 PM
Panel: Private Markets: Debt & Equity

Moderator: Jason Gorey - Executive Director, ASTRO America

Speaker: Mark Morrissette - Managing Director, North Atlantic Capital, a Stifel company

4:40 PM
Panel: M&A and Capital Markets

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

5:20 PM
WRAP-UP DISCUSSION AND HIGHLIGHTS FOR WEDNESDAY
5:25 PM - 7:15 PM
NETWORKING RECEPTION SPONSORED BY AM VENTURES: BAVARIAN BEER AND PRETZELS
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
REGISTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
9:00 AM
RECAP OF YESTERDAY - PLAN FOR TODAY
9:05 AM
Keynote Day 2

Speaker: Alex Monino - HP, SVP & GM, Personalization and 3D Printing

9:30 AM
20(/)30 Vision: Adoption

Speaker: John Barnes - Founder, The Barnes Global Advisors
CEO, Metal Powder Works

9:40 AM - 11:30 AM
Session 1: AM at Scale
9:40 AM
Talk: TBA

Speaker: Mark Douglass - Business Development Manager, Additive Solutions, Lincoln Electric

10:00 AM
Panel: High Volume Industrial Part Production

Moderator: Filippos Voulpiotis - Managing Director, 3Dnatives

Speaker 1: Mary Ellen Doran - VP of Emerging Technology, AGMA (America Gear Manufacturers Association)

Speaker 2: Kevin Kassekert - Chief Executive Officer, VulcanForms

10:35 AM
Talk: TBA

Speaker: Brian Matthews - Founder & CEO, ADDiTEC

10:45 AM
Panel: Really Big Parts for Energy

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)

11:20 AM
Talk: The Commoditization of Hardware and the Rise of AI in AM

Speaker: Joseph Crabtree - Founder & CEO, Additive Manufacturing Technologies (AMT)

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
LUNCH BREAK AND NETWORKING
1:00 PM
Keynote
1:25 PM - 2:40 PM
Session 2: Healthcare
1:25 PM
Dental AM Market Forecast

Speaker: Scott Dunham - Executive Vice President of Research, Additive Manufacturing Research

1:30 PM
Panel: From Mainstream to Ubiquity: 3D Printing for Dentistry

Moderator: Debbie Holton - Principal, Converge Consulting Group

Speaker 1: Rajeev Kulkarni - Chief Strategy Officer, Axtra3D

Speaker 2: Ankush Venkatesh - Intrapreneur, Additive Manufacturing, Glidewell

2:00 PM
Talk: TBA
2:10 PM
Panel: 3D Printing for Oncology

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

Speaker 3: Ryan Hess - Director, Innovation and Strategy, Additive Manufacturing, Ricoh 3D for Healthcare

2:40 PM - 3:20 PM
AFTERNOON BREAK AND NETWORKING
3:20 PM - 4:45 PM
Session 3: Aerospace & Defense
3:20 PM
Presentation: Defining Demand Signals for Naval Shipbuilding Applications

Speaker: Kirk Scheel - Director, Submarine Materials Engineering and Laboratory Services, General Dynamics Electric Boat

3:40 PM
Panel: Prime-time: Fostering AM at Defense Primes

Moderator: John Wilczynski - Executive Director, America Makes

Speaker 1: Andrew Thompson - Manager, AM Center of Excellence, Northrop Grumman

Speaker 2: Steve Fournier - Sr. Manager, Additive Manufacturing, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems

4:15 PM
Panel: The Future of Metal Parts for Aerospace & Defense

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 4: Mark Benedict - Senior Scientist, Air Force Research Laboratory

4:45 PM - 6:00 PM
Session 4: Venture Capital
4:45 PM
Keynote

Speaker: Arno Held - Managing Partner, AM Ventures

5:05 PM
Fireside: TBA
5:25 PM
Panel: VC Perspectives

Speaker: Tyler Benster - General Partner, Asimov Ventures

6:00 PM
WRAP-UP DISCUSSION AND HIGHLIGHTS FOR THURSDAY
7:00 PM
EVENING MIXER: (Location TBA)
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
REGISTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
9:00 AM
RECAP OF YESTERDAY - PLAN FOR TODAY
9:05 AM
Keynote Day 3
9:30 AM - 10:50 AM
Session 1: Commercialization
9:30 AM
AM Applications Data

Speaker: Scott Dunham - Executive Vice President of Research, Additive Manufacturing Research

9:35 AM
Special Presentation: TBA
10:05 AM
Talk: TBA

Speaker: Øyvind Tafjord - CEO, Visitech

10:20 AM
Talk: TBA

Speaker: Johannes Homa - Co-founder and CEO, Lithoz GmbH

10:35 AM
Talk: TBA

Speaker 1: Kevin O'Keefe - CEO, nPower Technologies

Speaker 2: David Bennett - Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer, nPower Technologies

10:50 AM - 11:50 AM
Session 2: Electronics
10:50 AM
Talk: TBA
11:05 AM
Panel: Additively Manufactured Electronics at Scale

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.

11:40 AM
Talk: TBA
11:50 AM - 1:10 PM
LUNCH BREAK AND NETWORKING
1:10 PM - 1:50 PM
Session 3: Market Forecasts
1:10 PM
Panel: 3DP/AM Market Data and Outlook

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

Speaker 3: Scott Sevcik - Director, Advisory Services and Strategic Solutions

1:50 PM - 2:40 PM
Session 4: CEO Roundtable
1:50 PM
Panel: CEO Roundtable

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

2:40 PM
AMS 2026 Review

Chairperson: Joris Peels - Executive Editor, 3DPrint.com and VP Consulting, Additive Manufacturing Research Chairperson

Chairperson: Peter Rogers - CEO / Lead Consultant, Layered Ltd

2:45 PM
CONFERENCE ENDS
3:00 PM
HAPPY HOUR FAREWELL

Thank you to our Sponsors/Exhibitors

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Diamond Sponsor

Presenting Sponsor

Cantor Fitzgerald

Presenting Sponsor

The Barnes Global Advisors

Networking Sponsor

AM Ventures

Sapphire Sponsors

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Platinum Sponsors

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Gold Sponsors

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Silver Sponsors

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Bronze Sponsors

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Participating Organizations

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Exhibit Space & Sponsorship Information

Jeff Hazen

[email protected]

Phone (USA):
(203) 461-0076

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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

4
5

to Bowling Green

Walk west along Battery Place.

1

to Rector Street

From Rector Street, walk south down Greenwich Street toward Battery Park; make a right on Battery Place and continue walking west.

R
W

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.

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