On June 27th, local executives, innovators, and engineers all came to gather at the IDE to discuss the future of aerospace, defense, and advanced manufacturing. Thank you to the 12 companies, 30+ individuals, and our featured speakers who made the event so successful.
Our distinguished speakers included:
Mayor Chris Carney
IDE Board Chairman, Brent Harvey
Angelo Cristobal, Corvid and IDE Fellow
Jess Jur: Deputy Director, Office of Science, Technology & Innovation, North Carolina Department of Commerce
Dr. Ryan Wicker: Founding Director of the W.M. Keck Center for 3D Innovation and retired Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at El Paso
Dr. Rob Keynton, Dean of the William States Lee College of Engineering at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte
John Fields: Co-founder, North Carolina Critical Technologies Alliance
Jerret Lane: Co-founder, North Carolina Critical Technologies Alliance
David Powers, Powers Strategies