Use the scheduling tool below to browse all the available conference sessions, show floor education, event activities, and speakers at this year's event. Find the content and networking opportunities to fit all of your educational and professional needs to ensure you get the most out of your time at the show.
Chairperson: Charles Murray (Design News (UBM))
Location: Room 5
Conference Track: Battery Technologies
Chairperson: Tim Sweeney (JobsOhio)
Location: Room 1
Pass Type: Expo (Free)
Conference Track: Smart Manufacturing
Chairperson: Jack Heslin (3D Tech Talks)
Location: Room 3
Pass Type: Expo (Free)
Conference Track: Smart Manufacturing
Capitalizing on the Changing Dynamics of 3D Printing
Moderator: Jack Heslin (3D Tech Talks)
Panelists: Dave Pierson (MAGNET), Tracy Albers, PhD (Rapid Prototype and Manufacturing LLC., (rp+m)), Mark Horner (The Technology House)
Location: Room 3
Pass Type: Expo (Free)
Conference Track: Smart Manufacturing
Collaborative Robots & Their Role in the Smart Manufacturing Workforce
Moderator: Rob Spiegel (Design News (UBM))
Panelists: David Bader (Fetch Robotics), David Dechow (FANUC America Corp.), Karen Leavitt (Locus Robotics)
Location: Room 1
Pass Type: Expo (Free)
Conference Track: Smart Manufacturing
Panel Discussion: Manufacturing Quality Systems in the Medical Field
Moderator: Laura Green (Laura Green & Associates, LLC)
Panelists: Dominick Villani (Enable Injections), Christopher Basil (Smithers Quality Assessments), Ken DiFranco (Manufactured Assemblies Corporation)
Location: Room 4
Pass Type: Expo (Free)
Conference Track: Medtech
Panel – Building a Battery Sector Fit for the Global Marketplace
Moderator: Jay Foran (Team NEO)
Panelists: Michael Sanders (Avicenne Energy), Pat Valente (Ohio Fuel Cell Coalition (OFCC)), Ryan Franks (CSA Group), Jeff Clements (Halocarbon Products)
Location: Room 5
Pass Type: Expo (Free)
Conference Track: Battery Technologies
How P&G Transformed Legitimate Ocean & Beach Waste into New Bottles
Speaker: Brett Stevens (TerraCycle)
Location: Center Stage
Pass Type: Expo (Free)
Show Floor Content & Activities: Center Stage
Additive Manufacturing for High Reliability Aerospace Applications
Speaker: Dr. James P. Nokes (The Aerospace Corporation)
Location: Room 3
Pass Type: Expo (Free)
Conference Track: Smart Manufacturing
Comparing Li-ion to Lead-Acid Batteries & Other Storage Options: Future Predictions
Speaker: Michael Sanders (Avicenne Energy)
Location: Room 5
Pass Type: Expo (Free)
Conference Track: Battery Technologies
Getting the Best ROI from Your Smart Manufacturing Systems
Speaker: Daniel Moore (Universal Robots)
Location: Room 1
Pass Type: Expo (Free)
Conference Track: Smart Manufacturing
Speaker: Chris Wiltz (UBM)
Location: Center Stage
Pass Type: Expo (Free)
Show Floor Content & Activities: Center Stage
Burst Workshops: 30 to 90 Minute Crash Courses in Design-Driven Development™
Speakers: Tom KraMer (Kablooe Design), Brian Mullins (Kablooe Design)
Location: Room 4
Pass Type: Expo (Free)
Conference Track: Medtech
Panel: Impact of BioDesign: Hype or Hope
Moderator: Marwane Berrada (Cleveland Clinic Innovations)
Panelists: Colin Drummond (Case Western University), Reza Mohammadpour (US Endoscopy), Karl West (Cleveland Clinic)
Location: Center Stage
Pass Type: Expo (Free)
Show Floor Content & Activities: Center Stage
Applying Machine Learning in Smart Manufacturing & IIoT Applications
Speaker: Shi-Wan Lin (Thingswise LLC)
Location: Room 3
Pass Type: Expo (Free)
Conference Track: Smart Manufacturing
Battery Testing, Inspection, & Certification Considerations: Components to Products
Speaker: Ryan Franks (CSA Group)
Location: Room 5
Pass Type: Expo (Free)
Conference Track: Battery Technologies
Challenges & Best Practices in Deploying IIoT
Speaker: David Iyoha (Fortech LLC)
Location: Room 1
Pass Type: Expo (Free)
Conference Track: Smart Manufacturing
Location: Booth 220
Pass Type: Expo (Free)
Show Floor Content & Activities: Networking
The Future of the 54.5-MPG Mandate
Speaker: Brett Smith (Center for Automotive Research)
Location: Center Stage
Pass Type: Expo (Free)
Show Floor Content & Activities: Center Stage
Bridging the Gap: Cultivating the Workforce of Tomorrow
Speaker: John Ratzenberger
Location: Booth 226
Pass Type: Expo (Free)
Show Floor Content & Activities: Keynote
Augmented & Virtual Reality Applications for Product Design
Moderator: Chris Wiltz (UBM)
Panelists: Matt Beckwith (Photonic Studio), Tim Martin (FS Studio), Lloyd Moore (FS Studio), Reynaldo Zabala (RazorEdge), Ian Ziegler (Photonic Studio)
Location: Room 3
Pass Type: Expo (Free)
Conference Track: Smart Manufacturing
Connecting Islands of Automation with Mobile Robotics
Speaker: Tony Melanson (Aethon)
Location: Room 1
Pass Type: Expo (Free)
Conference Track: Smart Manufacturing
Speaker: Dr. Ngalula Sandrine Mubenga, PhD, PE (The University of Toledo)
Location: Room 5
Pass Type: Expo (Free)
Conference Track: Battery Technologies
Reducing Risk Through Materials Science: Shedding Light on Mysterious Design Failures
Speaker: Jeff Ellis (Battelle)
Location: Room 4
Pass Type: Expo (Free)
Conference Track: Medtech
CANCELLED: Artificial Intelligence Applications in Manufacturing
Speaker: Oliver Christie (Foxy Machine)
Location: Center Stage
Pass Type: Expo (Free)
Show Floor Content & Activities: Center Stage
Growing the Fuel Cell Supply Chain: Ohio's Competitive Edge
Speaker: Pat Valente (Ohio Fuel Cell Coalition (OFCC))
Location: Room 5
Pass Type: Expo (Free)
Conference Track: Battery Technologies
Disinfectant Resistant Materials for Medtech
Speaker: Robert Mazzariol (PolyOne Corporation)
Location: Room 1
Pass Type: Expo (Free)
Conference Track: Smart Manufacturing
Sponsored Session: Is 3D Printing the Right Process for Your Metal Part? It Depends.
Speakers: Thomas Davis (Proto Labs), Jim Worth (Rapid, a Proto Labs company)
Location: Room 3
Pass Type: Expo (Free)
Conference Track: Smart Manufacturing
Critical Innovation: A Fluorochemicals Product Development Journey
Speaker: Jeff Clements (Halocarbon Products)
Location: Room 5
Conference Track: Battery Technologies
Designing a Total Artificial Heart: Engineering Innovations and Challenges
Moderator: Jon Sakai (Cleveland Clinic Innovations)
Panelists: Jamshid H. Karimov, MD, PhD (Cleveland Clinic), Barry Kuban (Cleveland Clinic), Nicole Byram (Cleveland Clinic)
Location: Booth 220
Pass Type: Expo (Free)
Show Floor Content & Activities: Networking
Speaker: Ian Burkhart (Ian Burkhart Foundation)
Location: Center Stage
Pass Type: Expo (Free)
Show Floor Content & Activities: Center Stage
Panel Discussion: Healthcare IoT - New Challenges
Moderator: Rick Earles (TeamNEO)
Panelists: Paula Timco (Nubo Health), Snehraj Merchant (ScottCare), Frank Feddrix (Blue Spark)
Location: Room 4
Pass Type: Expo (Free)
Conference Track: Medtech
Next-Gen Materials for 3D Printing
Speaker: Mark Horner (The Technology House)
Location: Room 3
Pass Type: Expo (Free)
Conference Track: Smart Manufacturing
Understanding & Closing the Workforce Skills Gap
Moderator: Rob Spiegel (Design News (UBM))
Panelists: Brittany Becker (MAGNET), David Dechow (FANUC America Corp.), Brian Fortney (Rockwell Automation), Matthew Hlavin (Thogus Products Company), David Iyoha (Fortech LLC), Josh Olgin (Direct Recruiters)
Location: Room 1
Pass Type: Expo (Free)
Conference Track: Smart Manufacturing
Location: Center Stage
Location: Center Stage
Pass Type: Expo (Free)
Show Floor Content & Activities: Center Stage
Location: Junior Ballroom, Global Center for Health Innovation
Show Floor Content & Activities: Networking
Speaker: Brittany Becker (MAGNET)
Location: Room 1
Pass Type: Expo (Free)
Conference Track: Smart Manufacturing
Chairperson: Jack Heslin (3D Tech Talks)
Location: Room 3
Pass Type: Expo (Free)
Conference Track: Smart Manufacturing
Panel Discussion: Building the Future One Layer at a Time
Panelists: Thomas W. Hughes (FibreTuff Medical Biopolymers, LLC), Pete O'Neill (Cleveland Clinic Innovations), Stephanie Harrington (Matrix Medical Device), Jason Ertel (Nottingham Spirk)
Location: Room 4
Pass Type: Expo (Free)
Conference Track: Medtech
Robots Out of the Cage: Tackling Cobot Safety Concerns & Risk Assessment on the Manufacturing Floor
Moderator: Rob Spiegel (Design News (UBM))
Panelists: David Bader (Fetch Robotics), Daniel Moore (Universal Robots), Bruce Welty (Locus Robotics)
Location: Room 1
Pass Type: Expo (Free)
Conference Track: Smart Manufacturing
Panelists: Kenneth Loparo (Case Western Reserve University), Dave Martin (Intwine Connect LLC), Tim Sweeney (JobsOhio), Ben Ward (Cleveland State University)
Location: Room 3
Pass Type: Expo (Free)
Conference Track: Smart Manufacturing
CANCELLED: Lean Development of a Rapid Blood Analyzer that Uses a Single Drop of Blood
Speaker: Punkaj Ahuja (Apollo Medical Devices)
Location: Center Stage
Pass Type: Expo (Free)
Show Floor Content & Activities: Center Stage
Optimizing Assets to Function in a Smart Manufacturing Ecosystem
Speaker: Tom Craven (RRAMAC Connected Systems)
Location: Room 1
Pass Type: Expo (Free)
Conference Track: Smart Manufacturing
Turning Data from Sensors & IIoT Networked Devices into Strategic Advantage
Speaker: Michael Ference (Pile Dynamics)
Location: Room 3
Pass Type: Expo (Free)
Conference Track: Smart Manufacturing
Burst Workshops: 30 to 90 Minute Crash Courses in Design-Driven Development™
Speakers: Tom KraMer (Kablooe Design), Brian Mullins (Kablooe Design)
Location: Room 4
Conference Track: Medtech
Systems Engineering and Human Systems Integration at NASA
Speaker: David Fuller (NASA Glenn Research Center)
Location: Center Stage
Pass Type: Expo (Free)
Show Floor Content & Activities: Center Stage
Best Practices in Successfully Performing Predictive Maintenance
Moderator: Rob Spiegel (Design News (UBM))
Panelist: David Iyoha (Fortech LLC)
Speaker: Tom Craven (RRAMAC Connected Systems)
Location: Room 1
Pass Type: Expo (Free)
Conference Track: Smart Manufacturing
How We’re Making Changes in Our Manufacturing for the 2025 CAFÉ Standard
Moderator: Charles Murray (Design News (UBM))
Panelists: Brett Smith (Center for Automotive Research), Lyle Otremba (Cooper-Standard Automotive), F. Joseph Walker (Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies)
Location: Room 3
Pass Type: Expo (Free)
Conference Track: Smart Manufacturing
LUNCH & LEARN: Commercializing a Medical Device: From Design to the Field
Moderator: Anja White (Sparton)
Panelists: Dave Lapeus (Sparton), Jeff Hastings (Sparton), Casey Cramer (Sparton)
Location: Room 6
Pass Type: Expo (Free)
Show Floor Content & Activities: Lunch & Learn
How to Optimize Packaging Design to Increase Manufacturing Efficiency
Speaker: Joe Pagliaro (2940 Associates)
Location: Center Stage
Pass Type: Expo (Free)
Show Floor Content & Activities: Center Stage
New Collar Job Training for the Digital Age
Speaker: Sarah Boisvert (Fab Lab Hub)
Location: Center Stage
Pass Type: Expo (Free)
Show Floor Content & Activities: Center Stage
Attendee-to-Exhibitor Matchmaking
Location: Booth 220
Pass Type: Expo (Free)
Show Floor Content & Activities: Networking
BAAM: Putting Large Scale Additive to Work In Composites
Speaker: Austin Schmidt (Additive Engineering Solutions LLC)
Location: Room 3
Pass Type: Expo (Free)
Conference Track: Smart Manufacturing
Panel Discussion: Deciding Whether to Outsource or Build In-House
Moderator: Vijay Iyer (BioEnterprise)
Panelists: Bill Flickinger (NasoNeb), Karen Spilizewski (BioEnterprise), Pete Baszuk (Intellirod Spine, Inc.), Kevin Majka (Jalex Medical), Mike Maczuzak (SmartShape), Mark Cartellone
Location: Room 4
Pass Type: Expo (Free)
Conference Track: Medtech
Panel: 3D printing vs Injection Molding: Are We Near the Tipping Point?
Moderator: Shana Leonard (UBM Americas)
Panelists: John Budreau (PTI Engineered Plastics), Thomas Davis (Proto Labs), Scott Kraemer (Carbon)
Location: Center Stage
Pass Type: Expo (Free)
Show Floor Content & Activities: Center Stage
Using Cognitive Analytics to Improve Production with Prescriptive Maintenance
Speaker: Tom Craven (RRAMAC Connected Systems)
Location: Room 1
Pass Type: Expo (Free)
Conference Track: Smart Manufacturing
Business Implications & Strategies of 3D Printing
Speaker: Jack Heslin (3D Tech Talks/Lazarus3D)
Location: Room 1
Pass Type: Expo (Free)
Conference Track: Smart Manufacturing
Sponsored Session: Understanding Trends in Stainless Steel Production, Processing & Pricing
Speaker: Jason Martineau (Penn Stainless Products)
Location: Room 3
Pass Type: Expo (Free)
Conference Track: Smart Manufacturing
Location: Center Stage
Pass Type: Expo (Free)
Show Floor Content & Activities: Center Stage