Danny Piper panelist at the October 2015 Additive Manufacturing for Aerospace Conference

Round-Table Discussion: Commercialization Strategies for Additive Platforms, Materials & Software:

This panel will bring together Industry Partnership Directors, Technology Licensing officials, with Venture Capital investors, corporate strategic investors and analysts, and hardware incubator directors to talk about how to move important technical advances to market. Panelists will explore topics such as:

 Spin technology out as a start-up versus license to an established AM player or a corporate major

 What is the investment scorecard as of today for angel vs. venture vs. M&A within the 3D printing and AM space?

 What are the prospects for additional R&D funding coming from various agencies within the US? How will technology advances overseas affect US developments?

 What is the impact of the accelerating “NewSpace” entrepreneurial/private space and “Satellite Renaissance” on the additive supply chain?

Moderator: Geoffrey Doyle, President, FIT WEST CORP

Panelists: Travis Busbee, Co-Founder, VOXEL8 Adam Hopkins, CEO, UNIFORMITY LABS Fabrizio DePasquale, Associate Director of Venture Technology, SIEMENS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER BOARD Vandad Espahbodi, Partner, Co-Founder, STARBURST ACCELERATOR, Erwin Meinders, PhD, Department Manager EfAM, Manager Additive Manufacturing,  Danny Piper, Principal, NEWCAP PARTNERS INC.