What is the Build Better Manufacturing Summit?
The Next Way | Build Better 2024 Keynote
A vision for the Next Way in electronics manufacturing -- leveraging data, technology, and AI.
Speakers: Anna-Katrina Shedletsky (CEO at Instrumental)
The Motorola Way, the Apple Way, and the Next Way | Build Better 2024
There are lots of "ways" to do electronics NPI and manufacturing -- Motorola gave us EVT, DVT, and PVT and Apple gave us execution at scale. What are the core lessons of these methodologies and how are modern organizations honoring or breaking them?
Speakers: Zach Scott (Head of Hardware at Backbone), Matt Hill (Senior Manager, Device Engineering at Snap Inc.) , Felix Alvarez (Manager, Second Order Effects)
Moderator: Patrick McGee (Financial Times)
Innovating in Refurbishment, Repair, and Remanufacturing | Build Better 2024
Units returning from the field are a huge opportunity to build better products upstream -- but most companies aren't taking advantage of it. Leaders on this panel will share practical advice for technology and processes to get the most out of your refurbishment center.
Speakers: Sal Zaman (Sr. Director, Logistics and Hardware Procurement, Toast), Colin Ravenscroft (Senior Manager, Microsoft), Steven Nickel (Director, Consumer Hardware Operations, Google)
Moderator: Matt Zieminski (VP of Partnerships at iFixit)
Leading from the Front: The Missing Chapter for Hardware Executives | Build Better 2024
There's a missing chapter in leadership books about how to lead in companies that build things. This session is designed to showcase the angular perspectives and philosophies of several leaders we personally admire. Expect tactics and practical takeaways that will make you think about how you're leading in your organization today.
Speakers: Nathan Ackerman (Founder of Stealth AI Startup, Former Amazon, Owl Camera), Bill Carter-Giannini (Hardware Engineering Leader, Team Builder, Business and Operational Advisor), Bryan Roos (Director of Hardware Program Management), Gemma Ross (VP of Operations, OSARO)
Moderator: Keith Lucas (Advisor, Author, former Instrumental COO)
The Future of Functional Test: Fast, Scaleable, Simple | Build Better 2024
This panel discussion will highlight innovative approaches leaders are taking in test engineering design, spanning the test requirements of consumer electronics, B2B electronics, and defense.
Speakers: Colton Black (Founder & CEO, Onnyx Systems (Former Reekon), Pete Staples (Co-Founder and CEO of Blue Clover Devices), L Lin (Senior Software Manager at Latitude AI, former ChargePoint), Sri Mellacheruvu (Former Meta, Apple, Google)
Moderator: Helaina Hurwitz (Mechanical Engineering Manager, Andrews Cooper)
What's Next for America's Critical Supply Chains | Build Better 2024
A quick interlude that will be part health check and part motivation for those wondering about Made in USA.
Speakers: Alex Huckstepp (Advisor at Omni Venture, co-founder of Uptool)
The State of Hardware 2025: 1,000 Engineers on Trends, Challenges, and Toolsets | Build Better 2024
Get an exclusive first look at the soon-to-be-released study on the latest engineering trends, challenges, and essential toolsets shaping the future of hardware. Based on insights from over 1,000 hardware and electrical engineers, this session dives into key data collected from LinkedIn professional groups and a broad range of industries.
Speakers: Valentina Ratner (Co-Founder & CEO of AllSpice.io)
Principles for a Modern Manufacturing Technology Stack for Defense | Build Better 2024
Anduril is at the bleeding edge of innovation in the defense space. Instead of settling for the limited decades-old technology tools defense primes have chosen, Cy has led his team with a series of principles to embrace cloud, interoperability, and technology.
Speakers: Cy Sack (Head of Business Systems at Anduril)
Moderator: Rich Besen (Head of Innovation - PER Lab, Kearney)
Scaling Manufacturing: How Zero-to-One Lessons Unlock New Opportunities in Existing Operations | Build Better 2024
Suppliers, fulfillment, manufacturing model -- starting fresh provides fresh perspectives for getting more out of existing manufacturing operations.
Speakers: Sapana Talwalkar (VP of Hardware Operations at Toast)
Moderator: Wayne Miller (Consulting and Business Development Partner at Product Realization Group)
The Next Way for Reducing NPI Cycles | Build Better 2024
Superpowers for Engineers: Leveraging AI to Accelerate NPI | Build Better 2024
Reality Labs is at the forefront of what the devices and AI future might look like. Take a peek at how Meta's Reality Labs team employs data and AI tools to do the work of 3 engineers on every NPI.
Speakers: Judd Nutting (Product Design Engineering Manager, Meta), Miles Hansen (Product Engineering Manager, Meta)
