Rebuilding American Manufacturing [BVP, J.P. Morgan, Orrick] – #NYTechWeek
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American manufacturing is at an inflection point. Capital is flowing in at unprecedented scale, a new generation of vertically integrated operators is redefining how factories are built and run, and emerging technologies are reshaping what’s possible on the factory floor – all alongside accelerating defense demand and industrial policy.
Hosted by Bessemer Venture Partners, J.P. Morgan and Orrick, this session brings together leaders across aerospace, defense and advanced manufacturing to explore a central question: who controls the factory of the future, and what will it take to build a resilient, scalable American industrial base?
The program will open with remarks from sponsors with representation from JPMorgan’s $1.5 trillion Security & Resiliency Initiative (SRI), while the panel will feature founders, operators and investors actively building and financing the next generation of manufacturing systems. Speakers and panelists will be announced shortly.
Program Agenda:
Opening remarks from:
- Max Cantor, Partner, Technology Companies Group, Orrick
- Chris Wan, Vice President, Bessemer Venture Partners
- Justin Krauss, Managing Director, Security & Resiliency Initiative, J.P. Morgan
Panel discussion with:
- Moderator: Kristina Nilsson, Global Co-Head of AI Investment Banking, J.P. Morgan
- David Caputo, Co-Founder and CEO, Harmoni
- Jason Ray, Co-Founder and CEO, Paperless Parts
- Byron Boots, Co-Founder and CEO, Overland AI
- Ed Mehr, Co-Founder and CEO, Machina Labs
Audience Q&A
Reception
Discussion Topics:
- The gap between capital deployment and operational change
- Vertical integration: where it works and where it breaks
- The role of software and AI in coordinating the modern factory
- Defense demand and policy pressure on domestic production
- Building new capacity vs. modernizing existing infrastructure
Audience
Investors, founders, and executives working across manufacturing, defense and industrial technology.
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This event is a part of #NYTechWeek—a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem. Learn more at www.tech-week.com.