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.
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.
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