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From Disruption to Advantage: Scaling Additive for Real-World Impact

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  • blur_circularExecutive Perspectives Program

Additive manufacturing has moved from the margins to the mainstream—now driving the next era of industrial transformation. In this keynote, discover how global manufacturing leaders are leveraging AM at scale to boost productivity, unlock unprecedented design flexibility, and build agile, resilient supply chains across sectors like automotive, aerospace, energy, and beyond.

Takeaways:

  • Understand how AM is being integrated into end-use production, not just prototyping.
  • Gain insight into how AM can shorten lead times, reduce waste, and create new business models.
  • Understand opportunities to assess where AM fits in your own operations—from pilot to full integration.







  • Andrew Carter
    Manufacturing Process and Engineering Manager
    Stratasys Direct
  • Ante Lausic
    Lead Process Engineer – Metal AM
    General Motors
  • Garrett Harmon
    App Engineering Project Mgr
    Caracol AM (3D Printing Canada)
  • Khaled Samk
    Additive Manufacturing Metallurgist
    Exco Engineering
  • Mihaela Vlasea
    Associate Professor
    Multi-scale Additive Manufacturing Laboratory, University of Waterloo