Agenda
June 2-3, 2026
2550 Northwestern, Ave. West Lafayette, Indiana
**Additional speakers and panelists will be announced as the Seminar approaches—please check back for updates.**
Tuesday, June 2
| Time | Event/Details |
|---|---|
| 7:30-8:15 AM |
Arrival/Registration | Breakfast Manufacturing and Materials Research Laboratories (MMRL) 2550 Northwestern Ave, West Lafayette, IN 47906 Room 1200 | Cafeteria |
| 8:30-9:00 AM |
Welcome
Ajay P. Malshe, Ball Brothers Executive Director, MMRL
Purdue’s Manufacturing Gateway - eXcellence in Manufacturing and Operations (XMO) |
| 9:00-9:45 AM | Plenary Session 1: Christopher Hoppel, Chief, Biology, Materials and Manufacturing Sciences Division, DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory |
| 9:45-10:00 AM |
Coffee Break | Room 1200 | Cafeteria |
| 10:00-10:45 AM | Plenary Session 2:Fred Carter, Head of Research and Development, DMG-Mori |
| 10:45-11:45 PM |
Panel 1 - Convergent Manufacturing & AI Moderator: TBD |
| 12:00-1:00 PM | Lunch | Dynamic Roadmapping Convergent Manufacturing - Part 1 |
| 1:15-2:30 PM | Dynamic Roadmapping Convergent Manufacturing - Part 2 |
| 2:30-3:30 PM |
Panel 2 - Manufacturing at Point of Need for Resiliency |
| 3:45-4:00 PM |
Coffee Break | Room 1200 | Cafeteria MMRL Tour Organization | Instructions |
| 4:00-5:30 PM |
MMRL On-Site Tour Address: 2550 Northwestern Ave, West Lafayette, IN 47906
General Presentation | Overview of equipment/stations
|
| 5:30-6:00 PM | Travel back to Hotel |
Wednesday, June 3
| Time | Event/Details |
|---|---|
| 7:30-8:15 AM |
Arrival/Registration | Breakfast Manufacturing and Materials Research Laboratories (MMRL) 2550 Northwestern Ave, West Lafayette, IN 47906 Room 1200 | Cafeteria |
| 8:30-9:15 AM |
Plenary Session 3: Andy Kwas, Executive NG Fellow, Northrop Grumman Space Systems |
| 9:15-10:00 AM | Plenary Session 4: Jennifer Tucker, Vice President of Engineering, Integrated Supply Chain, Honeywell Aerospace |
| 10:00 AM-10:15 PM | Coffee Break | Room 1200 | Cafeteria |
| 10:15-11:15 PM |
Panel 3 - Industry Panel | Manufacturing at the Crossroads of America & Industrial Education Moderator: Mark Gruninger Panelist 1, To be announced soon Panelist 2, To be announced soon Panelist 3, To be announced soon Panelist 4, To be announced soon |
| 11:15-12:15 PM | Dissemination of Outcomes of Roadmapping & Discussion |
| 12:15-1:30 PM | Lunch | Poster Session & Event Closing |