NextFlex Member Meetings 2021

9:00AM – 9:15AM – NextFlex 2021 Goals and Priorities

• Dr. Malcolm Thompson, Executive Director, NextFlex

9:15AM – 9:45AM – Technology Update: Roadmapping and Materials Database

• Dr. Scott Miller, Director of Technology, NextFlex

9:45AM – 10:30AM – Engineering and Project Work Update and Next Steps

• Dr. Janos Veres, Director of Engineering, NextFlex

10:30AM – 11:15AM – Fab and Project Work Update and Next Steps

• Dr. Art Wall, Director of Fab Operations, NextFlex

11:15AM – 11:45AM – WFD Update and Next Steps

• Emily McGrath, Director of Workforce Development, NextFlex

11:45AM – 12:15PM – Gov’t Updates and Next Steps

• Dr. Eric Forsythe, Government Program Manager, ARL
• Dr. Giorgio Bazzan, Government CTO, AFRL

12:15PM – 12:30PM – NextFlex Fellow Award Presentation and Introduction to Breakout Rooms

• Dr. Malcolm Thompson, Executive Director, NextFlex

12:30PM – 1:30PM – Speaker Breakout Rooms

• Attendees can visit 6 breakout rooms hosted by each speaker from above to ask questions
• Attendees can move freely from room to room
• Speakers will facilitate open discussions among the attendees

Thursday, April 1, 2021 – Day Two – NextFlex Member Experiences, Funded Project Presentations and Networking

All Times in Pacific Standard Time

9:00 AM – 9:10 AM – Member Opportunities to Work with NextFlex

• Dr. Scott Miller, Director of Technology, NextFlex

9:10 AM – 9:15 AM – NextFlex Member Experience

• Dr. David Grierson, President and CTO, systeMECH

9:15 AM – 9:20 AM – NextFlex Member Experience

• Nick Koop, Director – Flex Technology, TTM Technologies

9:20 AM – 9:25 AM – NextFlex Member Experience

• Yawar Khawaja, Director, Printed Electronics Operations, Brewer Science

9:25AM – 9:30 AM – NextFlex Member Experience

• Angela McIntyre, Executive Director, eWear Initiative, Stanford University

9:30 AM – 9:35 AM – NextFlex Member Experience

• Daniel d’Almeida, VP Sales and Marketing, Liquid Wire

9:35 AM – 9:40 AM – NextFlex Member Experience

• Dr. Mark Poliks, CAMM; Empire Innovation Professor of Engineering, Binghamton University

9:40 AM – 9:45 AM – Introductions to Project Presentations

• Dr. Scott Miller, Director of Technology, NextFlex

9:45 AM – 10:00 AM – NextFlex Funded Project Presentation – Ink Jet Process Capabilities

• Dr. Pratap Rao, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

10:00 AM – 10:15 AM – Attendee Q&A with Dr. Pratap Rao

• Moderated by Scott Miller

10:15AM – 10:30 AM – NextFlex Funded Project Presentation – UAV and Multilayer Laminate

• Dr. John Williams, Associate Technical Fellow, Additive Electronics Manufacturing (AET), Boeing Research and Technology

10:30 AM – 10:45 AM – Attendee Q&A with Dr. John Williams

• Moderated by Scott Miller

10:45 AM – 11:00 AM – NextFlex Update on Projects from the Fab

• Ben Plattner, Engineering Manager, Robotics & Automation, NextFlex

11:00 AM – 11:15 AM – Attendee Q&A with Ben Plattner

• Moderated by Scott Miller

11:15 AM – 11:30 AM – NextFlex Funded Project Presentation – Army Munitions Monitoring

• Cheng-Po (Paul) Chen, Electrical Engineer, GE Research

11:30AM – 11:45 AM – Attendee Q&A with Paul Chen

• Moderated by Scott Miller

11:45AM – 11:50AM – Introduction to Member Meet-Up Rooms

• Dr. Nick Morris, FHE Technology Manager, NextFlex

11:50AM – 12:00PM – Break

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM – Member Meet-Up Rooms

• Attendees can visit the following 5 breakout rooms that will focus on these topics:

1. 1. Standards, Test, and Reliability
      • Facilitated by: Dr. Mark Poliks, CAMM; Empire Innovation Professor of Engineering, Binghamton University
   2. Automotive
      • Facilitated by: Thomas Nealssohn, Senior Innovation Manager, SRG Global
   3. FHE Roadmapping
      • Facilitated by: Dr. Scott Miller, Director of Technology, NextFlex and Dr. Nick Morris, FHE Technology Manager, NextFlex
   4. Modernization Priorities
      • Facilitated by: Dr. Eric Forsythe, Government Program Manager, NextFlex/Army Research Labs
   5. FHE Fabs
      • Facilitated by: Dr. Art Wall, Director of Fab Operations, NextFlex and Doyle Edwards, Director, Government Programs, Brewer Science

• Attendees can move freely from room to room
• Facilitators will lead open discussions among the attendees