​The New Industrial Order - Opening Reception

​How do we rebuild American industrial power for an era of strategic competition? This opening reception launches a week of critical conversations about the technologies, policies, and partnerships reshaping America's competitive position.

​We're not here to nostalgically reminisce about past industrial glory. We're here to architect the future—examining how emerging technologies, strategic investments, and policy decisions are creating a new industrial order that will determine who leads in the 21st century.

​What We'll Discuss Over Cocktails

​Join intimate conversations about the intersection of technology and industrial strategy. How are AI, advanced manufacturing, and critical technologies reshaping what it means to "make things in America"? Why reindustrialization isn't just about bringing jobs back—it's about building the technological foundation for national competitiveness.

​Network while exploring the practical questions: What does the new industrial order actually look like? Who's building it? How do we get there? And what role does each sector play in making it happen?

​Reception

​An evening of cocktails, networking, and strategic conversations among leaders shaping America's industrial future. Mix and mingle with technology entrepreneurs, strategic investors, policy makers, defense officials, manufacturing executives, and others building the systems that will power America's next chapter.

​Who Should Join

​Leaders who understand that how we make things determines everything else.

​No tourists. Just people ready to have serious conversations about America's industrial future over drinks.

​Reception Sponsors

​Alta Advisors provides Fractional CFO, accounting, FP&A, capital raising, and GTM strategy services for deeptech, hardtech, and applied AI startups. We help visionary startup founders scale efficiently and raise capital with clarity and confidence.

​Alumni Ventures is a venture capital firm that democratizes startup investing through alumni networks. They create diversified VC portfolios for graduates of top universities and companies, allowing them to invest in pre-vetted startups alongside experienced investors with lower minimums than traditional VC funds.

​Presenting Sponsors for SDTW 2025

​Fenwick & West LLP Leading technology law firm providing strategic counsel to innovative companies and investors shaping the future of deep tech.

​HSBC Innovation Banking Empowering the innovation economy with specialized banking solutions for technology companies, venture capital, and private equity firms driving breakthrough technologies.

​Rockwell Automation Global leader in industrial automation and digital transformation, pioneering smart manufacturing solutions that power the future of industry.

​City of El Segundo Proud host city and champion of aerospace, defense, and deep tech innovation in the heart of Southern California's technology corridor.

​Hosted at Picogrid HQ

​Picogrid is a technology company that builds products to integrate mission-critical systems. Its hardware and software products connect sensors, autonomous platforms, and command systems, enabling unified control and data flow across defense and industrial environments. Deployed globally and supported by leading Silicon Valley investors, Picogrid delivers infrastructure for mission execution across land, sea, air, and space.