Assembly Summit - From Thesis to Throughput

​Assembly Summit 2026 — From Thesis to Throughput
September 30, 2026 · Detroit, MI

​Together with the Automotive News Congress, we’re bringing our 5th annual Assembly Summit back to Detroit on September 30, 2026.

​This year’s theme, From Thesis to Throughput, explores how founders, operators, and investors turn frontier technology into industrial reality. Join us for an afternoon of panels, live demos, and fireside conversations spanning the hidden champions of the industrial economy, the next frontiers of AI, space infrastructure, and embodied AI moving from lab to line.

​Expect candid conversations and practical company-building insights from across mobility, automotive, defense, space, and industrial AI.

​SEPTEMBER 30 — THE DAY AT A GLANCE

​11:00 AM–12:30 PM | Private LP & Portfolio Session
Invitation-only for Assembly LPs and portfolio companies.

• ​11:00 AM: Doors open for the private session, including lunch and our annual Assembly LP Update.

• ​12:30 PM: Private session concludes.

​12:30–5:00 PM | Assembly Summit
Open to all registered Summit guests.

• ​12:30 PM: General-admission doors open.

• ​1:00 PM: Summit & Partner Welcome, followed by panels, live demos, and fireside conversations.

• ​5:00 PM: Summit programming concludes.

​5:00–7:00 PM | Summit Happy Hour
Join us after the Summit for drinks and continued conversation.

​Learn more: summit.assemblyventures.com