2nd Annual - AI for Smart Manufacturing Productivity Forum
This forum is organized by the Maryland Department of Commerce in collaboration with the University of Maryland, College Park and Maryland MEP to foster education and dialogue on the use of artificial intelligence to improve industrial productivity. Attendance is limited to manufacturers, manufacturing support partners, and representatives from local, state, and federal government agencies.
Tentative Agenda
12:30 pm Registration
1:00 pm - 1:15pm Opening Remarks and Introduction - Benjamin McGlaughlin, Program Manager, Office of Manufacturing, Maryland Department of Commerce
Ricardo Benn, Deputy Secretary, Maryland Department of Commerce
Samuel Graham, Ph.D., Dean of Engineering, University of Maryland
Michael Kelleher, CEO/Executive Director, Maryland MEP
1:15 pm- 1:30am - Industrial AI for Manufacturing: technologies, tools, and talents
Speaker: Jay Lee, Ph.D., Clark Distinguished Professor and Director of Industrial AI Center, University of Maryland, College Park
1:30 pm-2:30 pm - Industry/Government Roundtable for AI Accelerators for Productivity
Moderator: Benjamin McGlaughlin, Program Manager, Office of Manufacturing, Maryland Department of Commerce
Panelists:
Chad Barden, ASTM (Data for AI)
James Moreland, VP of Mission Engineering, RTX
Shyam Sunder, Associate Director for Laboratory Programs, NIST
Wei Yuan, Director, Industrial Innovation Lab, Hitachi America Ltd.
2:30 pm-3:00 pm - US-Taiwan “Co-Make” New Manufacturing Partnership
3:00 pm-3:15 pm Break
Speakers:
Johnson Chiang, TECRO Washington DC
Jason Hsu, Hudson Institute, Washington, DC
Wesley Chu, Harvard Kennedy School
3:15 pm - 4:00 pm - Manufacturing AI Technology and AI Innovation Panel
Moderator: Jay Lee, Ph.D., Clark Distinguished Professor and Director of Industrial AI Center, University of Maryland, College Park
Faculty:
Babu Suresh, Ph.D., Clark Distinguished Professor, Department of Materials, University of Maryland
Erica Jiang, Loyal VC
Davis McGregor, Ph.D., AI for Advanced Manufacturing, University of Maryland
TBD
4:00 pm-5:00 pm Roundtable Discussion on AI - Small to Medium Sized Enterprises (SME) Panel
Moderator: Michael Kelleher, Executive Director, Maryland MEP
Panelists:
George Tunis, Chairman & CEO, Hardwire, LLC
Kam Lau, Ph.D., CEO, Automated Precision, Inc
Adam Marsh, President Ledge Inc. & CEO – 80/20 Quality
TBD
5:00 pm-6:00 pm - Social Hour & Networking
Parking
Parking is available in all University lots and garages. There will be a cost to the attendee for parking. You can link to the University Parking page here to review.
The main parking for the event is in the Xfinity Center Visitor Lot, located across the street from the Field Hockey and Lacrosse Center.
Xfinity Visitor Lot Directions
If the Xfinity lot is full, please go to visitor parking on the top floor of Regents Garage.
Regents Garage Directions
How to Pay for Parking
You can pay for visitor parking using:
Parkmobile App(Available in many visitor zones)
OR
Pay Station (On-Site) Instructions:
1. Park in any designated visitor parking area.
2. Remember your license plate number.
3. Locate the nearest pay station.
4. Press the [OK] button to begin.
5. Select a payment method.
6. Enter your license plate number and time needed.
7. Insert payment and take your receipt.
Once parked, please proceed to the event located at A. James Clark Hall, ground floor and check in to receive your event badge.