Filip Aronshtein
Founder & CEO
Dirac
Appears in
2:35 – 3:05 PMThe Call to Build: The Next Generation of Founders
On the program
Speakers
The coalition doing the work — in the same room, on Wednesday, September 16, 2026.
Working program · alphabetical by surname · subject to change.
Chris Barnard
President
American Conservation Coalition
Appears in
2:00 – 2:30 PMEnergy Abundance: The Foundation for Industrial Strength
Paul Benfield
Vice President of Strategy
Forterra
Appears in
10:35 – 11:10 AMDefense Production & Supply Chain Resilience
Ken Biberaj
Executive Managing Director
Savills
Appears in
12:05 – 12:35 PMMade in the Heartland: The Revival of American Manufacturing
Austin Bishop
Co-Founder
New American Industrial Alliance
Appears in
4:45 – 5:10 PMMain Street and Washington
Michael Brickman
Director
Cicero Institute
Appears in
8:45 – 9:20 AMFoundry School: Building the Workforce for America’s Industrial Comeback
Carey Browning
Chief Commercial Officer
Re:Build Manufacturing
Appears in
10:35 – 11:10 AMDefense Production & Supply Chain Resilience
Hon. Brendan Carr
Chairman
Federal Communications Commission
Appears in
9:25 – 9:40 AMFireside Chat: Brendan Carr, Chairman of the FCC
Jakob Diepenbrock
Founder & General Partner
Discipulus Ventures
Appears in
2:35 – 3:05 PMThe Call to Build: The Next Generation of Founders
Samuel Dorn
Vice President of Policy & Government Affairs
New American Industrial Alliance
Appears in
10:10 – 10:30 AMPerspectives on the 120th Congress: Congressman Josh Harder (CA)
Saman Farid
Founder & CEO
Formic Technologies
Appears in
11:15 – 11:45 AMIndustrial Competition in the 21st Century
Andrew Farquharson
Deputy Assistant Secretary
U.S. Department of Commerce
Appears in
4:10 – 4:40 PMAI and the Physical World
Travis Fisher
Director of Energy Policy
Cato Institute
Appears in
1:50 – 2:00 PMATLAS: Securing American Transmission Leadership and Security
Hon. Brett Guthrie
Chairman
House Committee on Energy and Commerce
Appears in
8:40 – 8:45 AMKeynote: Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02)
Hon. Josh Harder
Representative
U.S. House of Representatives
Appears in
10:10 – 10:30 AMPerspectives on the 120th Congress: Congressman Josh Harder (CA)
Robert Head
Senior Vice President Government Affairs
Lockheed Martin
Appears in
10:35 – 11:10 AMDefense Production & Supply Chain Resilience
Hon. Jacob Helberg
Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy & Environment
U.S. Department of State
Appears in
8:45 – 9:20 AMFoundry School: Building the Workforce for America’s Industrial Comeback
Hon. Jared Isaacman
Administrator
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Appears in
3:35 – 4:05 PMNew Frontiers and the American Spirit
Ariyan Kabir
CEO and Co-Founder
GrayMatter Robotics
Appears in
4:10 – 4:40 PMAI and the Physical World
Julius Krein
President & CEO
New American Industrial Alliance
Appears in
8:30 – 8:35 AMWelcome and Opening Remarks
11:45 AM – 12:00 PMFireside Chat: Ambassador Katherine Tai, 19th U.S. Trade Representative
Alex Krutz
Managing Director
Patriot Industrial Partners
Appears in
11:15 – 11:45 AMIndustrial Competition in the 21st Century
Ujjwal Kumar
President Americas of Siemens DI Automation
Siemens
Appears in
4:10 – 4:40 PMAI and the Physical World
Nathan Leamer
Executive Director
Build American AI
Appears in
9:25 – 9:40 AMFireside Chat: Brendan Carr, Chairman of the FCC
Joshua Levine
Director of Technology & Statecraft
Foundation for American Innovation
Appears in
4:10 – 4:40 PMAI and the Physical World
Hon. Kelly Loeffler
Administrator
Small Business Administration
Appears in
4:45 – 5:10 PMMain Street and Washington
Joshua Marcuse
Director of Defense Strategy & Growth
Appears in
10:35 – 11:10 AMDefense Production & Supply Chain Resilience
Hon. Bernie Moreno
Senator
U.S. Senate
Appears in
12:05 – 12:35 PMMade in the Heartland: The Revival of American Manufacturing
Zane Mountcastle
Co-Founder
Picogrid
Appears in
2:35 – 3:05 PMThe Call to Build: The Next Generation of Founders
Will O'Brien
Co-Founder & President
Ulysses
Appears in
2:35 – 3:05 PMThe Call to Build: The Next Generation of Founders
Levi Patterson
Director of Energy, Science, and AI Infrastructure Policy
NVIDIA
Appears in
2:00 – 2:30 PMEnergy Abundance: The Foundation for Industrial Strength
Stephen Rodriguez
Operating Partner
DCVC
Appears in
2:35 – 3:05 PMThe Call to Build: The Next Generation of Founders
Matthew Rose
Executive Vice President
VulcanForms Inc.
Appears in
11:15 – 11:45 AMIndustrial Competition in the 21st Century
Shyam Sankar
Chief Technology Officer
Palantir Technologies
Appears in
3:10 – 3:35 PMFireside Chat: Shyam Sankar, CTO of Palantir
Kaitlin Savage
Energy Market Development Lead
Appears in
1:50 – 2:00 PMATLAS: Securing American Transmission Leadership and Security
Hon. Eric Schmitt
Senator
U.S. Senate
Appears in
9:45 – 10:05 AMPerspectives on the 120th Congress: Senator Eric Schmitt (MO)
Hon. Tim Sheehy
United States Senator
Appears in
3:35 – 4:05 PMNew Frontiers and the American Spirit
Aaron Slodov
Founder & CEO
Atomic Industries
Appears in
12:05 – 12:35 PMMade in the Heartland: The Revival of American Manufacturing
Hon. Katherine Tai
19th United States Trade Representative
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
Appears in
11:45 AM – 12:00 PMFireside Chat: Ambassador Katherine Tai, 19th U.S. Trade Representative
Isaiah Taylor
Co-Founder and CEO
Valar Atomics
Appears in
2:00 – 2:30 PMEnergy Abundance: The Foundation for Industrial Strength
Will Thibeau
Founder
Blue Heron Strategies
Appears in
9:45 – 10:05 AMPerspectives on the 120th Congress: Senator Eric Schmitt (MO)
Carrie Wibben Kaupp
President
Exiger
Appears in
10:35 – 11:10 AMDefense Production & Supply Chain Resilience
Josh Zoffer
Partner
CIV
Appears in
11:15 – 11:45 AMIndustrial Competition in the 21st Century