The third AMP SoCal Bi-Annual Meeting took place on November 14, 2017.
Meeting Program & Agenda
Event Photos
Presentation Videos
The following videos include a 3-5 minute highlight reel and a full-length overview of each speaker and panelist presentation.
Welcome Presentations
- Opening Remarks and Overview – Libby Williams, USC Center for Economic Development – AMP SoCal
- Partner Welcome – Wilfred L. Marshall, Economic Development Representative – California, U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration
- District Welcome – Al Muratsuchi, Assemblymember, California’s 66th Assembly District
- University Welcome – Jack H. Knott, Ph.D., Dean, Sol Price School of Public Policy, University of Southern California
Keynote Address
- Robert M. Atkins, Lt Colonel, Generation and Ops Division, Launch enterprise Directorate, US Air Force
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Panel 1: Next Generation – The Future of Aerospace
Featuring companies that are disrupting the industry’s status quo while finding a new way to do business
- Moderator: Robert M. Atkins, Lt Colonel, US Air Force
- Gaia Dempsey, DAQRI
- Shane Fleming, Rocket Lab
- Talbot Jaeger, NovaWurks
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Panel 2: The Uniquely Abled Academy
An Answer to the Shortage of CNC Operators
- Moderator: Dion Jackson, USC Center for Economic Development – AMP SoCal
- Björn N.P Paulsson, Ph.D., Paulsson, Inc
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Panel 3: Technology of the Future
Exploring how manufacturers are applying cutting-edge technology for improved efficiency
- Moderator: Michael Orosz, Ph.D., USC Viterbi School of Engineering, USC
- Melissa Orme, Ph.D., Morf3D, Inc
- John Malinzak, Aerojet Rocketdyne
- Ray Elledge, Verisurf Software Inc
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Panel 4: From Startup to Upstart
Growing Your Company for Tomorrow’s Industry
- David Tearse, Starburst Accelerator
- Tim Ellis, Relativity Space
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Economic Development Workshop
Growing Successful Manufacturers Locally through Public-Private Partnerships
Welcome and Introduction
- Wilfred Marshall, Economic Development Representative – California, U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration
Presentation: The State of the Aerospace & Defense Industry in SoCal
- Deepak Bahl, Program Director and Co-Principal Investigator, Sol Price School of Public Policy – USC Center for Economic Development
- Robert Creighton, Research Analyst, Sol Price School of Public Policy – USC Center for Economic Development
Panel: Growing Successful Manufacturers Locally through Public-Private Partnerships
Featuring economic developers and manufacturers from across the region
- Moderator: Grace Williams, Ph.D., Director of Planning & Economic Development, City of Perris
- Fran Fulton, Economic Development Manager, City of Torrance
- Glenn Grindstaff, Vice President, Human Resources and Administration, L3 Technologies, Electron Devices and Space and Power Sector
- James Sly, Vice President and Chief Operations Officer, East County Economic Development Council
- Sue Arellano, Business Assistance Manager, Santa Clarita Valley Economic Development Corporation
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