2025 Conference Agenda
AM Networking
7:00AM
Registration & Continental Breakfast
Keynote
8:00AM
Conference Opening Remarks
John Dailey | Mayor | City of Tallahassee |
Keynote
8:15AM
Keynote
Alex Kelly | Secretary | Florida Department of Commerce |
Keynote
8:30AM
Keynote
Christopher Saldaña | Director, Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Office | U.S. Department of Energy |
Keynote
9:00AM
Panel Session
Exploring opportunities for a circular economy: permanent magnet motors
Patrick Nee | SVP, Strategic Partnerships & Co-founder | Cyclic Materials | |
Emil Nusbaum | VP of Strategy, Government and Regulatory Affairs | Automotive Recyclers Association | |
Alex Newkirk | Technology Research | Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory | |
Helena Khazdozian | Sr. Technology Manager | US Department of Energy |
Keynote
9:30AM
Mastering Employee Engagement & Retention by 10X: 7 Catastrophic Mistakes Managers are Making That Are Costing Organizations Millions
Leoni Michael | CEO & President | Leoni Michael Consulting |
AM Networking
10:00AM
Networking Break & 1:1 Meetings
Magnetics Track
10:45AM
Magnetics
Coercivity and Demagnetization: Demystified
John Ebert | Business Manager, Americas Industrial Div | Yunsheng USA |
11:15AM
Magnetics
Rebuilding a NdFeB Magnet Manufacturing Eco-System in North America
David Maybury | Senior Director of Manufacturing Technology | MP Materials |
11:45AM
Magnetics
Accelerating the Commercialization of Advanced Magnetics
Tim Costello | CEO & Board Chairman | Correlated Magnetics Research, Inc. |
12:15PM
Magnetics
Critical Materials for Permanent Magnets: Innovations Amidst Competing Priorities
Nicholas Farkas | VP of Engineering | Terves |
Jun Cui | Professor, Materials Science & Engineering | Iowa State University |
Judson Marte | VP of Magnetics | MP Materials |
Ikenna Nlebedim | Scientist | Ames National Laboratory, U.S. DoE |
Thomas Lograsso | Director | Critical Materials Innovation Hub |
Motor & Drive Systems Track
10:45AM
Motor & Drive Systems
Strengthening Supply Chain Resiliency for high-speed permanent magnet (HSPM) motors in North America is essential for maintaining a competitive edge
Narendran Dhanasekaran | Cost Down & Sustainability Transformation Manager | Danfoss |
Sharath Dsouza | Director, Global Supply Chain | Danfoss |
11:15AM
Motor & Drive Systems
Motors and motion control system design for safety considerations in robotics applications
Jacques Lemire | Principal | Lemire PBD Consulting |
11:45AM
Motor & Drive Systems
Manufacturing Enabling the Supply Resilience and Sustainability
Badrinath Veluri | Chief Specialist, Materials & Process | GRUNDFOS |
12:15PM
Motor & Drive Systems
Electromagnetic Analysis of PMSM with Eccentricity and Rotor Magnetization Variations
Sumeet Singh | Product Manager, Electric Motor Design | EMWorks Inc. |
Lunch Reception
1:00PM
Lunch Reception
Magnetics Track
2:00PM
Magnetics
Developing Substitutes: Rare Earth Magnets and Dysprosium Resource Criticality
David Parker | Group Leader, Materials Theory Lead, Developing Substitutes | Critical Materials Innovation Hub |
2:30PM
Magnetics
Panel Session
Building an HTS Magnet Enterprise: Enabling capabilities and emerging opportunities
Kristina Hakansson | ICR Facility Director | The National High Magnetic Field Laboratory |
Robert Schurko | NMR Facility Director | The National High Magnetic Field Laboratory |
Lance Cooley | Director, Applied Superconductivity Center | National High Magnetic Field Laboratory |
Kathleen Amm | Director | National High Magnetic Field Laboratory |
3:00PM
Magnetics
Developments in Samarium Iron Nitride: Paving the way for the next generation of magnets
Paul File | Senior Account Manager | Nichia America Corporation |
Motor & Drive Systems Track
2:00PM
Motor & Drive Systems
VICTREX XPI™ and VICTREX LMPAEK™: Unlocking 800V High-Performance Electrical Motors
Phil Hagerty | Partner Development Manager | Victrex |
2:30PM
Motor & Drive Systems
PCB Stator Electric Motor Design for Data Center Cooling
Dan Lisowsky | VP, Industrial OEM Products Division | ECM PCB Stator Tech |
3:00PM
Motor & Drive Systems
Advanced BLDC Motor Technology: Revolutionizing Efficiency and Power Density
Ping Li | CEO | Turro LLC |
PM Networking
3:40PM
Are Rare Earths Critical?
Ping Liu | Distinguished University Professor | University of Texas, Arlington |
PM Networking
3:30PM
Networking Break & 1:1 Meeting Program
Magnetics Track
4:00PM
Magnetics
Fireside Chat: American Resources Corporation
Balazs Sarkany | Commercial Director | Phoenix Tailings |
Philippe Masson | CTO | AML |
Mark Jensen | CEO | American Resources Corporation |
4:30PM
Magnetics
Repulsion of Steel in the Presence of Magnetic Fields: Simulation and Experimentation
Tom Judge | Manager, Research and Development | INTEGRATED Engineering Software |
5:00PM
Magnetics
Mine to motor integration is the best way to overcome China's advantages
James Kennedy | CEO | Caldera Holding |
Motor & Drive Systems Track
4:00PM
Motor & Drive Systems
The technology behind actuators in Ultra High Vacuum
Erwin Hofste | Director, Vacuum Technologies | Magnetic Innovations |
4:30PM
Motor & Drive Systems
Effective prototyping of haptic devices
Kevin Kurtz | Chief Operating Officer | Quadrant International |
Adrian Perregaux | Senior Presales Specialist | Maya HTT |
5:00PM
Motor & Drive Systems
Rare-Earth-Rotors: Dead or Alive? Tackling In-Situ Magnetization Challenges across Magnet Materials and Geometries
Massimo Furlan | Director of M-Pulse North America Inc. | M-Pulse |
5:30PM
Networking Happy Hour
Happy Hour Reception
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AM Networking
7:30AM
Registration & Continental Breakfast
Keynote
8:15AM
Keynote Welcome Address
Richard McCullough | President | Florida State University |
Keynote
8:30AM
Panel Session
Challenges to Build an American REE Supply Chain
Frank Johnson | CTO | Niron Magnetics | |
Debra Bennethum | Director, Critical Minerals & Strategic Supply Chain | Energy Fuels | |
Daniel Bina | CEO | Critical Materials Recycling | |
Yener Bicakci | Sales & Application Manager, Rare Earth Magnets | Hosokawa Micron Group | |
Nabeel Mancheri | Senior Advisor-Rare Earth Materials | EIT RawMaterial |
Keynote
9:10AM
Electric motors using non-heavy and non-rare earth permanent magnets
Parans Paranthaman | Corporate Fellow | Oak Ridge National Laboratory | |
Vandana Rallabandi | R&D Staff | Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
Keynote
9:40AM
Panel Session
Addressing the critical need for industry standards for DFARS compliant permanent magnet supply chains
Brody Tucker | Application Engineer | Bunting Magnetics | |
Brian Gabriel | Senior Manager, Critical Materials Management | Lockheed Martin | |
Nathaniel Sattler | VP of R&D | Dexter Magnetics | |
Jeff Whalen | Founder, Director and CEO | Magnetics Corporation |
AM Networking
10:20AM
Networking Break & 1:1 Meetings
Magnetics Track
11:00AM
Magnetics
Integrating magnetic technology into high-speed centrifugal compressors delivers exceptional efficiency with enduring performance that remains uncompromised throughout the product's lifespan
Delvis Gonzalez | Senior Motor & Magnetic Specialist | Danfoss |
11:30AM
Magnetics
Pulsed Field Magnetometers for high throughput testing applications
James Mckenzie | CEO | Hirst Magnetic Instruments |
12:00PM
Magnetics
Sustainable production of rare earth metals for permanent magnets through ultrasound-assisted organic acid leaching
Rostam Reifschneider | Co-Founder | Hydrova |
12:30PM
Magnetics
Recent development in heavy rare earth free hot deformed Nd-Fe-B magnets
Takanori Kajiwara | Sr. Manager, Technical Support | Daido Steel Co. |
Motor & Drive Systems Track
11:00AM
Motor & Drive Systems
Motor Load Profile Recognition - Using AI/ML for Predictive Maintenance
Patrick Heath | Product Line Marketing Manager | Microchip Technologies |
11:30AM
Motor & Drive Systems
Conquer EMI Issues & Accurately, Rapidly & Safely Measure & Map Electric Powertrains
Mike Hoyer | Application Engineer | HBK |
12:00PM
Motor & Drive Systems
Enhancing Efficiency and Longevity: Balancing and Vibration Control Best Practices
Akhil Nath | CEO | ABRO Balancing |
12:30PM
Motor & Drive Systems
Motor design optimization applied to hermetic compressors
Osmar Carlos Pinheiro Junior | Engineering Specialist | Tecumseh do Brasil |