Established in 2007, AT 3D-SQUARED provides a strategic consulting and support service for organisations involved with 3D Printing (RP) and additive manufacturing (AM) technologies. With an extensive knowledge base, AT 3D-SQUARED coordinates all of the components vital to maximising the capabilities of additive technologies – software, hardware, materials and the human interface.

With unprecedented access to numerous industrial sectors, including automotive and aerospace, Andrews experience and expertise have seen him invited to participate in various global events and summits. In 2016, Andrew’s distinguished work in the AM sector was recognized by AMUG when he was awarded the prestigious Distinguished INnovator Operator (DINO). In 2017 he was asked to take on the role of AMUG European Ambassador and the following year he became AMUG Global Ambassador.

In 2019, he became the first-ever European Vice President and Director of AMUG as well as becoming an Ambassador for The CREATE Education Project.

Andrew studied Art and Design at Wolverhampton University (3D Design, Wood, Metal & Plastics), and is now extremely passionate about trying to promote STEAM instead of STEM. Believing the arts are just as important as the other subjects. Education is very important to Andrew and the AMUG philosophy and he looks forward to seeing how accessible technology can improve this, in a way no one gets left behind.

Dr Kristian Arntz studied mechanical engineering and materials technology at the Technical University RWTH Aachen majoring in production technology. In his PhD thesis he developed a process model for “Multi axis hard milling of tempered high speed steel”. He worked as scientist in the Process Technology Department at the Fraunhofer IPT from 2003 to 2009, concentrating on HSC-, micro- and hard milling technology for tool and die making.

In 2005 he became head of the business unit "tool and die making" offering research and consulting for companies in that area which today is one of the most recognised institutions for mold and die making research in Europe.  From 2009 to 2021, Dr Arntz has been Chief Engineer of different departments at the Fraunhofer IPT focusing on advanced manufacturing, non conventional manufacturing technologies and process chains.  

Dr Arntz is a senior consultant, founder and associate of the WBA Aachener Werkzeugbau Akademie, founded in 2010.  This company offers consulting, services and education for tool and die making.  From 2015 to 2021, Dr Arntz was founder and CEO of the ACAM Aachen Center for Additive Manufacturing GmbH, a company offering R&D, services and further education all around Additive Manufacturing in an industrial partner network.  Today he is a senior advisor for ACAM. 

Dr. David Brackett is currently Technology Manager for the Component Manufacturing Technologies Group at the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC), part of the High Value Manufacturing Catapult network which exists to support development of the manufacturing sector in the UK.  This group at MTC includes 3 departments: Additive Manufacturing, Laser Processing and Advanced Materials Processing.  David is also part of the leadership team for the National Centre for Additive Manufacturing (NCAM) and Research Manager for the ESA Additive Manufacturing Benchmarking Centre, both based at the MTC.   He is responsible for the technology development strategy, technical governance, and strategic partnerships, and leads a team of technology managers who are responsibly for their respective departments.  He is a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Prior to working at the MTC, David worked in the additive manufacturing research groups of Nottingham and Loughborough universities. 

• Co-founded and served as President & COO of the ExOne Company, a NASDAQ listed 3D printing company out of Irwin, PA.
• Served as President  & CEO of the Gleason Corporation, a machine tool company headquartered in Rochester, NY.
  

Vesna Cota is the founder of VMMI and an additive manufacturing specialist. Cota currently serves on the board of directors for NSERC HI-AM, a Canadian Strategic Network for Holistic Innovation in Additive Manufacturing, the TCT Expert Advisory Board, the Toronto SME Chapter 26 and is the Toronto ambassador for Women in 3D Printing.

She served on the SME's Additive Manufacturing Community advisory board from 2007-16, on the SME Member Council from 2017-21 and on the Canadian ISO/TC261 Additive Manufacturing Standards Committee. A longstanding advisor for SME's RAPID + TCT and RAPID Canada conferences, she is a relentless promoter of additive manufacturing in Canada and an avid supporter of the AM next generation workforce development.

Cota received SME's President’s Award for outstanding service and the SME Award for Organizing and Implementing Chapter 26 Rapid Prototyping Seminar Series 1998-99. She was also a founding member and chair of the Engineering Design & Rapid Manufacturing Program Advisory Committee at Centennial College in 1999. Cota developed and delivered additive manufacturing training courses for Magna Inc. Management Training Program from 2000-03 as well as RP workshops for the Industrial Research Development Institute (IRDI). During 2003-04 term she served on Editorial Advisory Board of Design Product News.

Cota became an SME master-level Additive Manufacturing Certificate holder in 2005. She received her degree in architecture from the University of Zagreb, Croatia.

Robin is a freelance additive manufacturing technical consultant. They were introduced to additive manufacturing whilst on placement for their undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering and decided they never wanted to do anything else.  Since then, they have taken on a diverse range of roles in various areas of AM, including a PhD in characterisation of high-performance polymers for laser sintering, a laser sintered orthotic for a Paralympic cyclist, and designing the steering wheel for Bloodhound SSC.  Over the last 13 years, Robin has been involved in both industrial and academic research and development, from materials and processes to concept realisation and business case analysis.  Robin is an advocate for greater diversity and inclusion within engineering, particularly encouraging and supporting women in the field, and promoting openness around mental health.  

Carl K. Dekker serves as the President of Met-L-Flo, Inc., a contract manufacturer specializing in Additive Manufacturing located in Sugar Grove, IL. He has been actively involved in research and product development using current technologies and innovative methods. He is constantly looking for new ways to advance manufacturing and produce products that will improve the quality of life. Mr. Dekker has presented his work at various conferences globally, including those sponsored by 3DSNASUG, Amerimold, ANTEC, National Manufacturing Week, RAPDASA, RP&M, and SME. He has also provided training and installations at Abbott Laboratories, Delphi, Motorola and numerous other locations. Mr. Dekker’s work has been published in industry journals including Prototyping Technology, Rapid Prototyping Report, Time Compression Technologies, and the Wohlers Report (2003-8,13-19) to mention a few. Currently President and Director of the Additive Manufacturing Users Group (past VP and Sec), Past Chair of the ASTM F42 Committee on Standards for Additive Manufacturing and a Past Chairperson of the SME’s Rapid Technologies and Additive Manufacturing (RTAM) Community (formerly the RPA), he also serves as the Chair of the Direct Digital Manufacturing Tech Group of the RTAM. A trainer for the Rapid Technologies and Additive Manufacturing Technologies Certificate Programs and also remains active in the Bright Minds Program as a member and Past Co-Chair. He has received the Master Certificate in Rapid Prototyping and is a proud recipient of the SLA “Dinosaur” award.

Phill Dickens is a Founder of Added Scientific Ltd which is a company providing technical development expertise in the area of Additive Manufacturing. He was a Professor of Manufacturing Technology at the University of Nottingham.

Phill started work in the area of Rapid Prototyping in 1990 and was a pioneering researcher in this field working on processes such as 3D Welding and using copper coated Stereolithography models as electrodes for EDM. He founded the world’s leading Additive Manufacturing Research Group in the early 1990’s leading various research projects and securing one international patent which is still being used.

Phill has led international government missions, published widely, given a number of international keynote speeches. He was the first recipient of the International Freeform and Additive Manufacturing Excellence (FAME) Award in 2009. He is a member of the Steering Group for the UK National Strategy for Additive Manufacturing.

Filip Geerts, Director General of CECIMO, the European Association of the Machine Tool Industries and related Manufacturing Technologies. CECIMO represents the interests of the sector in the fields of economy, trade and science towards the European Union and globally. 

Filip Geerts launched a strategy for supporting the development and dissemination of additive manufacturing (AM) in the European industry. CECIMO is monitoring trends in AM technologies, identifying opportunities, discussing policy and regulatory implications, and establishing a dialogue with EU policy-makers.

Filip Geerts is a professional in international, EU and national public and regulatory affairs. He is specialised in the management of corporate and governmental affairs departments of companies, national and EU trade associations and non-profit organizations. He was deputy-director for the largest Belgian association for the technological industry, public and regulatory affairs manager for IBM Europe, Middle East and Africa and secretary general for numerous European trade associations in e.g. the ICT, the electro-medical, lighting and environmental sector. He has degrees from Insead Fontainebleau and Singapore, London School of Economics, Vlerick, College of Europe, The Catholic University of Louvain-la-Neuve and the Catholic University of Leuven in commercial engineering.

Laura serves as Head of Content on TCT’s print and digital content including editorial, podcasts and live event coverage across TCT's international shows and conferences.   She has shared her knowledge of 3D technologies on a series of panel sessions in collaboration with Women In 3D Printing. With over seven-years of experience reporting daily on the latest additive manufacturing news and user stories covering everything from jigs and fixtures to rocket engines, Laura understands what to look for in an award-worthy additive manufacturing technology or application.

Todd Grimm is 30-year veteran of the additive manufacturing/3D printing industry. From his work as a consultant, writer, author, speaker, editor and advisor, he was named as one of The TCT Magazine’s 20 most influential in the additive manufacturing (AM) industry and has been twice nominated for the TCT Hall of Fame.

Todd is president of T. A. Grimm & Associates, an additive manufacturing consulting and communications company. He has also served as an independent director on the board of directors of ARC Group Worldwide (NASDAQ: ARCW).

Presently, Todd is a columnist for Mechanical Engineering magazine, a publication of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. From 2011 through 2020, he has served as a columnist for publications including Engineering.com, 3D Printing Industry and TCT Magazine. Todd is also the author of User’s Guide to Rapid Prototyping.

Todd currently serves on the board of the Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG) as its AM industry advisor, sits on the TCT Expert Advisory Board, and is an advisor for the RAPID + TCT conference. He has also served as chairman of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers’ (SME) RTAM community.

Amanda Hull is Special Projects Manager at Rapid News Group, primarily focusing on bringing together the TCT Awards as well as working on special projects for TCT 3Sixty in Birmingham. Amanda first became enamoured with 3D printing during her MEng degree in Product Design Engineering at Loughborough University. Since then Amanda has over 10 years’ experience within the additive manufacturing industry, working in various sectors from design, engineering, and architecture as well as working for a 3D printing service bureau with clients across automotive, aerospace, medical, dental, consumer, industrial products and more. Throughout her career, Amanda has been highly involved in educating and promoting the values of 3D printing and additive manufacturing to both internal and external clients. She wrote additive manufacturing guidelines for three separate companies geared towards the specific industries and led numerous workshops with design teams to explore how 3D technologies could be better utilised within product design cycles.

Sheku Kamara is the Dean of Applied Research at Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) and has been involved in the additive manufacturing industry since 1996. He oversees the activities of MSOE’s Applied Technology CenterTM (ATC). The ATC uses MSOE faculty, staff and student expertise to solve technological challenges confronting business and industry. It is known for transferring technology to the marketplace. The center undertakes more than 200 industry-sponsored research projects that are focused on providing real solutions to some of industry’s biggest challenges every year. This work is completed through several centers of excellence within the ATC including the Fluid Power InstituteTM (FPI), Center for BioMolecular Modeling (CBM) and Rapid Prototyping Center (RPC).

Sheku is a technical advisor to the rapid + tct conference organized by SME, since 2004 and is past chair of the Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG) . This group consists of owners and operators of additive manufacturing equipment. In 2013, he managed the development of the Additive Manufacturing Body of Knowledge (AMBOK) and the Additive Manufacturing Certificate program for SME & America Makes.

Sheku holds the RTAM Master Level Certificate on additive manufacturing from SME and is a 2008 recipient of the prestigious Karl O. Werwath Engineering Research Award from MSOE. In 2010, he was named a Laser Sintering DINO (Distinguished Innovator Operator Award) from the Additive Manufacturing Users Group, for his contributions to the laser sintering technology and industry. Sheku holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering with Honors from the University of Sierra Leone and a Master of Science in Engineering from MSOE. In July 2021 Sheku co-authored a book on the Fundamentals of Additive Manufacturing for the Practitioner.

Alex Kingsbury is an Additive Manufacturing Fellow at RMIT University where she works at the interface of industry and academia. Previously Alex was the director of CSIRO’s Additive Manufacturing Innovation Centre ‘Lab22’ and the Research Group Leader for Additive Manufacturing. In these roles she oversaw CSIRO’s additive manufacturing research projects, both strategic and industry funded; she was also responsible for implementing a program of local industry engagement, the first of its kind in Australia. Alex has worked more broadly in metal technologies including additive manufacturing since 2011. Alex has a current research interest in high performance aluminium alloys for wire arc additive manufacturing.

Alex’s volunteer roles include sitting as the independent expert on the Standards Australia Additive Manufacturing Technical Committee, and being the Women in 3D Printing Regional Chair for Oceania. Alex holds a Bachelor of Engineering (1st Class Honours) from RMIT University in Melbourne; she is also a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Candice is a senior lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at The University of Sheffield.Her interest in Additive Manufacturing was inspired by a guest lecture during the final year of her degree, following which she chose to focus her career around understanding and optimising the interactions between materials and processes in powdered-polymer AM. She was awarded the 2011International Outstanding Young Researcher in Freeform and Additive Manufacturing Award, given annually to recognise an outstanding young researcher in the field of freeform/additive fabrication early in their career, and now leads a team of approximately 15 staff and students in the Advanced Polymer Sintering laboratory at her Institution.She remains excited by Additive Manufacturing and its possibilities, as proven by her choice to have her wedding bouquet produced using Laser Sintering!

Having worked on TCT magazine for close to eight years, Dan has gained a unique perspective on the technology mix involved in additive manufacturing. Now working across product development at Rapid News, Dan’s broad range of knowledge and editorial impartiality brings a different view for the judging panel.

Jeremy began his engineering career customising industrial electric motors to order. He completed a technical apprenticeship and followed this with a degree in mechanical engineering. He spent his early career as a production engineer for CNC machining and finishing processes before becoming a Development Engineer creating hardware and software for automated CNC machining centres. Jeremy first came across SLA in 1996 and became actively involved in Additive Manufacturing technologies in 2002 whilst working for Renishaw PLC. He went on to create a Rapid Manufacturing Centre producing electronic and mechanical prototypes as well as low volume production utilising both additive and conventional technologies. He managed and developed this department for 12 years before leaving Renishaw in 2016 to join biotech company Sartorius.

He is currently their Head of Additive Manufacturing managing the Global Additive Manufacturing Group. His role includes responsibility for the global Additive Manufacturing strategy across the Sartorius group. In 2012 he was voted into the TCT list of the top 25 most influential people in the world of additive manufacturing.

Dr Phil Reeves is a leading consultant on 3D Printing business strategy and investment. Phil has worked in the field of 3D printing for over 25-years, having gained a PhD in the subject from Nottingham University (UK) in the mid-1990s. Since this time, Phil has worked in many 3D Printing-related roles including R&D, business development, and corporate strategy. In 2003 Phil founded leading 3D Printing consulting firm Econolyst Ltd, which Stratasys acquired in 2015. Between 2015 and 2018, Phil was Vice President of consulting at Stratasys, the leading 3D Printing technology vendor. Phil is now managing director of 3D Printing strategy consultancy Reeves Insight Ltd, and a member of the board of 4D Biomaterials, a developer of bioresorbable 3D printing polymer.

Dr. Mohsen Seifi joined ASTM International in 2016 as the director of additive manufacturing (AM) programs, in which he brings technical leadership to facilitate standardization activities across all ASTM AM related technical committees and building new partnerships/initiatives as well as development of new AM standards related programs within diverse ASTM portfolios. He has also appointment as an adjunct faculty at Case Western Reserve University in OH, USA. He has co-authored more than 30 peer reviewed publications and has presented more than 55 invited and keynote lectures at various technical meetings, industries and government agencies while also receiving various technical society honors and awards. He is currently serving as a global director of AM programs at ASTM International Washington, DC office responsible for ASTM AM center of excellence (CoE) and various AM programs. ASTM AM CoE has four founding partners and two strategic partners at this point with eight different locations across the globe to support standardization efforts underway.

Dr. Seifi holds master and doctoral degrees from Case Western Reserve University in materials science and engineering with emphasis on metal AM qualification and standardization and has conducted extensive work in the field funded by multiple organizations. As an international thought leader, he also serves as an advisory board/scientific committee member of several journals, organizations and consortia to further contribute to the community.

Professor Sutcliffe is a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers he is the CEO of Meta Consultancy and has over 25 years of experience in Additive Manufacturing as an academic, practitioner and industrial executive, his career highlights are:

• He was awarded the Royal Academy of Engineering Silver Medal in 2018 for achievement in Additive Manufacturing.
• His research teams project on feedback control of E-PBF won the Manufacturing Technology Award at the Institute of Engineering and Technology Innovation Awards 2019.
• He co-founded Fusion Implants manufacturing AM implants in the veterinary space.
• He co-founded Meta Additive, developing the fundamental IP for their innovative Binder Jet technology.
• He built the UK’s first ”classical” Laser Powder Bed Fusion machine in 1998/9.
• He developed fundamental techniques and IP/Patents and licenses for the production of porous materials by AM. 
• He led the research team at the University of Liverpool responsible for the development of metallic AM orthopaedic materials.
• He grew and maintained the AM research group at the University of Liverpool for 15 years until 2018/19 overseeing all AM projects and developments including Laser, Electron Beam and BinderJet technology.
• He was the prime mover in Laser Powder Bed Fusion at MCP/MTT designing the SLM500/250/125 machines.
• He led the Renishaw AMPD design team developing the RenAM 500 platform. 
• He led the funded projects team at Renishaw AMPD securing national and international funding for engineering programmes in AM.
• He has published over 100 papers on the science and engineering of Additive Manufacturing.
• He has been cited over 7800 times with an h-index of 47 (November 2021).
• He is the inventor of over AM 30 patents.
• He has supervised and graduated 20+ PhD students.
• He has been an industrial supervisor on numerous projects at various universities globally.

Angie Szerlongis Industry Manager for Additive Manufacturing at SME, and has more than 15 year of experience and exclusive focus on the additive manufacturing industry. She is a leading advocate for both the technology and its impactful adoption across key manufacturing sectors and industries. In her role as industry manager, Angie partners with industry leading additive manufacturing companies to help grow their market position, and works directly with several technical member committees to facilitate the acceleration and adoption of additive technologies across all of manufacturing. Prior to her current role, Angie was directly responsible in the production of RAPID+TCT, which has been named one of the country’s fastest growing trade shows by Tradeshow Executive. Her vast network of leaders, influencers, and advocates within the additive manufacturing industry is unrivalled, as is her passion for the opportunity and potential of additive manufacturing technology.

Nora founded the non-profit Women in 3D Printing in 2014 to promote women leaders in the additive manufacturing industry. In addition to managing the organization, which involves community engagement, partners & sponsors recruitment and overall technology watching, Nora leads a global team of over 80 volunteers, acting as local representatives of the organization’s brand.

In addition to her sales & marketing skills, Nora learned from her various positions and developed additional skills for web-design, blogging, live and digital event management, community engagement, and has become an established leader in the additive manufacturing industry.

Pursuing her vision for more social inclusion, she joined 3D Africa as Board Advisor and sits at various other Advisory Boards, such as 3DHeals', the Journal of 3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing, TCT Group's, and De Anza's Design and Manufacturing Technologies Department.

She currently serves as Director of Sales at Fast Radius.

After a Spell in Cryogenics Pat Warner started a career in Formula One and is currently employed by the Alpine Formula One Team. Having started with the team (then Benetton Formula) in 1988.  Pat was one of the early adopters of additive manufacturing within Formula 1 when the team acquired its first Stereolithography machine in 1998. Since then the department and the applications have expanded rapidly from function fit prototypes to include on vehicle applications, production tooling, casting patterns and windtunnel models.  In 2018, Pat was awarded the prestigious Distinguished INnovator Operator (DINO) award by the Additive Manufacturing Users Group.

Terry Wohlers is head of additive manufacturing market intelligence at ATSM International. He has provided consulting assistance to more than 280 organisations in 27 countries, as well as to nearly 200 companies in the investment community. Wohlers has authored 440 books, articles, and technical papers, given 170 keynote presentations on six continents, and appeared on many television and radio news programs. He is a principal author of the Wohlers Report, the undisputed industry-leading report on additive manufacturing and 3D printing worldwide for 26 consecutive years.

Duncan Wood has been Chief Executive Officer of Rapid News Group since 2017. He served as Chief Operating Officer of Rapid News Group from 2012 until 2017. Duncan has over 25 years experience in publishing starting with Miller Freeman (now UBM) in 1996. He joined Rapid News originally in 1997 as a Sales Manager on Rapid News Magazine, taking a lead role on the magazine and the TCT show through to 2002. Between 2002-2005 he worked with Nottingham based QMJ Publishing and then as Sales Manager for start-up Pure Insight, a provider of professional development solutions to help Innovation. In 2005 after a successful stint in this role he returned to Rapid News to take up the role of Director of Sales across the TCT portfolio. He was appointed to board in 2008, taking the role of Managing Director of the Events Division in 2010 and in early 2012 was appointed Chief Operating Officer. He holds a bachelor's degree in Business Studies from the University of Portsmouth.

Jim has worked at Rapid News for 14 years, spending most of this time with the TCT Group as Editor, Group Editor and Head of Content. After nearly a decade of closely monitoring and reporting on the 3D printing and additive manufacturing industry, Jim has developed a thorough understanding of the technologies and how they are applied. In addition to his own knowledge, Jim’s contacts book is an enviable who’s who of the engineering and manufacturing tech world — through this personal experience and vast network, Jim lends his weight to the judging panel, especially in the rare cases where a casting vote is required.