Event Details

Location:

Hosted at the stylish Canopy by Hilton SoMa, a modern space in the heart of San Francisco’s vibrant arts district.

The Canopy By Hilton SoMa: 250 Fourth Street, San Francisco, CA 94103

Show Hours: 

2:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Speaker Sessions 

5:00 pm - 8:00 pm: Networking Reception (open to +1s)

Who Should Attend CADDi Connect: 

This exclusive event is designed for senior leaders driving digital transformation within manufacturing organizations.
If you are responsible for shaping the future of your organization’s operations, technology, and procurement strategies, CADDi Connect is the event for you. To ensure the content remains relevant and valuable, registration is reserved exclusively for qualified leaders who align with this focus.

Please note: To maintain the integrity of this experience, registration is reserved for qualified manufacturing leaders. Vendors, consultants, or service providers will not be admitted as the event’s structure and discussions are not designed for those outside of manufacturing leadership roles.

Why Attend

"This event is a unique opportunity to exchange ideas, tackle industry challenges, and connect with leaders shaping the future of manufacturing." - Aaron Lober, VP of Marketing, CADDi

The Theme

You're doing digital transformation wrong.

An exploration of how to bring your practice into the modern digital era.

1. How to determine critical goals of a transformation effort and ensure success
2. How to empower the human element of your workforce and make everyone capable of agile strategic decisions
3. How to break out of silos and democratize actionable insights hidden within your data

The Agenda

⭐ Keynote Presentation: Flexibility Is Your Infrastructure During Uncertain Times

Will Drewery, CEO, Diagon. 

💬 Panel Discussion: Empowering the Next Generation of the Manufacturing Workforce with AI Tech

Moderator: Patrick Harrigan, VP of Partnerships, CADDi

Panelists: 

Eric Whitley, Director of Manufacturing Solutions, L2L

Michael Corr, CEO, Duro Labs

Ben Snyder, VP of Operations, nVenia

💬 Four Fireside Chats:

1. Jim Mayer, Founder of Manufacturing Connector and Host of the Manufacturing Culture Podcast

Topic: The Untold Story of Digital Transformation: Why Narratives, Not Numbers, Drive Change

2. Aaron Lober, VP of Marketing, CADDi

Topic: The Unstructured Data Problem

3. Vivek Kumar, CEO, Teamforce AI

Topic: The Human Element of Digital Transformation

4. Whitney Sales, CRO, ThoughtForge

Topic: The Challenged of R&D In Digital Transformation

📢 Product Launch:

Yushiro Kato, Founder & CEO, CADDi

Be there for CADDi's groundbreaking product launch announcement!