Past Events
8090: Minerals, Energy to Manufacturing - Forging the Future in the Fires of Industry
Host
8090 Industries: Industrial Abundance
HostInvited Speakers
Aaron Slodov
Co-Founder & CEO · Atomic Industries
Aaron Slodov is the Co-Founder and CEO of Atomic Industries, the world's first AI-powered tool and die maker based in Detroit. Atomic's mission is to replicate high-skill trade knowledge into AI that powers manufacturing systems which are orders of magnitude more productive. The company has raised a $25M Series A and previously a $17M seed led by Narya. Aaron studied physics, pursued a PhD in power systems engineering, worked at Google as an operations engineer, and co-founded Remesh, an AI market research startup that raised over $40 million.
Billy Thalheimer
CEO & Co-Founder · REGENT
Billy Thalheimer is the CEO and Co-Founder of REGENT (Regional Electric Ground Effect Nautical Transport), building electric seagliders that fly over water at up to 180mph for routes up to 180 miles. The 12-passenger Viceroy is the largest-ever all-electric flying machine. REGENT has raised over $90 million from 8090 Industries, Founders Fund, Japan Airlines, and Lockheed Martin, with a $9 billion global order book. Billy holds BS/MS degrees in Aerospace Engineering from MIT, led flight physics modeling for Boeing's electric air taxi at Aurora Flight Sciences, and is a competitive aerobatic pilot.