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2026 Agenda
Welcome Day - March 3, 2026
9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Workshop
Workshop: Beginner Magnetics Bootcamp
Stan Trout | President | Spontaneous Materials |
1:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Workshop
Workshop: Advanced Magnetics Bootcamp
Stan Trout | President | Spontaneous Materials |
1:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Workshop
Workshop: Dynamic Balancing & High Speed Balancing of Motors
Akhil Nath | CEO | ABRO Balancing |
6:00 PM
Networking Break
Welcome Reception: Sponsored by Florida State University
Day 1 - March 4, 2026
7:00 AM
Networking Break
Registration Opens & Breakfast
8:00 AM
Keynote
Keynote
Magnetism: The Ultimate Engine of the Universe
Weiping Yu | NASA Physicist, Crew Spacecraft Subsystem Manager | NASA |
8:40 AM
Keynote Panel
Keynote
Ensuring Long Service Life Motor Drives Built from Reshored Magnet Manufacturing Utilizing Rare Earth Metals Separated from Industrial Waste Streams
Troy Hobbs | Director – Biosciences In-licensing & Bioremediation | The Mosaic Company | |
Jeff Whalen | Founder, Director and CEO | Magnetics Corporation |
9:30 AM
Networking Break
Networking Break & 1:1 Meeting Program
10:30 AM
Magnetics
Considerations for navigating emerging non-China loudspeaker magnet supply opportunities
Networking Break
Stephen Maguire | R&D Engineer, Permanet Magnet SME | Bose |
11:00 AM
Panel
Magnetics
From Ore to Magnet: Building a Resilient Mine-to-Motor Supply Chain
Networking Break
Hooman Reza Nezhad | CEO | Solcoa Industries |
Aaron Williams | Chief Commercial Officer | Arnold Magnetic Technologies |
Stephen Maguire | R&D Engineer, Permanet Magnet SME | Bose |
Debra Bennethum | Director, Critical Minerals & Strategic Supply Chain | Energy Fuels |
11:40 AM
Magnetics
Rare Earth Magnets and Circular Supply Chains: The Key to the Future of the Automotive Industry
Networking Break
Karl Meira | Director of OEM Partnerships | Cyclic Materials |
10:30 AM
Motor and Drive
Influence of Interlaminar Connection and Stacking Factor on Laminated Motor Material Properties and Their Impact on eDrive NVH Behavior
Networking Break
Walter Nie | NVH Specialist, eMotor Design & Applications | Ford |
11:00 AM
Panel
Motor and Drive
Driving the Future: Innovations in Electric Motor Design and Advanced Materials for Next-Generation Vehicles
Networking Break
James Murphy | Sales Manager | MAGSYS |
Dan Vasile | Director of Motor Solutions | Windings |
11:40 AM
Motor and Drive
Reinventing the Motor: How Transverse Flux Technology is Transforming Industry
Networking Break
Scott Reynolds | Technology Commercialization Director | Electric Torque Machines |
12:10 PM
Networking Break
Lunch & Table Talks
1:15 PM
Magnetics
Block Test Strategies for Magnet makers and other high test volume applications for Pulse Field Magnetometers
Networking Break
James Mckenzie | CEO | Hirst Magnetic Instruments |
1:45 PM
Magnetics
Making phosophogypsum waste useful while extracting rare earth elements
Networking Break
Munir Humayun | Director | Center for Rare Earths Critical Minerals and Industrial Byproducts |
2:15 PM
Panel
Magnetics
Beyond NdFeB: The Race for Alternative Magnet Solutions
Networking Break
Paul File | Senior Account Manager | Nichia America Corporation |
2:45 PM
Magnetics
Session Details Coming Soon
Networking Break
1:15 PM
Motor and Drive
SmFeN Designs for Brushless Internal Permanent Magnet Motors
Networking Break
Andrew Hirzel | Senior Engineer | Tengam Engineering |
Vandana Rallabandi | R&D Staff | Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
1:45 PM
Motor and Drive
Electrical Motor Design Utilizing New Materials
Networking Break
Johan Sjoeholm | Systems Application Engineer | Alvier Mechatronics |
2:15 PM
Motor and Drive
Danfoss: Session Coming Soon
Networking Break
Delvis Gonzalez | Senior Motor & Magnetic Specialist | Danfoss |
2:45 PM
Motor and Drive
Session Details Coming Soon
Networking Break
3:15 PM
Networking Break
Networking Break & 1x1 Meetings
4:00 PM
Keynote
Panel
Electric Motor Redesign: Engineering Around Rare Earth Constraints
4:30 PM
Keynote
Panel
Rare Earth Magnets and Metals: Market and Governmental Trends and Outlook
Bo Zhang | Magnetics Engineering Manager | Dexter Magnetic Technologies | |
Tomas Villalon | CTO & Co-Founder | Phoenix Tailings | |
Judson Marte | VP of Magnetics | MP Materials | |
Helena Khazdozian | Sr. Technology Manager | US Department of Energy | |
David Parker | Group Leader, Materials Theory Lead, Developing Substitutes | Critical Materials Innovation Hub | |
Ikenna Nlebedim | Scientist | Ames National Laboratory, U.S. DoE |
5:15 PM
Networking Break
Happy Hour Sponsored by The Office of Economic Vitality
Day 2 - March 5, 2026
7:30 AM
Networking Break
Registration Opens & Continental Breakfast
8:15 AM
Keynote
Keynote
Keynote: Session details coming soon
9:00AM
Keynote
Keynote
Trends to Rare Earth Reduction and Elimination in EV Motors: Market Status and Future Outlook
John Li | Technology Analyst | IDTechEx |
9:45 AM
Networking Break
Networking Break & 1:1 Meeting Program
10:45 AM
Magnetics
BROCKHAUS enhances EV motor efficiency with advanced measurement solutions for R&D and production
Networking Break
Navid Cheema | Head of Laboratory | BROCKHAUS |
11:15 AM
Magnetics
PM-Wire Magnets: Enabling New Materials for Motor Applications
Networking Break
Philippe Masson | CTO | AML |
10:45 AM
Motor and Drive
C-Motive’s ZeroMag Electrostatic Motors
Networking Break
Leo Larios-Schmidt | Applications Engineer | C-Motive Technologies |
11:15 AM
Motor and Drive
Safety & Security Innovations in Servo Systems
Networking Break
Craig Nelson | Sr. Product Marketing Manager | Siemens |
11:45 AM
Motor and Drive
Measurement of Soft Magnetic Materials for Electric Motors Under DC Bias and Representative Operating Conditions
Networking Break
Dr Graeme Finch | Senior Scientist, Electronic & Magnetic Materials Group | National Physical Laboratory |