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Welcome to FORGE

FORGE is an annual summit where we bring together an intimate group of founders, investors, LPs, and corporate buyers focused on developing technologies that are utilizing artificial intelligence in the physical world. The event will have a mix of structure/unstructured content + group activities to facilitate as many new connections as possible. FORGE is invite only and highly curated so forwarding/transferring the invite is not allowed. If there is someone from your network you think we should include, please let us know.

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Previous Speakers & Moderators

Aidan Madigan-Curtis Eclipse Ventures

Aidan Madigan-Curtis
Partner
Eclipse

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Alex Huckstepp Co-Founder & CCO Uptool

Alex Huckstepp
Co-Founder & CCO
Uptool

LinkedIn
Andrea Thomaz Co-Founder & CEO Dilligent Robotics

Andrea Thomaz
Co-Founder & CEO
Dilligent Robotics

LinkedIn
Andrew Lonsberry - Path Robotics

Andrew Lonsberry
CEO
Path Robotics

LinkedIn
Bilal Zuberi - Red Glass

Bilal Zuberi
Founder & Managing Partner
Red Glass

LinkedIn
Boris Sofman - Bedrock Robotics

Boris Sofman
Co-Founder & CEO
Bedrock Robotics

LinkedIn
Bryon Hargis - Castelion Corporation

Bryon Hargis
CEO
Castelion Corporation

LinkedIn
Cameron McCord CEO Nominal

Cameron McCord
CEO
Nominal

LinkedIn
Dave Evans Co-Founder & CEO Fictiv

Dave Evans
Co-Founder & CEO
Fictiv

LinkedIn
Eric Klein - Lemnos

Eric Klein
Partner
Lemnos

LinkedIn
Erik Nieves - Plus One Robotics, Inc

Erik Nieves
Founder & CEO
Plus One Robotics

LinkedIn
Even Rogers - True Anomaly

Even Rogers 
CEO 

True Anomaly

LinkedIn
Fredrik Ryden - Olis Robotics

Fredrik Ryden
CEO
Olis Robotics

LinkedIn
Gabriel Jones - Proporio

Gabriel Jones
Founder & CEO
Proporio

LinkedIn
Jocelyn Kinsey - DFJ Growth

Jocelyn Kinsey
Partner
DFJ Growth

LinkedIn
John Krafcik - Waymo

John Krafcik 
Former CEO 

Waymo

LinkedIn
Joshua Brost - Relativity Space

Joshua Brost
Chief Revenue Officer
Relativity Space

LinkedIn
Kim Crider - Elara Nova: The Space Consultancy

Kim Crider 
Founding Partner 

Elara Nova: The Space Consultancy

LinkedIn
Laurent Hautefeuille - Bedrock Robotics

Laurent Hautefeuille
Chief Operating Officer
Bedrock Robotics

LinkedIn
Mike Ross - Boeing

Mike Ross
Head of Global Data, Jeppesen

Boeing

LinkedIn
Mike Winn CEO Drone Deploy

Mike Winn
CEO
Drone Deploy

LinkedIn
Nathan Evans - Fictiv

Nathan Evans 
CXO 

Fictiv

LinkedIn
Susan Paley - Conduit Venture Labs

Susan Paley
Partner
Conduit Venture Labs

LinkedIn
Timothy Harris - Swift Navigation

Timothy Harris
CEO
Swift Navigation

LinkedIn
Will Coffield - Riot Ventures

Will Coffield 
Cofounder & GP 

Riot Ventures

LinkedIn

Agenda: September 21-23, 2026

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Venue: Ojai Valley Inn

905 Country Club Road | Ojai, CA 93023

Ojai Valley Inn is located 70 miles North of Los Angeles and 12 miles off the ocean lies the world renowned Ojai Valley. Accessible seclusion is what has made this Southern California resort famous for so many years. Los Angeles International Airport, Santa Barbara and Burbank are easily accessed and offer a short transfer to the Inn.

We have arranged discounted rooms for our attendees. Once registration is completed, we will follow up with instructions on how to reserve your room.


Presented By


Stifel Venture Banking Logo

September 21-23, 2026

Ojai Valley Inn

By attending the event, each attendee agrees that photographs, video, and/or audio recordings may be taken of the attendees, which Stifel Bank and its affiliates will own and may use hereafter in any electronic or print distribution, or by other means (including social media) for any purpose.