8th Philly Hardware Meetup
Join us for the 8th Philadelphia Hardware Meetup! Come join us to hear from our guest speakers as well as share what’s on your desk. We always have time for an open mic.
Hardware Meetups happen across 30+ cities monthly and help bring together different professionals to connect and meet each other.
Location
** Note: this event is at NextFab NORTH!!! **
We have a great set of guest speakers
Greg Sampson is Founder and CEO of Courtside Video Entertainment, the creator of innovative in-arena entertainment platforms for high-value sports fans. He is a senior-level Engineering Executive with over 25 years of experience, excels in leading large teams in industrial, consumer, and medical product development. He has a proven track record of delivering innovative technical solutions for innovative startups and Fortune 500 tech companies that consistently exceed customer expectations and achieving market leadership. A former championship competitive swimmer, Mr. Sampson combined his sports and technology passion to found FanCheer Interactive Inc., a mobile platform for real-time fan engagement.
Cory Lord is an Electronics Engineer with a specialty in wireless power delivery and communication. He is co-founder of VivoKey, where he designs implantable technologies that allow users to securely merge their digital and physical identity. Cory also provides contract hardware development services and technical training to a variety of startups and individuals through his company Protopoint.
Nick Lynch is the Director of Systems Integration at Exyn Technologies, supporting R&D and Product Development to enable advanced autonomy for aerial and ground robotics along with high resolution 3D data capture. Nick has been with Exyn since the first early prototypes and has helped lead the design and development of the ExynAero, ExynPak, and the most recent Exyn Nexys product lines. Experience includes executing rapid hardware product development and launch cycles while managing technical, cost and schedule risks.
Agenda
5:00-5:30pm: Arrive, mingle, grab some food and a beverage
5:30-5:45pm: Opening remarks
5:45-7:00pm: Guest Speakers + Q&A with the audience
7:00-7:30pm: Open Mic. Anyone in attendance can give a demo or short presentation on their hardware product, startup, or project.
7:30-8:00pm: Mix, mingle, and close out the night.
Thank you to our partners
Our host NextFab provides the resources to help innovators build and scale hardware-based startup companies. Through their makerspaces, product development services, and ventures group, NextFab supports hardware entrepreneurs from ideation through commercialization.
informal is a freelance collective for the most talented independent professionals in hardware and hardtech. Whether you're looking for a single contractor, a full-time employee, or an entire team of professionals to work on everything from product development to go-to-market strategy, the informal collective has the perfect collection of people for the job. With expertise in diverse projects ranging from consumer electronics to automotive, green tech, and medical devices, informal members work with clients at every stage to design, manufacture, and ship top-quality physical products, built to succeed.
If you want to help support the next meetup, please reach out to nate@informal.cc for sponsorship inquiries.