MACHINE
WITHOUT
LIMITS
Machine Without Limits showcases how today’s leading teams are transforming complex hardware workflows from rapid data review to scalable test infrastructure and next-gen manufacturing. Through technical talks and panel discussions, you’ll learn how builders are accelerating cycles, improving quality, and scaling with confidence.
From first prototype to production, software-driven workflows are replacing manual steps, unlocking seamless data flow from benchtop to fleet. This event spotlights the teams and tools making that future real.
Explore topics like digital genealogy, dimensional traceability, and data infrastructure including a preview of Sift’s joint integration with Manufacturo to power the factory of the future.
Building, Testing, and Operating the Future of Aerospace & Defense
AGENDA
1-5:00PM
Los Angeles
Join your peers for a half-day of hands-on learning and technical exchange at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, an iconic venue where engineering history meets the future of aerospace and defense.
Event to be followed by drinks and light hors d'oeuvres.
Keynote
Sift: Karthik Gollapudi, CEO and Co-Founder
Field Notes
How to Compound to Industry Leadership
A candid panel with K2 Space on the decisions that drive long-term advantage: automation, vertical integration, and scaling engineering culture.
K2 Space | Michael Saqr Head of Software & Oliver Graff Manager Software Engineering
Smarter Data for Safer Missions: Evolving Human Spaceflight Validation
A technical session from Lockheed Martin on advancing validation workflows in human spaceflight.
Lockheed Martin Space | Mark Bacchetti Orion Vehicle Management & Tooling Technical Lead
Modernizing Data Review with ULA
A behind-the-scenes look at how ULA is modernizing its data review workflows and test infrastructure—full session details coming soon.
ULA | Robert Bornhijm, Ground Software Sr. Manager & Kevin Neeley Software Engineering Chief Architect
Technical Presentations
From Part to Performance: Complete Hardware Traceability
Learn how to bring observability and genealogy together to validate performance across the entire hardware lifecycle.
Manufacturo James Montgomery, CPO & Sift Yaron Alfi Manufacturing Advisor
CI/CD for Hardware: Automated testing and data review
Learn and explore how to apply CI/CD principles to hardware automating rule analysis, standardizing data reviews, and accelerating certification with less manual effort.
Sift
Networking
Join and meet the speakers and fellow attendees
SPEAKERS
We’re curating a lineup of builders, operators, and technical leads pushing the edge of what’s possible.
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
Attendees will walk away with insights they can take back to their teams, including:
Real-world applications powering smart factory traceability
How leading A&D teams are streamlining test and validation cycles
What scalable data infrastructure looks like for modern engineering orgs
How to bridge the gap between test, manufacturing, and in-field telemetry
Ways teams are embedding observability and quality into the full hardware lifecycle
BENEFITS OF ATTENDING
Benchmark against top-performing peers:
Learn how teams at the forefront of aerospace and defense—from emerging leaders like K2 Space to heritage primes—are tackling hard engineering problems. Whether it’s compounding innovation, evolving human-rated test systems, or implementing CI/CD principles for hardware, you’ll gain firsthand insight into how peers are modernizing workflows and building safer, faster, and more traceable systems.
Bring back actionable ideas:
Each talk is designed to share technical depth and implementation detail—not high-level fluff.
Learn tools and techniques
Be among the first to see new workflows and integrations powering the factory of the future.
Engage with a practitioner community
This is not a vendor showcase—these are sessions and discussions for engineers solving real problems at scale.
Accelerate internal alignment
Use what you learn to drive conversations back at your organization around modernization and scaling confidently.
FREQUENTLY
ASKED QUESTIONS
What type of event is this?
This is a technical, peer-led forum with discussions designed for engineers and technical leadership in aerospace and defense. The focus is on real-world implementations, engineering best practices, and modern infrastructure. This is not a vendor showcase of product pitches.
Who is this event for?
The event is designed for senior engineers, technical program leaders, and decision-makers. If you’re focused on improving test workflows, manufacturing quality, or data systems at scale, you’ll be in good company.
What is the focus of the sessions?
The event features a series of candid panels, presentations, and discussions, focused on the future of aerospace and defense workflows. Topics span validation, test infrastructure, manufacturing traceability, and real-time data review—brought to life through real-world use cases and leading voices in the field.
Will I be contacted after the event?
The goal of this event is to support a technical community building the next-generation of machines. Speakers and hosts may follow-up with certain attendees to capture feedback and answer questions.