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.
2024 Featured Speakers and Moderators
Aidan Madigan-Curtis
Partner
Eclipse Ventures
Andrea Thomaz
Co-Founder & CEO
Dilligent Robotics
Andrew Lonsberry
CEO
Path Robotics
Ann Kim
Co-Host
Managing Director
Stifel Venture Banking
Bilal Zuberi
General Partner
Lux Capital
Boris Sofman
Founder & CEO
Bedrock Robotics
Cameron McCord
CEO
Nominal
David Pendergast
Partner
Goodwin
Eric Klein
Partner
Lemnos Labs
Erik Nieves
Founder & CEO
Plus One Robotics
Even Rogers
CEO
True Anomaly
Gabriel Jones
CEO & Founder
Proporio
John Krafcik
Board of Directors
Rivian
Kim Crider
Founding Partner
Elara Nova: The Space Consultancy
Matt Trotter
Co-Host
Managing Director
Stifel Venture Banking
Mike Ross
General Manager
Boeing
Saman Farid
Founder & CEO
Formic Technologies
Seth Winterroth
Partner
Eclipse Ventures
Will Coffield
Cofounder & GP
Riot Ventures
Agenda: September 29 – October 1, 2025
Monday 9/29
All Day Guest Arrive
6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Evening Reception
Tuesday 9/30
8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Breakfast
8:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
General Content Session
10:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Breakout Sessions
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch
2:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Afternoon Activities
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Dinner
Wednesday 10/1
8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Breakfast
8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
General Content Session
10:00 a.m. – 10:55 a.m.
Breakout Session
11:00 a.m. – 11:10 a.m.
Closing
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.
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In case of questions, reach out to Manny at mlu@stifelbank.com
September 21-23, 2026
Ojai Valley Inn
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