June 11 – Manufacturing Forum – Silicon Valley 2025
Join us in the heart of Silicon Valley for the Manufacturing Innovation Forum, an exclusive gathering of global innovators, industry disruptors, and manufacturing leaders from across North America. This high-impact event brings together top-tier delegations from Mexico’s rapidly advancing manufacturing ecosystem.
Co-Hosted By:
F50 Nexus · Bay Area Council Economic Institute · INCMty
Supported By: Long 100 Capital · Silicon Global · Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs
Why Attend?
Silicon Valley is renowned for pushing the boundaries of technology. Now, it’s time to align that innovation with the manufacturing muscle of America and Mexico. This forum is your opportunity to unlock strategic collaborations, de-risk your global supply chains, and scale hardware innovation faster through nearshoring and cross-border synergy.
Whether you’re building the leading robotics automation, construction technologies, or scaling EV infrastructure—this forum will connect you with decision-makers who can help you build smarter, faster, and closer to home.
Delegations include from following organizations
- incMTY
- Mosaic Capital
- Real International
- F50
- More..
Featured Speakers:
- Rogelio Santos, Managing Partner, Dalus Capital
- Sean Randolph, Sr. Director, Bay Area Council Economic Institute
- David Cao, Managing Partner, F50 Nexus
- Thomas Michael Hogg, CEO, INCMty
- Vish Mishre, TiE Silicon Valley Council of Trustees, TiE Silicon Valley
- Lynn Yuan, Managing Partner, Long 100 Capital | Real International
- Luis Almanza, Regional Director Entrepreneurship Institute, Tecnológico de Monterrey
- Ciro Gonzalez, F50 Mexico
- Vineet Jain, Managing Partner, Wild Tree Ventures
- Jessie Wang Ph.D. Founder/CEO at Twirlista Inc
- Carlos Solórzano-Cuadra, Past CHCC Northern Region Chair, Director of International Business Development Canada-Mexico-U.S.-Mexico International Chamber of Commerce
- Che Voigt CEO, Altwork
- Andrea Gibbs
- Jose Menendez
- And many more to come
What You’ll Gain:
- Insights from north america manufacturing already driving results.
- Partnerships with key stakeholders across tech, capital, and industrial policy.
- Visionary Panels & Roundtables featuring leaders in AI infrastructure, robotics, energy tech, and hardware design.
- Access to exclusive delegation from Mexico’s top industrial hubs.
Key Topics:
- USMCA 2.0: Future-proofing with USMCA 2.0 and trilateral cooperation
- Redesigning Supply Chains after Tariff War: Resilience through regionalization
- AI and Manufacturing Innovation
- AI Infrastructure at Scale: Building and supplying next-gen data centers
- Industrial Real Estate: Factory and Warehouse set up
- Intelligent Manufacturing: Automation, AI, robotics, and machine vision
- Construction Innovation & Supply China
- Hardware Startup Acceleration: From prototyping to mass production
- Nearshoring in Action: Case studies from Silicon Valley firms
- Cross-Border Innovation: Leveraging Mexico’s talent, logistics, and cost advantages
Who Should Attend:
- Founders and executives from hardware, robotics, AI, and companies
- VC and growth-stage investors focused on logistics, deep tech and advanced manufacturing
- Supply chain, operations, and manufacturing leaders
- U.S.–Mexico trade, policy, and economic development stakeholders
The Future of Manufacturing is Regional in North America. The Time to Act is Now.
Be part of a select group shaping the next era of North American innovation and manufacturing.
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David Cao is a community builder, investor, and entrepreneur at the forefront of the Physical AI and Embodied AI ecosystem. He is the Curator of the Physical AI Newsletter and Managing Partner at F50, where he leads initiatives engaging innovators, investors, and industry leaders across manufacturing, construction, and real estate.
He is the Producer of the F50 Physical AI Summit and the Future 50 Physical AI Builders Program, platforms designed to spotlight and accelerate breakthrough entrepreneurs. As a community and ecosystem builder, David has founded and nurtured networks spanning Silicon Valley and the Greater Austin–San Antonio Corridor, including SVE, Silicon Valley’s largest and oldest entrepreneurs community.
David is also a seasoned venture investor, having backed more than 40 companies across multiple sectors, including Knightscope (IPO 2022), Doc.AI (acquired by Sharecare, IPO 2021), Gummicube (acquired by Airship), Oculii (acquired by Ambarella), and Voke VR (acquired by Intel).
Beyond entrepreneurship and investment, he is a leading thinker on the North America Manufacturing Corridor from Monterey Mexico to Dallas, helping frame its role as one of the most dynamic and economically vital regions in the world. David is helping shape the next wave of Physical AI innovation in North America and beyond.
In his spare time, David explores the intersection of mindfulness and entrepreneurship. He is the upcoming author of Standing Meditation (forthcoming), and shares the practice with entrepreneurs as a tool for clarity, resilience, and presence.
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