Arno Held started AM Ventures together with Johann Oberhofer in 2015 when they realized an increasing demand for venture capital in Additive Manufacturing but a lack of competent investors to assess disruptive technologies. Today, Arno is Managing Partner of the fund and specialises on the network around AM Ventures, as well as its global footprint and organisational growth. Since co-founding the company, Arno has been instrumental in building the AM Ventures team that has scouted several thousand startups and conducted more than thirty funding rounds all over the world. Arno’s passion for industrial machinery and applications was triggered in 1998 when he started his professional life building and repairing Laser machines with TRUMPF. Before starting AM Ventures, Arno spent seven years with EOS in various positions around corporate strategy and business development. Arno holds a diploma degree in Industrial Engineering and Management from the University of Applied Sciences Karlsruhe (Germany) as well as an international executive MBA from the University of St. Gallen (Switzerland). He completed his studies abroad in Shanghai, China and Cape Town, South Africa.

Michael Kenworthy is the Chief Product Officer at Seurat Technologies, building the next generation of 3D metal printers designed for high-volume, decarbonized industrial production. Michael previously served as the Chief Technology Officer at Divergent Technologies where he co-developed the Divergent Adaptive Production System. He was the first Chief Engineer of AM at Honeywell Aerospace and held various technology leadership roles at GE Aviation. Michael earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering from MIT and later earned his Master of Engineering from Univ. of Wisconsin – Madison. He is one of the authors of Additive Manufacturing Change Management: Best Practices. He is a prolific inventor and innovator with 250+ patents for product and process technologies granted or pending.

As a Managing Director at Cantor Fitzgerald, Troy Jensen analyzes high-growth technology sectors. He began his career in finance in 1997, following six years of service in the U.S. Navy. Since then, he has monitored developments in the Additive Manufacturing, Photonics, and Quantum Computing industries. While covering various technology applications, his focus remains on industrial 3D printing and hardware innovation. He is a CFA charterholder and a University of Minnesota alumnus.

Yihan Zhong is the Founder of AM-E-Dao, a China’s additive manufacturing professional media, testing and service platform . Before founding AM-E-DAO, he was the Head of the China Guangdong Province 3D Printing Tech & Innovation Center. He leads strategic operations within China’s additive manufacturing sector, drawing on a decade of leadership including roles as General Manager of Shenzhen Wutong Med Tech and Chief of Staff at Bolijiang 3D. Yihan began his AM career as a research assistant to Professor Richard D’Aveni at Dartmouth College in the US, focusing on the industrial revolution of 3D printing. Today, he focuses on bridging the gap between China’s AM industry and the global community by sharing insights on local innovations and fostering cross-border collaboration.