Susan is well-versed in that space, having served in the military and leading Flex’s hardware investments. He’s seen firsthand the kinds of opportunities that lie in improving the industrial systems underpinning the modern world and using new technologies, supported by operators fueled by vision, capital, and innovative new technologies. And he’ll be interviewed by our venture reporter Marina Temkin, so no follow-up opportunity will go unaddressed.

Susan is joining the rest of our speakers for a particularly timely series of conversations. Replit co-founder and CEO Amjad Masad will talk about the AI-driven shift in software development and what the next era of programming may look like, amid continued shifts in practices and employment within the industry.

TDK Ventures president Nicolas Sauvage, whose firm is also sponsoring the event, will join TechCrunch editor-in-chief and StrictlyVC founder Connie Loizos for a conversation about the ins and outs of corporate venture capital, early-stage investing, and key lessons founders must learn about raising from strategic backers.

In addition, Campbell Brown, co-founder and CEO of Forum AI, will bring her perspective on building more trustworthy AI systems amid an increasingly skeptical environment around the accuracy of any information coming from any number of sources. All of which is informed by her tenure as Meta’s head of media partnerships and as a CNN host. And she’ll be interviewed by our newest senior reporter, Tim Fernholz.