--- title: "Steve Fournier and Scott Sawyer confirmed as 2026 AMUG Conference keynote speakers" url: https://www.voxelmatters.com/steve-fournier-and-scott-sawyer-confirmed-as-2026-amug-conference-keynote-speakers/ date: 2026-02-26 modified: 2026-02-26 lang: en author: "Joseph Caron-Dawe" description: "Steve Fournier, leader of the Additive Designs & Manufacturing Center of Excellence at General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, and Scott Sawyer, Director of Programs at Divergent, will head up a keynote..." categories: - "3D Printing Events" - "AMUG" - "Sponsored" tags: - "top news" image: https://www.voxelmatters.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Fournier-Sawyer-keynote-640x400.jpg word_count: 650 --- # Steve Fournier and Scott Sawyer confirmed as 2026 AMUG Conference keynote speakers Steve Fournier, leader of the Additive Designs & Manufacturing Center of Excellence at [General Atomics Aeronautical Systems](https://www.voxelmatters.directory/company/general-atomics-aeronautical-ga-asi/), and Scott Sawyer, Director of Programs at [Divergent](https://www.voxelmatters.directory/company/divergent3d/), will head up a keynote presentation at the [2026 AMUG Conference, which will be held in Reno, Nevada, from March 15 - 19, 2026](https://www.voxelmatters.com/event/amug-conference/). ![General Atomics recently integrated a dual-instrument payload onto a GA-150 satellite for NASA Goddard Space Flight Center’s Total and Spectral Solar Irradiance Sensor-2 (TSIS-2) mission](https://www.voxelmatters.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/GA-EMS-TSIS-2-mission-e1772119747314-340x310.jpg)General Atomics recently integrated a dual-instrument payload onto a GA-150 satellite for NASA Goddard Space Flight Center’s Total and Spectral Solar Irradiance Sensor-2 (TSIS-2) mission Their keynote will take a deep dive into the transferable additive manufacturing value the duo uncovered through their respective companies' partnership. The address is titled “From Hypercars to Defense Drones: How Two Major Industry Innovators Started Their Partnership Journey at AMUG”. “AMUG has been, and continues to be, a forum where AM users from multiple disciplines and industries come together to share achievements and learning.” the duo jointly stated. “The question, though, is how effective is knowledge transfer at such an industry event, and what does it amount to in terms of industrial growth, differentiated capabilities, and business revenue pursuits?” Speaking from a wide-ranging bank of experience, Fournier and Sawyer will discuss the utilization of AMUG as a platform for uncovering cross-industry insights and innovations, specifically how their respective companies have benefited from AMUG since Divergent founder Kevn Czinger's 2022 AMUG Conference keynote led to the two companies connecting. The pair will share details on how the AMUG-facilitated connection paved the way towards a journey of learning and identifying applicable transferable AM technologies, that have given forth to a series of business and product transformations. Examples of the hardware that's been a direct product of their partnership may also make an appearance. ![Divergent Technologies and Mach Industries have collaborated on the production of a prototype autonomous strike aircraft dubbed Venom, taking the concept to a flight-ready demo in the space of just 71 days](https://www.voxelmatters.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Divergent-Venom-e1772119881534-340x257.jpg)Divergent recently collaborated on the production of a prototype autonomous strike aircraft dubbed Venom, taking the concept to a flight-ready demo in the space of just 71 days “Separately, General Atomics and Divergent have been well-recognized for their impressive outcomes when applying additive manufacturing,” stated AMUG's Director, Education and Conference, Alex Roschli. “I am very excited to hear how they have elevated the value of the technology through their partnership.” ## Steve Fournier's background Steve Fournier has over 23 years of experience in Silicon Valley R&D, product and business development, engineering project management, and manufacturing, including optical telecom & lasers, semiconductor mechatronic equipment, DoE National Laboratory projects, and DoD aerospace/aviation unmanned aerial systems.  For the past 15 years, he has been a driving force in additive manufacturing and advanced production technologies, leading transformative initiatives that fuse innovation with industrial execution. As the leader of the Additive Designs & Manufacturing Center of Excellence at General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Fournier is shaping the future of aerospace manufacturing and is the strategic force behind the company's Factory of the Future. ## Scott Sawyer's background Scott Sawyer serves as Director of Programs at Divergent, overseeing a portfolio of over 25 programs in both the commercial and defense sectors. In his role, Sawyer engages with government and industry customers to bring the Divergent Adaptive Production System (DAPS) to platform designs, enabling modular, affordable, scalable structural solutions.  With a background in aerospace engineering, Sawyer has been working to bring additive manufacturing to aircraft platform design and production for over a decade. He has over 15 years of experience in the defense industry supporting DoW programs, previously working at Lockheed Martin, Boeing Defense, and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems. ## AMUG Conference 2026: Industry leading knowledge In addition to Fournier's and Sawyer's Tuesday keynote, featured presentations on the AMUG Conference's main stage will be a panel discussion with industry leaders representing AMUG's Diamond Sponsors on Monday, March 16, a keynote presentation by Ronen Hadar of The LEGO Group on Thursday, March 19, and the Innovators Showcase on Wednesday, March 18.  The keynotes and featured presentations will kickstart each day of the conference and set the tone for nearly 150 presentations, panel discussions, workshops, and hands-on training sessions.