Under Secretary Emil Michael, Doug Petno, Shyam Sankar, Alexis Ohanian and dozens more leaders will gather to discuss major advances strengthening US investment across AI, materials and energy, the American worker and national security
DETROIT, June 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Reindustrialize, the annual gathering dedicated to rebuilding American industrial strength, announced its return to Detroit June 16-17, 2026, which will bring together more than 1,500 leaders across government, business, investment capital and technology to accelerate American industrial dominance. Senior leaders Brendan Carr, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission; Doug Petno, Co-CEO of Commercial & Investment Bank (CIB) at J.P. Morgan Chase; Jim Belosic, Founder & CEO, SendCutSend; and Tara Murphy Dougherty, CEO of Govini will be participating.
Areas of focus for 2026 include: AI & Automation, Materials & Energy, The American Worker, Infrastructure & Investment Capital and National Security.
A survey of last year's Reindustrialize Summit attendees, conducted by the New American Industrial Alliance (NAIA) and Sustainment, found that 52% of manufacturers had already implemented robotics and automation, and 39% were actively deploying AI. Yet 69% identify skilled technical roles as their hardest positions to fill, underscoring the tension between innovation and workforce development that will define this year's agenda.
"The survey results paint a clear picture: the reindustrialization moment is here, but so is its defining challenge. Twelve months ago, "reindustrialization" was a word most people in Washington and on Wall Street didn't use. Today the National Security Strategy is built around it, the largest bank in the country has $1.5 trillion committed to it, the OEMs are exiting China around it and a new generation of American manufacturers are being capitalized to execute it," said Aaron Slodov, Co-founder, Reindustrialize. "Technology is accelerating faster than the workforce can follow, and closing that gap is exactly what Detroit is about. The future belongs to the builders."
This year's summit draws from across the political spectrum, reflecting a growing consensus that reindustrialization is not a partisan issue but an economic and national security imperative for all. The following leaders will take the stage to address these challenges head-on:
Government leaders and policymakers
Kelly Loeffler, Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration
Keith E. Sonderling, Acting United States Secretary of Labor
Brendan Carr, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission
Michael Waltz, U.S. Representative to the United Nations
Emil Michael, Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering and Chief Technology Officer for the Department of War
Jacob Helberg, Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs
David Lorch, Director of the Office of Strategic Capital at the Department of War
Scott Kupor, Director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management
Innovation leaders
Blake Scholl, Founder & CEO, Boom Supersonic
Bryon Hargis, Co-founder & CEO, Castelion
Tara Murphy Dougherty, CEO, Govini
Jim Belosic, Founder & CEO, SendCutSend
Shyam Sankar, CTO, Palantir
Andrew Lonsberry, CEO, Path Robotics
Augustus Doricko, CEO & Founder, Rainmaker Technologies
Isaiah Taylor, CEO & Founder, Valar Atomics
Maxim Lobovsky, CEO, Formlabs
Chris Power, Founder & CEO, Hadrian
Aaron Slodov, Founder & CEO, Atomic Industries
Investment leaders
Doug Petno, Co-CEO of Commercial & Investment Bank (CIB), J.P. Morgan Chase
Alan Schwartz, Executive Chairman of Guggenheim Partners
Mike Pyle, Senior Managing Director, Deputy Head of the Portfolio Management Group at BlackRock
Daleep Singh, Vice Chair & Chief Global Economist, PGIM
Antonio Gracias, Founder, CEO & CIO, Valor Equity Partners
Drew Oetting, Co-founder & President, 8VC
Austin Bishop, Co-founder, The New Industrial Corporation
Gregory Bernstein, CEO & Chairman, The New Industrial Corporation
Ted Persson, Partner, Head of Deep Tech, EQT Group
Falon Donohue, Partner, Narya
Colin Greenspon, Co-founder & Partner, Narya
Alexis Ohanian, General Partner & Founder of 776
"Rainmaker works at the intersection of natural stewardship, national security and infrastructure. Reindustrialize brings together the policymakers, technologists and operators aligned with our mission to make America a more prosperous and abundant nation. There's nowhere I would rather be than this year's Reindustrialize in Detroit," said Augustus Doricko, CEO & Founder of Rainmaker Technologies.
"This is the decade. The industrial base we rebuild now, powered by Physical AI, is the one American workers will operate, own and benefit from for the next fifty years," said Chris Power, Founder & CEO of Hadrian. "It takes new industrial companies, legacy giants and small businesses moving together to outproduce our adversaries. That's why we've been part of Reindustrialize from day one: it's where the operators building this future are converging."
Additional speakers will continue to be announced leading up to the event. Register here.
ABOUT REINDUSTRIALIZE
Reindustrialize is the annual revival convening leaders across technology, industry, capital and government to propel innovation and acceleration in American manufacturing and industrials. The summit champions the future of American prosperity, ensuring long-term economic growth and global competitiveness in the modern era.
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