Dr. Nathan King is a senior industry futures manager at Autodesk and contributes to strategic initiatives related to robotics, automation, manufacturing, and construction. In addition, he was instrumental in the creation of the Autodesk Technology Centers and continues to work with industry to catalyze innovation opportunities. Prior to joining Autodesk, Nathan was a director at Mass Design Group where he focused on the development of building technologies, medical devices, and evaluation methods for use in resource-limited settings. King is active in industry, practice, academia, and policy—working to create opportunities at their intersection. Nathan’s work spans the globe, with built work in Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Haiti, Sweden, Dominican Republic, United States, and beyond. Dr. King is co-diretor of the Center for Design Research at Virginia Tech where he leads several programs focusing on design technology and impact design, including an initiative focused on the democratization of design technology through collaboration with the regions HBCUs and funded research focusing on automation in construction in the US’s rural south. He is also a lecturer in Architecture at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design where he teaches courses in digital material systems and instructor at the University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design, focusing on robotics and autonomous systems in design and construction. Nathan regularly teaches as part of AIA, ACADIA , RobArch, and other conferences, lectures widely, and publishes often including co-authoring of the book Ceramics Material Systems in Architecture and Interior Design. Currently, Dr. King is co-developing a Liberian vocational school that will close skills gaps and provide job opportunities in the country’s agriculture, textiles, and construction trades.