Ethan
Baehrend
Founder & CEO, Creative 3D Technologies
Ethan Baehrend builds the machines reshaping how the world makes things. Book him to give your audience a clear, front-line view of where manufacturing is headed and how to get there first.
Hear From a Young Visionary Redefining Manufacturing
Ethan Baehrend is the founder and CEO of Creative 3D Technologies, the company behind EVO, a consolidated single-cell manufacturing platform that replaces entire production lines with a single intelligent machine. Recognized by the SME 30 Under 30, Ethan brings over a decade of hands-on experience in additive manufacturing to every stage.
His work has taken him to the United Nations General Assembly, COP28 in Dubai, and NYC Climate Week, where he presents on decentralized manufacturing, sustainability, and industrial production. He is a three-time founder whose companies have been recognized by industry groups, global bodies, and innovation competitions worldwide.
Ethan's talks come from building real hardware, raising capital, navigating supply chains, and competing on the world stage. He brings that experience directly to the audience.
SME 30 Under 30
Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 2024
UN Voice
Sustainable Manufacturing, 2023 to 2024
CES 2026 Winner
Best of Innovation, Supply & Logistics
3x Founder
Deep tech hardware and manufacturing
Watch Ethan in Action
The future of all-in-one manufacturing, in his words.
The Future of 3D Printing is All-In-One
Manufacturing Insiders Podcast
What Ethan Speaks About
Each talk draws from building C3DT EVO, adapted for engineers, investors, and executive audiences.
The Future of Industrial Additive Manufacturing
How consolidated, single-cell manufacturing platforms are redefining production efficiency at scale, and what that means for the next decade of American industrial output.
Audience leaves with: A practical roadmap for adopting single-cell production in the next 3–5 years.
Disruptive Innovation & Deep Tech Hardware
What it takes to build category-defining hardware from scratch: capital strategy, IP, supply chains, and competing against incumbents with a fraction of the resources.
Audience leaves with: A framework for de-risking hardware bets from prototype to scale.
Visionary Leadership as a Young Founder
Building transformational companies before 30. The mindset, the mistakes, and the moments that define founders reshaping entire industries.
Audience leaves with: Lessons on building credibility, raising capital, and leading before 30.
On Stage & In the Room
UN General Assembly 2024
Future of Sustainable Manufacturing
NYC Climate Week 2024
Decentralized Manufacturing
COP28 Dubai
Distribution & Decentralization
RAPID + TCT 2022
Introducing DUO
SXSW 2024
Factory in a Box
Plug and Play Expo
Single-Cell Manufacturing
Startup Grind SF
Building a Hardware Startup
NY Tech Week 2024
All-In-One Future of Manufacturing
TIS 24 (Transformative Innovation Summit)
Single Cell Manufacturing — Revolutionizing The Process
Also appeared at
Awards & Recognition
CES 2026 Best of Innovation
Consumer Technology Association · Supply & Logistics
CES 2026 Innovation Honoree
Construction & Industrial Technology
SME 30 Under 30
Society of Manufacturing Engineers
3D Printer Manufacturer of the Year
Corporate LiveWire Global Awards
Best Startups in Austin
Supercollider
UN Voice for Sustainable Manufacturing
United Nations
LatinX in Manufacturing
Industry Representation
CES 2026 · Las Vegas
CES® Best of Innovation Winner
Recognized for breakthrough technology in Supply & Logistics — the highest honor CES bestows, reserved for the top-rated product in each category.
Press & Media Coverage
C3DT at SXSW 2026: Factory in a Box Meets the Future of AI
C3DT and Ethan Baehrend took the stage at SXSW 2026 to demonstrate EVO's real-time manufacturing capabilities alongside an AI-driven production workflow.
Read MoreCES 2026 Innovation Awards — C3DT EVO
The C3DT EVO platform earned a CES 2026 Best of Innovation honor in Supply & Logistics and an Honoree designation in Construction & Industrial Tech.
Read MoreCreative 3D Technologies — Founder Profile & Q&A
An in-depth origin story covering Ethan's founding journey, the early funding round, and the everyman sleep cycle behind the first product development push.
Read MoreAustin Startup Innovates 3D Printing with Factory in a Box
CBS Austin features C3DT's Cedar Park facility and reports Disney and the U.S. Army among early adopters of the EVO platform.
Read MoreC3DT Wins 3D Printer Manufacturer of the Year
Creative 3D Technologies recognized as 3D Printer Manufacturer of the Year in the Corporate LiveWire Global Awards.
Read More30 Under 30 Honoree — Ethan Baehrend
SME Advanced Manufacturing profiles Ethan as a 2024 30 Under 30 honoree, named at age 24 with a decade of project history in additive manufacturing.
Read MoreHumans of Manufacturing — Ethan Baehrend
SME's Humans of Manufacturing series traces Ethan's origin story, from building his first 3D printer at age 13 to founding Creative 3D Technologies.
Read MoreNew 18,000 sq ft HQ and Manufacturing Facility in Cedar Park, TX
Creative 3D Technologies opened its new 18,000 square foot headquarters and manufacturing facility in Cedar Park, Texas, a major milestone in scaling domestic production capacity.
Read MoreBooking FAQ
Currently booking speaking engagements for Q3–Q4 2026
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