Tulip Cultura da Companhia

Natan Linder is co-founder and CEO of manufacturing technology company, Tulip, and co-founder and chairman of Formlabs, the pioneer and industry leader in professional desktop 3D printing. Drawing from over 15 years of experience and accomplished careers at companies like Samsung, Sun Microsystems, and Rethink Robotics, Linder holds a depth of expertise in computer science, product design, and entrepreneurship. Prior to starting Tulip and Formlabs, Linder was co-founder and general manager of Samsung Electronic’s R&D Center in Israel, spearheading the group’s innovation efforts in mobile and shipping multiple products to the global market. He’s served as an entrepreneur-in-residence at Jerusalem Venture Partners, the leading Israeli venture capital firm. Linder holds a PhD from MIT Media Lab’s Fluid Interfaces Group and a S.M. in Media Arts and Sciences from MIT. Linder’s work aims to fuse design and engineering to create novel human experiences.

Rony Kubat is a PhD graduate in Computer Science from MIT. His research focus has been at the crossroads of computer science, artificial intelligence, and cognitive science—the modeling of human behavior in buildings in order to optimize their design performance. Rony has been science and technology advisor for a number of Hollywood film productions, helping writers, directors, and production designers find technical authenticity and inspiration. Rony holds a Masters in Computer Science, a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and a B.S. in Computer Science, all from MIT, and is a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow. He is the playwright of one of the world's first theater pieces performed by a human and robot ensemble. Rony has been described by Wired Magazine as having a “steady low voice that could pacify a riot,” and is a member of the Junkyard Wars team, the Geeks (3rd Place, US Season three).