Meet Ashley
Ashley Crowder is an industrial engineer and the co-founder and CEO of VNTANA, the enterprise 3D digital asset management platform for manufacturers. She founded the company in 2012 with Ben Conway and has led it from holograms to software that automatically converts, optimizes and publishes CAD data as 3D for sales, marketing, training and physical AI, with customers including Kohler, Bobcat and Astec Industries.
Ashley holds a B.S. in Industrial and Systems Engineering and an M.S. in Engineering Management from USC Viterbi, and began her career as an engineer at an oil refinery. She is a named inventor on 10 patents in 3D graphics and rendering. She was named one of USC’s leading Engineering CEOs, won the Patrick Soon Innovation Award and AIS Lumiere Award, and was inducted into AWE’s AR Hall of Fame. She has been featured in Vogue Business, Bloomberg, TechCrunch, and Retail Touchpoints, and hosts the Connected in 3D podcast.
Book Ashley to Speak
Ashley Crowder is a sought-after keynote speaker on industrial 3D, digital twins and physical AI. She works at the intersection of engineering data, strategy, and software infrastructure, helping manufacturing and technology leaders put the 3D data they already own to work.
Ashley regularly shares her insight on the future of 3D, digital twins and spatial computing at prestigious events including SXSW, AWE, TEDx, the World Economic Forum, TechCrunch AR/VR Sessions, LA Games Conference, Retail Innovation Conference, eCommerce Festival, Digital Summit, Montgomery Summit, and more.
Whether it’s a keynote, a corporate workshop, or a fireside chat, Ashley is the must-have speaker for your next event!
Ashley Speaks About Many Topics Including:
- Industrial 3D & CAD Data
- Future of Business
- Physical AI
- 3D Digital Asset Management
- Digital Twins
- 3D Standards (glTF & USD)
- Augmented Reality
- Virtual Reality
- Spatial Computing
- XR
- Innovation
- Emerging Technology
- 3D for Sales & Training
- Future of Work
- Future of Marketing
- Future of Manufacturing
- From CAD to Customer
- Personal Branding for Women in Tech
- and many more!
Ashley is represented by Scale Strategies. For speaking inquiries email french@scalestrategiesllc.com or info@ashleycrowder.co and we will get back to you with more information on Ashley’s speaking services.