Webinar: Where Industrial Impact is Actually Scaling

Register for Ahead of the Curve Virtual Discussion Series

Thursday, February 5, 2026

Industrial markets are changing fast. Technology alone is no longer enough to differentiate. Execution, resilience, and capital discipline now separate real progress from noise.

Against this backdrop, Freedom Capital Markets is hosting the inaugural Ahead of the Curve virtual discussion series, curated and moderated by Ed Maguire, Director of Research at Freedom Capital Markets.

The series brings together investors and industry leaders to examine where industrial transformation is creating real value in practice, and where it is not.

The first session will feature a fireside conversation with Ken Forster, Founding Partner at Momenta, an early stage venture capital firm focused on transformative industrial technology.

Why Attend

Cut through the AI hype and understand where real industrial value is being created. You will learn:

• Where AI and software are already delivering measurable impact
• Which industrial use cases are scaling vs stalling in pilots
• What separates real platforms from point solutions
• How geopolitics, demographics, and tech convergence are reshaping investment priorities

Discussion Focus

Building on insights from Momenta’s Industrial Impact Report 2025 and more than a decade of operator experience across its industrial portfolio, the conversation will explore how technological, geopolitical, and demographic forces are already shaping day to day industrial decision making, from operations to capital allocation.

Topics include:

• Where AI-driven automation is working in real industrial environments and where it is struggling
• How resilience and sustainability are reshaping priorities in energy and manufacturing
• What is actually changing in global supply chains under geopolitical and demographic pressure
• What Industry 5.0 means in practice, beyond the label
  
  

This promises to be a conversation grounded in what is changing in industry today; what breaks, what scales, and what delivers measurable impact in asset-intensive industries.

Who should attend

Institutional investors, industrial operators, and corporate leaders looking for a sharper signal on where durable value is emerging, and how innovation is moving from concept into operations.

Event details

Thursday, February 5, 2026

11:00 AM Eastern Time (17:00 CET)

Live Zoom virtual discussion

Approximately 45–60 minutes, including Q&A

Registration
To register, please use our Eventbrite page:

https://AheadoftheCurveKenForster.eventbrite.com

For any questions, you can also reach out to Ed Maguire at emaguire@freedomcapmkts.com. Attendance is limited.

Momenta is the leading Industrial Impact® venture capital firm, accelerating industrial innovators across energy, manufacturing, smart spaces, and the supply chain. Our team of experienced operators has helped scale industrial leaders and innovators for more than a decade, improving critical industries, the environment, and quality of life. PitchBook ranked Momenta among the world’s top ten digital industry venture funds in both 2023 and 2024.

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