Here/Now 2025
DATE
May 21, 2025
TIME
5:00 pm
- 8:00 pm
LOCATION
Standard Deviant Brewing / Building 12, Pier 70
1070 Maryland Street
San Francisco
Our 3rd Annual Here/Now event – a celebration of local manufacturing – will take place at Standard Deviant Brewing’s newest location in Building 12 at Pier 70, on May 21, 2025. San Francisco’s historic Building 12 is a dynamic hub where manufacturers, creators, and entrepreneurs innovate, thrive, and inspire.
Experience an evening of discovery and connection featuring:
Pier 70 is a vibrant hub where our city connects with its waterfront, showcasing the power of manufacturing to the public. This dynamic environment perfectly aligns with our 2024 theme: ‘Strengthening Our Community.’
The Bay Area’s manufacturing sector is thriving, welcoming over 108 new members in 2024 alone. Building 12 at Pier 70 further solidifies this growth, providing a dynamic new space for makers to flourish.
The Building 12 experience will highlight the spirit of local manufacturing, inviting the public to engage with the creative process firsthand.
Your sponsorship directly supports our network of over 700 manufacturers, ensuring the Bay Area remains a vibrant hub for innovation and production where things get MADE.
Download the Sponsorship Flyer for more information.
If you are a manufacturer in our network, we invite you to join our Manufacturer’s Circle. By participating, you’ll directly support the growth of emerging manufacturers, ensuring our programs remain vital and effective. Down the Manufacurer’s Sponsorship flyer for more information.
For more information on sponsorships or to join the Manufacturing Circle, contact:
Megan Fister, Director of Development at SFMade.
SFMade
150 Hooper Street, Unit 200
San Francisco, CA 94107
P: 415 408 5605
Joyce is an innovation strategist who is passionate about creating positive social change. She is a consultant at Sonder Collective, a social impact consultancy specializing in climate, humanitarian, and global health issues.
With 15 years of experience in various sectors, Joyce brings expertise in strategic planning, research, and developing solutions. Her work is fueled by her curiosity and commitment to making a difference. Before joining Sonder Collective, she worked at digital health startups, Kaiser Permanente Innovation, Elevance Health Innovation, and PricewaterhouseCoopers Advisory Services.
Joyce has a Master of Business Administration from the California College of the Arts and a Bachelor of Business Administration from Eastern Michigan University. She strongly believes in the power of creativity and entrepreneurship, which she promotes through graduate teaching at the California College of the Arts. She also served on the board of The Crucible, an industrial arts school in West Oakland. Currently, she serves as a founding advisory board member for COVEN, which focuses on activating spaces and places for monumental art.
Joyce lives in San Francisco with her husband. They recently completed their first host experience within a cultural exchange program and are committed to hosting each year. In her free time, she enjoys adventuring in nature and collaborative public art projects with Five Ton Crane at Seaport Studios in Richmond.
SFMade
Manufacture : San Jose
1608 Las Plumas Avenue
San Jose, CA 95133
P: 408 326 0591