2018 Agenda

9:30 am – 10:15 am
Keynote: Bipedal Locomotion and Autonomous Mobility
Speaker: Damion Shelton, Co-founder, Chief Executive Officer, Agility Robotics

10:30 am – 11:15 am
Keynote: Producing Commercial Class Robotics Systems: Challenges and Advanced Manufacturing Solutions
Speaker: John Dulchinos, Vice President, Global Automation and 3D Printing, Jabil

11:30 am – 12:15 pm
Keynote: Designing Mobile Picking Robots for E-commerce Fulfillment
Speaker: Adrian Kumar, Vice President, Solutions Design North America, DHL Supply Chain

12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
Robotics Showcase Opening

2:00 pm – 2:45 pm
General Sessions

Track 1: Technologies, Tools and Platforms
Designing Robots from the Inside Out
Speaker: Lee Ginter, Sales Engineering Manager
Track 2: Design and Development
Autonomy & Opportunity
Speakers: Jason Derenick, Vice President of Technology, Exyn Technologies
Tim Rowland, CEO, Badger Technologies
Jason Walker, Co-founder, CEO, Waypoint Robotics
Track 3: Manufacturability, Production and Distribution
Using AR Technologies to Overcome Robotics Development Uncertainty
Speaker: Mark Smithers, Co-Founder and CEO, Boston Engineering
Track 4: Investment
Evolution of Investing in Robotics and Artificial Intelligence (RAAI)
Speakers: Travis Briggs, CEO, ROBO Global
Jeremie Capron, Director of Research, ROBO Global

3:00 pm – 3:45 pm
General Sessions

Track 1: Technologies, Tools and Platforms
Realtime Motion Planning
Speaker: Peter Howard, CEO, Realtime Robotics
Track 2: Design and Development
Increasing Intelligence and Effectiveness Using On-Device Deep Learning
Speaker: Heather Ames Versace, Co-founder and COO, Neurala
Track 3: Manufacturability, Production and Distribution
Wheels, Treads or Fins? DFx Optimizes Robot Manufacturing Panel
Moderator: Andy McMillan, Chair of the Cirtronics Advisory Board, Cirtronics
Speakers: Derek Daly, Chief Operating Officer
Tom Frost, President, Endeavor Robotics
Youssef Saleh, Founder and CEO, Ava Robotics
Track 4: Investment
Investing In the Autonomy Economy: Opportunities for Innovators & Investors
Moderator: Fady Saad, Co-Founder and Partnerships Director, MassRobotics
Speakers: Oliver Mitchell, Founding Partner, Autonomy Ventures
Steve Taub, Managing Director, GE Ventures
Anders Bialek, Vice President, Corporate Development, iRobot
Sana Fathima, Investment Manager, Lockheed Ventures

3:45 pm – 4:15 pm
Networking Break on the Showcase Floor

4:30 pm – 5:15 pm
General Sessions

Track 1: Technologies, Tools and Platforms Track
Advanced Grasping and Manipulation
Moderator: Tom Ryden, MassRobotics, Executive Director, MassRobotics; Co-Founder and Former COO, VGo Communications
Speakers: Leif Jentoft, Co-Founder, RightHand Robotics
Zachary Tomkinson, Sales Development Manager, East, Universal Robots
Mark Chiappetta, Chief Technology Officer, Soft Robotics
Track 2: Design and Development Track
Enhance Your Robot Development Using Interactive Simulation
Speaker: James English, President and Chief Technical Officer, Energid Technologies
Track 3: Manufacturability, Production and Distribution
Making Smart Robotics Smarter
Speaker: Brian Mason, West Coast Business Development Manager, Elmo Motion Control
Track 4: Investment
Creating a National Manufacturing Ecosystem through Robotics Innovation
Speaker: Jay Douglass, COO, ARM Institute

5:15 pm – 6:30 pm
Reception on the Showcase Floor

9:00 am – 9:45 am
Keynote: Robotics, Intelligent Systems and Transformational Innovation
Speaker: John Lizzi, Executive Leader, Robotics GE, Global Research

10:00 am – 10:45 am
Keynote: Soft Robotics: Ongoing Research, Commercial Systems and Future Directions
Speaker: George Whitesides, Professor, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University Principal Investigator, Whitesides Research Group, Harvard University

11:00 am – 11:30 am
Networking Break on the Showcase Floor

11:30 am – 12:15 pm

General Sessions

Track 1: Technologies, Tools and Platforms
Innovations in Sensors, Sensing and Robot Vision
Moderator: Aditya Kaul, Research Director, Tractica
Speakers: Jeremy Bergh, Sales Director, North America, IDS Imaging Development Systems
Jason Derenick, Vice President of Technology, Exyn Technologies
Julian Ryde, Staff Scientist, Intelligent Robotic Systems, United Technologies Research Center
Track 2: Design and Development
How ROS Helps Robotics Ease of Use
Speaker: Nicolas Varas, Robotics Engineer, Waypoint Robotics
Track 3: Manufacturability, Production and Distribution
Robotics as a Service: Lowering Barriers and Expanding Use-Cases
Speaker: Rian Whitton, Research Analyst, ABI Research
Bonus Track
Developing Autonomous Mobile Robots for Human Populated Environments
Speaker: Phil Duffy, Vice President, Innovation, Brain Corporation

12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
Lunch on the Showcase Floor

2:00 pm – 2:45 pm
General Sessions

Track 1: Design & Development
Developing Cognitive Robotics Systems
Moderator: Dan Kara, VP, Robotics, WTWH Media
Speakers: Harald Quintus-Bosz, CTO & Co-founder, Cooper Perkins
Jin Joo Lee, Character AI Engineer, Jibo
Track 2: Manufacturability, Production and Distribution
How Supply Chain Support Boosts Robotics Innovation and Competitiveness
Speaker: Søren Aarhus, Business Development, Odense Robotics

3:00 pm – 3:45 pm