Speakers 2023

Gene Matthews is a Senior Product Manager at Kollmorgen, located in Radford, Virginia. He received his BS in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois in 1996 and has been with Kollmorgen since 1999. He has worked in several capacities […]

Dr. Hai Mi, cofounder and CEO of Maestro Surgical, was a partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers China before he co-founded Panacea Venture with his partner James Huang. Prior to joining KPCB China, Hai was a partner DT Capital […]

Mr. Mozer is the President of Ondas Holdings, as well as the CEO and Co-Founder of American Robotics. He is an accomplished entrepreneur, executive, and technologist, with over 12 years of experience in the drone, robotics, and private equity sectors. […]

Juan Necochea is the director of strategic partnerships at MassRobotics, the largest independent innovation hub for robotics commercialization in the United States. In this role, he identifies, prospects, and closes all partnerships, develops symbiotic relationships with large corporate organizations, and […]

V is an occupational therapist who strives to have others see greatness in themselves while engaging in lifelong active learning that enriches both her experiences and those she serves. As an OT Clinical Research Lead at Hello Robot Inc., she’s […]

Russell “RoboRuss” Nickerson is the Partner Engagement Liaison at MassRobotics, the largest independent robotics hub that accelerates robotics technology and adoption. He is also the owner of Collabots where he does robotics consulting, training and speaking. Russell has assisted in […]

Adam Norton is the Associate Director of the New England Robotics Validation and Experimentation (NERVE) Center at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. His research interests include the test and evaluation of robot, human, and human-robot performance, and the development of […]

Chase Olle is the Founder of Robot on Rails. He guides the technical development of the RoR system with the goal of enabling rapid exploration of the chemical space and accelerating the speed of drug discovery. Robot on Rails uses […]

Biren Patel has been with maxon for almost 17 years working with customers to come up with solutions for their motion control challenges. He has had several roles from electronics applications engineer to outside sales engineer and now is the […]

Giovanni Pittiglio received a B.S. degree in biomedical engineering and an M.S. degree in robotics and automation from the University of Pisa (Italy) in 2012 and 2016, respectively, an M. Res. degree in medical robotics and image-guided intervention from the […]