ICRA 2018 Industry Forum

This full day industry forum is a showcase of successful and emerging robotics businesses. We ask the question “Can Australia be a leader in robotics?” with perspectives from both global and Australian robotics startups, investors, clusters and accelerators.

Our opening keynote speaker Alexander Kernbaum, talks about developing new robotics technologies, the Abacus and Inception Drives. Followed by success stories from Australian industries and entrepreneurs and the global perspective from their counterparts in other countries.

We also hear the perspective of seasoned robotics investors, with a VC panel, a fireside chat with Rodney Brooks, Australia’s most commercially successful roboticist, and live pitches from the top 10 startups in the Robot Launch Startup Competition.

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THE INDUSTRY FORUM IS IN ROOM P11 ON THE PLAZA LEVEL (MAP)

Morning Session – Industry Innovation

Moderator: Andra Keay, Managing Director Silicon Valley Robotics

10.00 Industry Forum – Industry Breakthroughs Keynote:

Alexander Kernbaum, Principal Engineer at SRI International, inventor of the Abacus and Inception Drive.

10.30 Morning Tea

11.00 Industry Forum – Innovation in Industry Panel:

Sean Salter, Woodside
Trevor Fitzgibbens, Kalmar
Pulkit Kapur, Mathworks

11.30 Industry Forum: Introduction by the Hon. Cameron Dick, Minister for State Development, Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Planning.

11.45 Industry Forum – Innovation in Industry Panel cont:

Daniel Pizzata, Modbot
Marita Cheng, Aubots
Alex Brooks, Marathon Targets

12.15 Industry Forum: Impact of Industry Clusters:

Sue Keay, COO ACRV
Francesco Ferro, Board EURobotics & CEO Pal Robotics
Henrik Christensen, Qualcomm Chancellor’s Chair of Robot Systems at UC San Diego
Joost Nilhoff, Head of Investments Odense Robotics

13.00 Lunch

Afternoon Session – Successful Startups

14.00 Industry Forum: Successful Robotics Startups:

Christopher Parlitz, Bosch Start-Up Gmbh
Melonee Wise, Fetch Robotics
Paul Ekas, Sake Robotics
Mikell Taylor, VEO Robotics
Marco Hutter, Board AnyBotics
Santiago Velasquez, EyeSyght

15.00 Afternoon Tea

15.30 Industry Forum: Investing in Robotics:

Yotam Rosenbaum, QUT bluebox
Martin Duursma, Main Sequence Ventures
Chris Moehle, The Robotics Hub
Juliana Lim, SGInnovate

16.15 Industry Forum Fireside Chat:

Rodney Brooks, Chairman, CTO, and founder of Rethink Robotics, serial entrepreneur, inventor and robotics investor.

17.00 Main Stage: Robot Launch Startup Pitch Competition

Short pitches from the top 10 startups from the ICRA 2018 Robot Launch Startup Competition, with prizes from QUT bluebox, Silicon Valley Robotics and The Robotics Hub.