RoboBusiness Announces Keynote Panel on Why Diversity if Essential for Success

During this keynote panel, industry experts will share their viewpoints on the robotics industry, how its evolving, and why talent diversity is essential for creating the companies of tomorrow.

RoboBusiness is excited to announce its keynote panel, "Moving Beyond Engineering: Why Diversity is Essential for Success".


During this keynote panel, industry experts will share their viewpoints on the robotics industry, how its evolving, and why talent diversity is essential for creating the companies of tomorrow.

Moderating this panel will be Erin Rapacki, Director of Business Development at Sense Photonics. She will be joined by:
• Deborah Theobald, Co-Founder & CEO at Vecna
• Kristen Moore, CMO at inVia Robotics
• Tessa Lau, CEO at Dusty Robotics

Don't miss this innovative keynote on the RoboBusiness stage October 1-3, 2019. Register today to see this keynote panel and more!

Additional keynotes at RoboBusiness 2019 include Dr. Howie Choset, the Kavcic-Moura Professor of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University, and Dr. Robin R. Murphy, Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University. Choset will be discussing how artificial intelligence will assist advanced manufacturing efforts in the U.S. to stay competitive with Europe and Asia. Murphy will be discussing the latest ways that robots are assisting first responders in emergency and disaster situations.

The third keynote will discuss robotics in 2025, in which Robotics Business Review Editor-in-Chief Keith Shaw will moderate a panel of robotics industry luminaries, including Dr. James Kuffner, CEO of Toyota Research Institute; Doug Olson, president and CEO of Harmonic Drive; John McElligott, CEO of York Exponential, and Georg Stieler, managing director of Stieler Enterprise Management Consulting.

About RoboBusiness: Produced by Robotics Business Review, RoboBusiness is the pioneering event of the global robotics industry and the most important gathering of the year for those seeking to learn more about and profit from robotics. Since 2005, RoboBusiness has brought together thousands of executives, engineers, investors, startups and robotics experts from around the world to learn from one another and build robotics strategies that can be immediately put to use to grow their businesses and stay ahead of the competition. RoboBusiness is supported by its parent company, EH Media. Visit www.robobusiness.com.

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