Keynote panel to explore the state of robotics

The robotics industry moves rapidly. Every day, new technologies emerge to change the landscape of the industry, startups launch with the hopes of making the next robotics breakthrough, and established companies are deciding to automate for the first time. 

At RoboBusiness, which takes place October 15-16 in Santa Clara, Calif., a keynote panel will examine the current state of the robotics industry. During this talk, experts will dive into what’s working, what’s not, and where things are headed. Industry leaders will also discuss the breakthroughs driving progress, the barriers still holding teams back, and the trends shaping robotics in the years to come. Attendees should expect a candid conversation grounded in real experience and market insight.

Meet the speakers

The keynote will be kicking off day 2 of the show, at 10 AM in the Theater. It will feature insights from:

• Sanjay Aggarwal: Aggarwal is a venture partner at F-Prime Capital, focusing on frontier technology and enterprise software investment opportunities. Prior to joining F-Prime, Sanjay was CEO of Unicel Technologies, an India-focused mobile messaging company. Sanjay scaled Unicel to become a leader in the Indian market and successfully exited the business to Karix Mobile.
• Jon Battles: Battles is the vice president of technology strategy at Cobot. He is also a board member of A3’s AI Strategic Advisory Board. Prior to joining Cobot, Battles has over 17 years of experience at Amazon, where he most recently worked as the director of robotic architecture. 
• Amit Goel: Goel is the director of product management for autonomous machines at NVIDIA. At NVIDIA, he leads the product development of NVIDIA Jetson and developer relations for the NVIDIA Isaac robotics platform. Prior to joining NVIDIA in 2011, he worked as a senior software engineer at Synopsys, where he developed algorithms for statistical performance modeling of digital designs. Amit holds an MS in electrical engineering from Arizona State University and an MBA from the University of California at Berkeley.
• Brian Gaunt: Gaunt is VP of Digital Transformation at DHL Supply Chain in North America, where he leads a team responsible for advancing digital supply chain transformation, Enterprise Architecture, and Implementation of Analytics/AI solutions at scale.

Register now for RoboBusiness 2025

RoboBusiness will feature more than 60 speakers, a startup workshop, the annual Pitchfire competition, and numerous networking opportunities. Over 100 exhibitors on the show floor will showcase their latest enabling technologies, products, and services to help solve your robotics development challenges.

RoboBusiness will be co-located with DeviceTalks West, the premier industry event for medical technology professionals. Both events attract engineering and business professionals from a broad range of healthcare and medical technology backgrounds.

Registration is now open for RoboBusiness 2025.

For information about sponsorship and exhibition opportunities, please contact Colleen Sepich at csepich[AT]wtwhmedia.com.