Speakers 2022

Jay Johnson is an industrial automation professional with over 30 years of engineering and product management experience with an emphasis on motion control and automated test systems. He began his career as an engineer in the CNC integration space, and […]

As Vice President, Robotics at WTWH Media, Dan Kara is charted with driving the company’s robotics and intelligent systems initiatives. Prior to joining WTWH, he was Practice Director, Robotics at ABI Research and Chief Research Officer for Myria RAS, both […]

Andra Keay is the Managing Director of Silicon Valley Robotics, the non-profit industry group supporting innovation and commercialization of robotics technologies. In that role, she is a mentor, investor and advisor to both start-up and established robotics companies. Keay is […]

Michael LaCrosse has 20+ years of experience in finance and accounting across various industries. Prior to becoming Principal in the Outsourcing Group at CliftonLarsonAllen (CLA), he was Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Industrial Physics. There, LaCrosse oversaw multiple […]

YJ Lim is a Senior Technical Product Manager of robotics and autonomous systems at the MathWorks. He has over 20 years of experience in robotics and autonomous systems area. Lim’s responsibility in MathWorks includes long-term strategy development and product management […]

Mike Oitzman is Editor of WTWH’s Robotics Group and founder of the Mobile Robot Guide. Oitzman is a robotics industry veteran with 25-plus years of experience at various high-tech companies in the roles of marketing, sales and product management. He […]

Firdaus Pohowalla is a Managing Director of Cascadia Capital, and co-leads the firm’s Robotics, Automation and AI (RAAI) practice. He has worked in the intersection of finance and technology for over 25 years in both investment banking and strategy consulting […]