Speakers 2024

Kate’s more than 15 years of experience in the design, development and manufacturing of minimally invasive catheter-based devices at both medical OEMs and CDMOs gives her a unique perspective and approach to new product development. As Senior R&D Manager at […]

Ninaad is the founder of brd BOT, the first of its kind robotic kitchen-in-a-box for fried foods! Prior to this venture he was a hardware engineer at Intuitive Surgical, designing robotic catheters for reprocessing compliance. Living in the bay area, […]

Siddharth Thakur is a serial-founder, humanitarian, researcher, roboticist, problem-solver, and innovator. He is the Founder and CEO of Paradigm Robotics, a nationally-recognized, award-winning company building cutting-edge robotic platforms serving those who serve in the most hazardous of environments. He recently […]

Daniel Theobald is the Chairman and founder of Vecna Robotics, a flexible, intelligent material handling automation company. Daniel has decades of experience leading research scientists and teams of engineers in developing cutting-edge technology. He has 67 issued patents and more than 30 patents […]

As a software engineer on Formant’s customer success team, Franklin leverages his background in robotics from the University of Michigan’s Lab for Progress to deliver data driven solutions. He understands the impact well-managed data can have on a company’s success […]

Rich Walker spent 14 years as Managing Director of Shadow Robot Company before graduating in 2022. Now he works with partners to build strategic relationships, develop policy and programs around robotics and AI, and help define the next generation of […]

Joe Wieciek is the Director of Technical Operations at Outrider, the leader in autonomous yard operations for logistics hubs. An engineering leader with a passion for complex systems and the tools and people that keep them running, Joe has a […]