Xconomy Forum: Robo Madness 2014
AGENDA
12:00 – 1:00Registration
1:00 – 1:05Welcome & Opening Remarks
Curt Carlson, President and CEO, SRI International
Wade Roush, Editor, Xconomy 
1:05 – 1:25Keynote: Smart Presence in the Workplace
Scott Hassan, CEO, Suitable Technologies
1:25 – 1:45Keynote: The Robot Operating System
Brian Gerkey, CEO, Open Source Robotics Foundation
1:45 – 2:20Panel: Robots in Education and Gaming
Vikas Gupta, CEO, Play-i
Graham Ryland, President and Co-founder, Barobo
Aubrey Shick, Founder and CEO, Origami Robotics
Wade Roush, Xconomy (moderator)
2:20 – 2:40Keynote: Autonomy in Sea, Air, and Space: Lessons from Extreme Environments
David Mindell, Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics and of the History of Technology, MIT
2:40 – 3:00Keynote Chat: The Future for iRobot
Paolo Pirjanian, CTO, iRobot
Wade Roush, Xconomy (moderator)
3:00 – 3:30Networking Break
3:30 – 3:50Keynote: The UAV Revolution
Helen Greiner, CEO, CyPhy Works
3:50 – 4:30Panel: Autonomous Aircraft, Rovers, Subs—and Cops
Jason Calaiaro, Lead Engineer, Matternet
Ryan Gariepy, CTO, Clearpath Robotics
James Gosling, Chief Software Architect, Liquid Robotics
William Li, CEO, Knightscope
David Mindell, Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics and of the History of Technology, MIT
John Markoff, Senior Writer, The New York Times (moderator) 
4:30 – 4:50Keynote: Cheaper Mobile Manipulator Robots
Melonee Wise, Co-founder and CEO, Unbounded Robotics
4:50 – 5:20Panel: Who’s Investing in Robotics, and Why?
Peter Hebert, Co-founder and Managing Partner, Lux Capital
Aydin Senkut, Founder and Managing Director, Felicis Ventures
Frank Tobe, Editor, The Robot Report; Co-founder, Robo-Stox
Devdutt Yellurkar, Partner, Charles River Ventures
Rich Mahoney, Director, Robotics Program, SRI International (moderator)
5:20 – 5:40Jam Session: Where Do Robots Go From Here?
Brian Gerkey, CEO, Open Source Robotics Foundation
Helen Greiner, CEO, CyPhy Works
Scott Hassan, CEO, Suitable Technologies
David Mindell, Professor of the History of Engineering, MIT
Paolo Pirjanian, CTO, iRobot
Melonee Wise, Co-founder and CEO, Unbounded Robotics
John Markoff, Senior Writer, The New York Times (moderator)
5:40 – 6:30Networking Reception
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