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With keynote presentations and panel sessions, the Robotics Festival gave attendees the chance to hear about the very cutting edge of robotics and what the future has in store. With speakers from across multiple industries, the festival had something for everybody.
Running throughout the festival, the Expo gave a perfect chance to meet a wide variety of companies who are leading the way in robotics.
Tours of the Showcases and Labs were also available, including the launch of the brand-new showcase experience: Digital Industries. Come and explore how the digital world is impacting industries such as manufacturing, energy, supply chain and much more.
Attendee registration
Doors open at 09:00 for you to register and pick up your pass card.
Location: Hub Map
Welcome keynote
Time: 10:00 - 10:25
Location: Antares building » Tommy Flowers theatre Map
Video feeds in Hub » Ada Lovelace stage Map and Hubble stage Map
Speakers: Craig Doyle, BT Sport; Lisa Perkins, BT Profile
Tommy Flowers theatre
Location: Antares Map
Connecting for Good. Are you ready for the Robotic revolution? More info
Time: 10:30 - 11:00
Speakers: Marc Overton, BT Profile; Maria Cuevas Ramirez, BT Profile
Types of robotics and economic impacts More info
Time: 11:10 - 11:40
Speaker: Pippa Sharma, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Profile
The role and value of robotics within end-to-end Industry 4.0 manufacturing More info
Time: 11:45 - 12:15
Speaker: John Robinson, Kearney, for SAP Profile
Accelerating your Robotics Journey with Intel More info
Time: 12:20 - 12:50
Speaker: Claire Huckerby-Brown, Intel Profile
Ada Lovelace stage
Location: Hub Map
Connecting for Good. Are you ready for the Robotic revolution? More info
Live video from Tommy Flowers theatre
Time: 10:30 - 11:00
Speakers: Marc Overton, BT Profile; Maria Cuevas Ramirez, BT Profile
MoD Future Capability Group - Accelerating Innovative Technologies into Service More info
Time: 11:10 - 11:40
Speaker: Brad Hayward, Ministry of Defence Profile
Sustainability - panel session More info
Time: 11:45 - 12:15
Speakers: Karol Janik, MTC Profile; Sarwar Khan, BT Profile; Gary Chandler, QiO Profile; Rodrigo de Faria Custodio, Dell Profile; Jas Bhogal, Intel Profile
Making and using robots: views from across the supply chain
Time: 12:20 - 12:50
Panel moderated by BT Global: Paul Garner, ABB Profile; Simon Woodward, DHL Profile; Luigi Lobello, Bridgestone Profile; José Gastey, BT Profile
Hubble stage
Location: Hub Map
Connecting for Good. Are you ready for the Robotic revolution? More info
Live video from the Tommy Flowers theatre
Time: 10:30 - 11:00
Speakers: Marc Overton, BT Profile; Maria Cuevas Ramirez, BT Profile
Britbots: Investor shark-tank
Time: 11:10 - 12:50
Speaker: Dominic Keen, Britbots founder and entrepreneur Profile
Learn about the start-up market for UK Robotics before 5 "shark-tank" pitches from exciting new robotics companies:
Expo
Time: 10:30 - 16:35
Location: Sirius » Exhibition hall Map
Showcase tours
Start times: 11:10, 11:45, 12:20, 13:45, 14:20, 14:55
Duration: 30 minutes
Location: Sirius » Customer centre Map
Robotics & Drone lab tours
Start times: 11:10, 12:05, 13:45, 14:40, 15:35
Duration: 50 minutes
Location: Rigel House » Robotics & Drone lab Map
Lunch
Time: 12:55 - 13:25
Location: Hub » Restaurant Map
Tommy Flowers theatre
Location: Antares Map
Afternoon kick-off
Live video from the Ada Lovelace stage
Time: 13:30 - 13:45
Speakers: Lisa Perkins, BT Profile
JPL & aerospace robotics
Live video from NASA Jet Propulsion Lab
Time: 13:45 - 14:15
Speaker: Masahiro (Hiro) Ono, NASA Profile
Technology trends in robotics More info
Time: 14:20 - 14:50
Speaker: Mike Wilson, MTC Profile
Machine learning for robotics
Live video from University of Cambridge
Time: 14:55 - 15:25
Speaker: Amanda Prorok, University of Cambridge Profile
AI & Robotics R&D - panel session
Time: 15:30 - 16:00
Speakers: Ismail Mitha, Jabra GN Profile; Richard Kenny, Poly - a HP company Profile; John Davies, BT Profile
Bots on the grid, robot picking & autonomous vehicles. Transport & logistics More info
Time: 16:05 - 16:35
Speaker: Duncan Russell, Ocado Profile
Ada Lovelace stage
Location: Hub Map
Afternoon kick-off
Time: 13:30 - 13:45
Speakers: Lisa Perkins, BT Profile
JPL & aerospace robotics
Live video from NASA Jet Propulsion Lab
Time: 13:45 - 14:15
Speaker: Masahiro (Hiro) Ono, NASA Profile
Protect the robots! Securing the future of your manufacturing networks
Time: 14:20 - 14:50
Speaker: Marcus Josefsson, Nozomi Profile
Enhancing health and safety in non-manufacturing environments using robotics automation More info
Time: 14:55 - 15:25
Speaker: Hemachandra Bhat, Wipro Profile
BT - A future with drones
Time: 15:30 - 16:00
Speaker: Dave Pankhurst, BT Profile
Neuroinspired robots & next-gen AI More info
Time: 16:05 - 16:35
Speaker: Nikhil Malhotra, TechM Profile
Hubble stage
Location: Hub Map
Afternoon kick-off
Live video from the Ada Lovelace stage
Time: 13:30 - 13:45
Speakers: Lisa Perkins, BT Profile
JPL & aerospace robotics
Live video from NASA Jet Propulsion Lab
Time: 13:45 - 14:15
Speaker: Masahiro (Hiro) Ono, NASA Profile
Autonomous aerial drones: recent advances & future directions More info
Live video from MIT
Time: 14:20 - 14:50
Speaker: Sertac Karaman, MIT Profile
Manufacturing and Autonomous Mobility: Simultaneous localisation and mapping
Video from MIT
Time: 14:55 - 15:25
Speaker: John Leonard, MITProfile
Agritech - panel session
Time: 15:30 - 16:00
Panel: Simon Pearson, University of Lincoln Profile; Duncan Robertson, DogTooth Profile; Klaus McDonald-Maier, University of Essex Profile; Alistair Duke, BT Profile
Health panel session
Time: 16:05 - 16:35
Panel: Dr Vishen Ramkisson, BT Profile; Ben Challacombe, Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Profile; Irshad Shaikh, Norfolk & Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Profile; Paul Putland, BT Profile
Closing remarks
Time: 16:40 - 17:00
Location: Hub » Ada Lovelace stage Map
Speaker: Lisa Perkins, BT Profile
Networking drinks and DJ
Time: 17:05 - 19:00
Location: Hub » Café Map