Our April 2015 Robotics Summit brought together over 100 attendees from industry and academia to state
and government/military representatives. The summit was kicked off by Kaigham
Gabriel, President & CEO of Draper Laboratory sharing his thoughts on
breakthrough innovation teams:
performing in Pasteur’s Quadrant à the intersection of a science/technology inflection point and a
driving application.
and government/military representatives. The summit was kicked off by Kaigham
Gabriel, President & CEO of Draper Laboratory sharing his thoughts on
breakthrough innovation teams:
performing in Pasteur’s Quadrant à the intersection of a science/technology inflection point and a
driving application.
Our
keynote was followed by a diverse Industry Panel of thought leaders who
discussed current and future robotic applications – more specifically smart
factory automation and industrial IoT, autonomous vehicles and medical/surgical
technology. The group was moderated by
Linda Thayer, Partner at Finnegan and longtime supporter of the MassTLC
Robotics Cluster.
keynote was followed by a diverse Industry Panel of thought leaders who
discussed current and future robotic applications – more specifically smart
factory automation and industrial IoT, autonomous vehicles and medical/surgical
technology. The group was moderated by
Linda Thayer, Partner at Finnegan and longtime supporter of the MassTLC
Robotics Cluster.
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Tony Lennon, The MathWorks, Industrial Automation Specialist; Garry Ritter, Director Technology & Strategy at the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center spoke about the future of autonomous vehicles; Scharukh Jalisi, M.D., FACS Director Boston University School of Medicine, Head and Neck surgical Oncology and Skullbase Surgery; Lt Col Matthew Woolums, Commander, 1st Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team, MA National Guard
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After a short networking break, Christina Chase, Entrepreneur in Residents for the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship, engaged in a Fireside Chat with Arron Acosta, young entrepreneur and co-founder and CEO of Rise Robotics. They discussed the challenges startups face in gaining access to funding. Arron walked thru his efforts in the hopes that he could help provide lessons learned to others in similar situations.
There was no lack of audience participation and questions on the
topic of investor funding for robotics technology and companies!
topic of investor funding for robotics technology and companies!
Christina then moderated a panel of investors with diverse
business models and investment criteria.
business models and investment criteria.
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Christina Chase,
Entrepreneur in Residents, Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship (Moderator); Anders Bialek, Director of Corporate Development, iRobot; Jerry Bird, President, MassVentures; James Geshwiler, Managing Director, CommonAngels Ventures; Rudina Seseri, Partner, Fairhaven Capital |
James
Geshwiler has a few words of advice for Arron.
Geshwiler has a few words of advice for Arron.
Thank
you to all who attended and participated in our lively discussion. A special thanks to our summit sponsors:
you to all who attended and participated in our lively discussion. A special thanks to our summit sponsors:
As well as our Cluster Sponsor:
