Featured Speakers & Executive Updates

Frances Allen
Frances Allen
Canadian Armed Forces
Lieutenant-General (ret’d)
Ramzi Asfour
Ramzi Asfour
Ingenuity Labs Research Institute, Queen's University
Associate Director (Administration)
Brent Barron
Brent Barron
CIFAR
Chief of Staff, AI
Philippe Beaulieu
Philippe Beaulieu
Mecademic Inc.
EVP
Todd Deaville
Todd Deaville
Magna International
VP Advanced Manufacturing Innovation
Kevin Deluzio
Kevin Deluzio
Stephen J.R. Smith Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Queen's University
Professor and Dean
Craig Desjardins
Craig Desjardins
City of Kingston
Director, Office of Strategy, Innovation & Partnerships
Jared Dodds
Jared Dodds
Annex Business Media
Editor
Ryan Gariepy
Ryan Gariepy
Rockwell Automation
VP, Robotics
Murad Hemmadi
Murad Hemmadi
The Logic
AI reporter
Eric Jackson
Eric Jackson
Cellula Robotics
President
Chris Joyce
Chris Joyce
CENGN -Canada's Centre of Excellence in Next Generation Networks
VP, Business Development and Marketing
Yi Li
Yi Li
Maple Advanced Robotics
Executive Vice President
Lydia Macchiusi
Lydia Macchiusi
Magna International Inc.
HR Director, Corporate R&D
Joshua Marshall
Joshua Marshall
Queen's University
Professor
Pablo Molina
Pablo Molina
Avidbots Corp
CTO, VP of Product, Chairman
Nhung Nguyen
Nhung Nguyen
Horizon Legacy Construction Automation Corp.
CEO
François Pomerleau
François Pomerleau
Université Laval
Canada Research Chair in Field Robotics - Associate Professor
Hallie Siegel
Hallie Siegel
Canadian Robotics Council
CEO
Philip Smith
Philip Smith
Sanctuary Cognitive Systems Corporation
Chief Financial Officer
Duncan Stewart
Duncan Stewart
BDC
Partner, Deep Tech Fund
Sharif Virani
Sharif Virani
Real Life Robotics
Head of Growth
Jason Wong
Jason Wong
Optimus SBR
Manager, Industries and Government Practice (Western Canada)

Lightning Talk Presenters

Julien Beaudry
Julien Beaudry
Hydro-Québec
R&D Project Manager
Alireza Saboukhi
Alireza Saboukhi
Worldwide Robotics Hub, Oldcastle building envelope
Founder, Manufactuing Engineer
Frédéric Vachon
Frédéric Vachon
Rbot9
Founder & CEO

Roundtable Speakers

Jonathan Bassan
Jonathan Bassan
BCIT
Dean Applied Research
Jim Beretta
Jim Beretta
Customer Attraction
President
Michael Bidu
Michael Bidu
WESTGATE Technology Corp./Robotools Canada
Director Business Development & Partnerships
Robert Brooks
Robert Brooks
ForceN
Founder & CEO
Ioan Buzdugan
Ioan Buzdugan
Honda of Canada Mfg.
Technical Standards & Strategy Lead
Anthony Cacciatore
Anthony Cacciatore
CAS Group
Owner/Lead Consultant
Charles Deguire
Charles Deguire
Kinova
CEO
Alex Doaga
Alex Doaga
WESTGATE Technology Corp./RoboTools Canada
President
Michele Faragalli
Michele Faragalli
Mission Control
CTO
Bart Fudala
Bart Fudala
Controlled Demolition Group Inc.
Principal / Founder
Jonathan Gammell
Jonathan Gammell
Queen's University
Assistant Professor
Ryan Grant
Ryan Grant
Queen's University
Associate Professor
Sam El Falah
Sam El Falah
Mecademic Industrial Robotics
Marketing Director
Dave Ellis
Dave Ellis
FIRST Robotics Canada
President
Jackson Hamilton
Jackson Hamilton
Hamiltonian Venture
President
Adam Heins
Adam Heins
University of Toronto
Postdoctoral Fellow
Connor Holmes
Connor Holmes
University of Toronto
PhD Candidate
Ted Hsu
Ted Hsu
Ontario Legislative Assembly
Member of Provincial Parliament
Ilija Jovanovic
Ilija Jovanovic
Taiga Robotics
COO
Julian Knutzen
Julian Knutzen
Magna
Senior Manager, Advanced Technologies
Jens Kotlarski
Jens Kotlarski
voraus robotik GmbH
CEO
Pierre Larouche
Pierre Larouche
Université de Montréal
Professor
Aimee Lazarus
Aimee Lazarus
Toronto Region Board of Trade
VP, Commercial Operations & Transformation
Sven Lilge
Sven Lilge
Toronto Metropolitan University
Assistant Professor
Cheng Lin
Cheng Lin
Open Roboethics Institute
Volunteer
Alan Linsley
Alan Linsley
Mantech Enterprises Inc.
President
Jonathan Lussier
Jonathan Lussier
Kinova
Technical Director, AARP
Kyle McCrindle
Kyle McCrindle
Denvr Dataworks
CTO
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Kelly Meinema
Horizon Legacy Construction Automation Corp.
General Manager / CFO
Tammy Moore
Tammy Moore
Unifor Local 2002
President
Matthew Pan
Matthew Pan
Queen's University
Assistant Professor
Frédéric Pilote
Frédéric Pilote
Canadian Space Agency
Policy analyst
Shalaleh Rismani
Shalaleh Rismani
Open Roboethics Institute
Executive director
Shane Saunderson
Shane Saunderson
McMaster University
Assistant Professor
Robert Vomiero
Robert Vomiero
Workplace Safety and Prevention Services (WSPS)
Specialized Consultant - Machine and Robotics Safety
Cameron Waite
Cameron Waite
Real Life Robotics
CEO
Steven Waslander
Steven Waslander
University of Toronto
Professor
Rob Waye
Rob Waye
Dominion Dynamics
Head of Growth
SiQi Zhou
SiQi Zhou
Simon Fraser University
Assistant Professor