Agenda for the 2026 Canadian Robotics Council Annual Symposium

Time	Activity
06:00	Exhibitor Load-in Begins
08:00	Registration / Breakfast
08:50	Opening Remarks
09:00	Executive Updates
09:25	Lightning Talk 1: Remote Robotic Stroke Treatment
09:30	Panel 1: Building a Sovereign Capital Stack - Unlocking Robotics as a Core Canadian Asset Class
10:20	Lightning Talk 2: What We Learned Building Canada’s Largest Neighborhood Using On-Site Robotics
10:25	Break
10:40	Lightning Talk 3: NATO's Eastern Flank and Canada's UAS Role
10:45	Panel 2: Defence Team Panel - Robotics as Sovereign Capability Enabler and Accelerator
11:35	Panel 3: UK-Canada Spotlight: Unpacking State-Backed Robotics Adoption Incentives
12:00	Lunch / Exhibitor Networking 12:40 Lunch Talk: Physical AI: The Skills Gap Canada Can’t Afford to Ignore presented by Paul Karam, Chief Robotics Officer and Chief Operating Officer - Quanser.
13:30	Breakout A: Building Canada’s Network of Robotics Demonstration and Adoption Centres Start-up Pitch Practice Workshop UK–Canada Robotics for Growth & Security Biomanufacturing at Scale: Embedding Dual-Use Automation and Data Sovereignty in the Health Emergency Readiness Action Plan From Demonstration to Deployment: Building Canada’s Marine Autonomy Stack Sovereign Compute for Physical AI: Building Canada's Infrastructure & Compliance Framework Trust by Design: Building Canada’s Safety and Standards Playbook for Advanced Robotics and Physical AI Beyond the Model: Why Roboticists Need a Seat at the AI Governance Table
15:00	Break
15:15	Breakout B: The Power of Simulation: Accelerating Canadian Autonomous Systems into Sovereign Defence Capability Establishing a Canadian Robotics Workforce Alliance: Aligning Responsible Adoption and Skills Development with Canada’s National AI Strategy The New Geometry of International Trade: Designing Regional Value Chains for Your Supply Chain Agentic Robotics for Canadian Transportation & Logistics Scaling Robotics Adoption in Canadian Healthcare: From Teleoperation to Autonomy My First Automation Pilot Failed. Where Did I Go Wrong? Novice Mistakes You Wish You’d Avoided Humans, Machines, and the Spaces Between: Designing Workplaces Where People and Robots Both Thrive Can Robotics Help Canada Build Faster? Accelerating Automation in Construction & Infrastructure
16:45	Closing Remarks
17:00	Reception / Social
19:30	End

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Agenda - Canadian Robotics Council Symposium 2026