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Mars is the next destination for humans to explore and colonize in our journey through the solar system and beyond. For the past thirty years, the space programs of many nations have been sending robotic landed platforms of increasing complexity, revealing the Red Planet’s ancient past. One of the most challenging aspects of sending humans to Mars is the safe landing on the surface, from an initial entry speed of 30,000 miles per hour to a soft touchdown. During the descent to the surface, humans must be protected from extreme temperatures and G-forces by complex engineered systems. On the surface future explorers must be able to survive surface radiation and low pressures, with only the limited resources they can bring with them. This talk will discuss the motivation for Mars exploration and how engineering challenges are tackled with cutting-edge technologies, in situ resource utilization, and out-of-the-box thinking. Engineering the Red Planet is the key to our future and understanding our past.Learn More About the Speaker |
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One of the country’s most informed economists, Alan has been providing workshops and economic analysis seminars in countries across the world to literally thousands of business owners and executives for the last 25 years. |
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A.B. Stoddard offers a nonpartisan perspective of the political landscape of the day and our nation’s upcoming elections. Frequently meeting with sources and politicians of all stripes, Stoddard has her finger on the pulse of Washington, DC, as she offers detailed and smart political and electoral analysis. In a talk as up-to-date as the day’s headlines, she covers the five biggest stories in the news, the most up-to-date happenings between Congress and the White House, ongoing budget battles, and the electoral prospects for the two parties. Learn More About the Speaker |
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Alex Shikany is the Vice President of AIA, part of the Association for Advancing Automation (A3). In his position, he researches and reports statistics for the global robotics, machine vision, and motion control markets. Learn More About the Speaker |
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In Hollywood, robots are often depicted in the humanoid form. Thus when we think of robots we naturally imagine humanoid robots. For robots to move around in a human environment and to do work using tools made for humans, it is natural to have robots that have the shape and size of a human. We have been developing humanoid robots at RoMeLa (Robotics & Mechanisms Laboratory) for more than a decade for firefighting and disaster relief applications. However, such robots are still too slow, too unstable, too complex, too expensive, and too unsafe which prevent them to be used in real life situations. Do robots really need to look like human? We revisit this question and present some of the new exciting morphologies as solutions, discuss the creative process, and imagine our future with robots. Learn More About the Speaker |
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Zume’s Social Responsibility in Automation and AI
Josh Goldberg, Zume, Inc.
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Mike Cicco Global 2018 Economic Outlook & Forecast Mike Cicco is the President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of FANUC America Corporation. As President and CEO, Cicco has responsibility for all of the company’s operations in North and South America. |
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Ron Painter Mr. Painter assumed his role at NAWB in July of 2009. In his capacity as CEO of NAWB, Painter has traveled the country meeting with State and Local workforce leaders in an effort to identify cutting-edge practices and programs and understand how best to spread innovative trends in human capital development throughout the nation-wide job training system. Global 2018 Economic Outlook & Forecast |
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Natalie Pierce Global 2018 Economic Outlook & Forecast Natalie Pierce is a San Francisco-based Shareholder with Littler, the largest law firm devoted exclusively to representing employers in labor and employment matters, with over 1300 attorneys worldwide. |
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Jonathan Tilley Global 2018 Economic Outlook & Forecast |
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What’s Next for Robotics & Automation? For years, few venture capitalists invested in robotics, vision, and related startups. Now, it’s one of the most exciting new areas of investment in Silicon Valley. Why the recent change? Venture capital veteran Rob Coneybeer explains why, where the next opportunities will be, and what are the remaining challenges. |
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Dr. Irene J. Petrick joined Intel in 2015 and is Senior Director of Industrial Innovation in the Internet of Things Group. Irene focuses on emerging technology, social, and global trends and their combined impact on the industrial space. |
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AI Panel – Our Future with Artificial Intelligence
Brigadier General R. Patrick Huston, The Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School
Garry G. Mathiason, Littler Mendelson
Dr. Irene Petrick, Intel
Claude Dinsmoor, FANUC America Corporation
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Brigadier General R. Patrick Huston is the Commanding General of The Judge Advocate General’s (JAG) Legal Center and School, the federal government’s only ABA-accredited law school. General Huston’s current work focuses on the legal and ethical development and use of artificial intelligence, autonomous weapons, and other emerging technologies. |
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Garry Mathiason is a senior partner with Littler, the largest global law firm exclusively devoted to labor and employment law. He originated the firm’s Robotics, Artificial Intelligence and Automation Practice Group, providing legal advice and representation to the robotics industry, as well as employers deploying this technology in the workplace. His robotics and AI practice includes workplace safety standards, privacy requirements, robot collaboration and human displacement, anti-discrimination law and legislative and regulatory developments. |
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Dr. Irene J. Petrick joined Intel in 2015 and is Senior Director of Industrial Innovation in the Internet of Things Group. Irene focuses on emerging technology, social, and global trends and their combined impact on the industrial space. |
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What’s Next for Robotics & Automation? For years, few venture capitalists invested in robotics, vision, and related startups. Now, it’s one of the most exciting new areas of investment in Silicon Valley. Why the recent change? Venture capital veteran Rob Coneybeer explains why, where the next opportunities will be, and what are the remaining challenges. |
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