RoboBusiness 2015, the leading business development event for the global robotics industry, is now accepting applications for speakers for the event on Sept. 23 to 24 in San Jose, Calif.
Presented by Robotics Business Review, the RoboBusiness conference answers practical questions about the current and future state of robotics as a business-driving technology.
Speakers identify business opportunities and actionable technology strategies to help companies leverage the growing need for advanced robotics and intelligent systems. RoboBusiness is attended by senior-level executives as well as senior engineering staff at end user and robotics technology companies.
If you’re interested in speaking, here are some important dates to keep in mind:
Application Deadline: March 20, 2015 | Click here to apply
Notification of Acceptance: mid-May 2015
Event Dates: September 23-34, 2015
Event Location: San Jose McEnery Convention Center, San Jose, CA
Questions? Contact Casey Nobile at [email protected] 508-663-1500 x307
All speakers are provided with complimentary full registration to the RoboBusiness conference and exhibit hall. One additional full conference pass will be available for a colleague to use. Other registration discounts may be available to pass along to colleagues. Speakers will be admitted into a lounge provided exclusively for their use. RoboBusiness will also connect speakers interested in publicity opportunities with media representatives attending the event.
We have created a series of session topics of particular interest in each of the following categories and invite you to apply to speak on the topics we have identified. Please note that conference sessions are 45 minutes in length.
Preparing your application
Here are some tips on how to prepare your application:
What you will need:
Your contact information
Your organization URLs or personal URLs (depending upon which you feel is more appropriate)
Bio
Speaker’s last three speaking engagements (if applicable)
Head shot (200×200 pixels for web, high resolution for print)
Your co-presenters’ Information (if applicable)
Their basic contact information (name, title, organization, phone, email)
Session description
State exactly what will be covered in the session. A good description allows participants to assess the content and clearly understand how they will benefit from attending. Remember that not only are judges looking at this but also, it will be the session description that is posted for attendees to see when selecting their sessions.
Takeaways / learning objectives
Indicate four key takeaways from your proposed presentation. Please list as if you were speaking to your audience.
Session format
Will you be the only presenter at your session or will you have a co-presenter or will it be a panel session that you are moderating?
Please note that panel sessions cannot have more than 3 speakers plus a Moderator.
Session topics
Business Trends
Economic Impact of the Consumer Electronics Market on the Robotics Industry
How to Compete and Win in the Robotics Talent War
Integrating Robotics: The Selling as a Service Trend
Robotics and Big Data: What is Possible and What is Probable
How to Build Your Robotics Innovation Strategy
Business and Robotics Roadmap: Do Options Match Expectations?
Managing Your Technology Assets to Boost Company Valuation
How Hardware/Software Specialization Impacts Robotics Industry Growth
Robotics and Changes in Business Process Management
Defining Robotics’ Role in the IoT
Outsourcing your Robotics R&D: Challenges and Opportunities
Assessing Market Opportunities for Investment
Industry Forum / Manufacturing
Economic Forecast for the Manufacturing Industry
Robotics and the Industrial IoT: Consolidation and Advancements
Collaborative Class Robots? Impact on Industrial Applications
Integration Best Practices: Successes and Failures
Software Standardization, Security and Integration
Embedded Vision and Application Enablement
End User Panel: Defining Technology Gaps and Opportunities
Industry Forum / Supply Chain Logistics
Forecast: Robotics and the Future of the Automated Warehouse
Methods for Evaluating Robotics Systems, Risks and Benefits
Practical Ways to Integrate with Existing Software Platforms
Mobile Systems Management
Navigating Human Workforce Preparation and Management
End User Panel: Defining Technology Gaps and Opportunities
Industry Forum / Healthcare
Forecast: Robotics and the Future of Healthcare
Robotics and AI Impact on Patient Diagnosis
The Regulatory Landscape: Systems and Certification Standards
Robotics and Maintaining Patient Data Security
Managing Integration in a Hospital Environment: Best Practices
Panel: Defining Technology Gaps and Opportunities
Industry Forum / Consumer
Forecast: Outlook for Robotics in the Consumer Market
The ?Roboticization? of Consumer Appliances: Harnessing the Power of the IoT
Robots in the Home: Data Collection and Security
Marketing: Managing Hype and Expectations
Industry Forum / Unmanned Systems
Outlook for Drones and Key Drone Markets
Implications of FAA Regulations
The Self-Driving Roadmap: Analyzing Key Players and Markets
Self-Driving Vehicle, Infrastructure and Data Collection Standards
Technologies
The Cutting Edge in Cloud Robotics
Command and Control: Changes to Local Autonomy for Added Safety
Comparing Grand Challenge Results: Quantifying the Sate of the Art
State of the Art HRI for Industrial Applications
State of the Art HRI for Consumer/Service Applications
Computer Vision: State of the Art by Industry Domain
Applying Embedded Vision to Industrial Grade Robots
Leveraging the Strengths of Consumer-Grade Sensors: Challenges and Best Practices
Remote Sensing: Opportunities, Challenges and Options
Latest Developments in Simulation Software for Systems Development
Developing Grippers for Multi-Purpose Applications
