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Livestream: BAL ROBOTOV Roboforum

by Robohub Editors

15 May 2014

Program

DAY ONE MAY 15 – ROBOEKONOMIKA: BIRTH OF A NEW MARKET


10:00-11:30	GLOBAL TRENDS IN ROBOTICS
Moderator	EVGENY NADORSHIN (EVGENY NADORSHIN) / Managing Director for Macroeconomic Analysis, chief economist at AFK “System” / Russia
Panel Discussion / Q & A	YUNG HO O (JUN HO-OH) , a leading professor of Korean Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), created by the robot HUBO / Korea KIM SANG-MOON (MUN-SANG KIM) , director of the Center of the Korea Intellectual Robotics Institute of Technology (KIST), creators of the robot team member Mero, Kibo, Ciros and Silbot / Korea GLAYZNER REMY (REMY GLAISNER) / Senior Analyst and Partner Myria Research / USA CRIS WAKE (WAKE CHRIS) / Strategy in the field of commercial products company NanoSatisfi / U.S. FRANCESCO FERRO (FERRO FRANCESCO) / CEO PAL Robotic, create a robot REEM / Italy
11:45-13:15	POTENTIAL RUSSIAN ROBOTICS
Moderator	IGOR VITTEL (IGOR VITTEL) / Russian journalist, broadcaster, producer / Russia
Panel Discussion / Q & A	VLADIMIR KONISHEV (VLADIMIR KONYSHEV) / CEO Neyrobotiks / Russia VYACHESLAV KRAVTSOV (VYACHESLAV KRAVTSOV) / Project Manager RBOT / Russia WRITTEN ELENA (ELENA PISMENNAYA) / Supervisor in the field of robotics company EXOATLET / Russia MAXIME VASILIEV (MAXIM VASILIEV) / President of the Russian Association of Educational Robotics (RAOR) / Russia ALBERT EFIMOV (ALBERT YEFIMOV) / Chief robotics Skolkovo Foundation / Russia

14:15-15:45	FUTURE ENGINEERS / PANEL SUPPORTS THE BRITISH COUNCIL
Moderators	TIMANDRA HARKNESS (TIMANDRA HARKNESS) , writer, journalist, BBC Radio 4, the famous British popular science presenter, stand-up comedian scientific / England SABINA HAUER (SABINE HAUERT) , representative of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a researcher in the field of nano-robots / USA
Panel Discussion / Q & A	NICK HAYES (NICK HAWES) , Senior Lecturer in the School of Computer Science at Birmingham, a specialist in the field of artificial intelligence / England MICHAEL WALTERS (MICHAEL WALTERS) / Professor, University of Hertfordshire, a specialist in the field of human-robot interaction / England LEONID GUSEV (LEONID GUSEV) , director of the All-Russian Festival of Science, MSU vice provost / Russia GOR NAKHAPETYAN (GOR NAKHAPETYAN) / Founder BALA ROBOTS, entrepreneur and advisor to the Rector SKOLKOVO / Russia PAUL LUKSHO (PAVEL LUKSHA) / professor of practice, director of corporate educational programs of the Moscow School of Management “Skolkovo” / Russia
16:00-19:00	MY ROBOT. PRESENTATION OF THE CREATORS OF THEIR ENGINEERING WORKS
	ONLINE – WILL JACKSON (WILL JACKSON) / CEO Engineered Arts Ltd, the creator of robot RoboThespian / England
	MUNSANG KIM (KIM SUN MUNG) / Director, Center for Intellectual Robotics at the Korea Institute of Technology, member of the team of robots creators Mero, Kibo, Ciros and Silbot / Korea
	YUNG HO O (JUN-HO OH) Professor leading the Korean Institute of Science and Technology, the creator of robot Hubo / Korea
	VLADIMIR KONISHEV (VLADIMIR KONYSHEV) / CEO Neyrobotiks / Russia /

DAY TWO MAY 16 – ROBOVENCHUR: MEETING TOMORROW

10:00-11:30	HOW TO INVEST IN ROBOTICS?
Moderator	IGOR VITTEL (IGOR VITTEL) / Russian journalist, broadcaster, producer / Russia
Panel Discussion / Q & A	GIORGIO METTA (GIORGIO METTA) , created a humanoid robot ICub, director of the Italian Institute of Technology, iCub (IIT) / Italy CRIS WAKE (WAKE CHRIS) , a strategist in the field of commercial products company NanoSatisfi / U.S. VALERY KOMISSAROVA (VALERY KOMISSAROVA) , Director of Business Development Grishin Robotics / Russia ALEXANDER GALITSKY (ALEXANDER GALITSKIY) / Managing Partner of Almaz Capital Partners, a member of the Board of the Skolkovo Foundation, a well-known entrepreneur and inventor in the field of technology / Russia MENSHIKOV OLGA (OLGA MENSHIKOVA) / Manager Technology & Innovation Center PwC / Russia MARK SHMULEVICH (MARK SHMULEVICH) / Deputy Minister of Communications and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation / Russia
11:45-13:15	HOW TO FIND YOUR BLUE OCEAN?
Moderator	SABINA HAUER (SABINE HAUERT) / representative of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology researcher nanorobots / USA
Panel Discussion / Q & A	GLAYZNER REMY (REMY GLAISNER) , senior analyst and partner Myria Research / USA MELONI WISE (MELONEE WISE) , CEO and cofounder Unboundedrobotics / U.S. YEFIMOV ALBERT (ALBERT EFIMOV) / Chapter technological cluster Skolkovo Tech / Russia ANDREW GRYAZNOV (ANDREW GRYAZNOV) / Partner and co-founder of Cubic Robotics / Russia MATTHEW CLAUDEL (MATTHEW CLAUDEL) / representative Lab Senseable City MIT / USA ROMAN LUCHINI (ROMAN LUCHIN) / Founder and CEO TRIC / Russia

14:15-15:15	SEE WHAT VISIONARIES? INTERVIEWER: GOR NAKHAPETYAN (GOR NAKHAPETYAN) / FOUNDER BALA ROBOTS, ENTREPRENEUR AND ADVISOR TO THE RECTOR SKOLKOVO / RUSSIA
Interview with special guest	GIORGIO METTA (GIORGIO METTA) / Creator humanoid robot ICub, director of the Italian Institute of Technology, iCub (IIT) / Italy
15:30-19:00	MY ROBOT. PRESENTATION CREATORS OF THEIR ENGINEERING CREATIONS
	ONLINE – ELAD INBAR (ELAD INBAR) / Creator RobotAppStore / U.S.
	VYACHESLAV KRAVTSOV (VYACHESLAV KRAVTSOV)/ Project Manager RBOT / Russia
	MELONI WISE (WISE MELONEE) / CEO and co-founder Unboundedrobotics / U.S.
	ROMAN LUCHINI (ROMAN LUCHIN) / Founder and CEO TRIC / Russia
	DMITRY SUVOROV (DMITRY SUVOROV) / Director of IT WICRON / Russia
	MATTHEW CLAUDEL (MATTHEW SLAUDEL) / representative MIT Senseable Lab / U.S.

DAY THREE MAY 17 – ROBOART: INNER AND OUTER BEAUTY

10:00-11:30	BEAUTIFUL ROBOTS: HOW TO PACK INNOVATION
Moderator	EKATERINA KHRAMKOVA (EKATERINA KHRAMKOVA)/ Futurodizayner, founder and CEO of the design agency innovation Lumiknows / Russia
Panel Discussion / Q & A	UMBERTO DZHIRAUDO (UMBERTO GIRAUDO) / Teacher British Higher School of Design and curator of the course “Industrial Design”, founder of the studio Design Zavod / Italy YEN BERNSTEIN (BERNSTEIN IAN) / Couchreditel and Chief Technology Officer of Orbotix / U.S. JONATHAN TIPPETT (JONATHAN TIPPETT) / Co-creator of robots Mondo Spider and Titanoboa, representative of MIT / USA TRESS PATRICK (PATRICK TRESSET) / artist and scientist, creator of the robot artist Paul / Russia REUBEN ALEXANDER (ALEXANDER REBEN) / Robotics and artist, creator BlabDroid, researcher Media Lab MIT / USA
11:45-13:15	INTELLIGENT ROBOTS: BEAUTY OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Moderators	TIMANDRA HARKNESS (TIMANDRA HARKNESS) , writer, journalist, BBC Radio 4, the famous British popular science presenter, stand-up comedian scientific / England MICHAEL WALTERS (MICHAEL WALTERS) / Professor, University of Hertfordshire, a specialist in the field of human-robot interaction / England
Panel Discussion / Q & A	VLADIMIR KONISHEV (VLADIMIR KONYSHEV) / CEO Neyrobotiks / Russia IGOR ASHMANOV (IGOR ASHMANOV) / CEO Nanosemantika / Russia KANGELOSI ANGELO (ANGELO CANGELOSI) / Professor of Artificial Intelligence, School of Computer Programming and Mathematics, University of Plymouth / England SERGEI AXE (SERGEY TOPOROV) / Senior Investment Manager of Corporate Venture Fund LETA Capital / Russia

14:15-15:15	ROBOTS, WHICH FALLS PEOPLE / INTERVIEW MAXIM KASHULINSKY (MAXIM KASHULINSKY) / CHIEF EDITOR PORTAL SLON / RUSSIA
	FRANCESCO FERRO (FERRO FRANCESCO) / CEO PAL Robotic, create a robot REEM / Italy
15:30-19:00	MY ROBOT. PRESENTATION CREATORS OF THEIR ENGINEERING CREATIONS
	ANDREW GRYAZNOV (ANDREW GRYAZNOV) / Partner and co-founder of Cubic Robotics / Russia
	YEN BERNSTEIN (BERNSTEIN IAN) / Couchreditel and Chief Technology Officer of Orbotix / U.S.
	ADAM BEN DROR (ADAM BEN-DROR) / Industrial designer, creator of robot Pinnokkio, Victoria University of Wellington / New Zealand
	REUBEN ALEXANDER (ALEXANDER REBEN) / Robotics and artist, creator BlabDroid, researcher Media Lab MIT / USA
	LOUIS PHILIPPE DEMER (LOUIS-PHILIPPE DEMER) / Designer blind robot (Blind robot) Professor, School of Art, Design and Media at Nanyang Technological University / Singapore

DAY 4 MAY 18 – ROBOBUDUSCHEE: PROHIBITIVE DREAMS


10:00-11:30	PEOPLE AND FUTURE ROBOTS
Moderator	MAXIM KASHULINSKY (MAXIM KASHULINSKY) / Chief Editor Portal SLON / Russia
Panel Discussion / Q & A	VLADIMIR KONISHEV (VLADIMIR KONYSHEV) / CEO Neyrobotiks / Russia NICK HAYES (NICK HAWES) / Senior Lecturer in the School of Computer Science at Birmingham, a specialist in the field of artificial intelligence / England LOKAS MONICA (MONICA LOCASCIO) / author, curator, gallerist and art director specializing in art & science, agency CultureShock / U.S. CATHERINE BEREZIĬ (EKATERINA BEREZIY) / Founder and CEO Ekzoatlet / Russia
11:45-13:15	SOCIETY OF THE FUTURE
Moderator	TIMANDRA HARKNESS (TIMANDRA HARKNESS) , writer, journalist, BBC Radio 4, the famous British popular science presenter, stand-up comedian scientific / England
Panel Discussion / Q & A	MICHAEL WALTERS (MICHAEL WALTERS) / Professor, University of Hertfordshire, a specialist in the field of human-robot interaction / England PAUL LUKSHO (PAVEL LUKSHA) / professor of practice, director of corporate educational programs of the Moscow School of Management “Skolkovo” / Russia KANGELOSI ANGELO (ANGELO CANGELOSI) / Professor of Artificial Intelligence, School of Computer Programming and Mathematics, University of Plymouth / England

14:15-15:45	FUTURE CITY
Moderator	VALERY KOMISSAROVA (VALERY KOMISSAROVA) / Director of Business Development Grishin Robotics / Russia
Panel Discussion / Q & A	FRANCESCO CUTTER (FRANCESCO FREZA) / Architect, a founding partner of the studio Piuarch, the best architect of Italy 2013 / Italy NIKOLAI BELOUSOV (NIKOLAY BELOUSOV) / Director osCommerce MadRobots / Russia VLADIMIR RUMYANTSEV (VLADIMIR RUMYANTSEV) / CEO Can Touch / Russia
16:00-18:30	IMAGINATION WHICH GIVES BIRTH OF FUTURE WORLDS / PRESENTATION ARTISTS AND CURATORS ART PROJECTS ON ROBOTICS
	JONATHAN TIPPETT (JONATHAN TIPPET) / Co-creator of robots Mondo Spider and Titanoboa. MIT / USA
	LOKAS MONICA (MONICA LOCASCIO) / author, curator, gallerist and art director specializing in art & science, agency CultureShock / U.S.
	ERIC JOYNER (ERIC JOYNER) / illustrators. In his work, chose the robot as the main character of his works / England

tags: c-Events, Russia

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