Our first event will be a fireside chat between Andra Keay, Managing Director of Silicon Valley Robotics, and Ryan Kelly, General Manager for the SF Tech Lab of the Association for Manufacturing Technology.

We'll be discussing what innovations are being deployed and where. Who is investing and what in. And what are the manufacturing and logistics industries looking for!

Future events will include speakers from innovative robotics and automation providers across the full technology stack. Are you interested in joining the series? Or in speaking at a future event?

Andra Keay, Managing Director of Silicon Valley Robotics (SVR) and Visiting Scholar at CITRIS People and Robots Lab

Andra Keay is recognized as a global thought leader and ecosystem builder in the emerging sectors of robotics. As the Managing Director of Silicon Valley Robotics, an industry group supporting innovation and commercialization of robotics technologies. Andra is an experienced futurist, and is also founder of Robot Launch, global robotics startup competition, cofounder of Robot Garden hackerspace, mentor at hardware accelerators, startup advisor and investor, dedicated to growing equitable and ethical Autonomous Intelligent Systems (AIS).

The Silicon Valley area is home to the world’s largest robotics and AI cluster, with over 600 robotics companies, 50 robotics/AI research facilities and 50% of the world’s global investment in robotics, or $7.5 billion, in 2018 alone. At Silicon Valley Robotics we support the innovation and commercialization of robotics technologies.

Ryan Kelly, General Manager of the San Francisco Tech Lab, Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT)

Ryan Kelly is the General Manager of AMT’s San Francisco Tech Lab. Ryan focuses on addressing the key challenge in manufacturing of technological innovations outpacing the industry’s ability to absorb them. To do so, he works toward increasing the manufacturing industry’s techno-metabolism through educational programs, pilot projects, and creating and cultivating stronger ties between the manufacturing and emerging technology communities.

AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology represents and promotes U.S.-based builders and distributors of manufacturing technology - the high-tech machinery, devices, and digital products that enable advanced manufacturing. Located in McLean, Va., near our nation's capital, AMT supports its members by acting as the industry's voice to grow its global competitiveness, speed the pace of innovation, and develop the smartforce of tomorrow. AMT also provides expertise in industry research and data, in addition to extensive international business support. AMT is the producer of IMTS - The International Manufacturing Technology Show, the premier manufacturing technology event in North America.