Program

3:00-3:15pm - REGISTRATION

Arrival Tea & Coffee, explore exhibitor stands

3:15pm - WELCOME & ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY

Professor Jonathan Roberts, ACC Director

3:20pm - KEYNOTE PRESENTATION 

Professor Cori Stewart, CEO ARM Hub

3:50pm - INDUSTRY TALKS WITH Q&A

• Continuous Improvement in manufacturing, Kettina Materna, Cook Medical

• SME Experiences of R&D in shower base manufacturing, Rebecca Lowery, Universal Shower Base and Dr Mariadas Roshan, Swinburne University of Technology

• Lessons learned from the implementation of Collaborative Robotics in surgery, Dr Tom Williamson, Stryker

• Tools to utilise data for decision making, Dr Roozbeh Derakhshan, ARM Hub AI Adopt Centre 

• Insights from international experiences with cobots in manufacturing, Prof Rainer Mueller,  ZeMA

4:30pm - PANEL DISCUSSION - The future of Australian manufacturing: From AI to Humanoids, where does the human fit?

Facilitated by Professor Jonathan Roberts, Centre Director & QUT Professor in Robotics. 

Panelists include: 

• Cornelis van Niekerk, Business Manager, Weld Australia

• Penny Williams, Human Robot Workforce research program co-Lead & Director of QUT Centre for Decent Work and Industry

• Dr Sue Keay, Robotics Australia Group Chair

• Ric Pruss, Chief Technology Officer, Workr Labs

5:00pm - EXHIBITOR STANDS, 1:1 MEETINGS, DEMONSTRATIONS & NETWORKING

Refreshments served during networking. 

• Full details of exhibitors can be found here: Cobot Expo 

• Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages available with platters to cater for different dietary requirements.

6:30pm - END OF SYMPOSIUM

SPEAKERS & PRESENTERS