Agenda
7:00 - 9:15 Exhibitors can enter
8:00 - 9:15 Registration is open
9:15 - 9:30 Welcome and Introduction
- Prof. Aude Billard, Head of LASA laboratory at EPFL and Lead of the Innovation Booster Robotics
- Prof. Georg Rauter, Head of BIROMED-Lab
- Prof. Andrea Schenker-Wicki, greeting remarks from the President of University of Basel
- Dr. Lukas Engelberger, greeting remarks from the Head of the Department of Health at Canton of Basel and Director of Swiss Conference of the Cantonal Ministers of Public Health
9:30 - 10:15 KEYNOTES • Focus on useful for humans: medical, education, assistance
- Prof. Robert Riener, Full Professor for Sensory-Motor Systems at the Department of Health Sciences and Technology at ETH Zurich
- Prof. Gregoire Courtine, Professor at EPFL and Founder of NeuroRestore Research Center and Prof. Jocelyne Bloch, Professor at UNIL and EPFL and Founder of NeuroRestore Research Center
- Prof. Manuela Eugster, Group head of ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern
10:15 - 10:45 Panel on future directions on medical robotics
- Dr. Diego Paez-Granados, Head of the Spinal Cord Injury Artificial Intelligence (SCAI) Lab at ETH Zurich
- Tom Kissling, Team Leader Lab Technologies & Robotics at F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd
- Prof. Elke Viehweger, Clinical Professor of Neuroorthopedics, Deputy Chief Physician Orthopedics, Head of Neuroorthopedics and Gait Laboratory at UKBB
- Dr. Jelena Godjeva, Director of the Swiss Foundation for Innovation and Training Surgery (SFITS) at the Hopitaux Universitaires de Geneve (HUG)
10:45 - 11:15 Break
11:15 - 12:00 KEYNOTES • Trends in robotics
- Prof. Dario Floreano, Professor at Laboratory Intelligent Systems at EPFL and Advisory Board Member at Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems
- Prof. Marco Hutter, Professor at the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, Deputy and Head of Institute of Robotics and Intelligent Systems at ETH Zurich
- Prof. Agathe Koller, Director of ILT Institute for Laboratory Automation and Mechatronics, OST
12:00 - 12:30 Panel on Innovation trends
- Francois Vedovati, Senior Robotics Engineer, ClearSpace
- Dr. Patrick Helmer, co-founder at Force Dimention
- Alexander Schlaepfer, Partner at Swisscom Ventures
12:30 - 12:50 IBR - Innovation Booster - Robotics
12:50 - 12:55 SRA - Swiss Robotics Association
12:55 - 13:10 Carousel
13:10 - 14:00 Lunch
13:10 Exhibition opening
We invite everyone to explore the booths, engage with exhibitors, and take this opportunity to foster conversations and collaboration. This is a great chance to discover innovative projects, exchange ideas, and build valuable connections.
All Day MathWorks Minidrone Competition
During the entire day, MathWorks will host the Minidrone Competition finals. If you are interested in designing and building flight control algorithms for Minidrones using Simulink, be sure to submit your application by September 15.
Apply here: MathWorks Minidrone Competition Switzerland 2024
13:10 - 14:00 Matchmaking activities
After registration, each participant can browse the list of attendees and book meetings in advance. In-person meetings can be scheduled on the day of the event, while virtual meetings can be arranged for the day before the event.
14:00 - 16:00 Exhibition only
For a dedicated two-hour period, the event will center exclusively on the exhibition. Participants will have the opportunity to engage directly with exhibitors, fostering meaningful exchanges and networking opportunities. This time is designed to facilitate in-depth discussions and connections between attendees and exhibitors.
16:00 - 17:00 IBR funded pitch with investors
The Innovation Booster Robotics and Drone Talks invite you to participate in a dynamic one-hour session featuring innovative Swiss robotics startups, supported by the Swiss Innovation Booster Robotics program.
16:00 - 16:30 Matchmaking activities
After registration, each participant can browse the list of attendees and book meetings in advance. In-person meetings can be scheduled on the day of the event, while virtual meetings can be arranged for the day before the event.
16:00 - 16:30 SRA General Assembly
16:30 - 17:30 Sparksense workshop
This is a 60-min interactive workshop to gain a strong foundation of Business Development fundamentals. The goal is for each participant to take away at least one actionable solution to a burning commercial problem for his/her company.
17:00 - 17:30 Industry roundtable
This is a 60-min interactive workshop to gain a strong foundation of Business Development fundamentals. The goal is for each participant to take away at least one actionable solution to a burning commercial problem for his/her company.