​This forum will convene a select group of founders and industry investors shaping the future of robotics for a candid discussion on today’s investment landscape—what’s driving capital, where innovation is accelerating, and what it really takes to scale in hard tech right now. This will be an intimate, high-caliber discussion with colleagues, early-stage startups, scaled startups, and capital partners.  It’s designed to be thoughtful, practical, and forward-looking.

​Agenda:

​State of Robotics Investment

• ​Yvonne McCague, J.P. Morgan

​From Breakthrough to Scale

• ​Peter Howard, Realtime Robotics

• ​Rick Faulk, Locus Robotics

• ​Tom Ryden, MassRobotics

​Industry Investment Perspective

• ​Kurt Baumgarten, GM Ventures

• ​Ryan Gariepy, Rockwell Automation

• ​Jennifer Audeh, Foley Hoag

​Networking