ReconRobotics, Inc., global leader in micro-robotic systems, in partnership with the Minnesota High Tech Association (MHTA) will host the first “Robotics Alley” event at the Carlson School of Management on Thursday, November 17th, 2011 beginning at 1:00pm.
250 leaders will discuss the enormous potential for market growth in the global robotics industry, and learn how companies from various fields in our region are leveraging cutting edge robotics technology and generating job growth. An exposition with displays by sponsoring organizations will highlight the robust and developing industrial base in robotics. The event – "Robotics Alley: Midwest Regional Robotics Leadership and Opportunity" – will feature a keynote address by internationally renowned robotics expert and futurist Peter Singer, Director at Brookings Institution and author of Wired for War: The Robotics Revolution and Conflict in the 21st Century.
The program will include a series of open-format talks on the business of robotics by regional leaders from the financial, industrial, legal, policy, and academic sectors; followed by a networking reception with exhibits by regional businesses and organizations working in the robotics marketplace. Experts from the business community will discuss the unique strengths of the Midwest as a regional center of excellence in robotics technology spanning a spectrum from defense to medicine and agriculture.
| WHO | Business, media, investors and policy professionals interested in the future of the Midwestern robotics industry |
|---|---|
| WHAT | Robotics Alley: Midwest Regional Robotics Leadership and Opportunity – with keynote speaker P.W. Singer, noted robotics expert, futurist, and author of "Wired for War". Presentations on the business, finance, legal, policy and economic implications of the growing Midwestern robotics industry. |
| WHEN | Thursday, November 17, 2011 from 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM |
| WHERE |
Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota
321 Nineteenth Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55455 |
| PROGRAM COST |
Early Bird pricing -
$95 per ticket
Ticket prices increase to $145 after October 1, 2011 |
| SPONSORSHIPS | For sponsorship information and pricing please contact Andrew Borene ( andrew.borene@reconrobotics.com | 952-935-5515) |
Keynote speaker
Peter Warren Singer is a Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution. CNN named him to their "New Guard" List of the Next Generation of Newsmakers in 2005, and he has been recognized as one of the 100 "leading innovators in the nation" by the Smithsonian Institution. In 2009, Singer was named by Foreign Policy Magazine to the Top 100 Global Thinkers List, of the people whose ideas most influenced the world that year.
Dr. Singer’s most recent book, Wired for War, examines the repercussions robotics and other new technologies on war, politics, ethics, and law in the 21st century. Wired for War made the New York Times non-fiction bestseller list in its first week of release, and was named a non-fiction Book of the Year by The Financial Times. In addition to being described as "awesome" by Jon Stewart of the "Daily Show", it has been featured at venues as diverse as all three US military academies, the US Congress, the National Student Leadership Conference, and the royal court of the United Arab Emirates. The book has also been made an official reading with organizations that range from National Defense University, US Air Force, US Navy, to the Royal Australian Navy.
More about P. W. Singer
About the Hosts
About ReconRobotics, Inc.
ReconRobotics is the world leader in tactical, micro-robotic systems. Worldwide, more than 1,300 of the company's robots have been deployed by the U.S. military and international friendly forces, federal, state and local law enforcement agencies, bomb squads and fire/rescue teams. Each day they use the company's mobile Recon Scout® Throwbot® devices to protect their personnel, minimize collateral damage, and gain immediate reconnaissance within dangerous and hostile environments..
About Minnesota High Tech Association (MHTA)
The Minnesota High Tech Association (MHTA) promotes the growth, sustainability and global competitiveness of Minnesota's technology-based economy through public-policy advocacy, member collaboration and education and community outreach. MHTA is the only membership organization that represents Minnesota’s entire technology-based economy. MHTA members include organizations of every size − involved in virtually every aspect of technology creation, production, application and education in Minnesota. MHTA works in partnership with TechAmerica, which represents Minnesota's technology organizations nationally. Find out more online at http://www.mhta.org or follow MHTA on Twitter at @MHTA
More information
Businesspeople, media, investors, academics, and policy professionals interested in the future of the Midwestern robotics industry may fill out our information form. For more detailed information, or to discuss sponsorship opportunities, please contact:
Andrew M. Borene
Executive Director, Robotics Alley
Director and Assistant General Counsel, ReconRobotics, Inc.
andrew.borene@reconrobotics.com
952-935-5515 x108
