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Press conference: IFR CEO Roundtable in Chicago with AMAZON, GM, ABB - Robots and the Future of US Manufacturing
Robots play a key role in automating the US economy. Human robot
collaboration and artificial intelligence will be game changers in the
manufacturing industry. The International Federation of Robotics (IFR)
invites journalists to the "World Robotics IFR CEO Round Table 2017"
where world leading experts e.g. from Amazon, General Motors (News - Alert) and ABB
will discuss automation and the future of US manufacturing - one-on-one
interviews can be arranged.
When: Monday, 03 April 2017
01:00 - 03:00 pm
Where: AUTOMATE 2017, McCormick Place North, Chicago, IL
Future of Automation (special area)
The panel
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Jon Battles, Amazon
Director, WW Engineering Advanced
Technologies
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Mark Frans, General Motors
Director, Global Automation
and North America Vehicle Launch
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Craig Hertig, Engineered Machined Products
Director of
Engineering
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Howie Choset, Advanced Robotics Manufacturing Institute (ARM (News - Alert))
CTO
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Per Vegard Nerseth, ABB
Group Senior Vice President
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Michael P. Jacobs, Applied Manufacturing Technologies AMT (News - Alert)
President
Chaired by
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Timothy Ward, Journalist, Washington D.C.
Agenda
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Welcoming and presentation of the participants
of
the IFR CEO Round Table by Gudrun Litzenberger, IFR General
Secretary (5 minutes)
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Presentation of new Global Sales Data of Industrial
Robots
by the IFR President Joe Gemma, KUKA (News - Alert) USA (15
minutes)
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Discussion on "Automation and the Future of US
Manufacturing"
(50 minutes + 20 minutes questions of the
audience)
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Get together and personal interviews with the panelists
(optional)
View source version on businesswire.com: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170315005505/en/
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