Minds in Motion @ MIT

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Date

October 30

Time

8:00 AM ET

Organization

MassRobotics

Format

In-Person

Location

Cambridge, MA

Manufacturing
AI
Engineering
Innovation
Robotics & Automation · Semiconductors · Space

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Minds in Motion convenes researchers, founders, investors, and builders working on physical AI. The program covers world models, robot foundation models, simulation and sim-to-real, hardware, fleet deployments, real-world data, infrastructure, startups, culture, and ethics across warehouses, roads, hospitals, factories, and space. It includes keynotes, fireside conversations, technical talks, case studies, live robot demonstrations, and a physical AI vision exercise; the strongest visions and demos may advance to the Imagination in Action Summit in Davos. Named speakers include Ahmad Bahai, Chief Technology Officer & Senior Vice President, Texas Instruments; Aleksandra Przegalinska, Vice-President, Kozminski University; Alexandra Vidyuk, CEO & General Partner, Beyond Earth Ventures; Colin Angle, CEO & Co-Founder, Familiar Machines & Magic; Daniela Rus, Director, MIT CSAIL; Emily Knight, CEO & President, The Engine; Fady Saad, Co-Founder of MassRobotics and GP at Cybernetix Ventures; Florian Gendeau, Head of Finance, Figure.ai; John Werner, Founder & CEO, Imagination In Action; Joyce Sidopoulos, Co-Founder & Chief of Operations, MassRobotics; Matt Ramsay, Corporate VP, Financial Strategy & Investor Relations, AMD; Neil Gershenfeld, Director, MIT's Center for Bits and Atoms; Oded Maron, Head of AI, MassRobotics; Paige Fox, Solutions Architect & ML Infrastructure Engineer, Databricks, ex-Google; Paul Golding, Head of Physical Intelligence, VP, Analog Devices; Rylan Hamilton, CEO & Co-Founder, Blue Water Autonomy; Sertac Karaman, Professor at MIT and Director at LIDS; Tye Brady, Chief Technologist, Amazon Robotics; and Ulrike Hoffmann-Burchardi, CIO Global Equities, UBS Global Wealth. Capacity is limited and registrations are reviewed by the hosts.

Speakers(23)

Ahmad Bahai

Chief Technology Officer & Senior Vice President, Texas Instruments

Aleksandra Przegalinska

Vice-President, Kozminski University

Alexandra Vidyuk

CEO & General Partner, Beyond Earth Ventures

Colin Angle

CEO & Co-Founder, Familiar Machines & Magic

Daniela Rus

Director, MIT CSAIL

Emily Knight

CEO & President, The Engine

Fady Saad

Co-Founder of MassRobotics; GP at Cybernetix Ventures

Florian Gendeau

Head of Finance, Figure.ai

John Werner

Founder & CEO, Imagination In Action

Josh Gruenstein

Co-Founder & CEO, Tutor

Joyce Sidopoulos

Co-Founder & Chief of Operations, MassRobotics

Matt Ramsay

Corporate VP, Financial Strategy & Investor Relations, AMD

Moira Doherty

Head of Product Management, Walden Robotics

Navin Girishankar

Inaugural President, EST, CSIS

Neil Gershenfeld

Director, MIT's Center for Bits and Atoms

Oded Maron

Head of AI, MassRobotics

Paige Fox

Solutions Architect & ML Infrastructure Engineer, Databricks, ex-Google

Paul Golding

Head of Physical Intelligence, VP, Analog Devices

Rylan Hamilton

CEO & Co-Founder, Blue Water Autonomy

Sertac Karaman

Professor at MIT; Director at LIDS

Tye Brady

Chief Technologist, Amazon Robotics

Ulrike Hoffmann-Burchardi

CIO Global Equities, UBS Global Wealth

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