On Wednesday 28 September, EUnited - the European Engineering Industries Association, invites you to explore, together with renowned experts from industry, academia and the European institutions, the future of the robotics industry in key regions (Europe, Asia, and North America) at our in-person panel debate and networking dinner in Brussels.

A high-level panel with speakers from industry and the European institutions will discuss the challenges and opportunities for the robotics industry in Europe. Participants will also be able to experience three live showcases of robot exhibitions by renowned manufacturers KUKA, Energy Robotics and TruPhysics.

Welcome address:

• Wilfried Eberhardt, Chairman of EUnited Robotics & Chief Marketing Officer at KUKA AG

Panel Moderator:

• Patrick Schwarzkopf, Director of EUnited Robotics

Video messages:

Xiaogang Song, Secretary General of China Robotics Industry Alliance (CRIA), and Jeff Burnstein, President, A3 Association for Advancing Automation, USA.

Panel speakers:

• Marc Dassler, CEO & Co-Founder, Energy Robotics
• Florian Schnoes, iiQKA Platform Manager, KUKA
• Gwenole Cozigou, European Commission, Deputy Director-General 1 - DG GROW
• Isabelle Barthès, Deputy General Secretary, industriAll European Trade Union

Conclusion:

The panel debate will conclude with a Q&A session. The live robot exhibitions will then begin and participants will be able to simultaneously interact with the exhibitions while enjoying an informal buffet-style networking dinner.