SEptember 21th 2023 - Diversity, ethics, and tech delights
8.30 - 9.00
Morning coffee and networking - registration
9.00 - 9.20
Trends in robotics & AI
The intervention will delve into current trends and how they impact our daily lives. During the intervention, the key opportunities and challenges will be disclosed to provoke critical thinking and reflection.
Inese Podgaiska, Secretary General at the Association of Nordic Engineers
9.20 - 9.30
what can Odense robotics do for companies-Small as well as bigger ones
The speech will provide insights into what Odense Robotics can offer for companies within robotics, automation and drones.
Mads Graves, Business Development Manager at Odense Robotics
9.30 - 9.55
TECHNOLOGY FOR PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
Technology evolves at a pace, so the general population barely can keep up. Most of these technologies make our life easier but for people with special needs and disabilities they can be the difference between having a functional life or not.
This presentation will provide examples of how everyday technology has been a game changer for various people with special needs, by revolutionizing their way of living, working, and interacting.
Morten Jacobsen, Technology Consultant at Hillerød Municipality
9.55 - 10.05
IMPORTANCE OF DIVERSITY AND EQUALITY IN ROBOTICS & AI
Video Greeting from Marie Bjerre, the Minister of Digitalization & Equality, Denmark
Marie Bjerre, Minister of Digitalization & Equality
10.05 - 10.15
ROBOTICS & AI AND DIVERSITY AT DTU
Anders Bjarklev, President of Technical University of Denmark
10.15- 10.45
Coffee/ tea - Networking & exibition
Sponsored by EY
10.45 - 11.15
Bias and technology
How innovation and technological produce can be representative of all in society? How to include diversity in the development of new technology and move away from “the Default Male” and biased perspectives? These questions will set the tone for the panel debate and uncover solutions, ways, and methods for inclusive technological advancements benefiting all, and not only half of the population.
Panelists: Irina Shklovski, Professor of Communication and Computing, University of Copenhagen Ansgar Koene, EY Global AI Ethics and Regulatory Leader Moderator: Inese Podgaiska, Secretary General at the Association of Nordic Engineers
11.15 - 11.45
Technology is not neutral
It seems that just about every new technology that we bring to bear on improving our lives brings with it some downside, side effect, or unintended consequence. These issues can pose very real and growing ethical problems for all of us. How do we understand and frame these debates, and work out strategies at personal and governmental levels? The keynote will provide answers to this question drawing on the main findings from the book: Technology Is Not Neutral: A Short Guide to Technology Ethics.
Stephanie Hare, Author, technologist, political risk analysts and historian
11.45 - 12.15
Pitchfire
Four startups within Robotics & AI will pitch their business idea with possibility to deepen understanding and continuing dialogue during the lunch break.
Kenneth Larsen, CEO at Keystones
12.15 - 12.45
Lunch & Networking in exhibition area
Sponsored by Keystones
12.45 - 13.15
FINANCING YOUR DRONE OR ROBOTICS COMPANY
This workshop offered by Keystone will delve into the financing strategies and share all does and no does for your robot or drone company.
Helle Monrad, Angel Investor, Board Member
Anders Kjær, Deeptech Fund Director. Preseed ventures Søren Houmøller, Managing Director and Owner. 1st Mile
Kenneth Larsen, CEO at Keystones
13.15 - 14.00
ASTA
From 13.15 PM you are invited to visit the new Autonomous Systems Test Arena ASTA at DTU that opened in the autumn 2020. In Asta, you will have the opportunity to see three demos with different robots; an environment aerial robot, a mobile robot with a manipulator, and a human-robot interactions with a soft robot.
DTU offers a world-class integrated infrastructure for testing cutting edge innovations and new knowledge for ground, aerial and marine autonomous systems. The facility is the hub where research, innovation, and education meet with industry to trigger new scientific questions, foster take-up of scientific advancements, develop industry-academia collaborations, and provide means for testing and demonstrating innovations in the field of autonomous systems.
Silvia Tolu, Associate Professor at DTU Electro, AUT, NeuroRobotics Technology LAB
14.00
End of the day
Odense Robotics is co-financed by the Danish Agency for higher Education and Science as well as the Danish Board of Business Developmnet.
”See you in Oticon hall at DTU"
Oticon Hall at DTU 2023
Looking forward to seeing you on site
How do we want to live with robots. This and many more questions will be discussed at RoboInsights September 21th 2023
Oticon Hall DTU
9.00-13:00
Program subject to change
Are you interested in speaking?
If you are interested in speaking, please contact Marianne Andersen ma@roboinsights.com – we are especially interested in cases: where is the technology being used and what are the good/ challenging stories to tell.