Hall of fame

Passionate about financial industry and eager to push the banking industry to the next generation by leveraging on digitalization, innovation and technology. Main focus is on shaping how Corporates do banking in a digital world! Our work aims to support businesses to do better and grow, which is the best multiplier to foster prosperity in our region. Experienced in Corporate [Finance] Banking, Strategy, Product Development and Digitalisation.

Since 2008 I have headed the State Aviation Safety Agency (AESA) in Spain. Civil Aviation Authority of reference in Europe and internationally.
Member of the Governing Board of AESA, member of the Board of Directors of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), member of the Governing Board of the State Railway Safety Agency, member of the Advisory Board of the Official College of Aeronautical Engineers of Spain (COIAE), vice-president of the association Ellas Vuelan Alto (EVA), vice-president of the National Committee for Civil Aviation Safety.

In the 21st century, only those organisations that are able to evolve will continue to consolidate and grow. For this constant evolution, the transformation of organisations is essential. And the transformation of organisations is inevitably based on the transformation of people. In this process, leadership at all levels of the organisation and the involvement of everyone in the transformation of the organisation is fundamental. That is why I trained in coaching and have obtained the international coaching certificate.

Awards

• 2019 Gran Cruz al Mérito Aeronáutico awarded by the Spanish Council of Ministers.
• 2018 Catherin Fargeon Award, granted by the International UVS's (drones) Association.
• 2018 Woman and Aeronautics Award for the best professional career.
• 2015 Police Medal of Merit.
• 2014 Award from the Association of Airlines in Spain (ALA).
• 2012 Honourable Mention from the Association of Light Aviation Pilots (AEPAL).

Aeronautical Engineer from UPM, Executive Master in Public Management from IE, Coach.

CEO/Founder

• Bootstrapped robotics company partnering with the world's largest equipment manufacturers and end users
• Agile Scrum practiced across every department including the executive team

Speaker

• Topics: Robotics, Bootstrapping, Entrepreneurship, Agile/Scrum used in Strategic Plan Execution, Giving Back 
• Recent Locations: Russia, Hong Kong, China, Egypt, Germany, UK, Singapore, Australia, Japan

Peter van Blyenburgh, a Dutch national ('48) residing in Paris, France, was educated in Canada, Netherlands Antilles and The Netherlands, studied in Switzerland and has held various management positions with industrial & service supplying corporations in Europe, USA & the Middle East.

He has been involved with unmanned systems since 1987 and has supplied advisory services in this field to corporate & governmental entities in Europe, Middle & Far East, and North America.

In 1995, he instigated, and in 1997 founded, the Euro UVS association, which changed its name to UVS International in 2004. Up to January 2021 he was the elected president of this internationally operating non-profit association. 

He is the founder & CEO of Blyenburgh & Co, a company registered in Paris, France (1997), to which UVS International contractually entrusted it's administration. 

Peter van Blyenburgh is a regular speaker at international drone conferences (> 220 presentations in 28 countries).

He is or was a participant in the following EU-funded study consortia:

• ''ULTRA'' (2012-2013)
• "DroneRules.EU (2015-2018)
• SkyOpener (2016-2018)
• AW Drones (2018-2021)

Has been a member of:

• UVS International Board of Directors [President (1997-2021)];
• Joint JAA/Eurocontrol UAS Task Force (2002-03)
• NATO’s Industrial Advisory Group SG/75 (2002-03)
• EUROCAE WG73 leadership team (2006-12)
• ICAO UAS Study Group (2008-2014)
• Organizing committee of:
• EC’s first UAS conference (1 July 2010)
• ICAO’s Global ATM Forum on Civil/Military cooperation (Oct. ‘09)
• ICAO’s first regional RPAS symposium in Lima, Peru (Apr. 2012)
• ICAO’s Global RPAS Symposium (Aug. 2014-Mar. ‘15)
• EUROCAE WG93 on Light RPAS (2013-2015)
• DGAC’s temporary advisory committee on Light UAS/RPAS rulemaking (2011-12)
• EC’s UAS Panel (2011-12)
• ICAO Civil/Military ATM Cooperation Committee (2012-2013)
• EC’s RPAS Steering Group (2014)
• EASA Safety Standards Consultative Committee (Febr. 2014-March 2016)
• ICAO RPAS Panel (2014-2021)
• European RPAS Roadmap Implementation Coordination Group (started Jan. 2015)
• SESAR Joint Undertaking’s Outlook Study Reference Group (2015-2016)
• EASA General Aviation Sectorial Committee (2016-2021)
• JARUS Stakeholder Consultation Body (SCB) (2016-now)
• EC’s U-Space Working Group (2017-2021)
• EC’s Expert Group on Drones (2017-2021)
• European UAS Standards Coordination Group (2017-2021)

Organisation of Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD) - Working Group on Drone Acceptability & Integration Within the Transport System (2018-2020)

I've spent years working in robotics, and now lead the team at Shadow who are developing new robots and new applications for robotics.

I'm active in developing and implementing European (FP7 and now Horizon 2020) and Innovate UK projects and always happy to discuss possible projects and proposal ideas.

I'm on the Innovate UK "Robotics and Autonomous Systems" SIG Advisory Board, as well as several EPSRC robotics advisory boards and management committees, so if you have strong opinions about what we're doing right or wrong about robotics in the UK, then please get in touch. 

I also am one of the three SME Directors of the EuRobotics association, helping shape the robotics roadmaps there and trying to make sure European robotics does some of the right things!

Outside windowless rooms with powerpoint presentations, I like to find new ways we can apply next-generation robotics technology and thinking to solver real-world problems. Even if someone else does it!

Specialties: Registered California Professional Mechanical Engineer

My research interests revolve around data driven Machine Learning methods and Optimisation techniques that aims to address the unique challenges arising from and towards deployment of Robotics and Autonomous Systems (RAS) technology across domains. I help shape and drive the UK wide RAS agenda in my role as the Programme co-Director for Artificial Intelligence (AI) at The Alan Turing Institute, the United Kingdom's national institute for data science and AI. As one of the founding Directors of the Edinburgh Centre for Robotics (ECR), my vision is to help train the next generation of RAS leaders while ensuring that we continue to do world leading and socially relevant research at our Bayes 'living labs', in collaboration with our industrial partners and other stakeholders.

D. in Electronics and Mechanical Engineering from Nagoya University, Takanori Shibata is a senior researcher at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology of Japan and has also been a researcher at the Artificial Intelligence Lab at MIT and a visiting researcher at the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory of the University of Zurich. He was Deputy Director of Information and Communication Technology Policy at the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation Policy of the Japanese government in 2009 and 2010. His research interests include robot-human interaction, robotic therapy and humanitarian de-mining. In 2002, he entered the Guinness World Records as the inventor of a seal-robot called Paro, considered the world's most therapeutic robot. His awards include the Robot of the Year Award from the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, the Outstanding Young Person in the World Award from Junior Chamber International and the Japanese Prime Minister's Award.

Industrial Engineering by the UPM, Research Studies in Mechanical Engineering, MIT Pofessional Education in Digital Transformation, Expert in R & D Management by the UPM.
Currently as NCP for HE Cluster 4 Industry. 
More than 16 years of experience in CDTI, Public Funding entity for R&D activities, in the areas of Technology Assessment, Project Monitoring and Certification, Technological Advisor in Advanced Manufacturing and Equipments, previously on theDepartment of Promotion and Cooperation. 

Previously 10 years of professional experience in R & D in companies such as ITT Automotive, GE Power Controls, TESA-ASSA ABLOY and LEGRAND.

B.Sc. in Computer Science (ICT), M.Sc. in Applied Mathematics, Ph.D. in Robotics and Artificial Intelligence (AI). More than 30 years of experience (since 1988) in robotics with expertise in research, development and innovation. Created one of Europe’s largest robotics innovator companies with more than 80 experts. Experienced leader of robotic companies in Denmark and USA. Has given more than 200 talks about robotics and formerly held international positions at IFR and EURON/EUROP. Co-organiser of RoboBusiness Europe. Assisting the European Commission in reviewing and evaluating European proposals and projects. Portfolio includes more than 100 projects like; hybrid grippers; tele-presence and service robots for elderly care; AGVs; Paro robot-seal for dementia care; modular assembly robot system; 3 cooperating robots for winding unique and complex carbon fibre based products; advanced bin-picker grippers and vision systems; 2-armed robots for handling paper in graphics industry; robot co-workers for intuitive skill-based programming via multi-modal interfaces; web-based services to support gripper development and operation; apple-picker robot; robotic-game system for exercising elderly; eating assistive and bathing robots for disabled; garbage-can robot for efficient public maintenance of parks; tele-operated lightweight robot co-workers for manipulation in manufacturing; Humaniod robots in Danish schools as an efficient learning tool and for increased inclusion; and more. Science and technological skills include; robot motion-/path planning; simulation; grippers; manipulation; gripper-design; grasp-simulation; AGV navigation; SLAM; mobility; sensors; sensor-fusion (basic); vision (very basic); AI; Decision-Support; search-based optimization (Genetic alg./Simul.Ann.); design; Human-Robot Interaction; Multi-Modal interactions; and more.

Technology executive with over 25 years experience growing companies from start-up to publicly listed.

Technical background in high-load, high-scale cloud platforms and robotics. 

Global experience across APAC, the US and Japan.

Passion for commercializing innovation in nascent industries. Co-founded Rocos which was acquired by DroneDeploy in 2021. Now leading the Ground Robotics team at DroneDeploy.

Domenico Raguseo is currently head of Exprivia Cyber Security . In the past Domenico has been CTO for IBM Security in Italy , SPIGI and CEE . He has over 25 years of management and 32 years of experience in cybersecurity. Domenico also cooperates with several Universities as Contract Professor and lectures . Former IBM Master Inventor with multiple patents, publications and scientific papers. Blogger, Author and Speaker.

Skill and competences: 25 + years in People Management ( local and international teams , 1st and 2nd line ) .
Subject matter expert in CyberSecurity, Service Management, Cloud Computing and Smarter Planet.

With over 15 years of experience in driving international business growth in commercial automation solutions, I have devised breakthrough strategies that propel market leadership. Continually challenging the status quo, I customize solutions to market needs, leading upstream business development. Blending strong technical and commercial business expertise, I excel at managing complex negotiations with global partners – key wins include Samsung, Apple, Unilever, Ford, Faurecia, Autoliv, Seagate, Ferrero, etc.

MY STORY:
I began my career in software programming and control system engineering and soon took a role at Motoman Robotics, Yaskawa, where I was hired to grow the robotics business in Italy and Spain. After a few years, I landed a global role with Omron Europe, creating and managing the first 3 Omron robotics product lines. While there, I established myself as an innovator in product development and commercial marketing, gaining exclusive product distribution rights in Europe.

Later transferring to the U.S., I played a leading role in Omron’s ground-breaking acquisition of Adept Technologies, which more than tripled Omron’s robotics business. I earned 2 promotions in 2 years and established an Omron robotics business unit. Using customer insights to identify market gaps and in-demand capabilities, I led Omron into new product lines, like integrated robotics and collaborative robotics, while evolving mobile robot products into unprecedented market offerings.

I am always happy to lend my expertise in global strategic marketing, and I look forward to connecting with you.

SPECIALTIES:

• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Strategic Planning
• Commercial Marketing Strategy
• P&L
• Sales
• Marketing Communications
• Marketing Campaigns
• Go-to-Market Strategy
• Strategic Partnerships
• Product Roadmaps
• M&A
• Product Management
• Content Strategy
• Market Analysis
• Storytelling
• Project Management
• Hiring, Training, Coaching & Mentoring
• Budgets
• Robotics

QUADRAM is the leading company in the development of APPS and digital solutions.

We combine our experience and talent with technology, business and product to help our clients in their projects and digital transformation.

These are the services we offer:

• Experts in UX and UI Design, usability and accessibility.
• Creation and management of dedicated teams for projects in Team Remote Augmentation format.
• Mobile Development: iOS, Android, React Native and Progressive Web Apps.
• Backend Development: Design and development of project architecture, databases and web services.
• Business Analytics: Data visualisation and content management.
• Monetisation plan and ROI (planning of the execution phases and business model).
• Blockchain projects with Solidity in EVM.

Trying to do something truly exciting in agritech to aid farmers with their biggest challenges. It's also a good excuse to go back to my old love, robotics :-)

Farmers are facing an unbelievably difficult labor crisis, so at Automato Robotics we're spending our days figuring out how to efficiently and accurately master agricultural tasks, mainly in the greenhouse section. 
Sounds simple, right? It's wonderful challenge that can only be done by mastering poweful libraries (e.g. TensorFlow, ROS) with a "large system" state of mind, while keeping the unit economics viable for farmers. 

Before this robotics chapter of my life, I was involved in entrepreneurship and R&D in cyber security. Thorough knowledge of SCADA/ICS/OT systems, banking and E-Commerce software and their cyber vulnerabilities.

Working in the field of software development and cyber security for the past 20 years for clients in all continents except for Antarctica. 

Specialties: 

• Deep learning for object detection
• ROS
• Rapid software development
• ICS/SCADA Security reviews and penetration tests

I'm a CEO&Cofounder of Bin-e, Smart Waste Management Sysyem dedicated to the public places. This is pioneering solutiot commbines the device that uses AI to recognise a type of waste and sorts it to the proper fraction automaticly and advanced IoT sysytem that allows to control all of machines remotely and provides real time data and report via app.

Bin-e helps incerses the rate of sorting accuracy to more than 90%, reduces the costs of wastes operations by 70% and keeps all the public places safe by using hands-free option.

I'm open to connect with people who are sharing a passion to eco-friendly driven solutions to create more suistanable world. If we won't find a way to cooperate together, at least we can share our network to help each other. It won't cost us much, but we can make some good things happen.

I used to work with the greatest world's brands delivering outstanding marketing and software services. As an ecoenthusist I've decided to create a solution to change the waste management system and accept the challenge to keep The Earth clean and better places for our kids.

Visionary. Divergent, Creative and Lean thinker.
My first summer job in 1998 was on a construction site in Berlin.
Since 2004 I have been building infrastructure such as roads, railroads, tunnels, bridges and airports. 
Currently building THE globally leading reinforcement brand.

I have a degree in Information Science and a Master's degree in Foreign Trade. Subsequently I have specialised in Marketing on and off line.

I am currently developing the Sales and Marketing department at Technaid S.L. Bio-engineering company specialised in inertial movement sensors and exoskeletons for motor rehabilitation of people.

Previously I have worked in the international expansion of Enjabonarte Spain S.A. Project included in the training received in the Master of Foreign Trade of the Chamber of Commerce of Madrid, completed in 2013.

Given my experience in the management and logistics of audiovisuals during my years at Servicios Autorales S.L., I decided to embark on the adventure of sales in the international market.

I always wanted to grow professionally within the audiovisual field. But given the state of the sector in our country, I have decided to expand my skills by orienting them towards foreign trade and marketing. Any new project, as long as it involves a challenge, is attractive to me.

Specialities:

• International trade.
• Marketing
• Management
• Dealing with clients.
• International Logistics

40+ years of experience in Global Supply Chain, earned at international blue-chip corporations and startups. The last eight years developing Artificial Intelligence driven, award-winning inclusive digital solutions that support road transport twin green and digital transitions.

Solutions that help cities and companies to bolster goods road transport sustainability, efficiency and resilience.

Member of professional associations, clusters and technology platforms at Spanish and European level, I have a thorough end-to-end understanding of the road transport industry from long-haul to last-mile and reverse logistics, gained in the different working groups and projects on which I am involved directly from industry players of all sizes and geographic span.
 
Actively support the conception and assist the implementation of transport related European Union Research programs, I am up-to-date about the different solutions to reduce emissions.

Partner in the design of Digital Twins of urban logistics in six European cities, I lead route optimization and sustainability assessment in Madrid in the context of “LEAD”, a European Commission financed H2020 Research and Innovation Action. 

Adjunct professor at international business schools, frequent speaker on road transport decarbonization and sustainability, I hold MsC Marine Engineer (Hons.) & Executive MBA degrees.

Aerospace Engineer and Materials Specialist

Project manager currently leading acceleration and innovation programs. With a background in education, innovation and the arts, I strongly believe in the value of an open mind and continuous learning. Always looking for book recommendations.

Head of Regional Office and Sales Director Southern Europe, Middle East & Africa.
http://www.mobile-industrial-robots.com/en/
Mobile Industrial Robots (Barcelona)
MiR Robots
https://mirworld.mobile-industrial-robots.com/mir600andmir1350launch

More than 11 years of experience in managing innovation and digital transformation projects, analysing new technologies and identifying business opportunities. Proactive, motivated to acquire new knowledge, easy to work in a team and able to adapt to new environments.

Entrepreneur, highly motivated, customer focus and business oriented. I'm proud to be part of the next industrial revolution thanks to the most disruptive additive manufacturing technology: HP 3D Multi Jet Fusion.

IITAINNOVA is the Aragon Institute of Technology, a non-profit center linked to the Department of Science, University and the Knowledge Society of the regional government of Aragon. The mission of ITAINNOVA is to support companies through technological research and innovation, helping them increase their competitiveness by developing new products and improving their processes, and by fostering the smart use of technology in regional, national and international contexts.

We offer a multidisciplinary approach that can help tackle the many technological challenges our society faces, with a very effective cross-sector approach, working on a wide variety of industrial sectors, such as mobility, machinery, automotive, construction, aeronautics, railways, logistics, ICT, health, robotics, agro-industry and materials transformation.

Topics: Self-Driving Technology, Navigation, Deep Learning, Maching Learning
Sectors: Automotive, Machinary & Construcction Robotics, Logistics...

Founder and Technical Director of Eceleni, a company dedicated to the manufacture of parts using conventional methods and additive manufacturing.
With experience in industrial design, I have worked for many years as a mould designer and product designer in companies such as Gave Electro or Ingenico.

I am committed to innovation as a fundamental point to help companies grow based on creativity and passion for what we do.
Before joining Universal Robots, he was responsible for Industrial Business Development in the process industry at Schneider Electric, a position he held after several years as Automation Product Manager at the same company.
Jordi Pelegrí holds a degree in Electronic Engineering from the Universitat Politécnica de Catalunya and a Master in Marketing and Sales Management from EADA Business School.

Industrial Engineer focused on offering values and benefits about Industrial Automation over more than 20 years. Proud to work for an Organization that prioritizes the greater Good of Society in all that it does. In addition, passionate Evangelist Marketinian of the Digital Transformation, doing always all my best providing Innovative, Sustainable, Flexible and Autonomous Manufacturing Solutions.

• Management skills: Business Management, Team leadership, Entrepreneurship, Sales, Product Manager, R&D and Innovation
• Technical skills: Telecommunications, Electronics, Robotics and Automation
• Market areas: Health, Medical Devices, Robotics, Robotic assisted surgery, Life science and hospitals

Industrial engineer and innovative business manager | People coordinator | Corporate venturing | Digitalisation of manufacturing | Trainer

Passionate about technology and innovation. Currently leading the Intelligent Processes initiative in Spain, helping organizations to transform their processes through hyper-automation.
Active work as a member of the Deloitte Spain Innovation Committee. Member of the steering committee of the Startme Up initiative. Expert in multiple industries with a focus on the Consumer and Distribution industry.

Experienced Chief Marketing Officer with a demonstrated history of working in robotics industry. Skilled in Product Marketing, Digital Marketing, Product Development, Marketing Strategy, and Robotics. Journalist and strong marketing professional with a Posgrado en Marketing Digital from ESIC Business & Marketing School. 

Marketing and Communication professional, specialised in the planning and development of B2B Inbound and Digital Marketing campaigns.

More than 15 years of experience in multinational and multicultural environments, demonstrating a strong results orientation, a great capacity for strategic and tactical analysis, and a clear connection with commercial activity.

Senior Tech Consultant and experienced Manager with more than 30 years of experience in Telecom & Tech companies.
In the last decade I was working in international teams close to the sales process: business development (BDM), alliances management, channel, presales or marketing support.
My favorite topics: cloud business (Mostly ISVs and SaaS), cybersecurity (intelligence and applied AI) and RPA/AI Automation.
+20 Years of experience in multinational companies

MsC (1990), PhD (1995), Prof.(2001). Since October 1990 he is with the Communications Department of the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV), currently Full Professor on Signal Theory and Communications. Prof. Cardona is Director of the Research Institute of Telecommunications and Multimedia Applications (iTEAM), with 150 researchers including assistant professors & research fellows. Additionally, he is the Director of the Mobile Communications Master Degree (since 2006). Prof. Cardona has led National research projects and European projects, Networks of Excellence and other research forums in FP6, FP7 and H2020, always in Mobile Communications aspects. At European scale, he has been Vice-Chairman of COST273 Action (2003-2006), Chairman of the EU Action COST IC1004 (2011-2015), coordinator of the National Network of Excellence ARCO5G since January 2015, Vice-Chairman of the COST Action IRACON from March 2016, member of the Steering Board of METIS (7FP; 2011-2015), METIS2 (H2020 5GPPP; 2015-2017), WIBEC (H2020 ITN; 2016-2019), and coordinator of WaveComBE (ITN; 2017-2021). He has organised and participated to the Committees of international conferences, being General Chair of IEEE ISWCS 2006, IEEE PIMRC 2016, EuCNC 2019, and TPC Chair of IEEE VTC 2015. His current research topics are Radio wave propagation, Planning and Optimisation of Mobile Access Networks, Digital Multimedia Broadcasting, Dynamic Spectrum Management and Wireless Body Environment Communications.

Oana is CCO and co-founder of BotsAndUs, a highly innovative service robotics and AI company based in Central London. With a background in leading strategic partnerships at Google and developing innovative products at Telefonica, her career touched on various areas of the tech world, having found a sweet spot in designing, developing and bringing robots to the logistics industry to drive significant business value across all warehouse processes. She is very passionate about educating the world on the benefits and ethics of robotics as well as the importance of building unbiased AI.

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Consultant in Industry 4.0 
Expert in industrial robotics focused on process automation. 
Specialist in automation of the process of creating unique parts.
SprutCAM distribution in the lifting of SprutCAM.
High level design of architectures for the implementation of automatic systems.
Expert in configuration and adjustment of robots for high precision work.
Consultant in machining processes with robots in multiple materials from polyexpans, through stone to bronze.