2025 Robotics Application Conference Announces Session, Speaker Lineup

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. – Robotics 24/7, the web’s most comprehensive resource for robot and automation system news in manufacturing, supply chain, logistics, warehouses and other industrial applications, and parent company Peerless Media, have announced the speaker and session lineup for the 2025 Robotics Application Conference (RAC ‘25).

RAC ’25 is a virtual, one-day event where speakers from throughout the robotics landscape will provide thoughtful and insightful commentary on robotics applications, deployments and trends across industries where robots and automation are in use.

RAC ’25 is the fourth virtual summit hosted by Robotics 24/7 and Peerless Media, and will begin at 12:00 p.m. EDT Sept. 17. Registration is open now.

2025 Robotics Application Conference Lineup

The virtual conference will kick off with a live Keynote presentation focusing on materials handling. Titled “From robotic uptime to fulfillment outcomes: Warehouse orchestration at scale,” the session will explore how to align hardware, software and human agents into a synchronized network that delivers real ROI.

The Keynote presenters of RAC 25 are:

• Akash Gupta, co-founder & CEO, GreyOrange
• Jason Minghini, senior VP, supply chain solutions, Kenco

The live Keynote will begin at 12:00 p.m. EST Sept. 17. Interested attendees can register here.

The Keynote presentation and Platinum Sponsor of RAC 25 is GreyOrange.

RAC 25 Virtual Conference Agenda

Robotics 24/7 Editorial Director Tim Culverhouse will serve as the moderator for the Keynote presentation and all sessions throughout the virtual event.

Other sessions, organized by topics and robotic technologies, will follow the Keynote.

Click on the Session number to learn more and register for each session.

• Session 1, starting at 1:00 p.m. EDT - Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Computer Vision: “The AI Revolution: How artificial intelligence, machine learning and computer vision drive robotics innovation” featuring Tom Bonkenburg, Director, European Operations, St. Onge and Ryan Chesterfield, Founder, Auto-FC.
• Session 2, starting at 1:30 p.m. EDT - Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems: “Streamlined order fulfillment: How ASRS and mobile robots move materials into and out of the warehouse” featuring Tom Ryden, Executive Director, MassRobotics and Alex Shikany, Executive Vice President, Association for Advancing Automation (A3).
• Session 3, starting at 2:00 p.m. EDT - Facility and Inventory Management/Monitoring: “Keeping tabs: The symphonic relationship between hardware and software in facility and inventory monitoring and management” featuring Dwight Klappich, former Gartner Analyst; Strategic Advisor, Roboteon, Suchi Pandey, MBA, PMP, Technical Program Manager and Aaron Prather, Director, Robotics & Autonomous Systems Program at ASTM International.
• Session 4, starting at 2:30 p.m. EDT - Goods to Person: “Goods to person: Where we were, where we are and where we’re going” featuring John Santagate, Senior Vice President of Robotics at Infios.
  • This session is sponsored by Infios.
• Session 5, starting at 3:00 p.m. EDT - Industrial Manufacturing: “On the assembly line: The state of robotics in industrial manufacturing” featuring Dr. Abdalla Nassar, FSU InSPIRE, Samantha Mou, Senior Analyst, Interact Analysis and Jeff Burnstein, President, Association for Advancing Automation (A3).
• Session 6, starting at 3:30 p.m. EDT - Automated Pallet Operations

  : “Built to flex: Automation for the new fulfillment normal” featuring Shaun Edwards, Co-founder & CTO, Plus One Robotics and Alex Lee, Automation & Robotics Strategy Consultant.

  • This session is sponsored by Plus One Robotics.

Following the event, all sessions will be available for on-demand viewing.

“I am very excited to take part in RAC 25,” Culverhouse said. “The event is going to be a day filled with important conversations that touch on a lot of areas throughout the robotics industry. We’ve worked diligently to assemble an all-star speaker lineup from some of the biggest associations, academic institutions, research groups and vendors in the world. We’re going to have in-depth conversations about ongoing trends and automation innovations that viewers can use in their day-to-day lives. I’m thankful for our sponsors and speakers, and can’t wait to get underway.”

RAC ’25 is sponsored by:

• Platinum Sponsor: GreyOrange
• Gold Sponsors:
  • Infios and Plus One Robotics

You can register for the event here.