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     Wednesday, February 3rd, 2016

    6:45 AM - 2:00 PM     
     A3 Golf Scramble
     Disney's Magnolia Golf Course
     Optional Activity - Additional Fee Required            
 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
     Forum Check-In & Badge Pickup
 1:30 PM - 4:15 PM
     MCMA Permanent Magnet Division Meeting
 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
     FIRST Robotics Team Demonstrations
 4:15 PM - 5:00 PM
     First Time Attendee Reception: An Introduction to the Forum      
 5:15 PM - 6:15 PM
     OPENING KEYNOTE
     Leading a Culture of Service Excellence

     Dennis Snow, President, Snow and Associates
 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
     Opening Receptions

     Thursday, February 4th, 2016

 7:00 AM - 8:15 AM
     Registration and Networking Breakfast
 8:15 AM - 8:30 AM
     Welcome and Introductions
 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
     KEYNOTE SPEAKER
    
Disrupt: Think the Unthinkable to Spark Transformation in Your Business    
     Luke Williams, New York University's Stern School of Business
 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM
     Networking Break
 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
     KEYNOTE SPEAKER
     The Global Economic Outlook: How to Prepare For What Lies Ahead

     Alan Beaulieu, Institute for Trends Research
 11:15 AM - 11:30 AM
     Move to Breakouts of Your Choice
 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
     AIA Breakout
Robot Autonomy Derived
from Neurobiology

Dr. Steven Wiederman
The University of Adelaide
     RIA Breakout
Creating Living Characters

Martin Buehler
Walt Disney Imagineering
MCMA Breakout
Myths and Reality of IoT

Doug Bellin
Cisco Systems, Inc.
 12:15 PM - 2:00 PM
     Group Lunch
     (Lunch may be outside, weather permitting
)
 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
     AIA Breakout
 HDBaseT Technology and Its 
Impact on Machine Vision

Kevin Reno
Valens Semiconductor
     RIA Breakout
 Delivering Collaborative and 
Autonomous Robotics

Melonee Wise
Fetch Robotics
     MCMA Breakout
 Cyber Security - Am I Safe? 
Where am I Vulnerable?

Hakem Isa
IBM Corporation
     AIA Breakout
Image Sensor Trends &
Opportunities for Industrial Markets

Michael DeLuca
ON Smiconductor
     RIA Breakout
Robotics Clusters Panel

Andra Keay, Silicon Valley Robotics
Chris Moehle, The Robotics Hub
Tom Ryden, MassRobotics
     MCMA Breakout
MCMA Update
John Payne
Yasakwa America Inc.

Motion Control Market
Data Update

Alex Shikany, A3

 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
     Networking Break
 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
     AIA Breakout
Multispectral Imagin's Impact
on New Vision Applications

Marco Snikkers
PIXELTEQ
     RIA Breakout
If Your Heart Breaks,
Print a New One

Michael Golway
Advanced Solutions, Inc.
     MCMA Breakout
Functional Safety Overview

Joe Lenner
TUV Rheinland North America
     AIA Breakout
North American and Chinese
Machine Vision Markets

Alex Shikany, A3
Isabel Yang, LUSTER LightVision
     RIA Breakout
Preview of the New ISO
Collaborative Robot Safety Standard

Jeff Fryman
JDF Consulting Enterprises, Ltd.
     MCMA Breakout
Building an Effective
Leadership Team

Matt French
AMETEK
 4:30 PM - 4:45 PM
     Return to General Session Room
 4:45 PM - 5:15 PM
     Building a New Partnership - Progress & Opportunities with the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation
     Mike Molnar, National Institute of Standards and Technology, U.S. Department of Commerce
 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
     Tailgate Party!

     Friday, February 5th, 2016

 7:00 AM - 8:15 AM
     Networking Breakfast
8:15 AM - 8:30 AM
     Friday Preview
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
     KEYNOTE SPEAKER
     Intelligent Robotics and Automation in a Cloud-Connected World

     James Kuffner, Google
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM
     Networking Break
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM

     CLOSING KEYNOTE
     How to Attract, Hire and Retain top Talent
     Dolly Penland, Predictive Results

 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
     Association Updates - A3, AIA, MCMA, RIA
 11:45 AM - 12:00 PM
     Wrap-up and Closing Statements
12:15 PM - 7:00 PM      Up Close Tour at Kennedy Space Center
     
Optional Activity - Additional Fee Required