Executive Director of Skolkovo Robotics Forum, Olga Avryasova

Leading world and Russian experts in the field of robotics will discuss the current issues of creating and developing robotic systems at the 6th International Skolkovo Robotics Forum, which will be held in Moscow on April 24. The forum will feature representatives of global technological giants, including Amazon and Medrobotics, as well as the best Russian robotic centers, companies and laboratories. The Forum Executive Director, Olga Avryasova, spoke in detail about the Skolkovo Robotics Forum to TASS agency.
- Companies from which countries will come to the forum? How many participants will there be?
- This year the forum geographically expands its borders. We have received applications from different countries. Unfortunately, not all applications have met our increased requirements: the exhibition should have a functioning prototype at least. In total, the commission of the Skolkovo Foundation has approved 50 companies for participation in the exhibition.
- What topics will be covered by key speakers of the forum? Who is it going to be?
- This time we were surprised with the willingness of foreign speakers to come to us. This enabled us to generate a full-fledged program with the participation of foreign specialists on all key topics: industry, medicine, agriculture, and unmanned vehicles. Over the years, we have got worthy Russian companies with the leaders, whose opinions the world community listens to. Therefore the names that I enumerate will not be foreign only. This is Ekaterina Bereziy, the co-founder of ExoAtlet, which recently attracted $ 5 million from a Korean company to enter the foreign market; Olga Uskova, the founder of the «Cognitive Technologies» company, the developer of unmanned vehicles; Lee Suyon, Professor of the Korea Institute of Advanced Technology; Emily Frazzoli, a professor at the Swiss Higher Technical School in Zurich and technical director of nuTonomy, the developer of an unmanned vehicle, and many others. The full list of speakers is available on the forum's website.
- How will the participants from Russia be represented on the forum? Who will it be? What developments will be presented by them?