ANYbotics Industry Forum 2026 //

AIF Programme

The Programme is subject to change and is regularly updated with additional information.

Day 1
28 October 2026

09:00 – 09:45

Arrivals and Registration

09:45 – 10:00

Welcome Day 1

10:00 – 11:00

The Journey to ANYmal X: From Vision to Reality

  • Péter Fankhauser, CEO & Co-Founder, ANYbotics
  • Andrea Corda, Chief Technology Officer, ANYbotics
  • Joel Schlienger, VP X Platform, ANYbotics

11:00 – 11:10

Intelligence for Autonomous Operations – A Case Study from the Middle East

  • Muzahidin Muhamed Salim, Digital Transformation Program Manager, SLB

11:10 – 11:45

Panel: Robots on the Payroll – What It Takes to Scale Autonomous Inspection in Oil & Gas

  • Mukesh Mukundan, Head of Global Sales, ANYbotics (Moderator)
  • Puranjay Das, Principal, Business Development – Energy, AWS
  • Anja Dyb, SVP Life Cycle Services, Aker Solutions
  • Muzahidin Muhamed Salim, Digital Transformation Program Manager, SLB

11:45 – 13:10

Lunch

13:10 – 13:30

Keynote: Full Fleet Ahead – Building the Future of Industrial Inspection

  • Péter Fankhauser, CEO & Co-Founder, ANYbotics

13:30 – 14:00

From a First Waste-to-Energy Deployment to a Standard Solution: Kanadevia Inova’s Physical Digitalisation Journey

  • Julie Clavier, Director Digital Service Solutions, Kanadevia Inova

14:00 – 14:30

Driving the Future of Industry Safety with AI & Robotics

  • Kleisthenis Stamatiadis, Senior Director Business Operations & Transformation, STEELMET

14:30 – 15:00

Whitegate and Our ANYmal Journey

  • Brian Carroll, Performance Engineer, GE Vernova

15:00 – 15:30

Coffee Break

15:30 – 17:00

Inside the Scaling Journey: Practical Perspectives from ANYbotics Experts

Time to Value: Faster Setup, Earlier Autonomous Operation

How reusable asset templates, remote environment setup and mission scheduling in Shift reduce on-site testing and move sites into recurring autonomous operation in days rather than weeks.⁠⁠

Adoption: One End-to-End Solution for Every Role

How ANYmal, Shift, fleet management and customer support work together as one end-to-end system from setup and mission planning to recurring scheduling, live fleet monitoring and daily operation.

Asset Intelligence: Turning Every Reading into a Recommendation

How expanded mission capabilities and consistent visual, thermal, acoustic and gas data provide broader, more frequent coverage, with every reading connected to the asset’s location, history and operating context to produce a clear recommendation.

Workflow Integration: Connecting Findings, Systems and Teams

How integrations with CMMS, APM, ERP, DCS/SCADA and other systems turn findings into notifications and work orders, allow these platforms to trigger inspections, and make the robot part of daily operations.

17:00 – 17:30

Physical AI: From Science Fiction to Economic Transformation

  • Christian Jansen, Partner, McKinsey & Company

17:30 – 17:35

Closing Remarks

18:30 – 22:00

Networking Dinner at LouLou @ The Home Hotel

Day 2

29 October 2026

9:30 – 10:30

Arrivals and Networking

10:30 – 10:40

Welcome Day 2

10:40 – 11:00

The Autonomous Inspection Roadmap

  • Andrea Corda, Chief Technology Officer, ANYbotics

11:00 – 11:30

Transforming the Cement Industry through Data Insights

  • Othon Manis, Group Data, Digital Innovation & Technology Director, TITAN Cement
  • Ilias Panagoulias, Digital Innovation Manager, TITAN Cement

11:30 – 12:00

SALZY – From Robotic Inspection to Autonomous Plant Intelligence, Our vision, Learnings and Next Steps with ANYbotics

  • Gerlof Bouma, Senior Manager Robotics & Automation, Westlake

12:00 – 13:45

Lunch

13:45 – 14:30

The Industry Exchange: Roundtable Session 1

Choose one of four topics:

The Governance of Innovation: Corporate and Site Roles in Driving Adoption

Participants compare corporate-led, innovation-team-led and site-led approaches to adopting robotic inspection, including how each distributes ownership, budget, risk and responsibility.

Scaling Across Sites – Sequentially or in Parallel?

Participants compare phased, site-by-site adoption with coordinated multi-site deployment, exploring when each model works best and the resources and organizational foundations each requires.

Building the Business Case

Participants discuss the evidence and metrics needed to demonstrate value and justify the next robot, use case or site.

Working with Physical AI in Daily Operations

Participants explore the roles, ownership, trust and organizational changes needed to make autonomous inspection part of everyday inspection and maintenance work.

14:30 – 14:45

Coffee Break

14:45 – 15:30

The Industry Exchange: Roundtable Session 2

Choose one of four topics:

The Governance of Innovation: Corporate and Site Roles in Driving Adoption

Participants compare corporate-led, innovation-team-led and site-led approaches to adopting robotic inspection, including how each distributes ownership, budget, risk and responsibility.

Scaling Across Sites – Sequentially or in Parallel?

Participants compare phased, site-by-site adoption with coordinated multi-site deployment, exploring when each model works best and the resources and organizational foundations each requires.

Building the Business Case

Participants discuss the evidence and metrics needed to demonstrate value and justify the next robot, use case or site.

Working with Physical AI in Daily Operations

Participants explore the roles, ownership, trust and organizational changes needed to make autonomous inspection part of everyday inspection and maintenance work.

15:30 – 15:45

Coffee Break

15:45 – 16:15

Panel: Scaling What Works – Lessons from Industrial Robotics Pioneers

  • Satschin Bansal, VP Global Sales, ANYbotics (Moderator)
  • Othon Manis, Group Data, Digital Innovation & Technology Director, TITAN Cement
  • Brian Carroll, Performance Engineer, GE Vernova
  • Gerlof Bouma, Senior Manager Robotics & Automation, Westlake

16:15 – 16:45

Keynote: ANYmal at Research and Beyond

  • Marco Hutter, ANYbotics Co-Founder & Full Professor for Robotic Systems, ETH Zurich

16:45 – 16:55

Closing Remarks