ANYbotics Industry Forum 2026 //
AIF Programme
The Programme is subject to change and is regularly updated with additional information.
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
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