the Humanoid Robots Summit
HRS Europe 2026

Speakers

Learn from industry pioneers and visionaries shaping the future of humanoid robotics

30+ Speakers
30+ Companies
3 Days Insights

Featured Speakers

Leading experts from top organizations sharing groundbreaking

insights on humanoid robotics

James Wells

CEO

[Sanctuary AI]

Patrick Schwarzkopf

Managing Director

[VDMA Robotics + Automation Association]

Fabio Puglia

President and CTO

[Oversonic Robotics]

Francesco Ferro

CEO

[PAL Robotics]

Andreas P. FRIEDRICH

Managing Director Technology & Strategy

[Allegro MicroSystems]

Jochen Rudat

Chief Growth & Revenue Officer

[Humanoid]

Michael Gienger

Chief Scientist

[Honda Research Institute Europe]

Nicolas Heess

Director of Robotics

[Google Deepmind]

Dr. André Scholz

Head of Innovation Department Autonomous Factory

[Siemens]

Aya Durbin

Humanoid Director of Product

[Boston Dynamics]

Werner Kraus

Head of Research Division Automation and Robotics

[Fraunhofer IPA]

Christian Souche

Managing Director – Head of Robotics Innovation

[Accenture]

Zhang Min

Director

[Unitree Robotics]

Christian Gräff

Managing Director

[Smart Living & Health Center]

Nikita Aleshin

Global Project Lead for Multi-Purpose Robotics

[BMW Group]

Laurent Duthoit

Head of Next Robotics

[Renault Group]

Jason Yueh

Chief Technology Officer

[VicOne]

Sven Parusel

SVP Academia & Research

[Agile Robots]

Philip Fischer

Industry Advisor

[Microsoft]

Jan Andreas Daske

Senior Director Global AI & Industry Intelligence Lead

[Swisslog GmbH]

Balázs Barta

Managing director

[PBN Germany GmbH]

Mo Maghsoudnia

Founder/CEO

[UltraSense Systems]

Ercan Gündüz

Head of Production Engineering & Automation Department

[Arçelik-LG]

Jannes Moehlenkamp

Team Lead Robotics & Physical AI

[P3]

Martin Willers

CEO & Founder

[120 Factory]

Majid Khadiv

Professor

[TUM]

Ehsan Sharafian Ardakani

Engineering Leader in Physical AI and Robotics

[Porsche Engineering]

Hagen Stübing

Senior Manager Software Engineering & Physical AI

[Porsche Engineering]

Ronald Stärz

Head of System Architect Humanoid Robots

[Infineon Technologies]

Fabien Expert

Chief Technical Officer

[Wandercraft]

Haiwei Zhang

Founder & CEO

[Shanghai Qingtong Vision Technology Co., Ltd.]

Michele Rossi

Director, Industrial Automation Industry

[Qt Group]

David Hason

Founder & CEO

[Hanson Robots]

Fabien Expert

Chief Technical Officer

[Wandercraft]

Haiwei Zhang

Founder & CEO

[Shanghai Qingtong Vision Technology Co., Ltd.]

Michele Rossi

Director, Industrial Automation Industry

[Qt Group]

Haiwei Zhang

Founder & CEO

[Shanghai Qingtong Vision Technology Co., Ltd.]

Sven Parusel

SVP Academia & Research

[Agile Robots]

Timo Kistner

EMEA Industry Lead

[NVIDIA]

Ronald Stärz

Head of System Architect Humanoid Robots

[Infineon Technologies]

Michel Valstar

Co-founder and Chief Evangelist and Scientific Officer

[BLUESKEYE AI]

Timo Kistner

EMEA Industry Lead – AI for Manufacturing and Industrial

[NVIDIA]

George Nikolakopoulos

Chair Professor on Robotics

[euRobotics]

Marcello Maravolo

Principal Engineer – Cooling Systems

[McLaren Automotive Ltd]

Massimo Stellato

Head of Vehicle Systems Engineering

[Dallara]

Christian Rathberger

Senior Manager VTM
Software & loT

[Magna Powertrain]

Emre Özgül
Leader-Engine Performance & Energy Management
[Ford Otosan]

Peter Ziegler

Group Manager Charging

[Daimler Truck]

Hamed Jamshidi

Thermal Management Expert

[Volvo Cars]

Rebecca Bellchambers

Thermal Research Analyst

[S&P Global]

Luca Mazzarella

Head of New Mobility

[Autoneum]

Volker Null

Global Technical Manager

[Shell]

Holger Schuh

Global Senior Manager Thermal Technologies

[Henkel]

Thomas Brendler

Director Product Management eMobility

[Norma Group]

James Edmondson

Research Director

[IDTechEx]

Robert Haas

Senior Technical Account Manager

[HENN Connector Group]

Ertuğrul Kurt

Thermal Performance and Electrification Engineer

[Ford Otosan]

Amin ELTAIF

Innovation Manager

[HENN Connector Group]

Antonio Savi

Technical Manager

[Industrie Saleri Italo S.p.A.]

Veit Zöppig

CTO

[MOTEON GmbH]

Tomas Jezdinsky

Market Research Expert

[International Copper Association – Europe]

Karsten Bolz

Product Director

[Eberspächer Group]

Jalal Khan

Engineering and Innovation Co-ordinator

[VHIT S.p.A]

Vikrant Chiddarwar

Lead Engineer EV Theraml

[Navistar]

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