Programme

There are a great many disabled people worldwide who cannot fully engage with society and are poorly represented in the economy. With the growth of the earth’s population and life expectancy, these problems will only be exacerbated. Healthcare and societal institutions are actively engaged in giving disabled people back the abilities they could or used to have. But not all problems can be resolved on the level of societal or medical care. People want to communicate freely, to walk, to travel. Modern assistive robotics already allow this. In October 2016, Zurich (Switzerland) hosted Cybathlon – the first competition of its kind for people with disabilities supported by the latest assistance systems. Cybathletes competed to solve daily tasks encountered by disabled people using bionic active prosthetics (arms and legs), exoskeletons, brain-computer interfaces, enhanced mobility wheelchairs, and electric bikes. People with lower body paralysis negotiated stairs, people with arm prosthetics used various tools and cooked food, while fully paralysed people used a brain-computer interface to manage their digital avatars in the virtual environment.

Moderator
Albert Efimov, Head of Robotics Lab, Sberbank

Albert Efimov

Head of Robotics Lab, Sberbank

Panellists
Ekaterina Bereziy, Business Development Director, Founder of ExoAthlete Company
Vladimir Konyshev, Founder, General Director, Neurobotics
Stanislav Kuznetsov, Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board, Sberbank
Robert Riener, Professor for Sensory-Motor Systems at the Department of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zurich Founder of Cybathlon

Ekaterina Bereziy

Business Development Director, Founder of ExoAthlete Company

Vladimir Konyshev

Founder, General Director, Neurobotics

Stanislav Kuznetsov

Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board, Sberbank

Stanislav K. Kuznetsov was born on July 25, 1962, in Leipzig (GDR).
In 1984, he graduated from the Military Institute with a Military and Political Specialization including the study of foreign languages (German and Czech), and in 2002 he graduated from the Law Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs with a specialty in Law. PhD in Law.
In 1979-2002, he served in the Russian Armed Forces and law enforcement agencies.
In 2002-2004, he was the head of the Administrative Department of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of the Russian Federation.
In 2004-2007, he was appointed head of the Administrative Department of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of the Russian Federation.
From April 2007 to December 2008, he was Deputy Minister for Economic Development and Trade of the Russian Federation.
In January 2008, he became the Senior Vice-President and member of the Executive Board of Sberbank.
Since October 2010, he has been a Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board of Sberbank. Supervises the work of the Administrative Unit, the Administrative Support Centre, and the Moscow Regional Directorate of the Cashflow Management Centre. Coordinates the work of the Bank's security subdivisions.
Awarded the Order of Merit for Service to the Fatherland, 4th Class, the Order of Honour, the Order of Friendship, and the Order of Alexander Nevsky. Honoured with the acknowledgement of the President of the Russian Federation. Awarded the Certificate of Honour of the President of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Russian Federation.

Robert Riener

Professor for Sensory-Motor Systems at the Department of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zurich Founder of Cybathlon