EI’26 PROGRAM

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ASIA SESSIONS — for participants in the UTC+9 region

EI 2026
EMBODIED INTELLIGENCE
ONLINE CONFERENCE
18–20 March 2026
Embodied Intelligence Conference'26
(TIME ZONE: UTC+9 ASIA)
TIME ZONE:
UTC+9
ASIA
Programme
19 MARCH 2026
Morning Session
09:00 – 09:15 Welcome and Introduction
FUMIYA IIDA
09:15 – 10:00 Plenary Talk:
CECILIA LASCHI
10:00 – 11:30 Panel Talks:
PABLO VALDIVIA Y ALVARADO
SHINICHI FURUYA
GURSEL ALICI
11:30 – 13:00 Lunch & Break-out Sessions
Chair: SHAO QI, FAN YE
Afternoon Session
13:00 – 13:45 Plenary Talk:
Chair: JERRY XUANZHU GAO
13:45 – 15:15 Panel Talks:
GUO DI
XINYU LIU
15:15 – 15:30 Closing Remarks
FUMIYA IIDA
15:30 – 17:00 Coffee Break and Breakout Sessions
Chair: SHAO QI, KAI-FUNG CHU
20 MARCH 2026
Morning Session
09:00 – 09:15 Introduction
FUMIYA IIDA
09:15 – 10:00 Plenary Talk:
HITOSHI AONUMA
10:00 – 11:30 Panel Talks:
HUICHAN ZHAO
JE-SUNG KOH
11:30 – 13:00 Lunch & Break-out Sessions
Chair: SHAO QI, TATSUYA DAIKOKU
Afternoon Session
13:00 – 13:45 Plenary Talk:
Chair: TATSUYA DAIKOKUSHUGUANG LI
13:45 – 15:15 Panel Talks:
TATSUYA DAIKOKU
JERRY XU
15:15 – 15:30 Closing Remarks
FUMIYA IIDA
15:30 – 17:00 Coffee Break and Breakout Sessions
Chair: BENHUI DAI, JERRY XU
* Time Zone Transition: ASIA 17:00 (UTC+9) = EUROPE 09:00 (UTC+1)

EUROPE SESSIONS — for participants in the UTC+1 region

EI 2026
EMBODIED INTELLIGENCE
ONLINE CONFERENCE
18–20 March 2026
Embodied Intelligence Conference'26
(TIME ZONE: UTC+1 EUROPE)
TIME ZONE:
UTC+1
EUROPE
Programme
19 MARCH 2026
Morning Session
09:00 – 09:15 Introduction
JOSIE HUGHES
09:15 – 10:00 Plenary Talk:
PIERRE-THOMAS BRUN
10:00 – 11:30 Panel Talks:
MATEJ HOFFMANN
BARBARA MAZZOLAI
FEDERICO RENDA
11:30 – 13:00 Lunch & Break-out Sessions
Chair: ARSEN ABDULALI, RAYMAN HASHEM
Afternoon Session
13:00 – 13:45 Plenary Talk:
Chair: PERLA MAIOLINOHEDAN BAI
13:45 – 15:15 Panel Talks:
ANTONIA GEORGOPOULOU
COSIMO DELLA SANTINA
15:15 – 15:30 Closing Remarks
PERLA MAIOLINO
15:30 – 17:00 Coffee Break and Breakout Sessions
Chair: DANA DAMIAN
20 MARCH 2026
Morning Session
09:00 – 09:15 Introduction
CHAPA SIRITHUNGE
09:15 – 10:00 Plenary Talk:
LARS CHITTKA
10:00 – 11:30 Panel Talks:
MIRIAM KLOPOTEK
LUCIA MARUCCI
ORIT PELEG
11:30 – 13:00 Lunch & Break-out Sessions
Chair: DAVID HARDMAN, THOMAS GEORGE THURUTHEL
Afternoon Session
13:00 – 13:45 Plenary Talk:
Chair: THILINA LALITHARATNEAMY WINTERS
13:45 – 15:15 Panel Talks:
TOBIAS DELBRÜCK
ALESSANDRA SCIUTTI
PORAMATE MANOONPONG
15:15 – 15:30 Closing Remarks
THILINA LALITHARATNE
15:30 – 17:00 Coffee Break and Breakout Sessions
Chair: YUE XIE, HUIJIANG WANG
* Time Zone Transition: EUROPE 17:00 (UTC+1) = USA East 12:00 (UTC−4)

USA EAST SESSIONS — for participants in the UTC−4 region

EI 2026
EMBODIED INTELLIGENCE
ONLINE CONFERENCE
18–20 March 2026
Embodied Intelligence Conference'26
(TIME ZONE: UTC−4 USA EAST)
TIME ZONE:
UTC−4
USA EAST
Programme
19 MARCH 2026
Afternoon Session
12:00 – 12:15 Introduction
NANA OBAYASHI
12:15 – 13:00 Plenary Talk:
VALENTINA DI SANTO
13:00 – 14:30 Panel Talks:
LUDOVIC RIGHETTI
YASEMIN OZKAN-AYDIN
PETROS KOUMOUTSAKOS
RYAN TRUBY
14:30 – 16:00 Lunch & Break-out Sessions
Chair: SABA FIROUZNIA and MICHAEL ISHIDA
Evening Session
16:00 – 16:45 Plenary Talk:
Chair: YUE XIEMAJA MATARIC
16:45 – 18:15 Panel Talk:
JEAN HYAEJIN OH
JOSH BONGARD
HAVA SIEGELMANN
SHEILA MACRINE
18:15 – 18:30 Closing Remarks
NANA OBAYASHI
18:30 – 20:00 Coffee Break and Breakout Sessions
Chair: XIANG WANG
20 MARCH 2026
Afternoon Session
12:00 – 12:15 Introduction
SAREUM KIM
12:15 – 13:00 Plenary Talk:
Chair: ARSEN ABDULALIJARED CREGG
13:00 – 14:30 Panel Talks:
BOYUAN CHEN
JOHN RIEFFEL
ANDRES F. ARRIETA
14:30 – 14:45 Closing Remarks
NANA OBAYASHI
14:45 – 16:15 Break-out Sessions
Chair: ARSEN ABDULALI
* Time Zone Transition: EUROPE 17:00 (UTC+1) = USA East 12:00 (UTC−4)