# BONUS: Why you should attend Automate 2022

- Show: [Manufacturing Happy Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour)
- Published: 2022-05-17
- Length: 22m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2022-05-17-bonus-why-you-should-attend-automate-2022
- Listen: https://manufacturinghappyhour.com/Automate2022

## Summary

Alex Shikany, VP of Membership & Business Intelligence at A3 - The Association for Advancing Automation, joins host Chris Luecke and co-host Jake Hall to preview Automate 2022 in Detroit. They discuss the event's scale, featuring over 500 exhibitors and 20,000 attendees, and highlight new initiatives like Automate LIVE, a hybrid digital component modeled after ESPN's College GameDay. The episode emphasizes the show's focus on democratizing automation for small and medium-sized businesses through technologies like robotics, vision systems, and AI, alongside keynotes from industry leaders such as Damon John and Douglas Stanguini.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2022-05-17-bonus-why-you-should-attend-automate-2022#t=0) Introduction: Automate 2022 Overview and Hosts
- [1:43](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2022-05-17-bonus-why-you-should-attend-automate-2022#t=103) Jake Hall on Networking and Industry Trends
- [4:39](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2022-05-17-bonus-why-you-should-attend-automate-2022#t=279) Alex Shikany on Automate's Scope and Detroit Venue
- [6:15](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2022-05-17-bonus-why-you-should-attend-automate-2022#t=375) Technology Focus: Robotics, Vision, and AI for SMBs
- [7:41](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2022-05-17-bonus-why-you-should-attend-automate-2022#t=461) Event History: From 2021 Cancellation to 2022 Return
- [9:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2022-05-17-bonus-why-you-should-attend-automate-2022#t=547) Keynote Speakers: Damon John, GM, Boston Dynamics
- [10:31](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2022-05-17-bonus-why-you-should-attend-automate-2022#t=631) Show Statistics: 500+ Exhibitors and 20,000 Attendees
- [12:42](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2022-05-17-bonus-why-you-should-attend-automate-2022#t=762) Automate LIVE: Hybrid Digital Strategy and GameDay Format
- [14:33](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2022-05-17-bonus-why-you-should-attend-automate-2022#t=873) Educational Conference, Certifications, and Social Events
- [16:52](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2022-05-17-bonus-why-you-should-attend-automate-2022#t=1012) Detroit as a Manufacturing Hub and A3's Homecoming

## Topics

- [Retail, wholesale & distribution](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/retail-and-distribution)
- [Marketing & brand](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/marketing-and-brand)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)

## Most relevant to

established companies

## Mentioned

- A3 - The Association for Advancing Automation (company)
- Automate 2022 (product)
- Alex Shikany (other)
- Jake Hall (other)
- Chris Luecke (other)
- +one robotics (company)
- AMRL (company)
- Huntington Place (other)
- Detroit Foundation Hotel (company)
- Damon John (other)
- Shark Tank (other)
- Douglas Stanguini (other)
- General Motors (company)
- Mark Raybert (other)
- Boston Dynamics (company)
- Spot (product)
- Raquel Facardi (other)
- Automate LIVE (product)
- ESPN (company)

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- [Democratizing Industrial Automation w/ Etienne Lacroix](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2024-10-29-democratizing-industrial-automation-w-etienne-lacroix) (The Manufacturing Executive)
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