Federico Vicentini has been with Boston Dynamics since 2019, enjoying a journey across robot safety technology, risk-based methodologies, safety development lifecycle, compliance and regulatory readiness, for legged robots, humanoids, and mobile manipulators. His focus is on safety principles, policies, and processes. Previously, he was a Researcher at the Italian National Research Council with interests in human-robot collaboration. He's been appointed Convenor of ISO TC 299 WG 12 for Safety of Dynamically Stable industrial mobile robots, those that need an active control of stability, after more than a decade of serving as an Expert in national and international safety standardization committees. He holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Politecnico di Milano (Italy) and co-authored 60+ scholarly publications and technical reviews.

Kevin Reese is Sr. Director, Robotics Safety and Distinguished Robotics Safety Engineer at Agility Robotics and the Project Leader for ISO 25785-1 within ISO/TC 299/WG 12, the international working group developing the first safety standard dedicated to dynamically stable industrial mobile robots which includes legged, wheeled balancing, and humanoid systems. With a background spanning robotics safety strategy, industrial standards development, and real-world deployment, Kevin has been instrumental in shaping the emerging safety landscape for next-generation mobile robots. At Agility, he leads safety engineering for Digit, a bipedal robot designed for logistics and industrial tasks. His work bridges technical implementation and safety governance, ensuring safe integration of dynamically stable robots into industrial environments. Kevin is deeply engaged in international standardization. As the Project Leader for ISO 25785-1, he is spearheading a new Type-C standard to address the safety requirements of robots that rely on active control for stability which is an increasingly critical category as legged and humanoid robots rapidly transition from emerging technologies to active roles in warehouses and industrial operations worldwide. The work of ISO 25785-1 under Kevin’s leadership addresses a critical gap left by prior standards like ANSI/RIA R15.08, and is paving the way for broader international consensus around safety requirements for this rapidly advancing field. Kevin brings a unique systems-level perspective to safety working not only on the robots themselves but also on how they interact with people, infrastructure, and operational processes. He has partnered closely with EHS teams, vendors, and customers to ensure robots like Digit can be safely and effectively deployed in structured industrial spaces.

Carole Franklin is the Director of Standards Development, Robotics, for the Association for Advancing Automation (A3). She leads A3’s standards development activities in ANSI and ISO. Before joining A3, Carole spent over four years with management consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton, where she led projects on business process improvement, internal communications, and executive communications. Prior to Booz Allen, Carole worked for Ford Motor Company for ten years in the market research department, where she led consumer

Benedikt Pulver is the Head of the Machinery Safety Department at TÜV, leading teams of experts who support manufacturers in achieving product compliance and certification. He specializes in machinery safety, risk assessment, CE conformity, and international regulatory requirements. His department helps companies meet machinery safety and certification requirements not only for the European market but also for North America, enabling successful global market access.

Riccardo Mariani is VP of Industry Safety at NVIDIA, where he leads the NVIDIA Halos initiative and the Technical Compliance and Certification team, setting safety strategy, architecture, and product direction across NVIDIA’s AI hardware and software platforms. He also holds senior roles in international standards development, serving as convenor of ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 42/JWG 4 (AI and functional safety) and co‐convenor of IEC 61508. His honors include the 2021 Ron Waxman DASC Meritorious Service Award, the IEEE TCHS Outstanding Leadership Award, and the IEC 1906 Award.

Gor Hakobyan is the Chief Technology Officer of Waveye, Inc., Palo Alto, CA, USA, where he leads the development of imaging radar based robotics safety. Previously, he held technical leadership and research positions with Bosch Research, focusing on automotive radar signal processing and system design. Gor holds a PhD in radar signal processing from University of Stuttgart and is an inventor of more than 100 patent filings. Gor is a Senior Member of IEEE. He is a member of the ISO/TC299 WG12, the working group that develops the standard ISO 25785‐1 Safety of dynamically stable industrial mobile robots.