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Gregory Cronin, Executive Vice President,
Seegrid Corporation:
"Not Just Another AGV but the Future of Material Handling"

The speaker will review the history of robotics and AGVs, why mobile robotics are so difficult to create and implement and why so few successes.  The robotics evolution has now just leapfrogged ahead because of the dramatic increases in computer power, camera and sensoring technology at lower costs.  The development of Industrial Mobile Robotics technology – vision guided / 3D grid robots – utilizing the increased speed in computer power together with artificial intelligence software which has been developed over the past 30 years - how it works and what does this mean to the industry.  The speaker will provide a glimpse into the future of material handling – the initial focus of today (facility wide transport of products and material) evolving into functionally specific distribution and warehousing material handling solutions.

About Gregory Cronin:

Greg Cronin joined Seegrid from Descartes Systems Group (NASDAQ: DSGX) where he was an Executive Vice President and was responsible for the company’s sales, marketing, international field services and customer relations.

Greg was the founder, CEO and board member of TrenStar, Inc. where he created the industry’s first “mobile asset management” company with revenue growth from less than $1 million in 2001 to more than $60 million in 2005. He was also the founder, chairman of the board and CEO of Viewlocity, Inc. where he guided the creation of the Supply Chain Event Management (SCEM) technology area including “Supply Chain Visibility.”

Greg was also a pioneer in the Warehouse Management System (WMS) industry and was the first to integrate WMS with Transportation Management Systems, Labor Management Systems, Slotting and Pick Optimization Systems, creating one solution.  Greg was formerly the Executive Vice President and board member of Manhattan Associates (NASDAQ: MANH) where he helped direct Manhattan Associates into the leadership position in the industry. Prior to Manhattan, Greg was formerly President and COO for McHugh Freeman & Associates (now Red Prairie) at that time the leader in the Warehouse Management System and the warehouse automation space.

Greg has a strong operational background with over 14 years of experience in international logistics and material handling operations business based on roles with Mitsui & Company and Todd Logistics International, a third party logistics (3PL) company.

Greg has a BS in Business Administration from Manhattan College.