Andra Keay

Founder & Managing Director, Silicon Valley Robotics

Andra Keay is a global thought leader and ecosystem builder in the emerging sectors of robotics. She is Managing Director of Silicon Valley Robotics, an industry group supporting innovation and commercialization of robotics technologies, at the center of the robotics revolution.

Andra has more than 15 years of experience as a startup strategist, and is also advisor to Circuit Launch, Singularity University Fellow for robotics, mentor at hardware accelerators, startup advisor and investor, dedicated to growing equitable and ethical Autonomous Intelligent Systems (AIS).

Andra has a background in Human-Robot Interaction, Interaction Design and Communications. She cofounded the Robot Garden makerspace, and taught introductory robotics. She is also the VP of IEEE Robotics and Automation Society Industrial Activities Board and the Deep Tech Lead for IEEE Entrepreneurship.