In URF's first webinar of 2024, we will explore "Social Acceptance of PMRs: Lessons in Leadership".  Learn how Starship Technologies is working, in collaboration with Leeds City Council, to bring their robot delivery service to residents.

Our panelists will include Lisa Johnson, VP Global Public Affairs with Starship Technologies and Councillor Helen Hayden, Leeds City Council’s Executive Member for Sustainable Development and Infrastructure. They will share the lessons learned and the leadership required to nurture social acceptance for innovative technologies that impact both residents and businesses.

At Starship, Lisa leads a team that works on regulation, a big part of which is engaging with communities and accessibility groups on how to build social acceptance of tech - and robots - in communities across the globe. Starship Technologies, the world’s leading provider of autonomous delivery services, is revolutionising deliveries with autonomous robots that are designed to deliver food and groceries locally…