The Hertz Foundation Board of Directors and Fellowship and Programs Council invite you to join them at The Ace Hotel in Brooklyn, NY, on Friday, March 27, 2026, for a special community dinner celebrating connection and conversation.
The evening will feature a dynamic conversation on robotics and intelligent systems examining where the field is headed and how advances in AI are reshaping what’s possible. Moderated by Hertz Fellow Daniel Theobald, Founder and CEO of Vecna Robotics, the panel will bring together leading experts alongside in-school Hertz Fellows for a forward-looking exchange of ideas.
Guests will have the opportunity to engage with members of the Board and Council, as well as Fellows and friends in the New York region. A featured speaker will be announced soon.
This event is open to local Hertz Community members, with the option to bring one guest. Registration is coming soon, so please save the date.
For questions, please contact Emily Vitas, Event Producer, at evitas@hertzfoundation.org. We look forward to seeing you there!
Registration
Registration has not opened for this event.
speakers
Wendy Connors
President, Hertz Foundation
Stephen Fantone
Chair of the Board of Directors, Hertz Foundation; President & Chief Executive Officer, Optikos Corporation
Laura Herlant
Research Director, Robotics and AI Institute
Christopher Loose
Chair of the Fellowship and Programs Council, Hertz Foundation; Co-founder and CEO, Progentos Therapeutics
Daniel Theobald
Founder and CEO, Vecna Robotics
