Laurie Paquet

Vice President - Assistive Technologies at Kinova

I always wanted to make a positive impact on the world. I started a long journey a while ago with the objective to improve accessibility of Assistive Technologies, such as robotics, to people living with physical limitations. My 15 year experience in the industry brought me to strategize ways to increase the accessibility and adoption rates for end-users combined with ROI to funding agencies, governments and partners. My relationships with the ecosystem including therapists, medical professionals and engineers inform company’s product roadmap and design thinking to remove barriers of access and improve user experience. Mobility, as of today, is a concept that does not isolate one physical capability from another. Mobility combined with manipulation means all aspects of the individual cohesively integrating to attain independence. Specialties: - Strategic planning - Market Development - Business development - Sales Team leadership I always wanted to make a positive impact on the world. I started a long journey a while ago with the objective to improve accessibility of Assistive Technologies, such as robotics, to people living with physical limitations. My 15 year experience in the industry brought me to strategize ways to increase the accessibility and adoption rates for end-users combined with ROI to funding agencies, governments and partners. My relationships with the ecosystem including therapists, medical professionals and engineers inform company’s product roadmap and design thinking to remove barriers of access and improve user experience. Mobility, as of today, is a concept that does not isolate one physical capability from another. Mobility combined with manipulation means all aspects of the individual cohesively integrating to attain independence. Specialties: - Strategic planning - Market Development - Business development - Sales Team leadership