By Business & Finance 
Dublin Tech Summit, taking place on 28-29 May at the RDS in Dublin, will bring together influential speakers from all around the world, to discuss emerging technologies, AI, and sustainability.
Kateryna Portmann is a recognised leader in the robotics industry. She co-leads Women in Robotics, a professional network for women who work in the field of robotics, and is an advocate for diversity, innovation, and responsible AI-driven automation. She bridges technology, product strategy, and regulation to shape the future of robotics.
In 2025, Portmann led a high-profile roundtable at AI House in Davos, convening industry leaders, policymakers, and researchers to address regulatory challenges in robotics and AI. As Senior Product Manager at ANYbotics, she navigates compliance frameworks such as the EU AI Act, Machinery Regulation, and AI Liability Directive, ensuring cutting-edge robotics align with global standards. With expertise in robotics commercialisation, AI governance, and human-machine collaboration, Portmann is driving responsible automation at scale.
When Robots Start Paying Themselves
Portmann will be taking part in a fireside titled ‘When Robots Start Paying Themselves’ at Dublin Tech Summit, taking place on 28-29 May at the RDS in Dublin.
As humanoid robots and AI-driven automation expand beyond the factory floor into logistics, finance, and even creative industries, we are entering a new era of economic agency.
This conversation is larger than jobs lost or gained, it is about who controls wealth when AI starts generating real financial value. With billions being invested in humanoid robotics and AI-led automation, this session will explore:
- The Rise of Humanoid Workers: What happens when robots go beyond assistance and fully take over workflows?
- AI’s Financial Autonomy: If AI generates value and makes decisions, how much control should humans retain over its output?
- Who Profits in an AI-Powered Economy?
- Should AI-generated wealth belong to corporations, governments, or an entirely new ownership model?
- The Ethics & Economics of Automation
- Where’s the balance between innovation, governance, and control?
AI and automation are no longer just tools, they are becoming economic players. Humanoid robotics will redefine workflows, requiring new approaches to human-machine collaboration. Technology is moving faster than regulation so what’s the right balance between innovation and oversight? As automation becomes self-sustaining, who actually gets paid and who gets left behind?
Portmann will be joined in this conversation by Limor Schweitzer, Founder of MOV.AI, TUGBOT and RoboSavvy, and David Reger, Founder & CEO of Neura Robotics.
“As we enter an era where AI and robotics not only assist but autonomously generate and manage economic value, we face urgent questions about ownership, governance, and ethical boundaries”, said Portmann.
“My session at DTS explores what happens when robots and AI become economic actors in their own right—raising complex challenges about who profits, who’s left behind, and how society should respond. With automation moving faster than policy, this isn’t just a tech discussion—it’s a societal one. We need inclusive, forward-thinking dialogue to shape a future where technology serves everyone, not just a few.”
Dublin Tech Summit 2025 will take place on 28-29 May. Tickets are 25% off for Business & Finance readers.
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