Jeff Burnstein
Jeff Burnstein is President of the Association for Advancing Automation (A3), representing 1350+ global companies in robotics, AI, vision, motion control, and automation technologies. Joining A3 in 1983, he became President in 2007. A frequent media commentator and global speaker, Burnstein addresses automation’s impact on jobs and its future beyond factories. He serves on the Executive Board of the International Federation of Robotics, the University of Michigan Robotics Advisory Board, and Visit Detroit’s Customer Advisory Board. A lifelong Metro Detroit resident, he began his career promoting downtown Detroit. In 2023, he received the Engelberger Robotics Award for Leadership, the “Nobel Prize of Robotics.” A3’s Automate Show is North America’s largest robotics trade show, with 850+ exhibitors and 40,000 registrants. A3 also hosts the industry’s largest networking event and leading conferences on robotics safety, humanoid robots, and AI.