MOVE 2026 Speakers

Driving the next frontier of transportation within TaskUs’ Autonomous Mobility division, I spearhead strategic initiatives that bridge the gap between advanced AI architectures and real world operational safety. With a focus on the commercialization phase of AV technology, I lead the development of ...

Professor Daniel J. Auger is a leading expert in electrification, modelling and control, with a background in electrical engineering and applied control and estimation theory. His work focuses on advancing battery management and energy storage systems through fast model calibration, real‑time...

Kaan Aydın graduated from Sabancı University in 2020 with a Bachelor's degree in Electronics Engineering. He is currently serving as Regional Sales Manager at Karsan, where he is responsible for business development, distributor management and sales activities across key European...

Avinash Balachandran, Ph.D., is Vice President of the Human Interactive Driving (HID) division at the Toyota Research Institute (TRI), where he leads the development of human-centric Physical AI that redefines how people and intelligent vehicles work together. His work is driven by the belief that...

Professor Kate Black is CEO of Atomik AM, Professor of Manufacturing at the University of Liverpool and a serial entrepreneur in advanced manufacturing. Her work focuses on developing manufacturing solutions that meet both commercial and environmental requirements, with sustainability sitting at...

At Circunomics, Sebastian focuses on battery analytics and a B2B marketplace which allows batteries to enter a 2nd-life and complete their maximum lifecycle. Sebastian’s previous positions concentrated in product development, product design, and product engineering. For 14 years, Sebastian worked...

Strategic, customer-centric Solutions Architect/Program Manager and Product Leader with 18+ years of global experience delivering scalable solutions in Autonomous Mobility, Sensor Fusion, Point Cloud annotation, MLOps, SaaS, and Data Training pipelines. Have worked the past 5 years in the AV and...

Tal Cohen is Founder and General Partner of NextGear Ventures and Co-Founder of Drive TLV and Drive Europe. His work focuses on the missing operating layer of Physical AI: the trust, governance, permissions, and evidence infrastructure that lets AI move from pilots into real-world...

Tom Arne Danielsen is the Founder and CEO of Navio Mobility Group, a technology company building software solutions for mobile car maintenance. Navio is built on hands-on operational experience from running and scaling Noddi — the Nordics' largest D2C and B2B mobile tire service operation. 

Guido Di Pasquale is Managing Director of PAVE Europe – Partners for Automated Vehicle Education, where he leads the association in the mission of educating citizens and public authorities about the benefits of fully driverless technologies related to safety, mobility, efficiency, sustainability...

Eric is Director of Corporate Development and Capital Markets at WeRide, where he focuses on strategic partnerships and the global commercialization of WeRide’s autonomous driving technologies.Previously based in the Middle East, Eric worked closely with mobility...

Sven is the Global Partnerships Lead for the Volkswagen Group at Cariad. He is an executive leader with a track record in building partnerships, digital ecosystems and advancing mobility innovation and has over 15 years of experience shaping digital strategy across automotive, software and media...

Scott is the Managing Director of PB Design and has led our EVjuiceNgo introduction into the DC EV charger market. Since Scott started his EV driving experience over 5 years ago, Scott has championed EV and EV charging infrastructure.  Scott knew PB Design, as a proven power conversion...

Charlotte Eisner is Head of Commercialization and Corporate Partnerships (Autonomous Driving) at Bolt, the European mobility platform that has over 200 million customers in over 50 countries across Europe and Africa. She leads Bolt's autonomous driving partnerships and commercial strategy, with ...

Evalena Falck leads Scania’s strategic partner portfolio, driving collaboration with key stakeholders across the transport ecosystem to scale sustainable heavy‑transport solutions and advance new technologies. A committed change leader, she focuses on delivering measurable CO2 reductions in...

Kaity is Vice President of Commercial and Operations at Wayve, a company building embodied AI software that gives vehicles the intelligence to drive anywhere, safely.     Kaity is responsible for spearheading Wayve’s commercial and operations strategies, building a diverse ecosystem of...

Christian Gerini is Head of Business Development at 2hire and leads the company’s OEM partnerships. He works with leading mobility operators and automotive manufacturers to simplify access to connected vehicle data at scale.

Xuan-Zheng Goh is an automotive professional with deep expertise across product and mobility ecosytems, building a career around connecting design, engineering, and technology with strong customer appeal. Since January 2026, he is Director - Product, Marketing & Communication at smart...

Liam Griffin is Group Chief Point-to-Point Mobility Officer at ComfortDelGro, overseeing strategy, growth, and operational performance of the Group’s point-to-point mobility businesses across key international markets.Prior to this role, Liam served as CEO of Addison Lee, a subsidiary of...

Peter Griffiths helps people see and imagine cities differently. In 2022 he joined BABLE’s smart cities team to help more places boost innovation. Before this, explored how the shared micromobility sector can transition from start-up to critical infrastructure at TIER Mobility, the future of cities ...

As Art Director of the Toyota Experience Design team, Moses shapes the visual direction of the future cockpit digital experience, the next generation of the companion app, and various concept products. Drawing on his background in advertising and his passion for what’s next, he loves exploring...

My name is Max Heck,  Co-Founder and CEO of Appjection and The Fine Hub, the legal-tech scale-up transforming compliance and fine management within the mobility sector. I'm focusing on creating high-impact solutions for lease companies, fleet managers, and corporate mobility...

James is a Co-Founder of the Institute for Driverless Transport as well as a Director at Paradigm Junction   What we do The Institute for Driverless Transport (IfDT) prepares policymakers, businesses, and communities for the consequences of the arrival of autonomous vehicles. We exist so that...

Juho Hyytiäinen is the CEO and co-founder of Way, building AI-native fleet technology that turns connected vehicle data into real operational action. With 15+ years across automotive AI, data platforms, digital twins, energy and logistics, Juho has led technical and product work at Lucid...

Aymen Ismail is Executive Board Member and Director of Customer Services at smart Europe GmbH, where he leads the pan-European Customer Services organization across customer engagement, aftersales, and service operations. He brings over 23 years of global leadership experience across customer...

Alysia Johnson is President of the Car Connectivity Consortium (CCC), a cross-industry organization standardizing the connected ecosystem around vehicles and devices with solutions that combine convenience, security, and privacy protections.  CCC is the trusted source for defining how vehicles...

Jevgeni Kabanov is the President and Head of Autonomous Driving at Bọlt, the European mobility platform that has over 200 million customers in over 50 countries across Europe and Africa. He is overseeing the company’s product, policy, rentals and customer service functions.Before joining...

Alex Kendall co-founded Wayve in 2017 to reimagine autonomous mobility through embodied AI. Under his leadership, it’s one of the fastest-growing AI companies for autonomous driving globally. Recognised as a world expert in AI and Robotics, Alex earned his Ph.D. at the University of Cambridge. From ...

Liz founded the Autotech Council in 2012 to promote innovation in the automotive industry and has successfully guided 100s of companies as they drive change and lead the industry into the future. In her work with the Autotech Council, auto makers, Tier 1 vendors, and mobility investors from around...

Mr. Kerton is an internationally recognized tech industry analyst with a 20-year track recordof positive impact on the future of his corporate clients. Derek advises startups, investors,and multinational corporations in telecom, automotive, and energy on the opportunities andthreats presented by...

Samir Kumar is GM and Head of Mobility at Grab, responsible for ridesharing product and operations across 8 south east asian markets and 50M+ monthly users. With over 10 years at Grab, he's worked across rider experience, dispatch algorithms, supply optimization, and map making, including...

Martyn Lee is a British electric vehicle journalist, entrepreneur, and the creator and host of 'EV News Daily', a long-running daily podcast that curates global EV and clean mobility stories into a concise 20‑minute briefing for industry professionals and enthusiasts. Since 2018 he has...

Loreta Levulytė-Staškevičienė has extensive professional experience in transport organization and management. She holds a Master’s degree and has completed doctoral studies at Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VILNIUS TECH), where she also worked as a lecturer until 2019. Additionally, she...

Steve Longman is a Transport Solutions Manager at the Motability Foundation, where he leads the Foundation’s work on autonomous vehicles, focusing on the implications for disabled people and future accessible mobility. In this role, Steve is responsible for shaping strategic insight across the AV...

Ming Maa is the Co-Founder and CEO of Moove AV, a global fleet provider for autonomous vehicles. Prior to co-founding Moove AV, Ming was the Group President of Grab, a leading superapp that provides everyday services including ride-hailing, food and grocery delivery, and digital banking across 8...

Dr Christian Marston is COO and co-founder of UK-based clean technology group Altilium. Christian previously spent 13 years at global trading and investment company Sumitomo Corporation, where he managed several businesses units, including energy products trading. He has been based in Singapore...

Veery Maxwell is Founding Partner and Co-Head of Innovation + Expansion at Galvanize. She has spent her career focused on climate change, and is a deep believer in the virtuous cycle of markets, technology, and policy reinforcing each other to drive decarbonization and investment...

Jonathan Maxwell is the founder and CEO of Sustainable Development Capital or SDCL. He has over 25 years of experience in international finance, infrastructure, and private equity, and has overall responsibility for SDCL's investment activities. Since 2007, SDCL has expanded across the...

As COO, Ko Miyoshi leads business and product development for autonomous driving solutions domestically and internationally. He joined TIER IV in 2020, bringing expertise in infrastructure projects and private equity. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and an LLB from Keio University.

Irmak is the New Business Development and CVC Unit Manager of Doğuş Otomotiv and she is responsible for new business development, entrepreneurship initiatives and Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) investments running in the company. Irmak received her BSc. degree in Industrial Engineering from Koç...

Scott Nash is the Sr. Director of Sales for Vehicles in the Verizon Business Group. He is responsible for Verizon’s business activity with auto OEMs, commercial trucks, micro delivery solutions, autonomous vehicles, and robots. He works closely with partners and product leads to develop connected ...

Vivetha Joshna Natterjee is Head of Product and Deployment (Autonomous Driving) at Bolt, the European mobility platform that has over 200 million customers in over 50 countries across Europe and Africa. She leads the development and rollout of Bolt's autonomous driving capabilities, translating ...

Chandresh Patel is the CEO of Mobilisights Connect, Stellantis’ data and software subsidiary dedicated to B2B connected fleet services. Launched in 2023 as Stellantis’ Data-as-a-Service (DaaS) business unit, Mobilisights Connect has since expanded its offerings to include a full suite of fleet...

Co-founder and President of TUC.technology, I focus on promoting our patented modular platform by engaging directly with OEMs and investors. My role is to build personal connections and present how TUC enables flexible, intelligent and reconfigurable interiors through a plug-&-play connector...

Dr Nick Reed has worked at the cutting edge of transportation research for more than twenty years. From early studies of road safety and driving performance using simulators, test tracks and instrumented vehicles, he has since been instrumental in connected and automated vehicle projects in the UK...

Equity Research Senior Associate, Eropean Autos - Bloomberg Intelligence

Florent Roulet is a Managing Director in Stifel’s Global Technology Group. Florent joined Stifel in 2025 through its acquisition of Bryan, Garnier & Co, where he was Partner. With over 20 years of experience advising companies in the TMT space, Florent has held roles at several renowned...

Hemdat Sagi is the Managing Director of Konnect, the Volkswagen Group’s Innovation Hub in Tel Aviv, where she leads efforts to scout, pilot, and implement Israeli mobility and smart technology solutions across the Group’s global operations—from vehicles to factories. Since founding Konnect in 2017 ...

Tony Sandberg leads Scania’s pilot partnership initiatives, fostering collaboration with research institutions, industrial partners and internal R&D to accelerate the development and validation of next‑generation vehicle systems and sustainable heavy‑transport solutions. A pragmatic technology...

Dr Donghwan Shin is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Sheffield, specialising in software testing for ML-enabled and Cyber-Physical Systems. With specific expertise in simulation-based testing and debugging for autonomous driving, Dr Shin leads major research initiatives like the EPSRC...

Senior Policy Manager, Australian Electric Vehicle Council Bjorn has more than 17 years of fleet management, vehicle and energy experience including planning and managing the fleet for the 2018 Commonwealth Games.    Bjorn is currently the EV Council's Senior Policy Manager and previously...

Andrew leads SIXT Car Rental in the UK. SIXT has a large fleet of premium vehicles offering a range of mobility services across the UK, all the way through from Ride Hailing via SIXT Ride, Short Term and Long Term Rental via SIXT+.  Located in all the major airports, railways stations and prominent ...

Dr Amir Soltani is a seasoned engineer, entrepreneur, and academic with over 35 years of experience across the automotive and mobility sectors. He is the founder and CEO of KAN Engineering Ltd, a UK-based high-tech engineering company established in 2019 that delivers advanced simulation products...

Chris Stokes has been leveraging the value of Michelin’s data insights for 29 years within the Michelin group. He is now the UK Country Manager and responsible for MICHELIN Mobility Intelligence’s global partnerships.

James Taylor is Managing Director of Nissan GB, bringing more than 25 years of leadership experience across the automotive industry, spanning sales, marketing, fleet, and electrification strategy. Since joining Nissan in 2025, he has played a key role in supporting the company’s next-generation EV...

Lukáš Volný is a product manager at Škoda X, where he leads digital projects focused on faster, smarter customer understanding. He is behind AI Research, a service that simulates user and market research with AI-modeled respondents, turning weeks of work into hours. He speaks about bringing AI into ...

Mathias Wiklund has served as Chief Sales Officer (CSO) and a member of Kempower’s Global Leadership Team since November 2024. He brings more than 25 years of global experience in solution sales, with a strong track record of driving business growth and building high-performing commercial...

Educated in Dublin, Paris and London, Volteras CEO Peter Wilson specialised in Information Systems, pursuing a passion for innovation in clean energy. He set up his first company, a charging app for EVs, in 2022, but realised there was no reliable infrastructure in place to transfer data in real...