Speakers

Jim Adler is the founding managing director of Toyota AI Ventures, and an executive advisor at Toyota Research Institute (TRI). He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Toyota Financial Savings Bank and the Investment Committee of JetBlue Technology Ventures, and he is a member of the...

Samir Agrawal is NIO U.S.’s Senior Director of Smart Hardware Engineering at NIO's US-based Advanced Research & Development Center within the Autonomous Driving team. His team focuses on compute, sensors, mechanical engineering, NPI, and vehicle safety. Before NIO, Samir was the Senior...

Coming from a diverse background in real estate and mobility, and experienced in building scalable partnerships, I currently Head the International Business Development at Lyko, shouldering the responsibility for collaborating with public and private transport operators in Europe towards creating a ...

Nick Albanese leads BloombergNEF's global Intelligent Mobility team, which produces research and data on the policies, technologies, corporate strategies and economic factors shaping the shared mobility and autonomous vehicle sectors. Based in Washington D.C., Nick advises the world’s leading...

Travis Allan has been recognized by Who’s Who Legal as one of the leading energy lawyers in Canada for his work and experience in EV policy and law. In his spare time, Travis is the chair of the board at Project Neutral, a project of Tides Canada that helps people understand and reduce their carbon ...

Jon-Erik “AJ” Arjanen joined Trinity Metro in 2019 as vice president and chief operating officer for rail. With a transportation career in Texas, Colorado, Montana and New Mexico, his roles have focused on rail operations, safety systems and strategy implementation. Arjanen previously served as...

Autoliv’s has a revised mission to provide world class life-saving solutions for mobility and society.  Pernilla´s role is to drive Digital Sales to meet the targets of this revised mission. She works with global teams producing both hardware and software based solutions with the mission of...

Daniel Barel is the Co-Founder and CEO of REE Automotive, leading all product strategy, technology innovation and business operations. A disruptive thinker who builds and leads game-changing companies, Daniel is shaping the way the world moves people and cargo with never-before-seen advances in EV...

Brittany Barrett has been the Assistant Director of Transportation at Emory University since 2016. Brittany is responsible for overseeing the operation of a 46 bus system that transports 2.5 million passengers per year in addition to managing a robust commute alternative program for the University...

Assaf Biderman is an entrepreneur, author, and technology inventor. He is the founder and CEO of Superpedestrian, a robotics company that develops platforms of small electric vehicles for shared use, operated under the LINK brand. Together with the team at Superpedestrian, Assaf has developed...

Anna Borbotko is a product marketing manager at TomTom Enterprise Business Unit. Anna is a location tech enthusiast with the on-demand market and maps visualization expertise. Anna is based at the TomTom HQ in Amsterdam and regularly speaks on topics linked to mobility& on-demand, developer...

Alan Boyle covers mobility tech and aerospace as a contributing editor at GeekWire, a Seattle tech news site. He's also the creator of Cosmic Log and the Fiction Science podcast, author of "The Case for Pluto: How a Little Planet Made a Big Difference," and president of the Council...

Olabisi Boyle is the vice president of Product Planning and Mobility Strategy for Hyundai Motor America. Boyle is responsible for guiding the strategic direction of Hyundai’s U.S. vehicle lineup, leading long- and short-range planning, and overseeing market research, business analytics and...

Brandon Branham, chief technology officer (CTO) and assistant city manager, leads the City of Peachtree Corners’ groundbreaking smart city and Internet of Things (IoT) programs. Overseeing one of the first real-world smart city ecosystems deployed in the United States, he is bringing the region to...

Brulte & Company is an autonomous mobility advisory and consulting firm headquartered in Florida. The firm provides strategic counsel to the world’s leading companies by applying our strategic thinking and political insight to help clients navigate what’s next. As an innovation strategist and...

Cory has worked extensively on environmental and clean tech policy in multiple states, advising all levels of government and multiple industry associations on progressive climate, EV and EV charging policies, among others. Cory leads FLO’s west coast and national policy work to reduce barriers to...

Don Burnette is the Co-Founder & CEO of Kodiak Robotics. Don is one of the autonomous vehicle industry’s true pioneers, with more than ten years experience working on selfdriving software development. He began his career as a software tech lead for the Google self-driving car project, the...

Peter Campbell is the Financial Times’ Global Motor Industry Correspondent, based in London but with a global remit. He leads the FT’s coverage of the industry, online and in print, and works with a team of local correspondents around the world to cover the major car makers, industry trends and...

Kyle Clark, a test pilot and engineer, is the founder & CEO of Beta Technologies, an aerospace company based in Vermont working to make flight greener, safer, and more accessible by helping the world transition to electric-powered aviation. BETA builds eVTOL aircraft and charging systems...

Cristina Commendatore is the Executive Editor of FleetOwner magazine. She has reported on the transportation industry since 2015, covering topics such as business operational challenges, driver and technician shortages, truck safety, and new vehicle technologies. She holds a master’s degree in...

Gabrielle Coppola is a business and economics reporter living in Detroit, Michigan. She currently covers the auto industry for Bloomberg News, focusing on electric vehicles and self-driving technology. She previously wrote about Israeli tech for Bloomberg, pursuing an interest in the intersection...

Aurelien joined Transdev as a Sales and Marketing Manager in the Autonomous Vehicle Department, before advancing to become the Worldwide MaaS Projects Coordinator. He started his career as an entrepreneur just after graduating with his second Master of Science in Aerospace, earned at Georgia Tech...

Ron Cygnarowicz is the Vice President of Clients for Ford Smart Mobility’s transit technology company TransLoc. He leads the teams responsible for company growth including business development, marketing, policy and customer experience. As an entrepreneurial executive leader, Ron is experienced in...

Amy Davidsen leads our work and impact in North America to accelerate the transition to a clean energy future. She works with leaders in business and state and regional governments on collaborative programs to deliver impact on a global scale.

The coalition's Director, Chris was formerly Assistant Secretary of Transportation for the Commonwealth. In that role, he co-founded the MBTA’s open-data program, which was named Innovation of the Year by WTS-Massachusetts. Chris has also worked as a consultant at Bain & Co., on a number of ...

Alan Ghelberg is Vice President of Strategy at Aurora, the company focused on delivering the benefits of self driving technology safely, quickly and broadly.Prior to joining Aurora, Alan was a growth and private equity investor at General Atlantic and Berkshire Partners. Alan’s investment focus was ...

Carolyn Gonot recently joined Utah Transit Authority as Executive Director. She heads the agency of over 2600 employees, delivering bus, light rail, commuter rail, and paratransit services to Salt Lake City and the Wasatch region.  Before joining UTA, Ms. Gonot had over 23 years at Santa Clara...

David Graham is a veteran local government leader having worked for the County of San Diego and City of San Diego as well as a stint in private sector public affairs. He is the Chief Innovation Officer for the City of Carlsbad the first position of its kind in the San Diego region. His work...

Nina Grooms Lee is Chief Product Officer of May Mobility, Inc. She was appointed to this position in June 2020 and is responsible for taking the company forward into its next phase of profitable growth by further defining its product and technology portfolio. Grooms Lee was drawn to join May...

Sean Harrington is the CEO of Optimus Ride. He brings deep expertise developing, commercializing and scaling technology solutions, with experience at both startups and large, global corporations. Most recently, Harrington was Vice President of City Solutions at Verizon where he was responsible for...

Paul Hendriks is initiator and founder of SafeDrivePod. He is the driving force behind the marketing and Sales of the company. SafeDrivePod started in 2016 in solving the problem of distracted driving because of smartphone use. At this moment operational in > 20 countries. As a team we are...

Eric Hoarau leads the Flex Automotive segment’s emerging customer accounts and currently serves as head of Automotive innovation within Flex focusing in the growth areas such as Autonomous Sensing & Compute, Connectivity/IVI Solutions, Electrification/Power Management systems and Smart Tech...

Ganesh V. Iyer is the Managing Director of NIO in the U.S. and Executive Vice President and Global CIO.  He is a business-savvy CIO and Digital development and operations Exec with over 30+ years of experience delivering proven results in various industries including Autonomous...

Charlie Jatt is the Head of Commercialization for Trucking at Waymo, an autonomous driving technology with a mission to make it safe and easy for people and things to get where they're going. As the Head of Commercialization for Trucking, Charlie is responsible for commercialization efforts for ...

Mark is a co-founder of Mobi Safety Rewards, a Sydney-based start-up, dedicated to reducing the over-representation of novice drivers (16-25 years) in road accidents resulting in death and serious trauma.This is an unsolved problem equal to any facing society (yes, even that one). In Australia and...

Debra Johnson was selected as General Manager and CEO of RTD by the agency’s Board of Directors on Aug. 25, 2020. She carries top responsibility for RTD’s budget, capital projects and service delivery, which include bus, light rail and commuter rail options across the Denver metro region.  Johnson ...

Shefali is a senior editor at Industry Dive. She overseas the publications Supply Chain Dive and Transport Dive and covers topics including logistics, supply chain operations, trade, manufacturing, freight and trucking. She was previously a broadcast producer covering political and government...

Sofia Kjellqvist, Product Manager for Connected Driver Services at Scania.Has been working as product manager within B2B for 25 years. Globally responsible for Scania's data driven driver services. Through our data and coaching services we support the driver to an improved driver performance...

Kini currently serves as Director for the City of Phoenix Street Transportation Department. As one of Phoenix’s most essential city departments, the Street Transportation Department manages the planning, design, construction, operations, and maintenance of an extensive roadway network that features ...

Erinn began working in Europe in 2010, moving from New York to London with SaaS company Buddy Media, to launch the social media management platform’s first international operation. Focusing on strategic business, she formed senior management relationships with a diverse portfolio of established...

Pierre Lefèvre has more than thirty years of automation, communications, and software development experience. At COAST, Pierre leads an elite team developing commercial-ready vehicle automation and remote supervision systems on various vehicle platforms. Operating self-driving shuttles in public...

Experienced product maker with a driving entrepreneurial spirit. Demonstrated skill in product strategy, execution, leadership, business development, design and everyday sense-making. Domain expertise in health & wearables, communication services and delivery & logistics. A self-described...

Ben Marcus is co-founder and Managing Partner of UP.Partners, the early-stage investor partnering with entrepreneurs building businesses enabling the future of multi-dimensional mobility. Ben is also the co-founder and Chairman of AirMap, the world’s leading airspace management platform. AirMap...

Mallory McMorrow is a state Senator serving Michigan's 13th District, just outside of Detroit. Previously an industrial designer and creative director for companies like Mazda, Mattel and her own consultancy, she now serves as the Democratic vice chair for the Economic Development and Small...

Jessica Mefford-Miller is the Executive Director of Metro Transit, the St. Louis metropolitan region’s public transportation system. She is responsible for the operations of MetroLink, an 87-vehicle, 46-mile light rail system; MetroBus, a 400-bus fleet serving 70 routes in Missouri and Illinois;...

Daniel has an extensive background in sales & marketing in the technology, consumer goods, healthcare and manufacturing industries in both the US and Canada.   Since 2019, he is FLO’s Senior Director of Marketing, overseeing the planning, development and execution of the company’s marketing...

Seasoned business leader with 20+ years of experience in the Automotive, Energy, and Software industries. Former CEO of Tactile Mobility, the leading Automotive tactile virtual sensing and data company and Head of Strategic Alliances at Better Place, the trailblazing Electric Vehicles...

Recognized for his technical expertise as well as his vision, Pierre has numerous years’ experience in the development of high-tech products.Upon graduating from university in 1991, he joined CML Technologies, where very early on, his ability to manage projects in a pragmatic and efficient manner...

Darren Palmer has a wide range of experience in global vehicle development in product development, product planning, manufacturing and quality. He leads the electric cars division for Ford. Palmer’s primary passion is to develop highly customer focused propositions that customers will love, and to...

Peter J. Pantuso is President and CEO of the American Bus Association (ABA).  As CEO he is responsible for the Association’s day-to-day operations, in addition to his role at ABA, he also serves as President of the National Bus Traffic Association and the ABA Foundation.Under Peter’s...

Akshat, CTO/co-founder at udelv, leads the company's engineering programs. His team develops udelv's autonomous driving, cloud robotics, delivery hardware and fleet management systems for autonomous last-mile and middle-mile deliveries. Prior to udelv, Akshat worked on Tesla's autopilot ...

Sander Pluimers is Product Manager at TomTom Traffic and responsible for live traffic speed, lane-level traffic and traffic prediction products. These traffic products are used by tech and automotive customers like Apple, Uber, BMW and Mercedes to calculate accurate travel times. He has a...

Annie Pratt is a creative problem solver with a track record of growing hardware tech businesses. Her background in product management, design, and business strategy brings a user-centric passion to ATLIS. Since 2019, Pratt has facilitated the growth of the Operations, Marketing, and Finance...

Alla Reddy is Deputy Chief of Data, Research & Development at MTA New York City Transit (TA) Operations Support Department.   With 35+ years' experience in transit management, technology, and planning, he oversees the TA's efforts in quantitative research to solve management/operations...

As its inaugural Director, Karina Ricks leads the City of Pittsburgh’s Department of Mobility and Infrastructure’s efforts to design and implement a ‘complete network’; resiliency projects around landslides and flooding; policies and programs to manage emerging transportation including shared...

Kyle Rowe is the Global Head of Government Partnership for Spin and is responsible for Spin's expansion into new markets and advancing shared mobility policy. Previously, Kyle was a Strategic Advisor for the Seattle Department of Transportation where he developed long-range modal...

Sam is the Head of Strategic Initiatives for Gatik. Sam is an experienced leader with a 15-year track record of delivering complex projects across diverse sectors. He currently heads-up strategic initiatives for Gatik Inc a company offering AVs for B2B short-haul logistics. Prior to Gatik, Sam...

Caroline joined Lyft in 2018 to start the company’s new bike, scooter and pedestrian policy program. In this role, Caroline leads efforts to form strong partnerships with cities on policy initiatives like Vision Zero and complete street redesigns, as well as help realize specific goals around bike...

Reuben Sarkar serves as the president and CEO for the American Center for Mobility (ACM). He sets the vision for ACM on behalf of a diverse set of stakeholders from industry, government, academia, and economic development who use ACM’s leading-edge facilities and resources to move business and...

Daniel Sisco is the Senior Director of Automotive Systems for Renesas Electronics America. Prior to his work at Renesas, Daniel worked at Magna Electronics, LG, and many other Tier1’s, specializing in BSP and low level SW development, and SW development process. Daniel’s background includes...

Austin is an urban planner and data strategist working to improve mobility options for all. Combining experience in technology startups and municipal government, Austin believes that civic innovation works best when the public and private sectors collaborate, communicate, and share insights. During ...

As the Global Head of Policy, Katie Stevens oversees Lime's policy planning, leading a team of experts and researchers working on the full spectrum of issues in support of shared mobility. Joining Lime in 2018 as senior director for government relations in the western U.S., Katie previously led ...

Chris joined New Flyer in 2007 and leads the development and execution of operational strategy and performance for New Flyer and MCI, with a heavy focus on growth and advancement in the zero-emission space. He is also responsible for driving innovation of its mobility solutions portfolio across...

Jordan Sun is the Chief Innovation Officer for the city of San Jose.  Jordan brings deep, cross-sector global experience in startups/venture, technology, government, and healthcare.  Prior to San Jose, Jordan was deployed to Afghanistan as the Chief Operating Officer for the Special Operations...

Shyam Sundar heads technology product management at Faraday Future (FF), an EV company based in Gardena, California. In this role, he manages product strategy, roadmaps and partnerships for Computing, Connectivity and Autonomous Driving. Shyam has extensive leadership experience from Qualcomm and...

Lava is the General Manager of Culdesac Tempe - the nation's first car-free neighborhood built from scratch and Culdesac's first project for 1000 residents. Lava oversees the marketing and leasing of the project, partnerships, and site design and operations.

Director Kristina Swallow was appointed by Governor Steve Sisolak in January of 2019 as Director of the Nevada Department of Transportation.With more than 25 years of experience in engineering, public policy, and community advocacy, as a practicing civil engineer, Kristina has worked in several...

Uri Tamir leads Mobileye's North America operations, with responsibilities for strategic direction, growth, and performance for teams in the United States and Canada. As General Manager, Uri brings over 15 years of experience in growing revenues, leading teams, and driving innovation.  In his...

Chris is a reporter at Smart Cities Dive. He came to Industry Dive in February 2018 after spells in general assignment reporting in Alexandria and Arlington, Virginia. Chris graduated from the University of East Anglia in 2013, and moved to the Washington, D.C. area shortly after.

Jim Tymon is the Executive Director of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), a non-profit, non-partisan association that supports and represents the interests and missions of state departments of transportation.  As AASHTO Executive Director, Tymon...

Terry White has been appointed by Executive Dow Constantine as the General Manager of King County Metro, the Puget Sound region's largest public transportation agency.Prior to COVID-19, Metro delivered more than 400,000 trips every weekday and roughly half of downtown Seattle commuters relied...

As a Customer Success Manager, LeeAnna works with clients to maximize the benefits of the TransLoc products. She works closely with clients to understand their definition of success and how TransLoc can be an asset to meeting those goals. She advocates for her clients to ensure their needs are met...

Paul is a Senior Advisor to UK5G, Chair of Smart Cities World’s Advisory Board, and an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Bristol’s Smart Internet Lab. He has more than 25 years’ international leadership, sales and marketing experience in the B2B Technology Media Telecom...

Howard Wood was appointed Executive Director of DriveOhio on August 31, 2020. In this role, he is responsible for developing policies that leverages infrastructure and incorporates technology to improve transportation safety and capacity. Howard has more than 30 years’ experience in transportation...

Ben Wrightsman is an innovative, strategic industry executive with over 20 years of experience in high-tech manufacturing, custom electronics, battery and energy storage, and new product development companies.   He has a passion for finding and utilizing untapped resources and capabilities within a ...

An engineer, inventor, and entrepreneur, Sam Zaid is driving change with Getaround, a carsharing platform powered by Getaround Connect® technology, which provides drivers access to book and unlock great cars shared by people nearby. With 5 million users in over 300 cities in the U.S. and...

TRACEY ZHEN is president of Zipcar, the world’s leading car-sharing network, where she leads all facets of the business. As president, Tracey is focused on innovation and leveraging technology to grow Zipcar’s position as a key player in the mobility industry.  Tracey has 20 years of experience in ...