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John Derkacz is a senior application engineer responsible for designing, developing and installing software solutions at Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America (MEAA). During his tenure at MEAA, he has designed and implemented new systems and features, as well as modified and maintained existing systems to continually improve business technology. Derkacz has more than eight years ofRead more

James Robnett is a long-time automotive industry veteran, with progressively responsible roles with such companies as DENSO, SiriusXM, HERE, Stellantis, and most recently was part of the executive team that helped take AEye, a leading LiDAR supplier, public. Robnett now leads Sales and Business Development for Basemark, the leading provider of solutions and tools forRead more

In his role as a Product Manager for TomTom’s Digital Cockpit, Lyle is dedicated to enhancing the designer and developer experience. His teams empower OEMs to tailor TomTom products to fit their brand, facilitating immediate visualization of design work in software and streamlining the designer-developer handoff. With over 7 years of experience in the automotiveRead more

Jim Riley is the US Division President of Stingray, a Montreal based music and media company (TSE:RAY.A) that curates and distributes music, wellness and gaming related products globally. The company operates TV, App and OTT services including SVOD, AVOD and FAST channels on platforms like Amazon, Comcast, Roku, TikTok, Verizon & YouTube; ConnectedTV providers likeRead more

Eric Schulte is a seasoned, semiconductor professional currently serving as the Automotive Product Manager at Boréas Technologies. His prior experience includes roles in marketing, field sales and product development at Texas Instruments and Wolfspeed. Eric holds a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and an MBA from Indiana University – KelleyRead more

Romano has a video game and film/VFX background and entered the automotive HMI market as a graphics expert and later development consultant. He has worked on graphics and UX development pipelines for multiple mass-production car brands and championed tool and process improvements at various organizations. As a product manager at Unity, Romano now works onRead more

Senior Product Manager at Stingray specializing in In-Car Experiences and based in Montreal. Over the course of his 25-year career in digital experience production, Alex has consistently spearheaded initiatives that explore and expand the frontiers of emergent technologies. His experience in the gaming industry includes significant contributions to globally recognized titles such as Tetris andRead more

Tony Kim founded ProtoPie and took responsibility for design. Have over 20 years of experience in interaction design and user experience design: I joined Google China in 2010 and then transferred to Google Korea in 2012. Before Google, I worked at NHN Korea and NHN China for 4 years and a half. Throughout his career,Read more

Matt Anderson is an experienced business development executive who has worked implementing leading technologies in the automotive industry for almost 20 years. At SoundHound he leads automotive business development promoting SoundHound’s industry leading voice AI platform including the latest capability – ChatAI for Automotive. ChatAI is a unique implementation that enables users to have aRead more

I am an engineering director with over 28 years experience in electrical and aerospace engineering. During my career, I have worked in Infotainment/Connected Car, ADAS, RF Engineering, Test & Validation, and Aerospace R&D. Specialties: Automotive Infotainment/Telematics ADAS / Automated Vehicle RF engineering & Wireless Communications Satellite radio (SDARS) Automotive Navigation Radio reception Automotive Interiors andRead more