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Jonathan Darab is the Operations Director for the Global Center for Automotive Performance Simulation (GCAPS). His responsibilities include new business development, technical sales, customer relations, and new technology development. Before joining GCAPS, Darab spent 12 years at General Motors in a variety of positions ranging from design to testing to manufacturing quality, with the majorityRead more

Duncan Curtis is the Chief Product Officer at Sama where he ensures the ML/AI models powering AI technology products are of the utmost quality. Previously the head of product at Zoox, VP of Product at Aptiv and Product Manager at Google, Duncan leads the teams powering ML/AI technologies for enterprises such as Walmart, Google, andRead more

Mark Fitzgerald, Director, Autonomous Vehicle Service (AVS) in Strategy Analytics’ Global Automotive Practice manages strategic analysis, research and forecasting related to advanced ADAS and automated driving technologies. Mark’s 20+ years of automotive experience includes: competitive market analysis, forecasting, and consulting in the areas of automotive electronics and sensor applications in ADAS and automated driving, powertrainRead more

With a diverse background in product management, marketing, strategy, and business analytics, Xing Yuan brings extensive expertise in driving innovation and growth in the AD technology industries. As the Global Head of Product and Marketing at Innovusion, he leads strategic initiatives and oversee the development and commercialization of cutting-edge LiDAR solutions. Previously, Xing Yuan heldRead more

Mike Blommer joined AVSimulation in February 2023 as an Executive Manager in North America. His primary goal is to work with the North American and French teams to grow AVSimulation’s presence in North America through his extensive experience in understanding customer use cases and listening to the voice of the customer. He was previously withRead more

Michael Hazard is a Product Manager focused on perception development at Applied Intuition. He earned his degree in Computer Science from Stanford with a specialization in artificial intelligence. Prior to Applied, he worked at Google where he built developer tools and platforms across Google’s Android and AR/VR ecosystems. He brings a perspective on how realRead more

Dave is the COO for Voxel51, and his true love – other than his kids – is building software to improve the material world around us. Prior, he was an executive at Wade & Wendy, an NLP and AI company in the HR and recruiting space. Wade & Wendy was acquired by PandoLogic (which wasRead more

Experienced CTO with a demonstrated history of working in electromobility. Huge love for Android Automotive OS and HMI/infotainment systems based on AAOS. Focus on managing and delivering large-scale Android Automotive infotainment systems. The Pop in Your Job Innovation, curiosity, people, technology and highest possible quality. Android Automotive is an edge topic that will push theRead more

I am a Machine Learning Engineer at Voxel51 with a MS degree in AI from the University of Michigan who is driven to bring the computer vision community closer to their data. My experiences in academia and as well as working closely with customers across many different industries lets me tackle the hardest problems inRead more

Dr. Đorđe Tomić joined we.CONECT Global Leaders GmbH in 2016. As Group Director Production, he is responsible for the program design and overall organization of all 150 annual events. 2011-2016 research associate at Humboldt University Berlin with research focus on contemporary history and digital humanities. Previously employed as research assistant at the German Bundestag forRead more