Through a series of keynotes, panels and presentations, this one-day workshop will provide a thorough understanding of the key themes driving the auto tech industry. Attendees will be able to hear from industry leaders as well as ask specific questions relating to their areas of work.
Workshop chaired by Sven Beiker, PhD, SAE International, Advisor
Opening Keynote: Market Focuses & Industry Trends
Kyle Kirkwood + Zapata AI Fireside Chat.
Panel: Exploring New Technology & Strategies for Connected and Automated Vehicles
During this panel, speakers will recent technological advances and strategies in connected and automated vehicles. Speakers will discuss innovations such as smart AI sensors vs basic, the impacts of ML and deep learning on the wider technological evolution and the impact of disruptive technologies such as machine vision.
Moderator: Peter Walther, VP Operations & Finance, Big Data Federation
Mio Suzuki, Director, AI Centre of Excellence, Trek Bicycle
Roger Berg, VP North America Research & Development, Denso
Sabrina Yaun, VP Strategy & Business Development, VK
Karan Gill, Senior Systems Engineer, Zoox
Eric Reuthe, VP Engineering, Zapata AI
Morning Coffee & Networking Break
Panel: The Importance of Network Connectivity in the Software-Defined Car
Software-defined cars/vehicles are as good as the connectivity infrastructure that connects them. During this panel, speakers will address fundamental questions relating to the importance of connectivity in software-defined cards and will address fundamental questions relating to UX, infrastructure and 5G.
Moderator: Willard Tu, Marvell
Dr Rajive Joshi, Systems Architect, Real Time Innovations
Yu Fang, Co-Founder & CTO, Sonatus
Chaitanya Shinde, Senior Systems Engineer – AV Safety, Cruise
Presentation: How Advanced Driver Assistance Systems are Changing the Way We Drive
Sneha Shetiya, Torc Robotics
Lunch
Keynote
Lightning Talks/Demos: New Advancements in Auto Tech
Through a series of 4 presentations and demonstrations, speakers will highlight advancements in camera technology, such as LIDAR and RADAR advancements.
Aniket Saha, Product Manager, AI, Tenstorrent
Jack Howley, Technology Analyst, IDTechEx
Willard Tu, AVP Automotive Compute, Marvell
Coffee & Networking Break
Panel: Beyond the Car - Tolling & Smart Infrastructure
Autonomous technology includes more than just the vehicles, innovations to our infrastructure are equally important when enhancing the overall experience. During this panel, speakers will delve into smart infrastructure beyond the vehicle, such as in tolling systems and other technologies enhancing the transportation systems.
Moderator: Rehan Tahir, Head of Marketing, Automotive ADAS | AMD
Naoki, Shimizu (Sr. Technology Advisor), Mitsubishi
Matt Harden, AVP Business Development – Connected Car, AT&T
Closing Presentation: In-Cabin Sensing - Enhancing Safety & UX
Cameron Gieda, PonyAI