Dr. Lopez is currently the executive director of crisis and safety for Waukegan Public Schools. Prior to his current assignment, he worked as a school administrator for over five years. Robert has also enjoyed twenty-year career in law enforcement with assignments in
Dan is superintendent of schools in Eureka County, Nevada. Eureka has the highest 10-year graduation rate in the nation, the highest test scores in Nevada, the highest aggregate school climate scores in the state, and the highest college/military placement in the Nevada.
Reza Zarringhalam is Global Technical Lead for Lateral Controls at General Motors Canada Technical Center. He has more than 10 years of R&D experience and is currently leading the design of advanced lateral controls software at GM for various features including Cadillac
Amanda Kalhous has over 25 years of transportation industry experience from Military Aerospace to Linehaul trucking including 15 years in the Automotive Industry across multiple domains. Amanda is passionate about encouraging innovation – in people, processes and products across domains. A leading
Nisarg Modi is the Head of Global Business Development at AWS (Amazon Web Services) for Connected Vehicle including mobility and autonomous driving. Nisarg brings 12+ years of connected vehicle experience ranging from in-vehicle infotainment systems to cloud platform. Prior to AWS, heled
Mr. Jeff Peterson has more than 20 years of sales experience, including nearly a decade of experience in technology-focused roles. He joined First Transit in 2016 and leads the company’s pursuit and development of shared autonomous vehicle opportunities. Throughout his career, Jeff
Hongsheng Lu is a Principal Researcher in Toyota Motor North America InfoTech Labs. He leads innovations on connected and automated vehicle, building solution to enable cooperative perception and V2X-assisted sensor fusion. He was recognized for contribution to DSRC congestion control and vehicle
Interaction Designer – Voice UX + HMI, Ford (USA) Shyamala Prayaga is a user experience evangelist having experience designing mobile, web, desktop and voice-based interactions. Presently working at Ford motor company, she is helping shape the future of digital and physical spaces within
Shankar Mahadevan is Engineering Group Leader at GM Canada Technical Center. He has 15+ years’ experience in various roles of Embedded Controls Software development (including architect and quality/test lead) in technology companies delivering transportation/mobility and consumer electronics solutions. He provides strategic direction
Tara Craigen has over 20 years of industry experience including 15+ years in automotive manufacturing at General Motors. She is passionate about making things better and has been an Operational Excellence leader for multiple domains. In 2018, Tara joined the ADAS team