Morning Coffee and Registration

Host Welcome and Conference Commencement

Conference Chair: Tom Pepin, Partner, AlixPartners

Welcome Presentation: David Coulter, Oakland County Executive

Keynote presentation: Justine Johnson, Michigan chief mobility officer

Piemonte Automotive Session

• Piemonte Automotive Ecosystem
  Andrea Tronzano, Regional Minister for Economic Development, Internationalization and Finance

• Torino, the European Capital of Innovation
  Michela Favaro, Deputy Mayor of Torino

• Vehicle Valley Piemonte: A Platform for Cooperation
  Monica Mailander, President, Vehicle Valley Piemonte

• Piedmont: The Hub of Automotive Excellence Where Iconic Industries, Academic Brilliance and Global Supply Chains Converge
  Pierpaolo Antonioli, Chair of the Multinational Commission Confindustria Piemonte

• University of Turin, a Link Between Education, Research and Innovation
  Stefano Geuna, Rector, University of Turin

• Politecnico di Torino in the Regional Innovation Ecosystem
  Gianluigi Pellegrino, Adjunct Vice-Rector for Technology Transfer, Politecnico di Torino

Panel Discussion: Building a Robust Regional Mobility Ecosystem

Moderator: Justine Johnson, Michigan Chief Mobility Officer

Panelists:

• Kellie Lindsay, Director of Strategic Partnerships,  AutoTech Ventures
• Praveen Cherian, EVP, Capgemini 
• Colin Seals, Government Affairs Director,  Bollinger Motors
• Sree Palle, Managing Director, FEV Consulting

Panel Discussion: Building an Ecosystem for Hydrogen Propulsion

Moderator: Shafiq Bari, Director of Mobility Policy, Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Opportunity.

Panelist:

• Todd Anderson, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, PHINIA
• Andrew Murphy, Manager – Strategy and Integration - Advanced Fuels Leadership Team, BP
• Tarek Abdel-Baset, Chief Engineer, Acting Director of Strategy & Business Development– Hydrogen
  Storage Systems, FORVIA
• Daniel Charette, COO, Charbone Hydrogen

Panel Discussion: Vehicle Electrification-Current Market Opportunities and Challenges

Moderator: Jane McCurry, Executive Director, Clean Fuels Michigan

Panelists:

• Amit Ranjan, Founder & Director of Engineering, Asterisk Green Inc.
• Sena Soysal, Program Manager - eMobility & Open Innovation, EDF US Innovation Lab
• David Brosky, Director - Sales & Business Development, Fontaine Modification Company

• John R. Peracchio, Managing Member, Peracchio & Company LLC

Panel Discussion: Intelligent Mobility: AI Applications in Next-Gen Vehicles

Moderator: Dr Darrin Hanna, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Bioengineering Oakland University

Panelists:

• Erol Dogan Sumer, Head of Department - Autonomous Driving SW, Hyundai America Technical Center (HATCI)
•  Dan Merrill, VP - North America Business Lead, Cerence AI
• Gbenga Ladapo, Data Scientist, Ford Motor Company 

LUNCH BREAK

The Future of Manufacturing in Michigan: How to Launch Fast, Smart, and Strong

• Mike Brewer, Managing Director - Global Consulting Practice
• Paul Heasman, VP Sales and Marketing, FTE Performance

Panel Discussion: Vehicle Connectivity and the Integration of IoT

Moderator: Andrew Donaldson, Lead Engineer in Research, University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute UMTRI

Panelists:

• Alex Leonov, Digital Services Manager, Volvo Trucks North America
• Brian Rhodes, Director - Connected Car & Vehicle Experience, S&P Global
• Rob Minton,  Associate VP - Connected Car Business Development, GEOTAB
• Hamzeh Alzubi, Connected Mobility Automated Mobility Senior Manager, FEV

Roundtable Session: Innovations in Vehicle Testing and Regulation

Presenters:

• Jamie Weasel, Park Supervisor, HollyOaks ORV Park
• Kevin Bopp, Principal owner, revlove
• Dr Daniel Aloi, Director of Research, School of Engineering and Computer Science, Oakland University
• Dr Igor Baseski, Division Chief - Test & Evaluation, DEVCOM - Ground Vehicle Systems Center

Panel Discussion: Securing the Road Ahead: Cybersecurity in Automotive Innovation 

Moderator: Yuanbo Guo, Founder & CEO, Vultara

Panelists:

• Hemanth Tadepalli, Cybersecurity & Compliance SME, May Mobility
• Tyson Benson, Senior Product Cybersecurity Analyst, ZF Group
• Darren Shelcusky, Senior Consultant Vehicle and Mobility Cybersecurity (retired), Ford MotorCompany
• Takahiro Aoyama, General Manager - Cybersecurity, Toyota Tsusho Systems

Panel Discussion: Navigating the Challenges of Jobs and Skills Changes in the Automotive Sector

Moderator: Elaina Farnsworth, CEO, SkillFusion

Panelists:

• Sudhir Nair, Senior Manager - Cybersecurity, Toyota Tsusho Systems
• Stephanie Beckhorn, Director - Employment & Training, Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity, State of Michigan
• Stefanie Henkel, Global Purchasing - EV Profitability and Optimization, General Motors  
• Spencer Lucker, Director of Strategic Talent Initiatives, Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC)

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