The fourth edition of MOVE America is only 2 months away from putting on their hottest event yet. New first-class speakers and industry-leaders are signing up every single day to make sure they are a part of the #1 tech mobility event in the Americas.

Leaders and visionaries from across the mobility value chain are joining the event in order to gather for an unparalleled opportunity to learn, innovate, partner and do business together under one roof. This is where new industry chiefs and innovators will define the new mobility paradigm across all the important themes.

Take a look at some of the world-leading companies who have just joined the event and recent developments.

 

 

Recently-confirmed MOVE America 2024 sponsors include:

 

  • IBM
  • Aurora
  • Samsung C&T
  • Bosch
  • Thoughtworks
  • TEN (Transportation Equipment Network)
  • Verizon
  • T-Mobile

See the FULL LIST of MOVE America 2024 sponsors HERE.

 

 

Recently-confirmed MOVE America 2024 speakers include:

 

  • Chris Styles, Vice President Supply Chain Management, North America, Nissan 
  • Jerrod Mounce, Vice President of Energy and Sustainability, JB Hunt 
  • Shravanthi Denthumdas, VP of Engineering, Mobility Data and Emerging Tech, Toyota Connected North America 
  • Sunil Acharya, VP of Lidar, Aurora 
  • Jamie Wolfe, Director Northvolt Six Launch, Northvolt 
  • Martin Walsh, Vice President Facilities Development, Sonic Automotive 
  • Jacqueline Darwood, Program Director, Transit Expansion, City of Toronto 
  • Abby Vietor, Global Director of Dealer Training & Productivity / Head of Ford University 
  • Brian Gardner, Chief Information Officer, City of Dallas 
  • Sangjune Han, Director US Recycling Operations, SK ecoplant 
  • Adrienne Lindgren, SVP of Unlocking Innovation, Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI) 
  • David Kirsch, Principal Engineer, Technology Strategy, CASE & Energy Business & Head of Connected Solutions, American Honda Motor Company 
  • Matt Keller, Director, Packaging Services-North America, DHL Supply Chain 
  • Cole Sayre, Director of Plant Planning & Design, Gotion 
  • Alexia Bednarz, Head of Sustainability, Nikola
  • Stewart Lyons, Co-CEO, Bird and Spin 
  • Adam Happel, Senior Director for Operations, Walmart 
  • Jennifer Adams, Head of Partnerships, SIXT 
  • Chris Brown, Director, Product Sustainability, Rivian 
  • Shawn Kerrigan, COO, Plus 
  • AND MORE!

See the FULL LIST of MOVE America 2024 speakers HERE.

 

 

Vehicles to look out for at the event, by company:

 

  • Nissan
  • Aurora
  • May Mobility

 

 

Recently-confirmed panel sessions that are must-sees:

 

Panel: Autonomous now

  • Joanna Buttler, Head of the Global Autonomous Technology Group, Daimler Truck North America
  • Gavin Jackson, CEO, Oxa
  • Andreas Reschka, Senior Director of Product, Systems and Safety, Pony.ai
  • David Carroll, Director, May Mobility
  • Jason Gillespie, Senior Director and Head of Continuous Improvement, DHL Supply Chain 

 

Panel: Future mobility trends

  • Philipp Skogstad, President and CEO, Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America
  • Jennifer Brace, Chief Futurist, Ford
  • Ganesh Iyer, Chief Executive Officer, NIO U.S.
  • Aravind Kailas, Advanced Technology Policy Director, Volvo Group North America
  • Julie White, Deputy Secretary for Multi-Modal Transportation, North Carolina Department of Transportation

 

Panel: Building resilience across the supply chain 

  • Robert Winans, Chief Supply Chain Officer, Panasonic Energy of North America 
  • Jeffrey Morrison, Vice President – Global Purchasing and Supply Chain, General Motors 
  • Kevin Coons, Vice President Vehicle & Emobility Purchasing North America, Volvo Trucks North America 
  • Uday Devasper, CFO, Stardust Power, Inc. 
  • Chris Nevers, Sr. Director, Public Policy, Rivian 
  • Eva Ames, VP, Electrification and Mobility Competence Center, DSV
  • Dong-Su Kim, Chief Executive Officer, LG Technology Ventures 

 

Panel: The huge opportunity in thinking differently about cities

  • Emily Yates, Chief Innovation Officer, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
  • Justine Johnson, Chief Mobility Officer, The State of Michigan
  • Sharmila Mukherjee, EVP, Chief Strategic Planning and Development Officer, CapMetro
  • Lori Adams, VP, Broadband Policy & Funding Strategy, Nokia
  • Brad Stertz, Director, Government Affairs, Audi
  • Bob Bennett, Chair, Cities Today Institute

 

Panel: How digital wallets are driving the connected car economy 

  • Jana Breitkopf, MD, Mercedes Pay  
  • Nandith Nandakumar, Deputy Program Director, Connected Car Services, Nissan 
  • Ajit Asirvatham, Group Product Manager, In-Car Commerce and Payments, Stellantis 
  • Rob Abrams, Global Head of Mobility Payments, J.P. Morgan 
  • Richard Hawwa, Managing Director and Head of Mobility & Automotive Technology, Nomura Greentech 

 

Panel: Driving confidence in EV adoption 

  • Kari Birdsall, Vice President of EV Strategy, Hertz 
  • Sujay Sharma, CEO, bp pulse Americas 
  • Michael Lee, CEO, Octopus Energy US  
  • Thomas Bartholomew, Associate Director, Department of Energy & Environment 
  • Jay Joseph, Vice President, Sustainability & Business Development, American Honda Motor Company 

MOVE GROOVE and MOVE Bar Crawl: 

MOVE America will be offering a plethora of networking opportunities including a pre-event gathering, the high-energy MOVE GROOVE after-party, and an unforgettable bar crawl extravaganza across Austin.

 

The Start-Up Village:

 

MOVE America is a huge stage for start-ups engineering the future and will showcase the industry’s newest and brightest. 

Investors come to the MOVE America start-up village to find their next unicorn. Global media come to look for their next story. Corporations come to look for partnerships and acquisitions. 

So make sure you check out the 200+ start-ups who will be exhibiting in the Start-Up Village. 

 

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