Mike Chaffins

Mike Chaffins

Mike is the Global Head of the Nikola Supply Chain where he has devoted the past three years to leading the Purchasing, Customs, Logistics, Supplier Quality, and Sustainability teams in the sourcing, landing, qualifying, and certifying of the parts required on the Tre...
Brian Daugherty

Brian Daugherty

Brian Daugherty is the Chief Technology Officer for the Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) and its divisions.  Brian serves as a senior advisor to MEMA’s executives and members relative to vehicle technology. As MEMA’s CTO, Brian’s role is to...
Laurence Montanari

Laurence Montanari

Laurence Montanari brings nearly 30 years of automotive engineering and business experience to the largest of Dassault Systèmes’ 11 industries of focus, following a career at the French multinational automobile manufacturer Groupe Renault, where she began as a...
Peter Marcotullio

Peter Marcotullio

With more than 20 years of executive experience, Mr. Marcotullio directs commercial sector business development for SRI International. SRI is a 75-year old pioneering research institute with a rich history supporting government and industry. SRI International...
Dr. Wilm Uhlenbecker

Dr. Wilm Uhlenbecker

Dr. Wilm Uhlenbecker is president of Brose North America, overseeing operations and guiding strategy since July 1, 2019. Prior to his role at Brose, Wilm was president and CEO at Akebono Brake Corporation based in Farmington Hills, Mich., where he led a corporate...
Dr. Matthew Parkinson

Dr. Matthew Parkinson

As a Senior Manager at BASF Performance Materials, Dr. Parkinson leads the Application Development Engineering and Composite Technologies departments. Additional responsibilities include North American Technical Development lead point of contact for the Transportation...
Robert Lee

Robert Lee

Robert (Bob) H. Lee is the President and CEO of Continental North America. In this position, he coordinates the North American activities of the five Automotive business areas and central functions such as advanced engineering, finance, quality, information...
Ross McKenzie

Ross McKenzie

Ross McKenzie is the Managing Director of WatCAR, the University of Waterloo Centre for Automotive Research. The centre engages industry in research projects with the university. WatCAR is Canada’s research leader in automotive and mobility with 415 campus...