Dr. Melissa Cefkin leads the Human Centered Systems practice at the Nissan Research Center – Silicon Valley, which focuses on exploring the potential future of having autonomous vehicles as interactive agents in the world. Prior to joining Nissan, Dr. Cefkin served as...
Dr. Matthias Erb was named Head of Holistic User Experience (HUX) in April 2018. Located in Volkswagen’s headquarters Wolfsburg, Germany, the newly created division is steering the interaction between Technical Development, Design, Product Lines and Sales, in order to...
Kurt Aerts, Vice President, ExxonMobil Chemical, is a major contributor to ExxonMobil’s highly regarded Outlook for Energy: Journey to 2040, published annually by the world’s largest publically traded energy company. As Vice President of the Specialty Elastomers...
Kregg Wiggins is Senior Vice President of Continental’s Powertrain Division and is responsible for overseeing the five business units in North America: Engine Systems, Sensors & Actuators, Transmissions, Hybrid Electric Vehicles, and Fuel Supply. Mr. Wiggins is...
Subhash Dhar is an independent consultant; former CEO of XALT Energy, President of Ener-1, Vice- Chairman of EnerDel, Founder, Chairman & CEO Energy Power Systems, Chairman & CEO Envia Systems, CEO Eletra Hybrid Bus, CEO PlasmaDrive, President Ovonic Battery...
Mike A. Jackson is the executive director, strategy and research at OESA. In this role, Mr. Jackson leads the association’s data compilation and analytics, identifies and researches industry trends, produces relevant analysis, and represents OESA at various speaking...
Denise Carlson is vice president of the North American Production Innovation Center (NAPIC) Planning and NAPIC Material Engineering groups at DENSO International America, Inc. (DIAM). Located in Southfield, Michigan, Ms. Carlson oversees Material Development, Material...
Ann Wilson serves as the Senior Vice President for Government Affairs for the Motor and Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA). In this position, she acts as the chief lobbyist for motor vehicle suppliers and MEMA’s four market segment associations including AASA,...
