Zachary Bolton serves as Head of Research & Development, Holistic Engineering and Technologies for North America within Continental’s Vehicle Networking and Information business area, a position he has held since June 2017. In this role, Bolton leads the...
Governor Gretchen Whitmer is a lifelong Michigander who is focused on getting things done that will make a difference in people’s lives. She’s an attorney, an educator, former prosecutor, State Representative, and Senator. But the most important title she boasts is...
Gerardo Interiano is Vice President of Government Relations and Public Affairs at Aurora, the company building self-driving technology to deliver the benefits of the future of transportation safely, quickly, and broadly. Based in Pittsburgh, Gerardo leads Aurora’s...
Ralph Buckingham has been working for Intertek for more than 15 years with a focus on the Automotive, Aerospace, and ICT Industries. Ralph spent his first five years managing laboratory operations and expanding Intertek’s Aerospace and Automotive capabilities and led...
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE Jeff is a Principal at Deloitte Consulting and leads many of the firm’s Connected & Autonomous Vehicle (CAV) programs, focused on commercialization strategy, lifecycle development and in-use optimization. He is also responsible for Deloitte’s...
Chris Nevers is Rivian’s Senior Director of Policy. Chris joined Rivian in February of 2020 to help implement the policies needed to expand electrification and Rivian’s role in creating a sustainable future. In addition to overseeing Rivian US policy, Chris is on the...
Brad Markell works in the president’s office at the AFL-CIO, and serves as the Executive Director of both the AFL-CIO Industrial Union Council and the Working for America Institute. He also leads the federation’s climate and energy policy work, and is a USTR cleared...
Michael J. Vinarcik is a Chief Systems Engineer at SAIC and an adjunct professor at the University of Detroit Mercy. He has thirty years of automotive and defense engineering experience. He received a BS (Metallurgical Engineering) from the Ohio State University, an...
