Nigel Francis

Nigel Francis

Nigel Francis is the CEO and Executive Director at Detroit-based LIFT, the national manufacturing innovation institute where manufacturing technology and talent matter. Prior to joining LIFT, Nigel served as Vice President and Officer, Advanced Engineering &...
Dane Parker

Dane Parker

Dane Parker currently serves as Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO) and Vice President, Sustainable Workplaces, at General Motors. As CSO he leads the company’s sustainability strategy, including the alignment of efforts toward our goal of a zero-emissions future. His...
Joshua Brugeman

Joshua Brugeman

Joshua leads NSF International’s sustainability consulting team that helps clients in a variety of sectors (food, apparel, consumer products, agriculture, dietary supplements, retail, and B2B) analyze, design and implement sustainability programs. These...
Ed Knapp

Ed Knapp

Ed Knapp is the corporate CTO for American Tower.  He is responsible for leading the company’s global innovation program, technology investments and strategy. Prior to joining American Tower in 2017, as Senior Vice President of Engineering at Qualcomm, Ed Knapp was...
Edgar Faler

Edgar Faler

Edgar Faler is the Managing Director, Financial Analytics and Industry Strategy at the Center for Automotive Research (CAR).  Edgar joined CAR in January of 2020, and has more than 25 years of experience as an automotive analyst. Most recently, he was a member of the...
Fred Diaz

Fred Diaz

Fred Diaz is President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Mitsubishi Motors North America (MMNA), as well as Chairman of the Board. In this role, Diaz is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the company’s operations in the United States, including sales...
Andy Palmer

Andy Palmer

Dr Andy Palmer, CMG, FREng, is the President and Group Chief Executive Officer of Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings plc. Since 2014, Dr Palmer has led the transformation of Aston Martin Lagonda leading to record financial results and in 2018, its listing on the...
Kirk Bresniker

Kirk Bresniker

Kirk Bresniker is Chief Architect of Hewlett Packard Labs and a Hewlett Packard Enterprise Fellow and Vice President.  He joined Labs in 2014 to drive The Machine Research and Advanced Development program, leading teams across Labs and across HPE business units with...