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# FNC-2026
The Future Networked Car Symposium
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- [Home](https://fnc.itu.int/) - The future of mobility is intelligent, connected, automated and safe. Join FNC-2026 held from 8-9 July 2026.
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- [Committee](https://fnc.itu.int/committee/) - T. Russell SHIELDS Chair, CITS Russ Shields is former CEO of Navigation Technologies (later NAVTEQ, now HERE), and former leader of other automotive and communications enterprises. Mr. Shields is currently a Consultant to Qualcomm Automotive. Mr. Shields has been involved in communications standards bodies for more than 40 years. He is Chair of the
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- [Speakers](https://fnc.itu.int/speakers/) - FNC brings together a unique cross-section of the automotive, telecom and ICT sectors, including industry analysts, policymakers, regulators, standards makers, United Nations experts, road safety advocates, and specialized media.
- [Working Groups](https://fnc.itu.int/about-us/working-groups/) - Electronic payment acceptance Digital ID for financial services Security The FIGI Working Groups develop knowledge, technical tools, and policy recommendations on the following three areas: Security (including Cyber Security), Digital ID for Financial Services, and Electronic Payments Acceptance. Security, Infrastructure and Trust (SIT) Working Group: The Security, Infrastructure and Trust (SIT) Working Group, led by
- [Past Symposia](https://fnc.itu.int/about-us/past-symposia/) - The FIGI Symposia are held on an annual basis over 2017-2020 to provide a forum for dialogue regulators from telecom and financial services, DFS providers and all concerned stakeholders to share their experience and views on the main challenges to be addressed for scaling up Digital financial services (DFS). To date, FIGI has held two
- [About Us](https://fnc.itu.int/about-us/) - The Financial Inclusion Global Initiative (FIGI) is a three-year program implemented in partnership by the World Bank Group (WBG), the Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructure (CPMI), and the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support and accelerate the implementation of country-led reform actions to meet national financial inclusion targets,
- [Country implementations](https://fnc.itu.int/about-us/country-implementations/) - FIGI funds national implementations in three countries—China, Egypt and Mexico. These countries were selected using a range of factors,1 including the level of political and private sector commitment to financial inclusion, the number of unbanked people who could be reached through digital financial services, and the potential for reforms to encourage innovation and the use
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## Events
- [Future Networked Car Symposium FNC-2026 Geneva @ AI4Good](https://fnc.itu.int/event/fnc-2026-ai4good-global-summitgeneva-ai4good9-july-2026/) - FNC unites the telecom and automotive sectors at an international level to explore advances in connectivity, automated mobility, and AI in transport, sharing insights on technology, business, and standards implications at ITU and UNECE. Join us at the Future Network Car (FNC) Symposium, where the automotive and telecommunication worlds converge to discuss technology and policy
- [Future Networked Car Symposium FNC-2026 – Opening ceremony Geneva @ AI4Good](https://fnc.itu.int/event/fnc-2026-ai4good-global-summitgeneva-ai4good8-july-2026/) - FNC unites the telecom and automotive sectors at an international level to explore advances in connectivity, automated mobility, and AI in transport, sharing insights on technology, business, and standards implications at ITU and UNECE. Join us at the Future Network Car (FNC) Symposium, where the automotive and telecommunication worlds converge to discuss technology and policy
- [Future Networked Car Symposium FNC-2025
Geneva @ AI4Good
](https://fnc.itu.int/event/fnc-2025-ai4good-global-summitgeneva-ai4good11-july-2025/) - FNC unites the telecom and automotive sectors at an international level to explore advances in connectivity, automated mobility, and AI in transport, sharing insights on technology, business, and standards implications at ITU and UNECE. Join us at the Future Network Car (FNC) Symposium, where the automotive and telecommunication worlds converge to discuss technology and policy
- [Future Networked Car Spin-off in Qatar
Doha, Qatar
6 October 2023](https://fnc.itu.int/event/fnc-regional-spin-off-in-qatar/) - Introduction: The Future Networked Car symposium, co-organized by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), has been a major platform for discussing the latest challenges and advancements in automated vehicles, connectivity, and automotive cybersecurity since 2013. In pre COVID-19 times, the FNC always took place in conjunction with
- [SESSION 3: The outlook for Automotive Satellite-Cellular Connectivity
](https://fnc.itu.int/event/2025-session-3/) - The transition to 5G R17-19 is ushering in direct-to-device satellite communications with handsets and, soon, automobiles. Initial applications will be emergency response and other narrowband applications. In time, the transition to broadband solutions will arrive. Satellite service providers will need to cooperate with wireless carriers and auto makers will have to come to grips with
- [OPENING + SESSION 1:
Advancing Vehicle Safety through Regulatory Innovation
](https://fnc.itu.int/event/2025-session-1/) - Stay ahead of the curve in automotive safety at Future Networked Car. Session 1 will explore the latest UNECE regulatory developments in automation and safety at WP.29/GRVA and the broader automotive regulatory community. Key highlights will include the newly adopted regulation on acceleration control for mitigating pedal error (ACPE) and updates on advanced emergency braking
- [SESSION 4: Vehicular Communication for Automated Driving
](https://fnc.itu.int/event/2025-session-4/) - Vehicles with automated driving systems (ADS) have been under development for many years. Widespread testing of vehicles with ADS has occurred and initial deployments have started. Drivers are becoming familiar with vehicle automation. The general belief is that the level of automation in vehicles is destined to grow. This session will explore how vehicular communications
- [SESSION 2: Challenges in Achieving Effective Vehicle Remote Driving
](https://fnc.itu.int/event/2025-session-2/) - During this session, we will discuss vehicle teleoperation, the capability that enables a human operator at a control station to control and operate a vehicle in a remote location through commands via input/control devices, receiving feedback from displays. We’ll discuss motivation and introduce some potential applications, what standards are being developed, ongoing and future research
- [SESSION 3: Worldwide Status of Automated Vehicles Testing
](https://fnc.itu.int/event/2024-session-3/) - Automated vehicles are being tested throughout the world in a variety of operational environments and vehicle types. In the past year, the demand for safety standards, testing requirements and regulation have grown as has the number of operational failures reported in the media. This panel will bring together representatives from the regulatory community and operators
- [SESSION 4: Vehicular Communication for Automated Driving
](https://fnc.itu.int/event/2024-session-4/) - Vehicles with automated driving systems (ADS) have been under development for many years. Widespread testing of vehicles with ADS has occurred and initial deployments have started. Drivers are becoming familiar with vehicle automation. The general belief is that the level of automation in vehicles is destined to grow. This session will explore how vehicular communications
- [SESSION 2: Artificial Intelligence Applications for Vehicles
](https://fnc.itu.int/event/2024-session-2/) - Artificial Intelligence is prevalent everywhere in our lives both personal and in business; it is rapidly expanding in applications and influence. This session will provide an overview of AI, specifically focused on applications for vehicles. Panelists will discuss current and planned developments, collaborative and standards activities, and gaps needing to be addressed that will support
- [OPENING + SESSION 1:
Recent Developments in International Vehicles Regulations
](https://fnc.itu.int/event/2024-session-1/) - The first session of this online event will explore the latest developments and challenges in the field of connected and automated vehicles. The session will focus on the global efforts to harmonize the technical regulations for automated vehicles, led by the United Nations’ Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and hear from experts from the UNECE
- [SESSION 4: Wireless Communications Applied to Vehicle Safety, Services, and Transport Management - Current Status and Future Directions
](https://fnc.itu.int/event/2023-session-4/) - For decades, a segment of automotive and other transportation stakeholders has envisioned vehicle safety communications via direct communication technology (V2X). In some parts of the world, most notably in China, this vision is starting to materialize. In most global regions, the vision remains just that – a vision with limited deployment. This expert panel will
- [SESSION 3: Automated Driving Systems (ADS) for Consumer and Other Vehicles
](https://fnc.itu.int/event/2023-session-3/) - Full automation of the driving task appears tantalizingly close. Multiple use cases are emerging simultaneously, revealing potential paths to market adoption and consumer acceptance. The evolution of these use cases will determine the future of ADS. This panel will review the emerging ADS applications – consumer vehicles, commercial vehicles, delivery vehicles, shuttles, robotaxis – to
- [SESSION 2: Using Automotive Artificial Intelligence to Improve Vehicle Safety, Services and Transport Management
](https://fnc.itu.int/event/2023-session-2/) - For some, the goal of Automotive Artificial Intelligence is to completely remove the human from the driving task under some or all conditions. For others, it is to supplement and improve the human driver's abilities in order to make driving safer, offer new and better services, and increase the effectiveness of transport management. This has
- [OPENING + SESSION 1: Will AI Controlled Automated Vehicles Be Safe for Road Users?
](https://fnc.itu.int/event/2023-session-1/) - The priority of the World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations (WP.29) is to extend the automotive regulatory framework to cover automated driving systems (ADS). In 2018, WP.29 created the Working Party on Automated/Autonomous and Connected Vehicles (GRVA) to provide a global focus for technical regulation in this rapidly evolving area. Since 2018, the work
- [OPENING + SESSION 1: SESSION 1 – Government Authorities’ Coordination for Automated Driving
and their Intelligent Transport](https://fnc.itu.int/event/government-authorities-advances-in-intelligent-transport-systems/)
- [SESSION 4: Wireless Communications Applied to Vehicle Safety, Services, and Transport Management - Current Status and Future Directions](https://fnc.itu.int/event/session-4-wireless-communications-applied-to-vehicle-safety-services-and-transport-management-current-status-and-future-directions/)
- [SESSION 3: Automated Driving Systems for Consumer and Other Vehicles (Trucks, Delivery, Shuttles, Robotaxis, Etc.)](https://fnc.itu.int/event/session-3-automated-driving-systems-for-consumer-and-other-vehicles/)
- [SESSION 2: Artificial General Intelligence Applied to Vehicle Safety, Services, and Transport Management: Current Status and Future Directions](https://fnc.itu.int/event/session-2-artificial-general-intelligence-applied-to-vehicle-safety-services-and-transport-management-current-status-and-future-directions/)
- [OPENING + SESSION 1: Regulatory advances in highly automated driving](https://fnc.itu.int/event/opening-session-1-regulatory-advances-in-highly-automated-driving/) - The United Nations’ Economic Commission for Europe has created a working group at the World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations (WP.29) that is helping to shape the direction and scope of road vehicle technical regulations for automated vehicles around the world. This expert group that is led by Germany gathers together the regulators from
- [SESSION 4: Communication for highly automated driving](https://fnc.itu.int/event/session-4-communication-for-highly-automated-driving/)
- [SESSION 3: Highly automated driving - how we get there](https://fnc.itu.int/event/session-3-highly-automated-driving-how-we-get-there/)
- [SESSION 2: Vehicle cybersecurity framework is ready: It’s time for deployment](https://fnc.itu.int/event/session-2-vehicle-cybersecurity-framework-is-ready-its-time-for-deployment/)
## Speakers
- [Tatiana Molcean](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/tatiana-molcean/) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced on 26 July 2023 the appointment of Tatiana Molcean of the Republic of Moldova as the Executive Secretary of UNECE. She took office on 1 September 2023. Ms. Molcean brings to the position twenty years of experience in the public sector with extensive international cooperation and development experience, and in-depth knowledge
- [Doreen Bogdan-Martin](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/doreen-bogdan-martin/) - Doreen Bogdan-Martin took office as Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) on 1 January 2023. Ms Bogdan-Martin has held leadership positions in the field of international telecommunications policy for over two decades, with a track-record of brokering innovative partnerships to expand digital inclusion and connectivity for everyone around the world. Following her historic election by
- [Jean Todt](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/jean-todt/) - Mr. Jean Todt is the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Road Safety appointed by the then Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on 29 April 2015, as the first ever Special Envoy for Road Safety. Mr. Todt was the previous President of the FIA (Fédération Internationale de L’Automobile) and is now an Honorary President of the FIA
- [Seizo Onoe](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/seizo-onoe/) - Seizo Onoe took office as Director of the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB) at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) on 1 January 2023. Before his election as TSB Director by ITU Member States, he completed an over 30-year career with Japanese mobile operator NTT DOCOMO. In 2021, he became Executive Vice President and Chief Standardization Strategy
- [Christian Thiele](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/christian-thiele/) - Christian Thiele is passionate global automotive industry leader, with over 30 years of experience leading tier one suppliers delivering mechatronic product to the OEMS, proven growth-driver through strategic business development with strong focus on the mobility industry. Christian is an entrepreneurial innovator, with an extensive record of accomplishment of analyzing and distilling automotive industry trends
- [Ilja Radusch](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/ilja-radusch/) - Dr. Ilja Radusch is the Head of the Daimler Center for Automotive Information Technology Innovations (DCAITI) – an affiliated institute of Mercedes-Benz AG at the Technical University of Berlin – and Director of Smart Mobility at the Fraunhofer Institute for Open Communication Systems (FOKUS). His work focuses on connected and automated mobility, in particular localization
- [Arnd Bätzner](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/arnd-batzner/) - Arnd Bätzner provides consulting and government advisory on the alignment of multi-modal transit systems with the built environment and strategic land use planning. Focus areas include physical and data integration of future autonomous and demand-responsive transport with high-capacity modes, designs of passenger intermodal facilities and bus electrification strategies. Holding a master in physics and a
- [Harald Barth](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/harald-barth/) - Bio Harald Barth is Product Marketing Manager for Driving Assistance at Valeo, a leading supplier in the field of Safety and Automated Driving. He supports market intelligence, solution strategy and communication for Advanced Driving Assistance and Automated Driving systems worldwide. Prior to this, Harald Barth was Project Manager for Parking Assistance projects at Valeo. Harald
- [Edward Wilford](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/edward-wilford/) - Edward is the Senior Research Director, Automotive, at Omdia, having previously covered automotive AI and semiconductors as Senior Principal Analyst for IoT. He has written extensively on embedded applications processors and GPUs, edge AI, advanced connectivity, and novel semiconductor architectures such as RISC-V. He started in the industry in 2016 when he joined Arm as
- [Helen K. Pan](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/helen-k-pan/) - Helen K. Pan, General Manager of Apollo Autonomous Driving USA, joined Baidu’s Intelligent Driving Group in 2017. Her responsibilities include developing autonomous driving technology and US site driverless HW&SW suite development from concept, to implementation, to manufacturing, and to fleet operations. Prior to joining Baidu, she held various technical and leadership roles in the fields
- [Paula Palade](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/paula-palade/) - Dr Paula Palade is an internationally recognised expert in AI ethics, driving safety and ethical standards for connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs) at Jaguar Land Rover, as well as at European and global levels. With over a decade of experience in automotive engineering, AI ethics, and standardisation, she has made substantial contributions to the International
- [Alexey Rybakov](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/alexey-rybakov/) - Alexey Rybakov leads Automotive Products at Netradyne, which are closely aligned with the Vision Zero strategy to eliminate traffic fatalities and severe injuries while increasing safe, healthy, and equitable mobility for all. He specializes in computer vision, machine learning, and automotive systems, driving the integration of AI-based fleet safety technologies into commercial vehicles. His work
- [Bilel Jamoussi](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/bilel-jamoussi/) - Dr Bilel Jamoussi, a distinguished engineer and diplomat, is the Deputy Director of ITU Telecommunication Standardization Bureau and Chief, Study Groups & Policy Department (SPD) in Geneva, Switzerland. His primary mission is to establish the international standards essential for ensuring global telecommunications and ICT interoperability, promote universal, meaningful connectivity and champion sustainable digital transformation. Key
- [Simone Fabris](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/simone-fabris/) - As VP of Product & Delivery at Wayve, Simone leads product development, ensuring compliance with automotive quality, safety, and security standards. With over 15 years in autonomous vehicle technology, he has a strong track record in scaling innovation, program management, and product leadership. Previously, he was VP of AV Platforms at Mobileye, where he led
- [Katherine Evans](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/katherine-evans/) - Dr. Katie Evans is an assistant professor at Sorbonne Université in the ethics of artificial intelligence and cognitive science. She has a background in moral and political philosophy, and is a specialist in the ethics of Autonomous Vehicles. Katie is also the author of UNESCO's graphic novel for AI literacy, and works as a consultant
- [Jose Ignacio (Nacho) Rexach](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/jose-ignacio-nacho-rexach/) - Nacho Rexach is the Chief Commercial Officer for Europe and Latin America at EHang, the world’s leading developer of unmanned electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. In this role, he spearheads the development and deployment of Urban Air Mobility (UAM) solutions across key global markets, leveraging EHang’s advanced unmanned aerial systems to address critical
- [Dmitry Mariyasin](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/dmitry-mariyasin/) - Dmitry Mariyasin was appointed Deputy Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Europe on 1 March 2021. Prior to joining UNECE, Mr. Mariyasin was the Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Armenia (since December 2018, after being Deputy Resident Representative in 2017-2018) leading a team of 120 people. From 2011
- [Clement Nouvel](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/clement-nouvel-2/) - Clément Nouvel is LiDAR CTO and Driving Automation Technology Director at Valeo Group, the leading supplier in the field of Safety and Automated Driving and market leader in automotive grade LiDAR sensors. He is currently in charge of leading Valeo Automated Driving Technologies Innovation, Marketing, Communication and Strategic Partnerships across a range of sensors and
- [Alexandre Corjon](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/alexandre-corjon/) - Alexandre Corjon is Senior Vice President – Technical Fellow at Sonatus, a Silicon Valley based fast growing privately owned company focusing on Software for Software-Defined Vehicles. His mission is to shape Sonatus’ product and technology strategy, strengthening industry relationships worldwide, and advancing its leadership in vehicle software innovation. After starting his career in Computational Fluid
- [T. Russell Shields](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/russell-shields/) - Russ Shields is former CEO of Navigation Technologies (later NAVTEQ, now HERE), and former leader of other automotive and communications enterprises. Mr. Shields has been involved in communications standards bodies for more than 40 years. He is Chair of the Collaboration on ITS Communication Standards of the ITU. He is a member of the National
- [Hongki Cha](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/hongki-cha/) - Mr. Hongki CHA is the youngest Special Fellow at ETRI, specializing in international standardization for automated driving systems. He develops standards and formulates strategies and policies, currently serving as the Sponsor for SAE J3016, Associate Rapporteur for ITU-T Q10/21, and Chair of ASTAP EG P&R. He has published several international standards and represented South Korea
- [William Gouse](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/william-gouse/) - Bill’s experience is in the combination of passenger and freight surface transportation planning, energy, environmental, and safety research, product and process development, and legislative and regulatory policy for Federal, state, local and international entities. He has published articles and made presentations on the subjects of emerging and developing technologies, operations, regulations, and enforcement for vehicles
- [Maite Bezerra](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/maite-bezerra/) - Maite is a Senior Principal Analyst covering the automotive industry’s transition to software-defined vehicles (SDV). She follows the evolution toward new electric/electronic vehicle architectures, software development frameworks, revenue streams, and how the automotive supply chain ecosystem is changing. Her latest projects aim to define the different stages of SDV adoption and track automakers’ efforts and
- [Roger C. Lanctot](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/roger-lanctot/) - Roger is President of the Mobile Satellite Users Association and CEO and Founder of StrategiaNow Consulting. Roger draws on 30+ years’ experience in the technology industry as an analyst, journalist and consultant. Roger is a graduate of Dartmouth College.
- [Vincent Vanhoucke](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/vincent-vanhoucke/) - Vincent Vanhoucke is a Distinguished Engineer at Waymo. His research has spanned many areas of artificial intelligence and machine learning, from speech recognition to computer vision and robotics. His Udacity lecture series has introduced over 100,000 students to Deep Learning. He founded the Robotics research team, now part of Google DeepMind, and is President of
- [Jon Boeing](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/jon-boeing-2/) - Jon Boeing, is the Founder & CEO of Conekt.ai. Through his 20+ years of experience in the mobility industry he discovered a similar problem continuously evolving, more devices, more networks, and more software are needing more data. Bandwidth is exponentially increasing year-over-year, and the larger the enterprise, the more struggle it is to manage their
- [Mythili Menon](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/mythili-menon/) - Mythili Menon works as Project Officer at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in the domain of standardization for new and emerging technologies. She serves as the Advisor of the ITU/WMO/UNEP Focus Group on Artificial Intelligence for Natural Disaster Management (FG-AI4NDM) and the ITU/FAO Focus Group on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT) for
- [Martin Dodd](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/martin-dodd/) - Since earning a MEng in Mechanical Engineering at The University of Surrey, Martin has spent the last 25 years working on vehicle safety research covering vehicles ranging from Tuk-Tuks to Tractors and everything in between. He combines extensive experience of vehicle testing and vehicle safety legislation with a range of skills in data science. At
- [Jan Luehmann](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/jan-luhmann/) - Jan Luehmann is an electrical engineer and started his career in the automotive industry in 2011. From 2017, he worked as Regulatory Affairs Coordinator for automated driving on behalf of the Volkswagen Group in the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) and the International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (OICA). Since 2020, represents the
- [Ashweeni Beeharee](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/ashweeni-beeharee/) - Dr Ashweeni Beeharee is the Head of Ubiquitous Connectivity department and he joined the Satellite Applications Catapult in 2013. Through a mix of technical expertise, business and user centred design experience, he has shaped a number of high impact R&D work as well as technology driven business initiatives throughout his career. He leads the catapult activities in seamless
- [Stefano Polidori](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/stefano-polidori/) - Stefano is a Counsellor at the International Telecommunication Union and responsible for the technical secretariat of ITU-T Study Group 21 “Technologies for multimedia, content delivery and cable television”. He is also responsible for the Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) activities, including the Symposium on the Future Networked Car. Stefano is the ITU representative to the European
- [Patrick Seiniger](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/patrick-seiniger/) - Patrick Seiniger is senior researcher at BASt, the federal highway and mobility research institute of Germany, since 2009. His current position is head of section “active vehicle safety and driver assistance systems”, and he was an important part of the informal working group that developed the worldwide harmonized AEBS regulation for passenger cars and light
- [Vijay Krishnan](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/vijay-krishnan/) - As Vice President for Strategic Partnerships at Skylo Technologies, Vijay leads all strategic partnership sales with the device and chipset ecosystem as well as satellite operators. Prior to joining Skylo, Vijay had a long and distinguished career, most recently serving as a General Manager for New Ventures. His experience at Intel includes Cellular Modems, IOT Devices, Connected PC Platforms, Smartphones
- [Anuja Sonalker](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/anuja-sonalker/) - Anuja Sonalker is the founder and CEO of autonomous vehicle software company, STEER Tech and has been recognized as Automotive News’ Top 100 Leading Women in the North American Automotive Industry (2020), and Distinguished Alumni of University of Maryland. Dr. Sonalker draws two decades of experience from both the automotive industry and the US cybersecurity
- [Toshiya Hirose](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/toshiya-hirose/) - Toshiya Hirose is a Professor of Shibaura Institute of Technology in Japan and is a visiting researcher of National Traffic Safety and Environment Laboratory. Previously, he was a co-chair of the activities on technical regulations for Advance Emergency Braking Systems (AEBS). And present, he is a co-chair for Acceleration Control for Pedal Error (ACPE) in
- [Jongsoon Lim](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/jongsoon-lim/) - Mr. Jongsoon Lim is a Principal Researcher at the Korea Transportation Safety Authority (KOTSA), where he has been working since 2003. He has been actively participating as the representative of the ACPE in Korea and working to harmonize UN standards with Korean vehicle safety standards since 2018. Since the same year, he has also served
- [Krishna Bandi](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/krishna-bandi/) - Krishna Bandi is a Core Feature Owner within the Feature Systems Engineering Organization at Ford Motor Company in Michigan. He is deeply involved in the future of transportation, focusing his research on wireless technologies, smart city applications, and safety and non-safety vehicular algorithms related to the Connected, Autonomous, Tolling and Road Usage Charge Technologies. Krishna
- [Yun-Jun Choi](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/yun-jun-choi/) - After his Ph.D at KAIST(Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology), he has been worked for Korea Automotive Technology Institute (KATECH) as a principle researcher. His current research interests are V2X supported connected automated driving system, and infrastructure supported VRU safety system. Since 2016, he has been involved in ISO/TC204 WG17 / SWG17.1 as convenor
- [Philipp Robbel](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/philipp-robbel/) - Philipp Robbel is the CEO and Co-Founder of Mapless AI, a mobility company developing safe remote driving solutions to enable fully remote, driverless fleet operation. Dr. Robbel is an expert in safety and validation of autonomous vehicle systems. He previously served as Director of Product Safety at Aptiv, overseeing safety and simulation teams. Prior to
- [Doron Elinav](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/doron-elinav/) - Doron Elinav is a seasoned technology executive with over two decades of experience in the tech industry. He currently serves as the VP of Business Development and Product at DriveU.auto, a company specializing in providing a teleoperations platform for autonomous vehicles. His current focus at DriveU.auto involves working on teleoperation connectivity platforms that enable safe remote
- [Yuming Ge](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/3940/) - Dr. Yuming Ge is the Director of China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT), MIIT. He is also the leader of C-V2X Working Group of IMT-2020 (5G) Promotion Group, the leader of V2X WG of CCSA TC10 (SAC/TC485/TC10), the committee member of Intelligent Connected Vehicle committee, the Expert of UN/WP.29 GRVA, the Expert of
- [Ganesh Jayaram](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/ganesh-jayaram/) - Ganesh Jayaram has a background in Electrical and Electronics Engineering with several years of experience at various automotive OEMs like Renault Nissan, Toyota, MercedesBenz, Geely(Lotus). Today, he is working at CARIAD, A Volkswagen Group Company and represents it as the Technology cluster leader in the field of Hardware, Semiconductors and Intelligent Transport Systems for Standardization,
- [Stephane Buffat](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/stephane-buffat/) - Stephane Buffat is the director of the LAB, the Laboratory of Accidentology, Biomechanics and driver behaviour. The LAB belongs to the economic interest group of Stellantis and Renault. He coordinates collaborative and industrial research actions to observe, analyze and anticipate real safety issues for the French passenger car and commercial vehicle manufacturers. He is also
- [Clément Nouvel](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/clement-nouvel/) - Clément Nouvel is LiDAR CTO and Driving Automation Technology Director at Valeo Group, the leading supplier in the field of Safety and Automated Driving and market leader in automotive grade LiDAR sensors. He is currently in charge of leading Valeo Automated Driving Technologies Innovation, Marketing, Communication and Strategic Partnerships across a range of sensors and
- [Takashi Naono](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/takashi-naono/) - Takashi Naono is a Director of Safety Office, Vehicle Regulation and International Affair Division, Road Transport Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT), Japan. And he has been serving as vice-chair of WP.29 (World Forum for the harmonization of Vehicle regulations under UNECE) since 2023, chair of AC.3 in 2023 and 2024, Co-chair
- [Maxime Flament](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/maxime-flament/) - Dr. Flament represents 5GAA, the global cross-industry association for the development of connected and automated cars, where he works as Chief Technology Officer since 2018. Maxime has more than 20 years of experience in Research and Innovation for mobile networks, connected & automated vehicles, Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, and Intelligent Transport Systems. Maxime holds a
- [Gidi Talmor](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/gidi-talmor/) - Gidi leads the Connected Vehicle program at hiSky, a leading provider of small form-factor satellite systems for mobility. hiSky is a key player in NR-NTN initiatives, collaborating with OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers. With 30 years of experience in the satellite industry, including executive roles at Gilat Satellite Networks, Orbit Communications, and SatixFy, Gidi brings deep
- [Jon Boeing](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/jon-boeing/)
- [Francois E. Guichard](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/francois-e-guichard/) - Francois E. Guichard is the Intelligent Transport Systems and Automated Driving focal point of the United Nations (UNECE) and is supervising the activities on technical regulations related to vehicle automation and vehicle connectivity. Previously, he worked as line manager at Daimler AG, he advocated for the introduction of Advance Emergency Braking Systems (AEBS) in the
- [Xu Hongwei](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/xu-hongwei/)
- [Satvir Singh](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/satvir-singh/) - Satvir Singh joined May Mobility in 2021 as Director of Product Safety and is responsible for Product safety and compliance with safety requirements driven from industry safety standard(s) for May Mobility Products. Satvir has 20 years of combined Safety experience in Aerospace and Automotive Safety. He has worked and certified systems like Cargo Handling, Aerial
- [Wei Tong](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/wei-tong/) - Dr. Wei Tong is a staff researcher at General Motors Global R&D, Warren, Michigan, USA. His research focuses on machine learning technologies and their applications in safety-critical systems, especially in the areas of automated driving and active safety. He is passionately dedicated to pushing technological boundaries to increase effectiveness and safety on future roads. Outside
- [Serafino Abate](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/serafino-abate/) - Serafino works for Volvo Cars in Stockholm where he is responsible for regulations regarding cybersecurity, software, AI and data. Serafino is a digital regulation expert with 20 years’ international experience. He previously worked for the GSMA in London, where he worked on regulatory and competition policies relating to the mobile sector. Before joining the GSMA,
- [Danny Smith](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/danny-smith/) - Danny Smith is AWS Principal Strategist for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, with global responsibility for Automotive, Industrial, and Manufacturing Industries. He serves as a strategic advisor for customers at the intersection of artificial intelligence and digital transformation, helping them improve decision making by leveraging advanced algorithms and technology to improve outcomes. Lately most of
- [Michael Hambauer](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/michael-hambauer/) - Michael Hambauer is head of system approval for assisted and automated driving functions at BMW, since 2021. He coordinated the approval activies for the first in Germany approved assisted driving functions with extended driver monitoring – the BMW Highway Assistant and the Extended Lane Change Assistant with eye activation as an industry premier. Another highlight
- [Nimrod Nehushtan](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/nimrod-nehushtan/) - Nimrod Nehushtan is responsible for Mobileye’s strategic planning and initiatives, business objectives and development, as well as advanced development projects. In addition, as REM co-general manager, he is responsible for defining the productization of Road Experience Management™ (REM) for OEM customers, leading REM product, delivery, and business engagements to optimize Mobileye’s mapping solutions and services
- [Trent Victor](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/trent-victor/) - Dr. Trent Victor is Director of Safety Research and Best Practices at Waymo where he oversees safety publications, represents safety issues within Waymo, and coordinates the development of best practices within Waymo and external industry standard setting groups. Prior to Waymo, Trent was Senior Technical Leader at Volvo Cars Safety Centre, Adjunct Professor in Driver
- [Jingjing Hao](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/jingjing-hao/) - Jingjing Hao, obtained her doctoral degree from Université libre de Bruxelles. She works at China Automotive Technology and Research Center Co.Ltd., a comprehensive science and technology corporation in the automotive industry in China and beyond. She is responsible for national and industrial standardization of vehicular connection functions & applications and vehicular test equipment. She servers
- [Rémi Bastien](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/remi-bastien/) - Remi received his engineering diploma from ECAM in 1980. He joined the RENAULT group in 1982, and after different responsibilities, he was Vice- President for Research and Innovation for RENAULT Group (2009-15), before becoming Global Director for Autonomous Driving Prospective at the Renault/Nissan Alliance (2015-16) and finally Vice President, Automobile Prospective for RENAULT Group till
- [Douwe Cunningham](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/douwe-cunningham/) - Douwe Cunningham has been the manager of advanced regulation in the environment and safety compliance team, since April 2019. In this role, Cunningham manages the team forecasting, monitoring and shaping of vehicle safety and connected and automated vehicle regulations for Ford of Europe. As part of his role, he has been project managing the implementation
- [Maria J. Alonso](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/3733/) - Dr Maria J. Alonso leads the Autonomous Mobility portfolio at the World Economic Forum. Prior to joining the Forum, she worked for the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, and for the World Bank. She also has experience in the private sector, having worked for a large infrastructure company and for a transport consultancy
- [Mike Braisher](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/mike-braisher/) - Mike Braisher holds a Master’s degree in Engineering Science and a DPhil in vehicle particle emissions. After completing his academic studies, Mike joined Jaguar Land Rover, initially working in the vehicle emissions laboratory for two years. This role served as a foundation for his subsequent focus on global emissions regulations for a further six years,
- [Adam Campbell](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/adam-campbell/) - Dr. Adam Campbell leads the safety innovation group at Gatik overseeing the safety and deployment strategies across engineering, operations, regulatory and commercial teams. Previous to joining Gatik, Adam was the Human Factors Practice Lead for one of Canada's largest independent forensic engineering firms, where he researched and investigated driver performance in safety-critical situations. Adam holds
- [Duncan Kay](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/duncan-kay/) - Duncan works in the International Vehicle Standards Division within the UK government’s Department for Transport, where he is the Head of Vehicle Engineering overseeing four teams of engineers working on vehicle type approval legislation at both national and international level. He was the main author of the Department’s 2015 review of regulations for driverless cars
- [Hideaki Takahashi](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/hideaki-takahashi/) - Hideaki Takahashi is a Senior Specialist Standardization on Nokia Standardization and Industry Engagements in APAC region at . He received the B.E and M.E degrees from Kyoto University. He has been working on mobile telecommunication standards since LTE and onwards as a delegate in 3GPP, covering RAN architecture (RAN WG3), radio protocols (RAN WG2) and
- [Andrei Bocharov](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/andrei-bocharov/) - Andrei’s university graduation work and further PhD thesis were dedicated to road vehicle handling, controllability and stability assessment. He started his professional career as a Research Engineer of NAMI Proving Ground Vehicle Handling Test Laboratory. Besides vehicle physical tests, he was involved in the development and implementation of national regulatory standards for road vehicles. After
- [Richard Bishop](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/richard-bishop/) - Richard Bishop has over 30 years of experience in the domain of intelligent, connected, and automated vehicles and how these interact with our transportation system and society, including automated cars, trucks, and robotaxis. He provides strategic consulting to automotive manufacturers, suppliers, and tech firms, as well as advising federal and state government agencies in the
- [Alex Vukotich](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/alex-vukotich/) - Alejandro (Alex) Vukotich serves as Vice President, Product Management, Automotive at Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. where he is responsible for Qualcomm’s global advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS)/autonomous driving (AD) roadmap and ecosystem. He works with internal SoC, product platform, software and stack teams, as well as external customers and partners, to successfully drive and scale Qualcomm Technologies
- [Ali El-Jaber](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/ali-el-jaber/) - Ali El-Jaber is Chartered Civil engineer with MBA from the UK and a Fellow member of the IHE in UK. He has more than 30 years of international experience in asset and infrastructure management and in developing strategic and operational plans for highway networks. He currently works in the road transport sector at the Ministry
- [Ali El-Jaber](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/ali-el-jaber-2/) - Ali El-Jaber is Chartered Civil engineer with MBA from the UK and a Fellow member of the IHE in UK. He has more than 30 years of international experience in asset and infrastructure management and in developing strategic and operational plans for highway networks. He currently works in the road transport sector at the Ministry
- [Samer Ibrahim Gabar](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/samer-ibrahim-gabar/) - Mr. Samer Gabar is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in the field of public transport and strategic planning with a career spanning over 30 years. Mr. Gabar has made significant contributions to the development and improvement of transport systems on both local and international levels. Throughout his career, Mr. Gabar has demonstrated exceptional expertise
- [Houda Chihi](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/houda-chihi/) - Houda CHIHI : PhD in telecommunication , senior researcher at Innov’COM Laboratory of Sup’COM Tunisia, Techwomen Fellow 2019, senior engineer at Tunisie Telecom. Her research field includes wireless communication,signal processing, vehicular communication, green communication,mobile communication, V2X, AI. She is a member of ISOC chapter Tunisia , member of African Union Expert Cybersecurity Group, member of
- [Hassan Al-Sayed](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/hassan-alsayed/) - Mr. Hassan Al-Sayed, the Minister’s advisor, has been the Assistant Undersecretary for the Information Technology Sector at the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MCIT). He has managed the government ICT sector to implement the strategic plan of the e-government program (Digital Government Strategy 2020). • with over than 20 years of experience in Information
- [Adnan Abu Dayya](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/adnan-abu-dayya/) - Dr. Abu-Dayya has more than 30 years of International experience in the areas of ICT R&D, innovations, engineering, business development, ventures creation, and services delivery. Since 2009, Dr. Adnan has been serving as the Founding Executive Director of the Qatar Mobility Innovations Center (QMIC). From April 2007 to Dec. 2008, he was the Chairman of
- [Wang Jian](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/wang-jian/) - Wang Jian now serves as a professor in Jilin University. He is interested in topics related to vehicular networks and automated driving. He has published over 100 articles as the first or corresponding authors on SCI-indexed international journals, granted 7 patents, 4 software copyrights, and 2 Chinese and English books, respectively
- [Michael Horani](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/michael-horani/) - Michael Horani is a dedicated Director of Advanced Engineering in the automotive industry. With a solid background in telecommunications and electronics engineering, he leads a skilled team focused on creating cutting-edge solutions for next-gen cockpits. Their expertise includes interior sensing (DMS and OMS), exterior sensing, and infotainment. Michael also oversees projects leveraging mobility for positive
- [Stephane Dreher](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/stephane-dreher/) - Dr. Stephane Dreher is Senior Manager Innovation & Deployment in charge of CCAM at ERTICO – ITS Europe. He is coordinating the EU-funded FAME project aimed at supporting the alignment of CCAM R&I and testing in Europe by facilitating the collaboration and sharing of knowledge within the community of CCAM stakeholders and by developing a
- [Iain Macbeth](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/iain-macbeth/) - Iain is Director of Future Mobility for Red Sea Global (RSG), a fully owned subsidiary of the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF), with a portfolio of developments along the west coast of Saudi Arabi. His portfolio covers battery electric, hydrogen and autonomous vehicles, charging infrastructure, zero carbon maritime vessels and the deployment of low emission
- [Olivier Fontaine](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/3828/) - Olivier Fontaine is Deputy Technical Director at the International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (OICA)He was born in 1966 in Brussels – Belgium and is graduated in electro-mechanics engineering at ECAM (Brussels). He joined General Motors in 1997, then OICA in 2000.Since then, Olivier Fontaine has taken an active part in the process of global
- [Yifei Kang](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/yifei-kang/) - Dr. Kang is promoting the implementation of autonomous driving-related standards in China, including standards of GNSS and IMU, and vehicle coordinate systems. With the efforts of the CSAE team, standards related to the performance indicators, interface protocols, and testing methods of GNSS and IMU are gradually being implemented. Since joining Changan in 2020, Dr. Kang
- [Jayaseelan Singaravelu](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/jayaseelan-singaravelu/) - Dr Jayaseelan Singaravelu is working as Acting Director with the National Traffic Safety Committee, MOI, and Ministry of Transport, Government of Qatar. He has a strong academic background with more than 20 years of experience at international organizations such as the United Nations and various government agencies in the fields of Government’s Policy & Planning,
- [Abdulrahman Fahad Alhariqi](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/abdulrahman-fahad-alhariqi/) - Abdulrahman Alhariqi is a PhD candidate at the University of New South Wales (UNSW). He received his B.S in construction engineering and M.S in transportation planning and engineering. His research focuses on the environmental impact of connected and automated vehicles (CAVs). He considers the car-following behavior of CAVs and its impact on traffic mobility and
- [Fan Ren](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/fan-ren/) - Fan Ren, Ph.D., joined Changan Automobile Corp. in 2010. Fan had 4-years experience in a leader role in the R&D of intelligent vehicle tech., Changan US R&D Center. Since 2019, she became the manager of α Tech Department of Changan Automobile group in China, which focus on software development of automated vehicles. Fan is an
- [Adel Mohamed Darwish](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/adel-mohamed-darwish/) - Adel Mohamed Darwish, the recently appointed Director, Regional Office of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) for the Arab States, covering 22 Arab countries, has more than 20 years’ experience in the field of telecommunications, spanning incumbent operator, startup operator, and regulator. In his different roles, Mr. Darwish has been involved with international relations, not only
- [Carter Stern](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/carter-stern/) - Carter Stern is the Director of Global Government Affairs for Cruise, the all-electric, autonomous vehicle company. Based in Texas, Carter handles Cruise's governmental affairs and regulatory strategy in domestic and international new markets. Carter began his career as a trial attorney, representing major road builders and tire manufacturers in cases involving catastrophic accidents. This work
- [Prashanthi Raman](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/prashanthi-raman/)
- [Edward McGlone](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/edward-mcglone/) - Edward McGlone is Einride’s Senior Director of Government Affairs in North America and focuses on automation policy, safety, and freight electrification programs. He has advisedCabinet Secretaries, Members of Congress, and public agency executives on issues ranging from legislative affairs to climate policy and transit operations. He has passed landmark legislation at the federal and state
- [Jim Misener](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/jim-misener/) - Jim Misener is Senior Director of Product Management and the Global V2X Ecosystem Lead for Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. In this role, Jim develops and executes deployment and strategies for Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything (C-V2X) and works closely with C-V2X industry, government and other ecosystem players to accelerate commercialization. As part of this, Jim leads efforts to adapt
- [Andras Váradi](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/andras-varadi/) - Andras Varadi graduated from the Budapest University of Technology and Business, and has decade-long experience in the field of vehicle communications. He started his career at Lesswire, where besides the coordination of research projects his main task was to lead prototyping projects based on the ITS related extensions of IPv6. He joined Commsignia in 2014
- [Hang Sun](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/hang-sun/) - Hang Sun, Director of Intelligent and Connected Vehicle Department of ASRI, CATARC. Secretary of the ICV subcommittee of NTCAS(SAC/TC114/SC34), Chinese representative of the International Organization for Standardization Committee on Road Vehicles (ISO/TC22) and UN Working party on automated/autonomous and connected driving Vehicles (UN/WP.29/GRVA). He mainly engages in the research and standardization of intelligent and connected vehicles, and he is the core drafter of the China national guideline for ICV standard
- [Ted Bailey](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/ted-bailey/) - Ted Bailey is the Cooperative Automated Transportation (CAT) Program Manager for the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT). Ted is responsible for developing and progressing WSDOT’s role and strategic vision relative to CAT, which includes readiness for emerging technologies and investments such as Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAV), Broadband, Automated Vehicle Policy, Pavement Markings in
- [Nakul Duggal](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/nakul-dugal/) - Nakul Duggal serves as Senior Vice President & General Manager, Automotive at Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. In this role, Duggal is responsible for leading our Automotive Business Unit globally with direct responsibility for P&L, Product Roadmap and Execution, Customer Partnerships, Growth and Acquisitions strategy and related end-to-end functions. Duggal and his team have led our Automotive
- [Barnaby Simkin](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/barnaby-simkin/) - Barnaby is leading NVIDIA’s strategic engagement with regulatory bodies and trade associations on topics related to Artificial Intelligence and Assisted/Automated Driving, with a particular focus on supporting the development of regulations and test protocols at UNECE, EU and Euro NCAP. In these forum’s Barnaby helps lead the discussion on key technologies for the future, like
- [Laurianne Krid](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/laurianne-krid/) - Laurianne Krid is the Director General for FIA Region, representing mobility Clubs in Europe, Africa and the Middle East since 2017. Laurianne holds a Masters’ degree in political sciences specialized in EU policies and a Master II in interregional cooperation. She is based at the Region I headquarter in Brussels, Belgium. The FIA Region I
- [Jenny Lundahl](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/jenny-lundahl/) - Jenny Lundahl is a senior researcher and legal expert at RISE Research Institutes of Sweden. She researches in policy and regulatory development with a focus on mobility and digital systems covering topics such as vehicle automation, electrification, shared mobility, geofencing, digital traffic rules etc. Areas where technology development is rapid and amendments to legislation often
- [Gerardo Interiano](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/gerardo-interiano/) - 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 efforts to help define self-driving policy and ensure self-driving vehicles are both developed and delivered to our roads
- [Houlin Zhao](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/houlin-zhao/) - Houlin Zhao was re-elected ITU Secretary-General at the 20th Plenipotentiary Conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in November 2018. Mr Zhao is an information and communication technology (ICT) engineer who has served in a variety of senior management positions at ITU, began his second, and last, four-year term on 1 January 2019. Prior to first
- [Walter Nissler](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/walter-nissler/) - Walter Nissler is Chief of the Vehicle Regulations and Transport Innovations Section of the Transport Division of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). Before, he worked for six years at the European Commission in the area of road safety and for twenty years in national administration dealing with vehicle testing and type approval.
- [Olga Algayerova](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/olga-algayerova/) - On 13 April 2017, the Secretary-General appointed Ms Olga Algayerova of Slovakia as the next Executive Secretary of the UNECE. She took office on 1 June 2017. Ms. Algayerova brings to the position a combination of leadership and diplomatic skills with deep knowledge of the region with its challenges and opportunities and a strong focus
- [Missy Cummings](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/missy-cummings/) - Professor Mary (Missy) Cummings received her B.S. in Mathematics from the US Naval Academy in 1988, her M.S. in Space Systems Engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School in 1994, and her Ph.D. in Systems Engineering from the University of Virginia in 2004. A naval officer and military pilot from 1988-1999, she was one of the
- [Joost Vantomme](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/joost-vantomme-2/) - Joost is a Belgian national with 30 years of experience in legal and regulatory policy affairs combined with a strong track in strategy and project management. He served as legal and regulatory affairs director with incumbent operators in the telecommunications, postal, eCommerce/logistics and automotive sectors. He had leading policy-making roles in European associations such as
- [Junichi Hirose](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/junichi-hirose/) - Junichi Hirose has been working on creating several international standards in the area of ITS (ISO/TC204) since 2003 for the purpose of disseminations of Japan ITS social deployment plans and activities such as ISO17185,15638-21,22,24,25,26,4445,5255,7872,12770,17783. Currently, he has new task as the ISO/TC268/SC2/WG2 convenor to lead to the creation of international standards for sustainable cities and
- [John Kenney](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/john-kenney/) - Dr. John Kenney is Director of Connected Mobility research and Sr. Principal Researcher at Toyota InfoTech Labs in Mountain View, California. His team develops vehicular communication and cybersecurity technologies as well as connected mobility services. Their research focuses on 5.9 GHz and Millimeter Wave V2X communication for safety and traffic efficiency, Cooperative Automated Driving, Edge
- [Michael E. Graham](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/michael-graham/) - Michael Graham is the 45th Member of the National Transportation Safety Board. Before joining the NTSB, Member Graham worked for Textron Aviation where he served as the Director of Flight Operations Safety, Security, and Standardization. Since the joining the Board, Member Graham hosted the NTSB web-series “V2X: Preserving the Future of Connected Vehicle Technology”, participated
- [Ian Yarnold](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/ian-yarnold/) - Ian currently leads the International Vehicle Standards Division within the UK Department for Transport. He is a mechanical engineer with many years’ experience across a varied career - encompassing heavy vehicle operation & maintenance, plus several years in the UK roadside enforcement agency - DVSA. He currently leads the development of policy on safer, cleaner
- [Ritukar Vijay](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/ritukar-vijay/) - Member of Forbes Technical Council, Consumer Technology Association, IEEE Consumer Tech Society, National Retail Federation, United States. With 57+ patents and 14 years of experience in autonomous driving and robotics, and managing Aptiv's & BMW’s urban autopilots and L4 autonomous cars his leading one of the most talked about delivery robotics companies at CES, NRF
- [Bryn Balcombe](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/bryn-balcombe/) - Bryn Balcombe is Autonomy Systems and Regulatory Expert at Oxbotica, a global leader in open autonomous vehicle software. He is the Founder of the Autonomous Drivers Alliance (ADA) and previously served as Chief Strategy Officer for Roborace, a motorsport competition for human and AI drivers, designed to accelerate the research and development of Vehicle Intelligence and
- [Patrik Teppo](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/patrick-teppo/) - Patrik is one a handful security experts in Ericsson with the main focus on security architecture including both network and implementation architecture aspect when building telco products and systems. Before this role, Patrik was driving the threat modelling/risk assessment methodology in Ericsson and was also helping different product unit with these activities. He was also
- [Michael Sena](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/michael-sena/) - Michael is a consultant specializing in connected vehicle service delivery. He writes a newsletter called The Dispatcher that explores the topics of automated and connected vehicles.
- [Chaesub Lee](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/chaesub-lee/) - Chaesub Lee was elected Director of the ITU Telecommunication Standardization Bureau at the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2014 in Busan, Republic of Korea, and re-elected to this post for a second four-year term at the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2018 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Dr Lee has contributed ICT standardization for over 30 years, specializing in
- [John Paddington](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/john-paddington/) - John is Innovation Integration Lead (Public Sector) at Transport for West Midlands. His expertise lies within 5G, Urban Mobility, Connected / Automated Vehicles and Mobility as a Service. He currently leading the delivery of 350 5G enable road sensors providing better real time information planning and modelling. He also leads a team overseeing our involvement
- [Llewelyn Morgan](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/llewelyn-morgan/) - Llewelyn leads a service area within Oxfordshire County Council that leads on Innovation for the Council. The Service has been built up by Llewelyn and colleagues, starting as a small outward focused Research and Innovation team, leading on developing innovative strategies and projects in Transport and Environment it is now broadened its scope to encompass
- [Dino Nardicchio](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/dino-nardicchio/) - Dino Nardicchio is the Head of Automotive and AV Partnerships at Cavnue. Dino has an extensive background in the automotive industry that began at General Motors. He later joined Magna International where he served as Global VP of R&D and most recently was the Global VP of Advanced Technology Engineering where he led business development
- [Johannes Springer](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/johannes-springer/) - Johannes Springer is responsible for the 5G Automotive Program at Deutsche Telekom. Johannes studied Mechanical and Production Engineering at Berlin Technical University. After his doctorate he was in charge at Aachen University of Technology (RWTH) in the Institute of Ergonomics and Industrial Engineering. In 1998 he joined Deutsche Telekom Group in various management positions. He
- [Annika Larsson](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/annika-larsson/) - Dr. Annika Larsson has worked on assisted and automated driving systems for 15 years, with experience from both the T1 and OEM side. Leading research initiatives connected to collaborative driving, she has focusing on getting the best out of the combination of vehicle technology and driver. Dr. Larsson has a background in human factors, applying
- [Birgit Rudolph](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/birgit-rudolph/) - Birgit Ulrike Rudolph is the current elected Chair of the UNECE Group of Experts on drafting a new legal instrument on the use of automated vehicles in traffic (GE.3). She is also a Deputy Head of the Division Digitalization of Mobility, Autonomous Driving, Intelligent Transport Systems of the Germany Federal Ministry for Digital Affairs and
- [Maria Cristina Galassi](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/maria-cristina-galassi/) - Maria Cristina Galassi is a Scientific Project Officer of the European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC). She studied Aerospace Engineering at the University of Pisa and received her PhD in Nuclear and Industrial Safety from the same University. At present she is leading JRC activities on Safety of Connected and Automated Vehicles, supporting the development
- [Franck Louis-Victor](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/franck-louis-victor/) - Franck Louis-Victor is vice president, New Businesses Platform, at Ford Motor Company. In this role, Louis-Victor is responsible for developing and executing a comprehensive strategic plan that includes the company’s existing and emerging portfolio of capabilities in areas such as autonomous vehicles and mobility services. To create value for customers and other stakeholders as part
- [Vishnu Sundaram](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/vishnu-sundaram/) - Vishnu Sundaram is the SVP of Cockpit and Connected Services at Stellantis. At Stellantis, Vishnu leads through a transformational leadership role to advance the company to be a leader in the Connected Cabin experience. Vishnu leading global development and driving platform oriented creation of Cockpit, Connectivity and Cloud products and also bringing the connected experience
- [Wen Xu](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/wen-xu/) - Wen Xu works as principal engineer in Connected Vehicle Technology at Volvo group in Sweden. With over 15 years in the telecom and automotive industry, he has experience in several different roles such as system developer, research engineer and project manager. His current role at Volvo focuses on coordination and management of research and advanced
- [Chang Li](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/chang-li/) - Chang Li received a Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering from Beijing Institute of Technology, China, in 2020. He is currently an engineer in the department of frontier technology research, Chongqing Changan Automobile. His research interests include artificial intelligence, computer vision, and robotics.
- [Frank Han](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/frank-han/) - Frank Han is a senior expert in the field of information and communication technology. He has more than 20 years of experience in the design and development of heavyweights of commercial products in the information and communication industry. Currently, he is the chief software architect of Changan Automobile, responsible for the overall technical direction planning
- [Ramesh S](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/ramesh-s/) - Dr. Ramesh S has been with General Motors R&D for more than 15 years conducting and leading advanced research projects in the areas of model-based development of embedded systems and software, rigorous verification & validation and more recently AI/ML based systems. Prior to joining GM R&D, he was on the faculty in the department of
- [Joe Moye](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/joe-moye/) - Joe Moye has over 30 years of experience as a business executive and entrepreneur across the technology industry serving both the private and public sectors. Before joining Beep, Joe was the General Manager of the Public Sector Business Unit and President of the Software Division for Virtustream, a leading enterprise cloud services and software company.
- [Per Beming](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/per-beming/) - Per Beming is Vice President and Head of Standards & Industry Initiatives based in Stockholm and reporting to Ericsson Group CTO. In this capacity he drives the technology leadership work in Standardization, and industry initiatives, including open source, for the Ericsson Group. In previous roles Beming was responsible for Radio’s 5G program targeting 5G RAN
- [Bryan Reimer](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/bryan-reimer/) - Bryan Reimer, Ph.D., is a Research Scientist in the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics, a researcher in the AgeLab, and the Associate Director of The New England University Transportation Center at MIT. Bryan’s research seeks to develop theoretical and applied insight into driver behavior. His work aims to find solutions to the next generation
- [Mark Rosekind](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/mark-rosekind/) - Mark R. Rosekind, Ph.D., is a passionate safety professional with more than 30 years of experience promoting innovation through science and leadership in complex environments. In April 2017, Dr. Rosekind joined the executive team at Zoox as the Chief Safety Innovation Officer. He leads efforts to safely develop, test, and deploy autonomous vehicles. In September
- [Koosha Kaveh](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/koosha-kaveh/) - Koosha Kaveh is CEO & co-founder of Imperium Drive. 2x founder, he previously worked as a strategy consultant including building his own boutique telecommunication consulting firm focusing on advising telecom operators. He has graduated from the University of Cambridge with an electrical degree.
- [Paul Perrone](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/paul-perrone/) - Paul Perrone is founder & CEO of Perrone Robotics. He is the inventor of “MAX”, the world’s first general-purpose robotics operating system for autonomous vehicles along with novel claims in robotics and AV safety approaches (patented in 2006). He’s been an early pioneer in the autonomous vehicle space leading Perrone Robotics for over 18 years
- [Alexandra Mueller](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/alexandra-mueller/) - Alexandra Mueller is a research scientist at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Dr. Mueller joined the Institute in 2017 and conducts research on the usability and safety of driver assistance technologies and driving automation. She received a bachelor's degree and a master’s degree in psychology from the University of Guelph and a doctorate in
- [Manuela Papadopol](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/manuela-papadopol/) - Manuela has devoted her career to advancing automotive technology. She is an ambassador for the entire industry as it evolves toward highly automated features and, ultimately, self-driving cars. In addition to her role as CEO of Designated Driver, she sits on the advisory board for Udacity. She also serves as an advisory board member for Automobility LA where
- [Guido Gluschke](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/guido-gluschke/) - Guido Gluschke is one of the directors of the Institute for Security and Safety (ISS) at the Brandenburg University of Applied Sciences, where he teaches in the field of cyber and nuclear security. Serving also as the university’s program manager on international cyber security, he is responsible for joint projects with international organisations. Mr. Gluschke’s
- [Jyoti Sharma](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/jyoti-sharma/) - Jyoti Sharma serves as a Manager in the Technology, Architecture and Planning for Verizon where she is responsible for defining Verizon's Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Technology Strategy. In this role Jyoti is responsible for defining architecture and strategy for Verizon's Network, Enterprise & Consumer products and services for Transportation vertical. Jyoti has over 20 years
- [Richard Damm](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/richard-damm/) - Richard Damm is President of the Federal Motor Transport Authority (Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt, KBA) in Germany. He is also chairman of the UNECE Working Party on Automated/Autonomous and Connected Vehicles in Geneva. Before being appointed President of the Federal Motor Transport Authority, Mr. Damm served at the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure in Berlin. He
- [Takao Onoda](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/takao-onoda/) - Mr. Takao Onoda is Senior Director of National Traffic Safety and Environment Laboratory (NTSEL) of Japan, supervising international affairs in the Laboratory. Before taking this post, he served as Director General of Japan Automobile Standards Internationalization Center (JASIC) which assists the Japanese government in promoting the internationalization of vehicle regulations. He has also served as
- [Jane Doherty](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/jane-doherty/) - In her role, she oversees the development and implementation of federal Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFÉ) automotive fuel economy and efficiency standards, promotes adoption of U.S. federal motor vehicle safety standards worldwide and international harmonization of vehicle safety standards. She also administers NHTSA’s theft prevention activities and oversees consumer programs including the Uniform Tire Quality
- [David Ward](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/david-ward/) - David Ward is President of the Towards Zero Foundation (TZF). A UK charity, promoting safe and sustainable transport. TZF hosts the Global New Car Assessment Programme, the Stop the Crash Partnership, and the Commonwealth Road Safety Initiative. From 2001 to 2013 he was Director General of the FIA Foundation which has donated over $100 million to safe and sustainable transport
- [Chunmei Chen](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/chunmei-chen/) - With more than ten years of experiences with the automotive industry management in the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), China, CHEN Chunmei plays a role in the domestic standards & regulations development as well as in the international harmonization of vehicle regulations. As the head of Chinese Delegation joining WP.29 Activities, she is
- [Cem Hatipoglu](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/cem-hatipoglu/) - Dr. Cem Hatipoglu, NHTSA’s Associate Administrator for Vehicle Safety Research, is responsible for the agency’s vehicle safety research activities, which are focused on achieving NHTSA’s mission of reducing fatalities and injuries caused by motor vehicle crashes. This work includes developing and conducting research on driving automation, vehicle cybersecurity, vehicle connectivity, and vehicle crash safety. Prior
- [Maoyuan Cui](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/maoyuan-cui/) - Dr. Maoyuan Cui is senior director of automated driving department, Intelligent Connected Vehicle Development Institute, China FAW Group Co.,LTD. He joined FAW in 2004, engaged in automotive electronic control software development, automotive electronic and electrical architecture design and automated driving system design. Now he is responsible for the automated driving system and product design of
- [Norifumi Ogawa](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/norifumi-ogawa/) - Mr. Norifumi Ogawa joined Mazda Motor Corporation in 1984 and had been working in Electronics development department for Multimedia and Navigation engineering. In 2005 he had been dispatched to Mazda Motor Europe, R&D center as deputy general manager and had been responsible for vehicle research. In 2009, he returned to Mazda Motor Corporation and managed
- [Joe Speed](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/joe-speed/) - Joe Speed is Field CTO at ADLINK Technology and a member of the Open Robotics ROS 2, Autoware TSC, OpenADx SC. Joe has spent his career developing and advocating open-source at organizations including Linux Foundation and IBM where he launched IBM IoT and IBM AutoLab. Joe helped make MQTT open source and open standard, convinced
- [Michelle Avary](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/michelle-avary/) - At the World Economic Forum, Michelle oversees a team and initiatives ensuring road transit is safe, clean, and inclusive. The works spans defining what is a safe autonomous vehicle, ensuring mobility is inclusive and accelerating the uptake of cleaner mobility. Avary is the head of the Automotive Governors, a group that meets annually in Davos,
- [Andrei Iordache](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/andrei-iordache/) - Andrei Iordache is Global Industry Solutions Manager at HERE Technologies, leading strategy and business development for Automated and Assisted Driving globally. In his role Andrei is working with automotive companies and Tier 1s to enhance driving experiences by harnessing the power of location data and location-based services. His background is in product strategy, advanced product
- [Mohammad Ali](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/mohammad-ali/) - Dr. Mohammad Ali is currently Chief Architect at Zenseact where he is working with the development of a mobility platform that is capable of driving automatically. He has been in the field of active safety since 2007 and has previously been working as Technical Expert in Autonomous Driving at Volvo Cars and Product Manager at
- [Matthew Mackay](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/matthew-mackay/) - Matt leads a diverse team that focuses on governance, risk, compliance and monitoring and response activities for GM’s Product Cybersecurity team. Specific responsibilities include incident response, coordinated vulnerability disclosure, cyber threat intelligence analysis, training, process refinement, OSS compliance, anomaly detection systems, and the development of IT applications that support risk-based decisions. Prior to joining GM,
- [Antony Lagrange](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/antony-lagrange/) - Antony Lagrange is team leader in the ‘Automotive and mobility Industries’ Unit within the Directorate General Internal Market, Industry Entrepreneurship and SMEs. He is in particular responsible for vehicle safety as well as automated/connected vehicles. He is also co-chairman of the informal group on automated braking (AEBS), the group of interested parties on Automated lane
- [Martin Hauschild](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/martin-hauschild/) - Martin Hauschild is Head of Software Development for BMW's My Journey Business line. His team is responsible for the development of all Navigation, ADAS (Advanced driver-assistance systems), Location Based, e-Mobility and Mobility Services. In previous roles Martin has been responsible for spearheading BMW's new Urban Mobility Concepts and Technologies including the development and launch of
- [Kai Zastrow](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/kai-zastrow/) - Kai is one of the 30 Master Experts of Stellantis. He is responsible for Regulation Certification and Standards. Since its creation in 2016, he has been the industry spokesman of the UN Task Force on Cybersecurity and Software Updates. He joined Groupe PSA in 2001 and has been working in the field of vehicle regulation and
- [Darren Handley](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/darren-handley/) - Dr Darren Handley has been with the UK Department for Transport for transport for over ten years. He currently chairs the UNECE task force on cyber security and runs a team in the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles which provides grants for homes and workplaces to get electric vehicle chargepoints. He started in the department
- [James Kuffner](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/james-kuffner/) - Dr. James Kuffner is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Representative Director of Woven Planet Holdings, and the Chief Digital Officer and a Member of the Board of Directors and Operating Officer of Toyota Motor Corporation. Dr. Kuffner also serves in executive management roles at the Woven Planet Group companies, specifically Representative Director of Woven
- [Swantje Westpfahl](https://fnc.itu.int/speaker/swantje-westpfahl/) - Dr. Swantje Westpfahl is the acting director of the Institute for Security and Safety at the Brandenburg University for Applied Sciences. Holding a PhD in the interdisciplinary field of linguistics and machine learning she is experienced in a variety of scientific methods, and in the coordination and organization of research and educational projects. At the
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