American Automotive Summit
Lunch & Learn
Roundtables
Day 1
12:40 pm – 1:40 pm EST
12:40 pm – 1:40 pm EST
TABLE 1
Doug Erwin
CEO
ChainLink SRM
Breaking the Supply Chain Visibility Barrier: Achieving Supply Chain Resilience and Agility with ChainLink SRM
Spots Remaining: 6
Abhijit Supekar
Aeva, Inc
Angel Guillen
Motherson
Haribabu Kilari
Magna
Venu Gopal Thirakanam
Magna electronics
TABLE 2
Will Chu
CEO
Vector
How Leading Shippers Use eBOL and AI to Protect Assets and Reduce Risk
Spots Remaining: 7
Cecilia Ibarra
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Hugo Soto
Ford
Jackie Sebert
BorgWarner
TABLE 3
Greg Boschetti
Director, Enterprise Sales
Squint
The Frontline Fix: How To Empower Operators to Fix Downtime
Spots Remaining: 0
Bernadette Lois
Ford Motor Company
Brandon Seadorf
PAI Manufacturing
Cesar Garcia
Ford Motor Company
Danielle Cusenza
GM
Jason Idalski
FEMA Corporation
John Noruk
Cadillac Products Automotive Company
Mike Kurtansky
General Motors
Nick Ragland Ragland
Mercedes Benz
Theron Mcgee
Ford
Troy Lacourse
General Motors Bay City
TABLE 4
Jo-Elsa Jordan
Business Manager
Virginia Economic Development Partnership
State Incentives & Workforce Solutions for Automotive
Spots Remaining: 3
Amanda Cervantes
Southern Virginia Regional Alliance
Bobby Angles
Somic
John Davis
KTH Leesburg Products LLC
John Griffith
Somic America
Louis Decuzzi
drr usa
Pam Misany
Stellantis
Ryan Enloe
KTH Leesburg
TABLE 5
Edward Van Amstel
Managing Director
Musashi AI North America
The Utilization of AI for Quality Improvement Efforts
Spots Remaining: 0
Alea Huss
General Motors
Daniel Rodrigues
ZF comercial Vehicle systems
Dermot Madden
GKN Automotive
Jackie Sebert
BorgWarner
Laurent Gillard
Magna Exteriors Inc
Miguel Carmona
RealTruck
Randy Deighton
Real Truck
Rick Hale
FEMA Corporation
Rob Whaley
General Motors
Trent Townsend
Nexteer Automotive
TABLE 6
Nelli Schmidt
Global Relationship Manager
Genpact
Inhoon Choi
Global Relationship Manager
Genpact
Strengthening Your Supply Chain with Data - Role of Hyperscaler and Digital Twin in Supply Chain resiliency and Preventative Maintenance
Spots Remaining: 1
Darren Berger
Schaeffler
Jonathan Shum
Toyota Motor North America
Kyle Cleland
GKN Automotive
Navdeep Sodhi
BorgWarner
Nick Marcum
Astemo Americas, Inc.
Patricia Dominguez
COOPER-STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE INC - 2170003
Ramon (ray) Kuczera
Gkn
Ryan Flavin
Yazaki North America
TABLE 7
Matthew Vorce
Staff Solutions Engineer
Unity
Accelerating Innovation in Automotive with Real-Time 3D
Spots Remaining: 0
Al Makke
SCHAEFFLER GROUP USA INC.
Danita Douglas
General Motors
Eric Heitkamp
Honda
Joe Bieniek
General Motors
Mike Zimcosky
Honda
Peter Barna
Antolin
Robert Holloway
Piston Group
Romano Mcbride
Unity
Thadis Hague
Harley-Davidson Motor Company
Tyler Rupp
Honda Development & Manufacturing of America, LLC
TABLE 8
Ian Silver
Global Head, Alliances and Partner Delivery
Samsung SDS
From Complexity to Clarity: Direct Procurement Insights for Automotive Leaders
Spots Remaining: 5
Bella Andre
SAS Motherson
Dan Normandin
motherson
Greg Hazelwood
CpK Interior Products
James Rucker
FEMA Corporation
Rodolfo Turrubiartes
Brose North America, Inc
TABLE 9
Mark Gordon
Senior Director, Supply Chain Solutions
Anaplan
Smarter Supply Chain Planning for the Road Ahead
Spots Remaining: 1
Alex Mioto
GM
Alfonso Rodriguez
Zero Motorcycles Inc.
David Delgado
KOSTAL
Hugo De La Fuente
KOSTAL of America
Jacob Abel
Mercedes-Benz U.S. International
Lillian Buckman
North American Lighting
Mathias Warmbrunn
Schaeffler
Nicholas Trewhella
Nexteer Automotive
Takeshi Alexander Rivera Galindo
MothersonSAS
TABLE 10
Stephen Werst
Director, Customer Success, Product Strategy
Sigmetrix
Is Your Company Using Dimensional Variation Models Created During Design to Make Better Decisions During Production?
Spots Remaining: 0
Cheng Zeng
Kirchhoff Automotive
Doug Lutz
Linamar
Ellis Beutler
Gestamp
Joe Fritter
Challenge
Joe Rezak
Nissan
Luis De Luna
General Motors
Mark Zabaldo
Dura - Shiloh
Mike Gandham
BorgWarner
Pat Fiorino
Kautex Textron
Todd Ekonen
McLaren Engineering
TABLE 11
Jonathan Lane
VP, Solutions
Redzone
How to Leverage AI and a Connected Workforce to Reach Your Manufacturing Goals, Jonathan Lane, VP, Solutions, Redzone
Spots Remaining: 4
Brian Skiba
GM
Carlos Montes
Ford
Justin Laporte
Schaeffler
Margit Krato
Mercedes-Benz
Rodolfo Flores
gm
Roger Lahoud
Jtekt
TABLE 12
David Dichmann
VP, Product Marketing
Cloudera
Driving the Future of Automotive Manufacturing with AI, Data, and Connected Intelligence
Spots Remaining: 0
Anthony Joliat
Martinrea
Brandon Taylor
Martinrea International
Harsha Badarinarayan
Astemo
Jacinda Gray
General Motors
Jason Evans
General Motors
Jie Du
GM
Paras Gandhi
General Motors
Rochelle Kirzhner
Lear Corporation
Steven Gullette
GKN Automotive
Utsav Shah
Kautex Textron
TABLE 13
James Howard
VP, Business Development - Automotive
GXO
Smart Warehousing for Automotive: From Static Storage to Dynamic Fulfillment
Spots Remaining: 1
Alfredo Gonzalez
Ford
Arnd Herwig
Brose North America, Inc.
Jose Luis Castro Rodriguez
Motherson
Kevin Miller
Piston Group
Meredith Westafer
Tesla
Ryan Jarois
General Motors
Shaun Tate
Schaeffler
Tara Craigen
General Motors
Wanderley Verdolini
General Motors
Day 2
12:25 pm – 1:25 pm EST
12:25 pm – 1:25 pm EST
TABLE 1
Rob Rowello
Global Head, Digital Transformation
Magna International
Digital Transformation to Future Proof The Automotive Industry
Spots Remaining: 0
Alfonso Rodriguez
Zero Motorcycles Inc.
Bernadette Lois
Ford Motor Company
Greg Boschetti
Squint
Jacob Abel
Mercedes-Benz U.S. International
Jake Schulman
Sapien
Joe Rezak
Nissan
Luis De Luna
General Motors
Nelli Schmidt
Genpact
Rodolfo Turrubiartes
Brose North America, Inc
Ryan Du Tour
PTC
Steven Gullette
GKN Automotive
TABLE 2
Travis Hester
VP, Advanced Vehicle Development
General Motors
Can Advanced Vehicle Development Unlock Truly Profitable, Class-Leading EVs?
Spots Remaining: 0
Alex Mioto
GM
Daniel Rodrigues
ZF comercial Vehicle systems
Kyle Cleland
GKN Automotive
Laurent Gillard
Magna Exteriors Inc
Mike Gandham
BorgWarner
Mike Kurtansky
General Motors
Rob Whaley
General Motors
Steve Hornyak
Turntide
Takeshi Alexander Rivera Galindo
MothersonSAS
Yves Racette
UAP/NAPA
TABLE 3
Peter Barna
Technical Director, North America
Antolin
Accelerating Innovation: Strategies for Optimizing Product Development
Spots Remaining: 0
Aaron Finch
Decked
Anthony Joliat
Martinrea
Eric Heitkamp
Honda
Haribabu Kilari
Magna
Jason Idalski
FEMA Corporation
John Noruk
Cadillac Products Automotive Company
Lillian Buckman
North American Lighting
Mark Zabaldo
Dura - Shiloh
Moritz Maier
Synera
Rochelle Kirzhner
Lear Corporation
Spencer Dahl
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TABLE 4
Gargi Shah
Director, Software Engineering
Ford
Purpose-Driven Innovation: Prioritizing the Right Technologies to Stay Competitive
Spots Remaining: 0
Alea Huss
General Motors
Christian Aadal
Identec Solutions
Danita Douglas
General Motors
Darren Berger
Schaeffler
Jacinda Gray
General Motors
John Lundy
Supplyframe/Siemens
Mike Zimcosky
Honda
Patricia Dominguez
COOPER-STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE INC - 2170003
Rick Hale
FEMA Corporation
Tara Craigen
General Motors
TABLE 5
Harsha Badarinarayan
VP, Advanced Engineering
Astemo
AI-Driven Approaches to ADAS and Autonomous Mobility Design
Spots Remaining: 0
Anne Parkin
Marsh
Brad Bell
Turntide
Jason Mehta
Vooban
Lisa Caldwell
Marsh
Mathias Warmbrunn
Schaeffler
Nate Savona
Oliver Wyman
Sandro Morero
A123 Systems
Stephen Weisenstein
Genpact
Thiago Fagionato
Unity
Wanderley Verdolini
General Motors
TABLE 6
Trent Townsend
Director, Quality Assurance - Global
Nexteer Automotive
Less Is More: Turning Targeted Data into Actionable Quality Insight
Spots Remaining: 0
Alfredo Gonzalez
Ford
Greg Hazelwood
CpK Interior Products
Jackie Sebert
BorgWarner
Jason Little
Genpact
Jie Du
GM
Lauren Dunford
Guidewheel
Paras Gandhi
General Motors
Randy Deighton
Real Truck
Tony Noviski
Nysus
Troy Lacourse
General Motors Bay City
TABLE 7
Florian Reichle
Global Head, Safety and Security
BorgWarner
Exploring Cybersecurity in Manufacturing and Quality Strategies
Spots Remaining: 0
Brandon Seadorf
PAI Manufacturing
Brian Radick
Strom Engineering
David Delgado
KOSTAL
Dermot Madden
GKN Automotive
Doug Lutz
Linamar
Hugo De La Fuente
KOSTAL of America
Lucia Syder
Marsh
Thadis Hague
Harley-Davidson Motor Company
Todd Ekonen
McLaren Engineering
Yash Yeole
Genpact
TABLE 8
Jennifer Morrison
Director, Vehicle Safety Strategy
Mazda
From Data to Prevention: Using Connected-Car Insights to Proactively Reduce Crash Risk
Spots Remaining: 0
Arnd Herwig
Brose North America, Inc.
Brian Skiba
GM
Carlos Montes
Ford
Dan Normandin
motherson
Hugo Soto
Ford
John Davis
KTH Leesburg Products LLC
Jose Luis Castro Rodriguez
Motherson
Margit Krato
Mercedes-Benz
Phani Kiran
Genpact
Skip Esch
Unity
TABLE 9
Miguel Carmona
Director, Quality
RealTruck
Enhancing Customer Satisfaction Through Effective Quality Tools Application
Spots Remaining: 0
Cesar Garcia
Ford Motor Company
Danielle Cusenza
GM
Ellis Beutler
Gestamp
Mike Karpinski
Nysus
Nick Marcum
Astemo Americas, Inc.
Prasad Agnihotri
DENSO
Rahul Jain
Genpact
Ryan Enloe
KTH Leesburg
Ryan Flavin
Yazaki North America
Theron Mcgee
Ford
TABLE 10
Scott Bodjack
Vehicle New Product Introduction
Tesla
Closing the Loop: Perfecting the Hand-Off Between Product and Manufacturing Engineering
Spots Remaining: 0
Al Makke
Schaeffler Group USA Inc.
Brandon Taylor
Martinrea International
Joe Bieniek
General Motors
Jonathan Shum
Toyota Motor North America
Louis Decuzzi
drr usa
Melissa Lindquist
Stoneridge Inc
Ramon (ray) Kuczera
Gkn
Ryan Jarois
General Motors
Shaun Tate
Schaeffler
Tyler Rupp
Honda Development & Manufacturing of America, LLC