H.E. Mattar Al Tayer, a professional civil engineer, graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1983, and holds an Honorary Fellowship of the British Institute of Civil Engineers (ICE), 2010. He was assigned the task of leading the Roads and Transport Authority in November, 2005. Under his leadership and driving force, he established a competent […]

Hans Arby holds a MScEE and a BSc in arts and has 25 years experiences in marketing, communication, sales and business development in different industries and organisations. The last 10 years he has focused on sustainable transport and ITS for the public and private sector. He provides strategic support to cities in developing transport strategies […]

Avin Arumugam joined Visa in May 2016 as the Senior Vice President of Internet of Things (IoT). Arumugam, brings his diverse experience in payments to one of the largest categories of opportunity, IoT, for growing digital payments. In this role at Visa, Arumugam is responsible for managing and driving partnerships and collaboration with IoT leaders […]

Chris Ballinger is Chief Financial Officer and Director of Mobility Services for the Toyota Research Institute. Ballinger joined TRI in April 2017 following 14 years at Toyota Financial Services (TFS). Upon his transition, Ballinger served in a global leadership role for TFS as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Officer of Strategic Innovation, […]

Brogan BamBrogan has more than 20 years of experience in engineering design, manufacturing and materials in the aerospace and automative industries. Before founding Arrivo, Brogan started Hyperloop One in his garage in the fall of 2014 and grew a world class team to greater than 150 people in less than 18 months. He led the […]

An award-winning wireless engineer, academic leader and passionate entrepreneur, João loves to turn complex theorems and algorithms into products and services that can make a real difference in people’s lives. After more than a decade developing new wireless networking technologies at Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Universidade do Porto, MIT, and Carnegie Mellon, João founded two venture-backed […]

Assaf Biderman is a technology inventor, author, and entrepreneur. He is the founder of Superpedestrian, a robotics company that focuses on the future of personal urban mobility, and co-inventor of the Copenhagen Wheel: MIT’s award winning bicycle project and the company’s first product. Superpedestrian has received multiple awards including the Red Dot: Luminary, Time Magazine’s […]

Doug Bloch has been political director at Teamsters Joint Council 7 since 2010. In this capacity, he works with over 100,000 Teamsters in Northern California, the Central Valley, and Northern Nevada in a variety of industries. He was the Port of Oakland campaign director for Change to Win from 2006 to 2010 and a senior […]

Shannon is the Chief Operating Officer of the McKinsey Center for Business and Environment and a leader of the Sustainability and Resource Productivity Practice at McKinsey & Company. She has served state and city governments, non-profits, and public utility clients on energy efficiency strategy and program design, mobility, greenhouse gas emissions reduction, and sustainability.  Shannon […]

Grayson is the Co-Founder / President of Brulte & Company, a consulting firm that specializes in designing innovation and technology strategies for a global marketplace. Grayson is also the Co-Founder of Autonomous Tomorrow. Influential in Beverly Hills, he serves as the Co-Chair of the City of Beverly Hills Mayor’s Autonomous Vehicle Task Force. He is […]