World Mobility Leadership Forum

The smart mobility revolution has begun. How big a change it makes depends on how we apply these new solutions to our shared global challenges.

Changing the World through Mobility Solutions

September 28-29, 2016 | Detroit, Michigan, USA
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  • Wednesday, September 28
  • Thursday, September 29
  • 11:00 AM

    Registration Open

  • 11:30 AM

    Networking & Lunch

  • 12:30 PM

    Welcome & Forum Opening:

    Emcee: Devin Scillian, Anchor, WDIV-TV 4 Detroit

  • 12:40 PM

    Mobility Next >> Shared Mobility Solutions for Livable Cities

    Speaker: José Viegas, Secretary-General, International Transport Forum, OECD
    Leader of the International Transport Forum, a global transport policy thinktank representing 57 countries, Viegas’ career spans the private, government and academic sectors.

    Sponsor: Michigan State University

  • 1:00 PM

    Creating an Ideal Mobility Ecosystem for the Future

    Panelists will discuss what is necessary to advance an integrated world of connected and autonomous vehicles, smart infrastructure and big data.

    • Mudassir Shiekha, Co-Founder and Managing Director, Careem, Dubai
    • Chuck Gulash, Director, Collaborative Safety Research Center, Toyota
    • Steven Fernández, Director of Investor Relations, Abertis Infraestructuras, Spain
    • Moderator: Andreas Mai, Director, Smart Connected Vehicles, Cisco Systems, Inc.

  • 1:30 PM

    Mobility Next >> Shared Mobility and the End of Car Ownership

    Emily Castor, Director of Transportation Policy, Lyft
    A member of the original Lyft team, Castor has been at the forefront of ridesharing policy since the birth of the industry. 

    Sponsor: Michigan State University

  • 1:50 PM

    Networking Break

    Sponsor: AAM

  • 2:00 PM

    Immersion Experience

    View unique and cutting edge mobility technologies from companies around the world.

    Sponsor: Oakland County

  • 5:00 PM

    Detroit: Highlights of the City

  • 6:00 PM

    Reception: Rick Snyder, Governor, State of Michigan

    Gov. Snyder recently launched an initiative to promote his state as the global center of innovation for the automotive and mobility sectors.

    Sponsor: PVS Chemicals

  • 7:00 PM

    Dinner Keynote: Data in Motion: The Convergence of Analytics and Mobility

    Speaker: Dr. Jim Goodnight, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, SAS
    A technology entrepreneur, Goodnight has been called the “Godfather of data analytics” by Forbes.

  • 9:00 PM

    Shuttles Returns Guests to Hotel

  • 8:00 AM

    Networking Breakfast

    Sponsor: General Motors Company

  • 8:50 AM

    Welcome

  • 9:00 AM

    Morning Keynote: The Future of Personal Mobility

    Speaker: Mary Barra, Chairman & CEO, General Motors Company
    Barra is working to lead the transformation of personal mobility through advanced technologies such as connectivity, electrification, autonomous driving and car sharing.

    • Moderator: KC Crain Jr., EVP & Director of Corporate Operations, Crain Communications Inc.

    Sponsor: General Motors Company

  • 9:30 AM

    Improving Quality of Life through Mobility Solutions

    Panelists will discuss how mobility solutions are making lives better by making services and products accessible and convenient to people across the globe, and how to overcome barriers to moving these solutions into the marketplace.

    • Peter Sweatman, Principal, CAVita
    • Andrea Coleman, CoFounder, Riders for Health, UK
    • Sohier Hall, Co-founder, President & CEO, Luum
    • Moderator: Chris Thomas, Founder & Partner, Fontinalis

    Sponsor: Dykema

  • 10:10 AM

    Mobility Next >> Accelerating the World’s Transition to Sustainable Transport

    Speaker: Diarmuid O’Connell, Vice President of Business Development, Tesla Motors
    O’Connell is a former Chief of Staff for Political Military Affairs for the U.S. State Department and now manages commercial relationships and government affairs for Tesla.

    Sponsor: Michigan State University

  • 10:40 AM

    Building Blocks for Sustainable Mobility

    Speaker: Håkan Samuelsson, President & CEO, Volvo Car Group
    Samuelsson has led automotive companies from Europe to Latin America, and made headlines when he announced that Volvo’s decision to develop autonomous driving systems globally is part of its commitment that no one will be seriously injured or killed in a new Volvo by the year 2020.

    Sponsor: Michigan State University

  • 11:05 AM

    Urban Mobility around the World

    How can mobility solutions help governments solve age-old issues such as public safety, congestion, reliable, accessible and seamless transportation and improve quality of life?

    • Mike Duggan, Mayor, City of Detroit
    • Anne Berner, Finland Minister of Transport & Communications
    • Moderator: Gabe Klein; Former Commissioner, Chicago Dept. of Transportation; Former Director, District of Columbia Dept. of Transportation

    Sponsor: Lear Corporation

  • 11:45 AM

    Networking Break

    Sponsor: AAM

  • 12:00 PM

    Lunch Keynote: The Human Impact of Mobility – Beyond the Car, Beyond the Code

    Speaker: Bill Ford, Executive Chairman, Ford Motor Company
    A tireless advocate for imagining the future of mobility, Ford wants to maximize the role automotive companies can play in improving people’s lives by focusing on the human impact of Smart Mobility.

    • Moderator: Rebecca Jarvis, ABC News Chief Business, Technology and Economics Correspondent

    Sponsor: Ford Motor Company

  • 1:15 PM

    Networking Break

    Sponsor: AAM

  • 1:30 PM

    Workgroup Breakout Sessions

    Led by McKinsey & Company, join fellow conference attendees for facilitated workgroup discussions on how to overcome the challenges related to advancing mobility solutions.

  • 3:00 PM

    Networking Break

    Sponsor: AAM

  • 4:00 PM

    Summary and Outlook – Future of Mobility: Hans-Werner Kaas, Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company, Detroit

  • 4:20 PM

    Closing Keynote: Innovation within a Safety Culture

    Speaker: Blair Anderson, Under Secretary for Policy, U.S. Department of Transportation

  • 4:30 PM

    Closing Reception

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