Mr. He Xiaopeng is Chairman and CEO of XPeng Motors, a leading technology company and electric vehicle designer and manufacturer in China. He co-founded XPeng Motors in 2014 and was one of the company’s earliest investors.

Since joined in Aug 2017, Mr. He has led the company to become a frontrunner in the intelligent electric automobile space with the Xpeng G3 SUV and the P7 sports sedan, both production models, setting benchmarks for AI-empowered electric vehicles in China.

Focusing on the young and tech-savvy consumer base, XPeng Motors strives to offer smart mobility solutions with technological innovations and cutting-edge in-house R&D. Today, the company has about 5,000 employees in R&D, sales and marketing centers and manufacturing facilities in Guangzhou, Beijing, Shanghai, Zhengzhou, Zhaoqing, Silicon Valley and San Diego and has an unparalleled shareholder base including global technology giants and renowned institutional investors. The company is listed on the NYSE.

Prior to XPeng Motors, Mr. He served as President of Alibaba’s Mobile Business Group, and later as Chairman of Ali Games and President of Tudou Inc.

In 2004, Mr. He co-founded the mobile Internet software and service provider UCWeb Inc.. Under his leadership, UCWeb gained the dominant market share and its flagship product, UC browser, became the third most used mobile browser globally. It was acquired by Alibaba Group in June 2014 in the largest merger & acquisition in China’s Internet history.

Mr. He graduated from South China University of Technology in 1999, majoring in Computer Science. A key contributor to the mobile Internet sector in China, Mr. He’s entrepreneurship, management experience, insights and vision has been widely acknowledged by the industry. He was awarded the “Leading Entrepreneurial and Innovative Talent in Guangzhou” in 2011 and named as one of the “Ten Most Influential People” by China Business Leaders’ Awards in 2016.

Uwe Hochgeschurtz is Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Opel Automobile GmbH. He has been managing the traditional automobile manufacturer Opel since September 2021. Before that, he was CEO Renault Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Born in Cologne, he is also a member of Stellantis' top executive team and reports directly to Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares.

Hochgeschurtz can look back on more than 30 years of experience in the automotive industry. He started his career at Ford in 1990, where he held various management roles. For example, he was Sales Director for Ford Switzerland and Product Manager and Head of LCV Marketing in Germany. In 2001 he moved to VW as Head of Worldwide Marketing LCV. Three years later he moved to Renault, where he worked in sales, marketing and product management before being appointed CEO of Renault Germany in June 2016.

Born on February 27, 1963, the enthusiastic cyclist studied in Germany (Wuppertal & Cologne), Great Britain (Birmingham) and France (Paris Dauphine) and has a master's degree in business administration and management. Hochgeschurtz is married and has three children.

Makoto Uchida is a Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. director, representative executive officer, president and CEO.

As CEO, Uchida is leading the company transformation plan, Nissan NEXT, with a clear purpose of "driving innovation to enrich people's lives." Towards this, he has set a long-term goal of carbon neutrality by 2050.

After starting with Nissan in 2003, Uchida held roles across the Alliance as a manager in the Renault-Nissan Purchasing Organization beginning in 2006 and corporate vice president of Alliance Purchasing from 2016 to 2018.

Prior to becoming CEO, Uchida led Nissan’s China business, serving as senior vice president of Nissan, chairperson of the Management Committee for China, and president of Dongfeng Motor Co., Ltd., the joint venture between Nissan and Dongfeng Motor Group in China.

Anirban leads Sustainability at the USD 20.7 billion Mahindra Group. Under his leadership Mahindra has developed an award-winning Sustainability framework, become the first to have a certified  carbon neutral factory in India, doubled energy productivity in a company, and enabled 21 locations to become zero waste to landfill. He has, in partnership with the World Bank, facilitated the creation of the Sustainable Housing Leadership Consortium to accelerate the spread of green buildings in India. Anirban has led a shared value project that doubled per capita income for 50,000 people in rural India.

Anirban takes great pleasure in implementing projects that drive positive change in society and has been acknowledged as a “Thought Leader” and a “Distinguished Sustainability Officer”.

Never afraid to provoke, Alain Visser is a man devoid of restraint when it comes to voicing an opinion or two on the status quo.

Motivated in changing the way global manufacturers and dealership networks work, visionary Visser is pathing the way forward for the world’s fastest growing brand. Aiming to make mobility an accessible, viable and ultra-modern norm.

In the past few years, Alain has been named within the top ten most influential CMOs in the world by Forbes Magazine – for his honest and forthright approach in making big changes within the industry.

Before heading up the charge to change the way the world views mobility forever at Lynk & Co, Alain served as Vice President of Marketing, Sales and Customer Service at Volvo Cars, globally.

Alain also worked at General Motors for eight years. His roles there included Chief Marketing Officer and Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Aftersales at Opel/Vauxhall. Alain was also a Member of the Board of Adam Opel AG. Before that he spent 17 years at Ford Motor Company.

Born in Belgium, Alain started his career in the automobile industry in 1986, he holds a Masters of Science from the University of Antwerp, as well as an MBA from Duke University in North Carolina, and speaks six languages, including Italian, English, French and German. Alain Visser CEO - Lynk & Co

Marcus Casey is the global VP digital and eCommerce for BMW Group, the premium automotive manufacturer with over 130.000 employees worldwide and 31 production locations in 15 countries. In this role he is accountable for all digital B2C activities for BMW and MINI which cover the global website, the App, configurator, eCommerce activities for vehicles, accessories and digital upgrades, performance marketing, data & analytics, digital customer experience, global digital innovation pipeline, digital strategy & capabilities. Marcus has a passion for setting up and growing digital businesses and engaging people on this journey. He sees digital transformation as a big opportunity for the BMW Group to also becoming a B2C company. Marcus has over 20 years of experience in digital by having worked for companies like Lufthansa, BASF and DOW Chemical  in global, regional & local roles across two continents.

Jeffrey Massimilla was appointed vice president, Global Connected Services, for General Motors on Aug. 31, 2021.

Prior to this role, Massimilla served as executive director for GM’s Connected Customer & Mobility Solutions, focused on end-to-end connectivity and customer experience solutions for GM customers. In this position, Massimilla’s extensive experience within the privacy and cybersecurity industry, enhanced the CCMS organizational mission of enabling the connected vehicle ecosystem through adaptable and flexible platforms, providing remarkable experiences to customers.

Previously, Massimilla was GM vice president, Global Cybersecurity. In this role, he collaborated regularly with government and regulatory agencies, experts in the defense and aerospace industries, and academia and industry consortiums on best practices and key learnings to further enhance the safety and security of GM’s connected ecosystem and establish GM as a cybersecurity industry leader.

He also previously served as vice president, Global Vehicle Safety and Product Cybersecurity bringing together GM’s ongoing commitment to vehicle safety with its growing expertise in product cybersecurity, helping strengthen GM’s commitment to safety and position GM for the future of personal mobility. Massimilla was named as GM’s chief product cybersecurity officer in 2014, the industry’s first. He joined GM in 2001 as a design release engineer and has held multiple roles in electrical, infotainment and vehicle product program engineering.

Massimilla holds a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan, and master’s degrees in Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering and Business Administration from the University of Michigan. He is a member of the University of California-Berkeley College of Engineering Advisory Board. Massimilla also served as Chairman of the Auto Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ISAC) from 2018-2019, which is focused on further advancing cybersecurity protections within the auto industry.

Cynthia Williams is the Global Director, Sustainability, Homologation and Compliance, effective December 1, 2019. She will be responsible for sustainable business plans and policies, environmental negotiations with regulatory bodies around the world, reporting on the company’s environmental and social performance, and engaging with non-government organizations and other external stakeholders.

Previously Cynthia was Assistant Director, Global Automotive Safety Office. In this position she has been responsible for leading the safety governance process, including identifying, analyzing and making recommendations on potential safety and compliance concerns. She also has been responsible for developing and coordinating responses to all government agency investigations.

Since joining Ford in 1992, as part of the Ford College Graduate Program in the Automotive Emissions and Fuel Economy Office, Cynthia has held several positions, which include Ford’s Sustainability, Environment and Safety Director in Asia Pacific, where she was responsible for environment and safety strategy, policy and performance and assuring that Ford Asia Pacific meets or exceeds all safety and environmental regulations. Other roles included Ford’s Environmental Policy Manager, Energy Planning and Compliance Manager, and On-Board Diagnostics Production Compliance Programs Manager. Cynthia is the past chair of the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers Mobile Source Policy Committee.

In Asia Pacific, she was the Executive Champion for the Professional Women’s Network and the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual or Transgender Employee Resource Groups. Cynthia also held the position of Vice President of Operations for the Ford Employees African Ancestry Network (FAAN) and is committed to mentoring young engineers, peers and FAAN members.

Cynthia is currently on the Board of Directors for CALSTART, a nonprofit organization working nationally and internationally with businesses and governments to develop clean, efficient transportation solutions.

A native of Flint, MI, Cynthia earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan State University and a Master's degree in Business Administration from the University of Detroit Mercy. Cynthia is married with two children.

Cynthia is based in World Headquarters, Dearborn, Michigan.

Born and raised in Tomsk, Siberia, former USRR, Tamara is founding CEO of VisIC technologies a and one of the pioneers in GaN transistors. Tamara's GaN expertise started from PhD study in Tel Aviv, Israel in 2001 for high power GaN transistors and continued through development and qualification of GaN technologies for power and RF applications.

Prior Tel Aviv's PhD, Tamara earned degrees in Philosophy and Physics from Tomsk State University, and last 10 years she is leading the VisIC company to be the major player in power electronics for EV market.

Dr. Patrick Morgan is the Vice President of Automotive at Analog Devices, a global leader in analog, mixed-signal, and DSP ICs. He has more than 25 years of experience successfully developing, growing, and managing businesses in the automotive and consumer industries. Before ADI, Patrick was a Vice President & General Manager at NXP and Freescale Semiconductor, where he established and grew its position in Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), helping NXP to become a leading supplier of automotive radar ICs. Prior to Freescale, Patrick was a product and development leader in the mobile phone industry, including a startup company, and he led wireless products at Silicon Labs, growing from zero to $1B+ in mobile handsets in the early 2000s.

Patrick holds seven patents and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University.

Mike Hogan is the Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Automotive, Industrial & Multi-market Strategic Business Unit.

Hogan has more than 30 years of experience in the semiconductor industry. Prior to joining GF, he was SVP & GM of the IoT Compute & Wireless BU at Cypress Semiconductor, which was substantially created with the asset purchase of the Broadcom IoT BU in 2016 for $550M which he also led for Broadcom. Previously he also was CEO of PulseCore Semiconductor and Sirific Wireless and the founding general manager of the WLAN BU at Texas Instruments where he held a variety of Sales and BU GM roles over a 16-year period.

Hogan holds a bachelor degree from Syracuse University.

CEO of Polestar, Thomas leads the company’s vision for a more sustainable future. Ingenlath believes that the industry, government, consumers and the media need to get together to accelerate the shift to emissions-free driving. Thanks to his designer background, Thomas isn’t afraid to turn the industry on its head and boldly drives Polestar’s mission in designing towards zero, creating sustainable and seamless solutions.

Since the completion of design studies at the Fachhochschule für Gestaltung in Pforzheim and the Royal College of Art in London, Thomas has had over 20 years’ experience from the automotive industry. He has worked in top design positions at Audi, Volkswagen and Skoda. In 2006 he was appointed as the Director for Design at the Volkswagen Design Centre in Potsdam, designing for all brands of the Volkswagen Group. Thomas joined Volvo Car Corporation on 1 July 2012 as Senior Vice President Design and led the turnaround of the brand and product portfolio. Thomas Ingenlath was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Polestar on 17 June 2017; he also holds the dual-role of Chief Design Officer for the Volvo Car Group.

Niklas Florén is Senior Vice President and COO at WirelessCar, where he drives strategic implementation and operational execution. With over twenty years of experience working in the software/IT industry, his roles at WirelessCar have spanned from Program Manager to CTO. With eight million connected cars in 85 markets, WirelessCar is the world ́s leading innovator of digital vehicle services that connect cars, eco systems, business flows and fleets.

Nakul Duggal serves as Sr. Vice President and General Manager, Automotive for Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. where he is responsible for Qualcomm’s automotive strategy, automotive semiconductor and software portfolio, ecosystem development, program management and customer relationships. His responsibilities include focused development expansion into the digital cockpit, smart transportation and the connected car as well as autonomous driving, oversight over product roadmap and its execution, customer focused business development, and applications engineering. Nakul has worked in Qualcomm Automotive since 2011 and has been instrumental in building the company’s automotive portfolio and global footprint.

He joined Qualcomm in 1995 as an engineer focused on the company’s commercial base station and infrastructure business. Over the course of his career, he has held engineering and management positions in the development and commercialization of CDMA, UMTS and LTE technologies. He led the Open Market Handset (OMH) initiative, an industry-wide effort to expand CDMA device distribution into the open market.

Duggal holds a BSEE degree from M.S. University, India and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of California, Los Angeles Anderson School of Management.

Li-Cycle’s Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), Kunal Phalpher, has been with the company since 2017. After initially joining the team as an Advisor, he was nominated as a member of the board shortly thereafter, before moving into his current role in 2018.

With nearly 15 years of work experience, Kunal brings extensive international expertise in the lithium-ion battery and renewable energy sectors to his current role. His wealth of knowledge has been a principled and significant asset to both Li-Cycle’s business development and corporate strategies.

Prior to joining the Li-Cycle team, Kunal worked for a residential solar company as the Director of Product Development and was the Director of Business Development for a lithium-ion battery manufacturer, both in Toronto, Canada. He brings broad, comprehensive international experience to his position as Li-Cycle’s CCO, having spent several years working in Germany in the cleantech sector.

Born and raised in Toronto, Canada, Kunal has a reputation for being Li-Cycle’s biggest Raptors fan. He is equally passionate about travel and outdoor activities.

A University of Toronto graduate, Kunal possesses a Bachelor of Applied Sciences in Electrical Engineering and also holds a Master of Business Administration from the Rotman School of Management.

Jean-François SALLES graduated in Manufacturing Engineering from the Ecole Centrale Paris (CentraleSupélec).

He held various positions in Production, Quality, Industrial strategy and Supply Chain at Groupe Renault, as well as President of GALIA (a French professional automotive association for Supply Chain standards and processes sharing) between 2009 and 2014.

Jean-François SALLES was appointed Alliance Global Director for Outbound and Production Control in 2015 and Alliance Global Vice-President, Production Control within the Alliance Supply Chain Management in 2018.

In June 2020 he took his new role as Alliance Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Supply Chain Global VP.

Ashish Prashar is a preeminent transformational leader, innovator, and justice reform activist. Currently, Ashish serves as the Global Chief Marketing Officer at R/GA. With over 15 years of experience in corporate and creative communications - he is a seasoned marketing executive who has challenged the idea of traditional communications and marketing. 

Ashish joins R/GA from Publicis Sapient, the digital transformation hub of Publicis, where he led the global communications team in North America, EMEA, MENA, and APAC regions. He played a crucial role in modernizing the Publicis Sapient brand, and he helped reposition the company as the leader in digital business transformation. Ashish has worked on large global initiatives and campaigns for ACLU, Andela, Foursquare, Klarna and UNICEF.

Ashish is a true leader of the next generation and is known for his justice reform activism. He was incarcerated at a young age and went on to create programs for the formerly incarcerated, campaigned for bail reform, ending solitary confinement, and the restoration of voting rights. 

Ashish has appeared as a regular commentator in the media, contributing to ABC, Business Insider, CNN, Fast Company, NBC, and USA Today.

Qi Hommes is the Director of System Safety Engineering and Analysis at Zoox, a company with a mission to make transportation safer, cleaner and more enjoyable for everyone.

Christoph has been working on self-driving car technology since 2006, and is a pioneer in the evolution of LiDAR technology and signal processing. His early work focused on developing algorithms for advanced driver assistance systems, radar-based object detection and automotive pre-crash applications. Prior to joining Luminar, Schroeder was the head of autonomous driving for the Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America, where he was responsible for leading and growing a team of specialized experts to develop the software stack for Level 4 urban automated driving. Prior to Mercedes-Benz, Schroeder was at Bosch where he began working on early applications of highway autonomy.

Radha Basu is the founder and CEO of iMerit, a global AI data solutions company delivering high-quality data that powers machine learning and artificial intelligence applications for Fortune 500 companies. Under Radha’s leadership, iMerit employs an inclusive workforce of more than 4,000 people worldwide, with 80% from underserved communities and 54% are women. Radha led iMerit through two funding rounds, raising $23.5 million to date from investors and led the company to reach new revenue heights.

Previously, Radha was the SupportSoft Chairwoman and CEO. She spent 20 years at Hewlett Packard, where she grew HP’s electronic software division into a $1.2 billion business and launched HP in India. Radha has received accolades including the Global Thinkers Forum Award, UN Women-ITU Gender-Equality Mainstreaming Technology Award, Silicon Valley Business Journal Women of Influence Award, Top 25 Women of the Web and CEO of the Year. She serves on the boards of NetHope, Jhumki Basu Foundation and the Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship. Radha founded the SCU’s Frugal Innovation Hub and co-founded the Anudip Foundation.

Dhanendra Nagwanshi has been with SABIC for more than 15 years. He currently leads a global team focused on enabling the automotive industry to address some of its most critical challenges in vehicle electrification. Under his leadership, the team has made significant progress in identifying and developing solutions that can support the optimization of battery packs and electrical systems with thermoplastic materials. In addition to expertise in vehicle electrification, he has substantial experience in developing and implementing plastic-intensive solutions for automotive crash and safety and structural applications. Dhanendra has more than 35 U.S. patents to his credit and has published about a dozen technical papers. He holds a master’s degree in mechanical engineering design from India Institute of Technology Delhi.

Thorsten Muschal, 53, was elected President in 2020, and then re-elected in 2021. Before that, he was CLEPA vice president for 4 years and is well versed into the EU policy dossiers impacting the automotive industry.

Thorsten has been Faurecia’s Executive Vice President of Sales and Program Management since 2017. He has held leadership positions at Faurecia in Germany, North America, and France. Thorsten Muschal first joined Faurecia in 1992 as the Assistant to the General Manager of RHW. He was then made Head of Controlling at the Stadthagen plant. In 1997 he worked as the Director of Metal Structures for Volkswagen, and in 1998 became the Director of Sales to the Volkswagen Group. In 2003 his responsibilities were enlarged responsible  to Ford and GM. In 2004 he was the Vice President of the BMW/DAIMLER Customer, and was also made the Managing Director of Faurecia Autositze GmbH.

In 2005 he became the Vice President of the Ford/ GM/ Volkswagen Division. From  2006 to 2011 he worked as Vice President for the North European Seating Division, and the Managing Director of Faurecia Automotive GmbH. From 2011 to 2014 Thorsten Muschal was the President of Faurecia Automotive Seating in North America, and then in 2014 became Faurecia’s Vice President of Group Customer Strategy, in charge of Sales. In 2016 he was promoted to Executive Vice President of Faurecia Exteriors.

Senior Vice President, People & Innovation, Information, Technology & Digital and Corporate Affairs

Kylie Jimenez joined Toyota Motor Europe (TME) in 2021 as Vice President of People and Innovation.

In her previous role as Regional Human Resources and Administration Officer in Toyota Latin America and Caribbean region (TLAC), Kylie and her team have set innovative and strategic approaches to set the organization up for long-term growth and profitability.

With over 20 years in Human Resources, Kylie has extensive experience driving organizational transformation, with accomplishments in the areas of strategy, change management, talent development, cultural transformation and employee engagement.

Prior to joining TLAC, Kylie was head of HR at Toyota Canada Inc. for five years. She was a key advisor to leaders in the business, and under her leadership, created a culture of transparency, performance and community.

Prior to joining Toyota, she held positions in some of the world’s leading organizations including Johnson & Johnson and General Mills and has worked in industries spanning pharmaceuticals, biotech, retail and consumer packaged goods.

In July 2021, Kylie was promoted to SVP People & Innovation, Information, Technology & Digital and Corporate Affairs at TME.

In his role as the Global Managing Director for the Electronics Industry, Bruce is responsible for IBM’s worldwide business across all High-Tech industry segments, including: consumer electronics; medical devices; office, industrial, and network equipment; electronics suppliers; electronics manufacturing services; and semiconductor. Bruce drives business strategy and offerings for all IBM brands into this client set in all geographies. Bruce leads a community of over 4,000 IBMers across the Global Electronics Community.

Bruce has a deep understanding of the marketplace opportunities and challenges facing electronics firms, and consults extensively with senior executives as they strive to optimize and transform their organizations, operations, and business models. Through global relationships, market expertise and deep industry insights, Bruce and his team help companies around the globe improve product development, enhance customer engagement, accelerate speed to market, and reduce operational costs to sustain excellence and profit in today’s highly competitive marketplace.

Bruce has spent more than 30 years assisting companies in their use of technology to solve business problems and gain competitive advantage. He was previously Vice President and Partner for IBM Global Business Services, where he led the Industrial Sector consulting practice focused on supply chain strategy, process re-engineering, and systems implementation.

Bruce has authored and contributed to many thought leadership papers and solution offerings in the electronics industry. They are available at: ibm.com/electronics. Bruce is an active member of the Consumer Electronics Association, and is a member of IBM’s Industry Academy. Bruce and his wife Sara reside in Chicago, and remains active with the College of Business Supply Chain Management program at his alma mater, the University of Illinois.

Giuseppe is currently the President of Arriver. He brings a strong diverse background in multiple areas of Automotive Electronics gained through progressive levels of leadership in product development, innovation, sales, business management and mergers & acquisitions.

Prior to being appointed President of Arriver, he served as Chief Technology Officer and Vice President Engineering System & ADAS/AD Features Development and Technology Advisor as a main position at Veoneer.

Prior to his time with Veoneer and Autoliv, Giuseppe worked at Magneti Marelli for 25 years covering different roles among which the most relevant was Global Chief Technology Officer from 2010 to 2016, CEO BL Infotainment & Telematics from 2010 to 2013 and CEO BL Electronics from 2005 to 2009.

Giuseppe was born in Turin, Italy and earned a master’s degree in Electronic Engineering from the “Politecnico di Torino” in Turin, Italy.

Ann Dragovits is a Manager at Toyota Motor North America in the Integrated Marketing Operations department. Ann oversees the strategy and execution of all media plans to support Toyota vehicle series efforts. In addition, Ann directs Toyota’s strategy for several key marketing technology tools, including the Acxiom/LiveRamp Data Onboarding and Activation Platform.

Ann joined Toyota Motor North America in the Vehicle Marketing & Communications department in 2016 and played a key role in launching the redesigned 18MY Camry, resulting in Camry maintaining the #1 selling passenger car status that continues to this day. Ann later brought her media expertise to the Integrated Marketing Operations department where she was responsible for overseeing the collaboration of media efforts across Tier 1 and Tier 2 groups to help drive improved media planning effectiveness and better customer journey experience across Tiers.

With over 14 years of marketing and advertising experience across various industries, Ann has a successful track record of leading collaborative teams, strategic problem solving, media strategy, and developing marketing technology solutions to meet business needs.

Tony Aquila is an American businessman, investor, serial entrepreneur, and inventor associated with 100+ patents in the automotive, aeronautics and cybersecurity sectors.

Growing up on the fringes of Silicon Valley with a mathematical and entrepreneurial mind, Tony founded in his garage, grew, and sold several technology start-ups during the dot-com years, ultimately founding Solera in 2005. Solera is an automotive technology company, that Tony founded with GTCR as his capital partner.  Under his leadership as Founder, Chairman and CEO, the company went public through a $1 billion initial public offering in 2007 and private again in 2016, at a valuation of $6.5 billion. Significantly growing the total addressable market by executing over 50 acquisitions during his tenure, it employed 7,000 people in more than 90 countries.

In 2019, based on his proven track record of 70+ transactions with $15bn+ in aggregate value and an industry leading return profile, Tony founded AFV Partners LLC, a long-term sustainable capital vehicle that invests globally in assets that contribute to a net positive impact on the environment.

Canoo is currently one of AFV’s significant investments. Tony initially agreed to provide rescue capital to the company in July 2020.  This was followed by his participation in the PIPE.  His investments in Canoo were based on his assessment of the company’s competitive advantage: its industry unique focus on proprietary engineering and technology. In preparations for the SPAC merger, Tony was asked to join the board and, effective with the completion of the merger and de-SPAC with Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. IV in December 2020, became its Chairman. In April 2021, in the midst of maturing pains as a public company and the increased market scrutiny of SPAC businesses, particularly in the EV space, Tony accepted the CEO position, based on his deep believe in the design and engineering team, to accelerate the transformation of the business to set it apart from the herd.  Since that time, Canoo expanded the executive team, announced three new vehicle trims, a Phase 1 contract manufacturing partner and established a landmark partnership for a Phase 2 owned mega-micro manufacturing facility on tribal land in Pryor, Oklahoma. Under Tony’s leadership the business grew to more than 700 engineers across 5 locations. He and his team are committed to their mission to bring EVs to everyone.

As part of the re-founding, Tony and the team have a “relentless and uncompromising” approach to innovation and are set to bring sustainable and purpose driven EVs to the hard-working people of the heartlands and beyond. He has a disciplined approach to “thinking differently” and he’s deeply rooted in his reverence for nature, affordable mobility for everyone, and helping businesses and teams succeed to make a lasting difference in the world.

John Campos serves as Group Vice President for the automotive industry at Acxiom. In this role, John provides global leadership and strategic direction for the Acxiom automotive practice. He is responsible for client relationship management, client satisfaction and overall account retention and growth for several leading automotive clients, supporting their successful omnichannel digital marketing transformations. John joined Acxiom in 2000 and has consulted with top Fortune 500 brands and formed longstanding executive-level client relationships, helping automotive clients succeed with their marketing and customer experience strategies.

Recently, John spearheaded the development of several strong partnerships with leaders in the automotive and connected car space, accelerating Acxiom’s ability to help brands deliver successful omnichannel, data-driven experiences across the customer journey. John’s experience includes providing consultative support for clients in the automotive, retail, consumer packaged goods and insurance industries. He and his family live in Chicago.

Andrew Dinsdale is a Managing Director in Deloitte Digital, where he specializes in digital transformation, connected customer, marketing and customer engagement projects for automotive clients. Andrew has more than 20 years’ experience across marketing agencies, consulting and executive level responsibility at GM. He rejoined Deloitte in 2014 after leading Digital and CRM for Chevrolet where he transformed their digital marketing and experience capabilities.

During his work with OEMs on connected cars Andrew has focused on the customer experience side of the emerging digital services and future of mobility ecosystem. Significant focus has been understanding the connected customer journey to drive enrollment and adoption enabling OEMs and dealers to monetize vehicle connectivity via subscription and usage based offerings, enhance parts and service revenues through improved customer contact on vehicle health and leverage connected car data for potential third party uses.