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Jason Marks is an Autonomy Business Development Manager from NI, who’s worked in Autonomous Vehicle Software development and LiDAR hardware development since 2016. Jason has architected test strategies for automotive car makers (OEMs), Tier 1 suppliers, and semiconductor organizations, and specializes in testing “black box” machine-learning-based systems. Jason holds three patents in LiDAR test andRead more

Dr. Jun Pei, CEO and co-founder of Cepton, is a serial entrepreneur and technologist in optics and electronics. He developed the first optical and acoustical combination technique in semiconductor thin film measurement and holds numerous patents in the field of metrology. Before co-founding Cepton, Dr. Pei founded AEP Technology to develop advanced 3D instruments andRead more

In his role as an innovation manager, Felix is responsible for the research department of AKKA Technologies Germany and drives innovative ideas within the company. AKKA Research positions itself as an incubator within the AKKA group, using agile and innovative approaches to allow new solutions to be made available to customers in a timely manner.Read more

Mathieu Jeudy is currently Tech Line Leader Automation France at Akka Technologies.Read more

Petrina Steele is Equinix’s Global strategy lead for our Smart Mobility & Connected Autonomous Vehicles ecosystem and has held a number of positions in Equinix since joining in 2000 including VP of Vertical Marketing, VP of Business Development and has also lead on strategic projects (M&A activities, EMEA Cloud Acceleration Project Lead, Strategic Alliances GTMRead more

Klaas Mertens joined Equinix in 2014 as a Global Solutions Architect, advising customers and prospects on solutions and services related to the various digital ecosystems at Equinix. Prior to joining Equinix, Klaas was responsible for designing worldwide networks and related IT services for several global network providers. Today, he focuses on the requirements of IoTRead more

As vice president of business development, Dan Mender is responsible for developing, implementing and maintaining the company’s global direction, product roadmap, partnerships, alliances and thought leadership across a number of vertical industries that include automotive, industrial, transportation/rail, medical, and government/military. Specific to automotive, Dan and his team are responsible for developing and maintaining Green HillsRead more

Mirela Parsan is currently an Algorithm Developer in ADAS at Continental AG. She has over 9 years experience in the automotive industry, and her background lies in Applied Mathematics, Aeroacoustics, Applied Informatics.Read more

As Principal Solutions Manager for ADAS & Autonomous Driving (AD) Validation, Daniel Riedelbauch is responsible for overseeing ADAS & Autonomous Driving (AD) Validation market segment and help bring to market NI’s solutions for ADAS &AD Data Record, Data Replay, Digital Twins, SIL, HIL, Sensor Fusion and other XIL or V&V applications globally. Riedelbauch has workedRead more

Gwen van Vugt is a professional generalist who loves to stitch technical and commercial worlds together, backed up by an educational background in both technology and business studies. In his current role he is responsible for the research and technology development, product management, software development, business development for the Siemens Digital Industries Software offering forRead more