Speakers | SDV & AV Technology Summit 2026

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Trent Victor, Director of Safety Science & Management at Waymo

Trent Victor

Director of Safety Science & Management
Waymo

Vivetha Joshna Natterjee, Head of Product & Deployment, Autonomous Driving at Bolt

Vivetha Joshna Natterjee

Head of Product & Deployment, Autonomous Driving
Bolt

Panjak Kedia, AI Pioneer and VC at 2468 Ventures

Panjak Kedia

AI Pioneer and VC
2468 Ventures

Zahra Haeri, Engineering Group Manager – Thermal Controls and Software at General Motors

Zahra Haeri

Engineering Group Manager – Thermal Controls and Software
General Motors

Dave Tokic, VP Corporate Development at TORC Robotics

Dave Tokic

VP Corporate Development
TORC Robotics

Rishikkesh Bhagwat, Staff/Lead TPM at Lucid Motors

Rishikkesh Bhagwat

Staff/Lead TPM
Lucid Motors

David Myers, Senior Staff Technology Integration Architect at John Deere

David Myers

Senior Staff Technology Integration Architect
John Deere

James Patton, Head of Series Development and Validation - Americas at Draxlmaier Group

James Patton

Head of Series Development and Validation - Americas
Draxlmaier Group

Solomon Sawlaw, Senior Verification Champion – Networks at John Deere

Solomon Sawlaw

Senior Verification Champion – Networks
John Deere

Steve Surihgh, Vice President, Software Products Business Development at HARMAN

Steve Surihgh

Vice President, Software Products Business Development
HARMAN

Prahit Dubey, Director Thermal Systems and Software at General Motors

Prahit Dubey

Director Thermal Systems and Software
General Motors

Bao Nguyen, Director of PM Center, Smart Services at Leading OEM (views are his own)

Bao Nguyen

Director of PM Center, Smart Services
Leading OEM (views are his own)

Joseph Stamenkovich, Engineering Manager, Autonomous Driving Software at TORC Robotics

Joseph Stamenkovich

Engineering Manager, Autonomous Driving Software
TORC Robotics

Sentil Ratnasabapathy, Software Engineering Manager - Embedded Core Software at General Motors

Sentil Ratnasabapathy

Software Engineering Manager - Embedded Core Software
General Motors

Srini Gowda, VP Autonomous Vehicles & Emerging Tech at International (Invited)

Srini Gowda

VP Autonomous Vehicles & Emerging Tech
International (Invited)

Siddharth Mulay, Manager, Functional Safety at Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies

Siddharth Mulay

Manager, Functional Safety
Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies

Augustin Friedel, Associated Partner at MHP - A Porsche Company

Augustin Friedel

Associated Partner
MHP - A Porsche Company

Alex Artamonow, Associated Partner | Software Defined Vehicle at MHP – a Porsche Company

Alex Artamonow

Associated Partner | Software Defined Vehicle
MHP – a Porsche Company

Rafael Oliveria, Senior Solutions Architect – Autonomous Mobility at Uber

Rafael Oliveria

Senior Solutions Architect – Autonomous Mobility
Uber

Jean Lorchat, Software Solutions & Ecosystem SaaP Director at Forvia

Jean Lorchat

Software Solutions & Ecosystem SaaP Director
Forvia

Rangarajan Ramanujam, Staff Software Engineer, Vehicle Controls at Rivian Volkswagen Group Technologies

Rangarajan Ramanujam

Staff Software Engineer, Vehicle Controls
Rivian Volkswagen Group Technologies

Prashant Gulati, CEO at SDVerse

Prashant Gulati

CEO
SDVerse

Yashovardhan Chaturvedi, Senior Machine Learning Engineer at TORC Robotics

Yashovardhan Chaturvedi

Senior Machine Learning Engineer
TORC Robotics

Tyson Benson, Process Owner Cybersecurity Engineering at Clarios

Tyson Benson

Process Owner Cybersecurity Engineering
Clarios

Ryan Mazzuca, Director of Business Development at Stout Industrial Technology

Ryan Mazzuca

Director of Business Development
Stout Industrial Technology

Alex Rudin, Autonomy Policy and Strategy Group Lead at MITRE

Alex Rudin

Autonomy Policy and Strategy Group Lead
MITRE

Sven Beiker, Managing Director at Silicon Valley Mobility

Sven Beiker

Managing Director
Silicon Valley Mobility

Bill Neifert, SVP Partnerships at Corellium

Bill Neifert

SVP Partnerships
Corellium

Ninad Ghike, Principal Product Manager - Aptiv LINC at Aptiv

Ninad Ghike

Principal Product Manager - Aptiv LINC
Aptiv

Shobana Sankaran, Advisor – Autonomy at Multiple Startups

Shobana Sankaran

Advisor – Autonomy
Multiple Startups

Florian Rohde, Managing Partner at IProcess LLC

Florian Rohde

Managing Partner
IProcess LLC

Alishba Jan, Divisional Director at Automotive IQ

Alishba Jan

Divisional Director
Automotive IQ