Dubai World Congress For Self-Driving Transport: Full Schedule

9:00am +04

Track 1: Global Trials and Testbeds (3 Sessions)

Speakers

Eng. Muammar Al Katheeri

Executive Vice President, Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority

Eng. Muammar joined Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA) in April 2006 as the Director of Planning andConstruction Management Department; enriching DSOA with his wide knowledge and experience in Construction and Project Management. In two years time, Eng. Muammar proved to be an important... Read More →

Corey Clothier

Autonomous Vehicle and Program Developer, Comet Mobility

Corey Clothier, a leading global strategic consultant focused on safe automated vehicle deployment and market development. For 10-years, Mr. Clothier served in the U.S. Marines. Mr. Clothier was among the first Marine computer technicians on F/A-18 fighter jets, then was selected... Read More →

Prof. Steven Shladover

SDT Expert

RoleResearch Engineer and Pioneer in Autonomous TransportationConsulting focusAdvanced Transportation SystemsAdvanced Vehicle Control and Safety SystemsIntelligent Transport SystemsProfessional background45+ years of expertise in transportation systems planning and analysis, vehicle... Read More →

Tuesday October 15, 2019 9:00am - 10:30am +04

Parallel Sessions, Track 1

9:00am +04

Track 2: Enabling Connectivity (3 Sessions)

Speakers

Christopher Mentzer

Assistant Director of the Applied Sensing Department, Acting Manager for the Unmanned Systems Section, Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)

Chris Mentzer, PMP has a BS and MS degree in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University and has been working with automated vehicles for over 13 years. He is the Assistant Director of the Applied Sensing Department as well as Acting Manager for the Unmanned Systems Section at... Read More →

Syed Mahmud

Senior Systems Engineer, Hyundai-Kia America

Syed Mahmud is a Sr. Systems Engineer at Hyundai-Kia America Technical Center (HATCI). He joined the Electronic Systems Development team at HATCI in early 2016 and has been working on V2X & Connected Automated Vehicle research since then. He has been working as HATCI’s Technical... Read More →

Dr. Michel R. Parent

President, AutoKAB

Michel Parent is currently the president of AutoKAB, a new company specialized in the automation of vehicle fleets. This company is a spin-off from the vehicle automation research team from INRIA that he created in 1991. This team focuses on research and development of information... Read More →

Tuesday October 15, 2019 9:00am - 10:30am +04

Parallel Sessions, Track 2

2:30pm +04

Panel: Future Trends In Mobility: The 2071 Vision

Moderator

Lukas Neckermann

Managing Director, Neckermann Strategic Advisors

Lukas is Managing Director at Neckermann Strategic Advisors, a consultancy with a focus on new mobility trends and their strategic impact. He has 20 years of leadership experience in automotive, and financial services. After beginning his career at a small commercial radio station... Read More →

Speakers

Thomas Hengstermann

Head of Autonomous Services, Daimler Mobility Services

Greg Lindsay

Director of Strategy at LA CoMotion, Director of Applied Research, NewCities

Bassel Al Nahlaoui

Managing Director, Careem

Bassel is the Managing Director for Careem in the Arabian Gulf, leading the company’s operations in the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain. One of the key things that Careem does is working in conjunction with local governments, and Bassel has led the way is creating a company strategy... Read More →

Professor Michael Milford, PhD

Expert | Speaker | Consultant

“Professors Milford's presentation provided a fascinating insight into the world of artificial intelligence ‐ from the inside. His message resonated with both those unfamiliar with the field as well as those of us with a technical background”Professor Milford conducts interdisciplinary... Read More →

Sarwant Singh

Managing Partner & Mobility Expert, Frost & Sullivan

Sarwant Singh has over 21 years of consulting and management experience and at the moment is Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) Region Leader and Global Practice leader of the Automotive & Transportation and Aerospace & Defence team at Frost & Sullivan. He is also the leader... Read More →

Tuesday October 15, 2019 2:30pm - 2:45pm +04

Parallel Sessions

9:00am +04

Track 3 : Adoption and User-Experience (UX)

Speakers

Shyamala Prayaga

User Experience Evangelist, Ford Motor Company

Shyamala Prayaga is a user experience evangelist having experience designing mobile, web, desktop and voice-based interactions. Presently working at Ford motor company, she is helping shape the future of digital and physical spaces within Ford and Lincoln vehicles through voice and... Read More →

Rich Radka

Founding Partner, Claro Partners

Rich is the founding partner of Claro. His core skill is envisioning the big picture and making sense of how it connects to people’s lives, from insight generation and designing future scenarios to leading teams to create them. Rich leads designers, social scientists and business... Read More →

Lukas Neckermann

Managing Director, Neckermann Strategic Advisors

Wednesday October 16, 2019 9:00am - 10:30am +04

Parallel Sessions, Track 1

9:00am +04

Track 4: Virtual Testing and Models

Speakers

Zahra Boroujeni

Researcher, Freie University Berlin

Zahra Boroujeni has been working in the field of Robotics and autonomous cars for more than 10 years. Researching in Robotics Research Laboratory and participating in Robocup competitions during her Bachelor and Master programs at IUST(Iran University Science and Technology) has... Read More →

Aravind Kailas, Ph.D.

Research and Innovation Manager, Volvo Group North America

Dr. Aravind Kailas manages innovation and R&D initiatives to create and commercialize sustainable transport solutions for the Volvo Group. By promoting the company’s creative assets and key technology positions in various fora, he has been instrumental in establishing the Volvo... Read More →

Hesham Rakha

Director, Center for Sustainable Mobility at VTTI, Samuel Reynolds Pritchard Professor of Engineering, Virginia Tech

In addition to serving as the Samuel Reynolds Pritchard Professor of Engineering in the Charles E. Via, Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and a Courtesy Professor in the Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Dr. Rakha directs the Center for... Read More →

Wednesday October 16, 2019 9:00am - 10:30am +04

Parallel Sessions, Track 4

9:00am +04

Track 5 : Cybersecurity and Data

Speakers

Dr. Hoda A. Alkhzaimi

Research Assistant Professor, New York University, Director of Center of Cyber Security, NYU Abu Dhabi

Hoda A.Alkhzaimi is currently a research assistant professor in New York University and the Director of Center of Cyber Security in NewYork University AD. She served in different posts for research and development in Cyber Security and Cryptology for the past years. She headed the... Read More →

Wednesday October 16, 2019 9:00am - 10:30am +04

Parallel Sessions, Track 5

11:30am +04

Ideation Session: Presenting Dubai’s Autonomous Strategy for Public Transportation and Key Implementation Enablers

The ideation session will be a combination of both plenary and breakout sessions and will capture inputs for consideration into Dubai’s Autonomous Strategy for public transport, and officially launch implementation.

Moderator

Joseph Salem

Senior Principal at Arthur D. Little and Global Head of Operations of the Consultancy's Travel & Transportation Practice., Arthur D. Little

Joseph is a renowned guest speaker in major international conferences, focusing on transformation of the mobility ecosystem in future cities. He led major strategic assignments for global mobility players and supported national transport authorities in reshaping their mobility ecosystems... Read More →

Wednesday October 16, 2019 11:30am - 1:00pm +04

Parallel Sessions