Full Throttle: Engage Women Driving the Smart Mobility Revolution
Welcome to Women Driving the Smart Mobility Revolution, an International Women’s Week (IWW) event hosted by Area X.O, operated by Invest Ottawa, and Women in Automotive Tech (Silicon Valley), in partnership with MDK Business Law title event sponsor, Rogers, and title IWW 2023 sponsor, BDC Capital’s Thrive Venture Fund.
Join award-winning founders, innovators and industry executives at this virtual event – the leaders driving global innovation to improve our world. These are top experts in self-driving cars, AI, drones and robotics.
Gain inspiration and actionable insight from women leading in smart mobility who are:
- Championing groundbreaking smart mobility innovation, R&D and technology adoption
- Conquering global markets, attracting investment and leading the world in smart mobility
- Driving diversity, inclusion and equity in tech by empowering women leaders from every walk of life
These leaders will:
- Share their expertise and stimulate provocative dialogue on the current state of smart mobility, key opportunities, challenges, evolving markets and investment trends
- Highlight emerging innovations under development, associated market, customer acquisition and commercialization strategies, and how these solutions will improve our lives, and our planet, safely and securely
- Explore the key needs, priorities and gaps facing this sector; this includes the need to build a strong, diverse and inclusive pipeline of current and future women leaders for this sector spanning technology, business, investment and policy
- Discuss strategies to attract, develop and retain more women from every walk of life in smart mobility, and increase the overall competitiveness of this sector
Agenda
1:00 PM: Opening Remarks and Land Acknowledgement: Michelle Gee, Executive Director, Women in Automotive Tech (Silicon Valley) and Sonya Shorey, Vice President, Strategy, Marketing and Communications, Invest Ottawa
1:15 PM: Keynote Fireside Chat hosted by Petrina Gentile, Internationally Recognized Automotive Journalist, The Globe and Mail and CTV National
2:00 PM: Break
2:05 PM: Panel Discussion on the Future of AI in Logistics
- Moderator: Karolina Chachulska, Director – Digital Experience, infoedge L
- Michelle Avary, VP Product Strategy and Government Affairs, North America, Einride
- Vivian Sun, Chief Commerical Officer at Waabi, an AI company building the next generation of self-driving technology; Silicon Valley
- Additional speakers to be announced
2:55 PM: Break
3:00 PM: Panel Discussion on the Future of Advanced Robotics, Unmanned Aerial Systems and Drones
- Moderator: Rebecca Thompson, Senior Manager, Operations, Area X.O; Ottawa
- Speakers to be announced
3:50 PM: Closing remarks
We hope you’ll join us to drive the future of the smart mobility industry. We look forward to collaborating with you.
For a sense of what you can expect from this powerful and inspiring event, watch IWW 2022’s Women Driving the Smart Mobility Revolution:
