Award-winning founders, innovators and researchers. Leaders driving global innovation collaboration to improve our world. World-leading experts in self-driving cars, AI, 5G and robotics.
Welcome to Women Driving the Smart Mobility Revolution, an International Women’s Week event hosted by Area X.O operated by Invest Ottawa and Women in Automotive Tech (Silicon Valley)
Join us for inspiration and actionable insight from women leading in smart mobility who are:
- Championing groundbreaking innovations, strategies and investments
- Leading courageously during challenging times…launching new startups, research networks, global collaborations, smart city and climate change solutions
- Driving diversity, inclusion and equity in the global CAV landscape 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, big ideas and seismic events (including the pandemic), evolving markets and investment trends
- 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
12:00PM: Welcome: Rebecca Thompson, Senior Manager, Area X.O; Event MC: 5 minutes
12:05PM: Opening Remarks: Michelle Gee, Executive Director, Women in Automotive Tech (Silicon Valley) and Sonya Shorey, Vice President, Strategy, Marketing and Communications, Invest Ottawa: 5 minutes
12:11PM: Facilitated Virtual Networking Session
- This is your opportunity to meet fellow members of our local, national and global smart mobility community. Join participants from Canada and the US brought together by Area X.O and Women in Automotive Tech (Silicon Valley) via the Hopin platform. All virtual networking rooms will be led by a table captain.
1PM: Keynote Fireside Chat
- Richa Sahay, Climate Action Team Leader, Executive Office of the Secretary-General, United Nations; Former Lead, Automotive, Supply Chain and Logistics Industries, World Economic Forum; and
- Manjula Selvaraja, National Tech Journalist and Columnist, CBC
- Rachael Patraw, Business Operations Specialist, Area X.O; Special remarks
1:35PM: Break
1:40PM: Panel Discussion: Policy Leadership
- Suzanne Cork, Business Development Director, Area X.O; Moderator
- Jennifer Tisdale, CEO of GRIMM; Detroit; confirmed
- Additional speakers to be announced
2:20PM: Break
2:30PM: Panel Discussion: Technology Leadership and Innovation
- Kelly Daize, Director of Area X.O
- Rima Al Shikh, Founder and CEO, Begin ai
- Dimple Thomas, Engineering Manager, Ericsson
- Rekha Sharma, Founder & CEO Founder & CEO, Solv4x Inc.
- Additional speakers to be announced
3:10PM: Break
3:20PM: Evolving Smart Mobility Investment Landscape and Global Markets
4:00PM: Break
4:05PM: Building More Diverse and Inclusive Smart Mobility Industry
- Sonya Shorey, Vice President, Strategy, Marketing and Communications, Area X.O operated by Invest Ottawa; Moderator
- Speakers to be announced
5PM: Concluding remarks
Join us to drive the future of the smart mobility industry. We look forward to collaborating with you.
