Event agenda
Day 1 Program, October 14th
*All speakers and topics are subject to change
10:00 - 11:00 | Registration, networking, demos and exhibition viewing |
11:00 - 11:20 | Welcome and opening remarks Moderators: Andrei Iordache, Senior Director Industry Solutions, HERE Technologies Laurel Davis-Lyons, Senior Director Industry Analyst Relations, HERE Technologies |
11:20 - 11:40 | HERE strategy keynote Speaker: Jason Jameson, Chief Customer Officer, HERE Technologies |
11:40 - 12:00 | Location reasoning by HERE Discover how HERE is redefining geospatial grounding for AI, helping agents act in the physical world with confidence and precision. Speaker: Aleksandra Kovacevic, Senior Director Privacy Management, HERE Technologies |
12:00 - 12:15 | HERE Product Strategy – Enterprise Speakers: Remco Timmer, Senior Vice President, Automotive Solutions Chris Handley, Senior Vice President, Enterprise Solutions |
12:15 - 13:15 | Lunch break, networking, exhibition viewing and venue tours |
13:15 - 13:30 | HERE product strategy – Automotive Speakers: Remco Timmer, Senior Vice President, Automotive Solutions |
13:30 – 13:50 | Automotive POV: From capability to behavior: Making automated driving feel natural |
13:50 - 14:10 | Keynote - Beyond voice: The rise of agentic AI inside the vehicle Speaker: Raja Bose, VP of Global Product Management & User Experience at Cerence AI |
14:10 - 14:40 | Coffee break, networking and transition to industry tracks |
| Automotive track | Enterprise track | |
14:40 - 15:00 | Interactive session: Focusing on consumer sentiment research by SBD Speaker: Robert Fisher, EV Domain Principal, SBD | 14:40 - 15:00 | Panel: Taking AI from innovation to execution in the transport and logistics sector |
15:00 - 15:20 | Fireside chat: Staying competitive through complexity: delivering customer experiences at speed | 15:00 - 15:20 | Panel: Resilient logistics: designing for disruption and scale |
15:20 - 15:40 | Keynote: Beyond robotaxis: Building the autonomous city | 15:20 - 15:40 | Fireside chat: The last mile of customer experience: Planning, visibility and service reliability Speaker: Brenton Gill, Co-founder and CEO, Radaro |
15:40 – 16:25 | Transition to main agenda, coffee break, exhibition viewing and venue tours |
16:25 – 16:45 | Keynote: How AI is transforming transportation operations and customer experiences Speaker: Shobhit Agrawal, VP Engineering Flix |
16:45 – 17:05 | Keynote: Moving from fragmented in-vehicle features to truly seamless, integrated digital experiences Speaker: Yang Song, General Manager of Intelligent Vehicle Product Center, Thundersoft |
17:05 – 17:35 | Award ceremony |
17:35 – 17:45 | Closing remarks day 1 Moderators: Andrei Iordache, Senior Director Industry Solutions, HERE Technologies Laurel Davis-Lyons, Senior Director Industry Analyst Relations, HERE Technologies |
Day 2 Program, October 15th
*All speakers and topics are subject to change
08:00 - 09:00 | Registration, networking, demos and exhibition viewing |
09:00 - 09:10 | Welcome and opening remarks Moderators: Andrei Iordache, Senior Director Industry Solutions, HERE Technologies Laurel Davis-Lyons, Senior Director Industry Analyst Relations, HERE Technologies |
09:10 - 09:30 | Keynote: From home to road - How Smart assistant ecosystems are shaping mobility experiences Speaker: Shay Conway, Head of Amazon Smart Vehicles |
09:30 - 09:50 | Fireside chat with Linde: Closing the gap between planning and execution: Linde’s journey to smarter logistics Speaker: Richard Wallington, Global Head of Bulk Supply Chain, Linde |
09:50 – 10:10 | Keynote: How navigation is evolving into a core platform for software-defined vehicle Speaker: Tasuku Saka, Senior Chief Engineer, Honda |
10:10 - 10:50 | Coffee break, networking, exhibition viewing and transition to industry tracks |
Automotive track |
| Enterprise track | |
10:50 - 11:10 | Industry POV: Navigation on Autopilot | 10:50 - 11:10 | Panel: The Last-Mile Moment: Balancing Speed, Supply, and Customer Expectations |
11:10 - 11:30 | Industry POV - From virtual roads to real-world readiness: How simulation accelerates SDV deployment | 11:10 - 11:30 | Panel: How connected mobility services, geospatial analytics, and sustainability intelligence can shape better transport experiences for people, businesses and cities Panelists from MBI, Invers, ESRI and VMZ |
11:30 - 11:50 | Fireside chat with QCraft: Scaling navigation-assisted driving across global markets | 11:40 - 12:00 | Session on road intelligence for the future of freight |
12:00 – 12:45 | Transition to main agenda, coffee break, exhibition viewing and venue tours |
12:45 – 13:05 | Panel: How autonomous driving is transforming road transportation with DAF & Logivity |
13:05 – 13:25 | Panel: From automation to intelligence: The future of digital supply chains with Siemens Healthineers & DCSA |
13:25 – 13:45 | Keynote: The compute foundation required for AI to operate in the physical world by Arm |
13:45 – 14:00 | Closing remarks |
14:00 – 15:00 | Lunch reception and exhibition viewing |