Agenda
October 5th
Welcome and Introduction from Matthew Panzarino (TechCrunch)
Pitch Off Competition!
Come watch a vetted group of startups pitch to early stage investors for a chance to present on the main “virtual” stage.
October 6th
Taking AVs to the Next Level
Waymo Chief Operating Officer Tekedra Mawakana is at the center of Waymo’s future, from scaling the autonomous vehicle company’s commercial deployment and directing fleet operations to developing the company’s business path. Tekedra will speak about what lies ahead as Waymo drives forward with its plan to become a grownup business.
Co-CEO, Waymo
The Changing Face of Delivery
Small startups and logistics giants alike are working on how to use automated vehicle technology and robotics for delivery. Matthew Johnson-Roberson, co-founder of Refraction AI, Ali Kashani, the VP of Special Projects at Postmates will talk about the challenges and opportunities of using robots for delivery.
Director, Robotics Institute & Professor, School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University
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Corporate VP Operations Science & Advanced Technology, FedEx
Investing in Mobility
Reilly Brennan, Amy Gu and Olaf Sakkers will come together to debate the uncertain future of mobility tech and whether VC dollars are enough to push the industry forward.
Founding General Partner, Trucks Venture Capital
Managing Partner, Hemi Ventures
Partner, Maniv Mobility
Software is Revolutionizing the Driver Experience and Driving Mass Electrification
Software in EVs enables a shift from buying a car to investing in an experience. Hear how it’s driving adoption, revolutionizing behavior and keeping up with demand.
President & CEO, ChargePoint
Driving the Mobility Revolution with Connected Car Data
Wejo’s VP of Partnerships, Bret Scott will speak about the future of mobility and how connected car data impacts the world of autonomous, electric and shared. wejo provides access to the largest set of connect car data in the U.S. through their exclusive automotive partnerships, changing the way we work, live and travel.
VP, Partnerships, Wejo
Designing Driverless: A Look into the Waymo One Experience
Waymo’s Head of UX Research & Design, Ryan Powell, will provide insight into how his team has crafted the first fully driverless service experience in the world. He’ll address the unique challenges that come when there’s no human driver in the car, from communication to trust, and how design plays a key role in the solutions.
Head of UX Research & Design, Waymo
Live Q&A: Investing in Mobility
Bring your questions to this live Q&A session with some of the top investors in mobility.
Founding General Partner, Trucks Venture Capital
Managing Partner, Hemi Ventures
Partner, Maniv Mobility
Networking Break
With our virtual platform, attendees can network via video chat with other attendees, giving folks the chance to make meaningful connections. CrunchMatch, our algorithmic matching product, will be available to ensure you’re meeting the right people at the show, as well as random matching for folks who are feeling more adventurous.
Setting the Record Straight
Argo AI has gone from unknown startup to a company providing the autonomous vehicle technology to Ford and VW — not to mention billions in investment from the two global automakers. Co-founder and CEO Bryan Salesky will talk about the company’s journey, what’s next and what it really takes to commercialize autonomous vehicle technology.
Co-founder & CEO, Argo AI
The Next Opportunities in Micromobility
Worldwide, numerous companies are operating shared micromobility services — so many that the industry is well into a consolidation phase. Despite the over-saturation of the market, there are still opportunities for new players. Danielle Harris, director of mobility innovation at Elemental Excelerator and Dmitry Shevelenko, founder at Tortoise, and Avra van der Zee, head of strategy and policy at Superpedestrian, will discuss.
Director of Mobility Innovation, Elemental Excelerator
Co-founder & President, Tortoise
Vice President, Strategy, & Policy, Superpedestrian
Building an AV Startup
Ike co-founder and chief engineer Nancy Sun will share her experiences in the world of automation and robotics, a ride that has taken her from Apple to Otto and Uber before she set off to start a self-driving truck company. Sun will discuss what the future holds for trucking and the challenges and the secrets behind building a successful mobility startup.
Co-Founder & Chief Engineer, Ike
Live Q&A: Next Opportunities in Micromobility
Bring your questions to this live Q&A session with the experts in micromobility.
Director of Mobility Innovation, Elemental Excelerator
Co-founder & President, Tortoise
Vice President, Strategy, & Policy, Superpedestrian
Uber's City Footprint
Uber’s operations touch upon many aspects of the transportation ecosystem. Whether its autonomous vehicles, food delivery, trucking or traditional ride-hailing, these products and services all require Uber to interact with cities and ensure the company is on the good side of cities. That’s where Shin-pei Tsay comes in. Hear from Tsay about how she thinks through Uber’s place in cities and how she navigates various regulatory frameworks.
Director of Policy, Cities & Transportation, Uber
The Road to the All-Electric Air. Including live audience Q&A!
Just weeks after Lucid Motors unveils its long-anticipated all-electric luxury Air sedan, we’ll sit down with Peter Rawlinson to discuss the challenges of building a car company and assembling that first production vehicle as well as plans for the future. And bring your questions to be answered live by Peter!
CTO and CEO, Lucid Motors
October 7th
TechCrunch Mobility Desk
Hang with us at the Mobility Desk to catch up on what you may have missed from across the show and a preview of what’s to come.
The Future of Racing
Formula E driver Lucas Di Grassi is part of a new racing series, in which riders on high-speed electric scooters compete against each other on temporary circuits in cities. Think Formula E, but with electric scooters. The former CEO of Roborace and sustainability ambassador of the EsC, Electric Scooter Championship, will join us to talk about electrification, micromobility and a new kind of motorsport.
Formula E Driver, Audi Sport
The Future of Trucking
TuSimple co-founder and CTO Xiaodi Hou and Boris Sofman, former Anki Robotics founder and CEO who now leads Waymo’s trucking unit, will discuss the business and the technical challenges of autonomous trucking.
CEO, TuSimple
Director Of Engineering & Head of Trucking, Waymo
The Electrification of Porsche
Porsche has undergone a major transformation in the past several years, investing billions into an electric vehicle program and launching the Taycan, its first all-electric vehicle. Now, Porsche is ramping up for more. Porsche AG’s Detlev von Platen will talk about Porsche’s path, competition and where it’s headed next.
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Navigating Self-Driving Car Regulations
Autonomous vehicle developers face a patchwork of local, state and federal regulations. Government policy experts from Nuro, Aurora, Lyft and Cruise discuss how to get your startup back on the road safely.
Chief Legal & Policy Officer, Nuro
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Director of Product Management, Self-Driving Platform, Lyft
VP, Global Government Relations, Cruise
Future of Cities: Delivery Takes Flight
Margaret Nagle, head of policy and public affairs at Wing, will talk about how drones used for delivery could reshape cities and improve accessibility.
Head of Policy & Government Affairs, Wing
Public-Private Partnerships: Advancing the Future of Mobility
The future of mobility and electrification starts with the next generation of transportation solutions. Attendees will hear from some of the most innovative names on opportunities that await when public and private entities team up to revolutionize the way we think about technology. Moderated by Trevor Pawl of Michigan’s Office of Future Mobility and Electrification.
Chief Mobility Officer, Michigan Office of Future Mobility and Electrification
Director, Michigan Department of Transportation
EV Infrastructure Business Development Manager, General Motors
Director of Policy and Advocacy, May Mobility
Live Q&A: Navigating Self-Driving Car Regulations
Bring your questions to this live audience Q&A with the leaders in self-driving car regulations.
Chief Legal & Policy Officer, Nuro
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Director of Product Management, Self-Driving Platform, Lyft
VP, Global Government Relations, Cruise
Delivering and Building EVs
Polestar is less than four years old and already has two vehicles on the market and more on the way. In this fireside chat with CEO Thomas Ingenlath we’ll discuss the company’s focus, strategy, and sleek design.
CEO, Polestar
Scooting Through the World's Regulatory Frameworks
Although dockless scooters first hit the streets of the U.S., there’s plenty of scooter activity going on abroad. And thanks to different regulatory landscapes and players, the state of scooters looks different depending on where you are. Scooters have really taken off in Europe, with a number of players operating across the continent, as well as in South America. Meanwhile, scooters have made their way to Africa but it has yet to really take off. Hear from Spin’s Bean Bear about bringing the U.S.-centric company abroad, Voi co-founder Fredrik Hjelm about the state of scooters in Europe and Tony Adesina, CEO of Gura Ride.
Founder & CEO, Guraride
Chief Business Officer, Spin
Co-founder & CEO, VOI Technology
Startup Pitch-Off
Select, early-stage companies, hand-picked by TechCrunch editors, will take the stage and have five minutes to present their companies.
Live Q&A: Scooting Through the World's Regulatory Frameworks
Bring your questions to this live audience Q&A with the experts in building global mobility businesses.
Chief Business Officer, Spin
Co-founder & CEO, VOI Technology
Life After Tesla
JB Straubel might be best known as Tesla’s co-founder and former CTO who was responsible for some of the company’s most important technology, notably around batteries. But Straubel is hardly finished. He launched his own recycling startup called Redwood Materials that is focused on creating a circular supply chain and recently named Amazon and Panasonic as customers. We’ll sit down with Straubel to talk about his latest venture, time at Tesla and of course, battery technology and the state of the electric vehicles.
Founder & CEO, Redwood Materials
Building Better Battery Tech
Celina Mikolajczak, vice president of battery technology for Panasonic Energy of North America, and JB Straubel, co-founder and CEO of Redwood Materials, will dig into the state of battery tech, what it will take to meet growing demand while minimizing the environmental impact, and how their respective companies are working together.
Vice President, Battery Technology, Panasonic Energy of North America, Panasonic
Founder & CEO, Redwood Materials
Closing Remarks
Pitch at Disrupt 2024
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