Past Speakers
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The Self-Driving Legacy – Visionaries Who Drove the Conversation
Over 200+ global leaders – from mobility visionaries to tech titans and policy pioneers – have spoken at past Self Drive Congresses, sharing critical insights and bold ideas driving the autonomous evolution. Discover who led the charge.

Dr. Steven Shladover
International Expert in Self-Driving Transportation Technologies

Noah Zych
Chief of Staff, Uber Advanced Technologies Group

Duncan Walker
CEO and Co-founder, Skyports

Denis Heckmann
Principal at FEV

Prof. Dr. Achille Fonzone
Professor of Transport Analysis and Planning at Edinburgh Napier University

Okan Baş
CEO, Karsan

Prof. Dr. Enrica Papa
Department of Planning and Transport, University of Westminster

Prof. Venkat N. Krovi
Michelin Endowed Chair of Vehicle Automation in the Departments of Automotive Engineering and Mechanical Engineering at Clemson University

Dr. Marko Bjelonic
Founder, Swiss- Mile

Prashanthi Raman
Vice President of Global Government Affairs Cruise

Sam Rogers
Test Pilot & Design Lead at Gravity Industries

Andrew Bevan
Smart Mobility and EV Lead, Parsons

Dr. Sherin Abdelhamid
Senior Strategy Manager at TELUS

Prof. Siddartha Khastgir
Head of Verification & Validation, Connected & Autonomous Vehicles, WMG, University of Warwick, UK

Michael Milford
Specialist and Director of the Robotics Center at the Queensland University of Technology

Dr. Hamid Menouar
Principal R&D and Innovation Lead, Qatar Mobility Innovations Center

Frank Menchaca
President, Sustainable Mobility Solutions, SAE International

Khalid Al Hammadi
Director – Security and Monitoring Department at The Roads and Transport Authority-Dubai

Alexander Nase
Managing Director of FEV Consulting

Lāth Carlson
Executive Director of the Museum of the Future

Xavier Antony Darwin
General Manager-Service, United Motors

Gary Duncan West
Managing Director Cruise Middle East

Reuben Sarkar
CEO, American Centre for Mobility

Dr. Ismail Zohdy
Self-driving Transportation expert at the Roads and transport Authority

Thomas (Lih-Wei) Jeng
Chief Operating Officer of iAuto Technology Taiwan

Dr. Jin Jiang
Chief Engineer of King Long

Cristian Sandu
Co-Founder & CEO – Quadribot, France

Hossam Yahia
CTO/CEO BrightDrive

Chris Gall
Group Engineering Director - Alexander Dennis

Sam Rogers
Test Pilot & Design Lead at Gravity Industries

Robert (Bob) L. Galyen
Senior Strategic Consultant & Advisor Retired Chief Technical Officer of CATL (Contemporary Amperex Technology Company Limited)

Mike Paras
Business Development, Product & Strategic Partnerships Manager Sustainable Mobility Solutions, SAE International