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
