Women Driving the Smart Mobility Revolution

Welcome to Women Driving the Smart Mobility Revolution, an International Women's Week (IWW) event hosted by , operated by Invest Ottawa, and (Silicon Valley), in partnership with title event sponsor, , and title IWW 2023 sponsor, .

Join award-winning founders, innovators and industry executives at this virtual event - the leaders driving global innovation to improve our world. These are top self-driving car, AI, drone and advanced robotics experts.

Gain inspiration and actionable insight from smart mobility leaders who are:

• Championing groundbreaking smart mobility innovation, R&D, policy and technology adoption
• Conquering global markets, attracting investment and leading the world in smart mobility
• Driving diversity, inclusion and equity in tech 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, evolving markets and investment trends
• Highlight emerging innovations under development, associated market, customer acquisition and commercialization strategies, and how these solutions will improve our lives, and our planet, safely and securely
• 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

1:00 PM: Opening Remarks and Land Acknowledgement: Michelle Gee, Executive Director, Women in Automotive Tech (Silicon Valley) and Sonya Shorey, Vice President, Strategy, Marketing and Communications, Invest Ottawa

1:15 PM: Keynote Fireside Chat with Global Mobility Leader; Founder and CEO, Autonomous Vehicle Consulting, LLC; Transportation, Technology and Environmental Policy Advisor, Adjunct Professor, University of Southern California; and Children's Book Author

• This fireside chat will be hosted by Petrina Gentile, Internationally Recognized Automotive Journalist, The Globe and Mail and CTV National

2:00 PM: Break

2:05 PM: Panel Discussion: Driving the Future of AI in Logistics

• Moderator: Karolina Chachulska, Director, Digital Experience, infoedge L
• Stacey Connors, Head of Strategic Innovations, InDro Robotics; Ottawa and Vancouver
• Vivian Sun, Chief Commercial Officer at Waabi, an AI company building the next generation of self-driving technology; Silicon Valley
• Additional speakers to be announced

2:55 PM: Break

3:00 PM: Panel Discussion in partnership with InDro Robotics: The Sky's the Limit: The Future of Advanced Robotics, Unmanned Aerial Systems and Drones

• Moderator: Rebecca Thompson, Senior Manager, Operations, Area X.O; Ottawa
• Niharika Kolte Alekar, Founder, Volar Alta; Women to Watch Global Awards in Emerging Aviation Technology 2022; Featured in Asia's Most Influential Women in Renewable Energy 2020 ; India
• Kate (Kienapple) Klassen, Strategy and Implementation Specialist, InDro Robotics; and CanaDAC Co-Chair, Transport Canada; Ottawa and Vancouver
• Michelle Madaras, President and Co-Founder, WingXpand; St. Louis
• Bronwyn Morgan, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Xeo Air and Airversity; Atlanta
• Final speaker to be announced

3:50 PM: Closing remarks

We hope you'll join us to drive the future of the smart mobility industry. We look forward to collaborating with you.

For a sense of what you can expect from this powerful and inspiring event, watch IWW 2022's Women Driving the Smart Mobility Revolution:

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