AUTO TECH SHOWCASE 2024

Safety. Connectivity. Innovation.

Audi Field | June 12, 2024

2024 Exhibitors & Sponsors

AUTO TECH SHOWCASE 2024:

SAFETY. CONNECTIVITY. INNOVATION.

The Alliance for Automotive Innovation’s Annual Technology Showcase is returning to Washington, DC June 12, 2024. The showcase will be held at Audi Field, rain or shine.

Safety. Connectivity. Innovation.

The event brings together the automotive innovators, visionaries and disruptors redefining personal transportation for the next generation and beyond.

Join Auto Innovators as it presents a collection of transformative automotive technologies to federal policymakers and regulators.

Meet these innovators from across the country – auto manufacturers; suppliers; software companies; and electric vehicle battery, semiconductor, and autonomous vehicles producers – who will all be on hand to demonstrate and educate policymakers on the technologies delivering cleaner, safer and smarter vehicles.

Ride and Drive • Hands on Demonstrations • Industry Leaders and More

Location: Audi Field

Audi Field is a state-of-the-art soccer stadium located in the Navy Yard neighborhood of Washington, D.C., and the home stadium for D.C. United, a Major League Soccer (MLS) team, and the DC Defenders, a United Football League (UFL) team.

Audi Field (100 Potomac Avenue SW, Washington, D.C.) is in Southwest D.C. along the Anacostia River. It’s just 1.5 miles from the U.S. Capitol Building and less than a 10-minute car ride from the United States Department of Transportation (DOT). Audi Field is also less than a 5-minute walk to Nationals Park, where the Congressional Baseball Game will take place on the evening of June 12.

Schedule of Events

9:00 AM: EXHIBITS OPEN
Location: Concourse and Main Plaza
12:30 PM - 4:00 PM: SPEAKER PROGRAM
Location: Club Level
4:00 - 6:00 PM: RECEPTION
Attendees, Exhibitors and Sponsors Welcome
Location: Club Level

Program Details

9:00 - 12:30 pm: Autos2050® Leadership Awards (exact times TBD)
 
12:30 – 12:40 pm: Welcome and Keynote Introduction: John Bozzella
President and CEO, Alliance for Automotive Innovation
 
12:40 – 12:55 pm: Keynote Speaker: Shailen Bhatt
Administrator, Federal Highway Administration
 
1:00 – 1:40 pm: Panel 1 – Vehicle Safety: Here and Now
Vehicle technologies that are currently saving lives
Automakers have made significant investments in in-vehicle technologies to save lives and reduce crashes.  This panel will review key technological innovations in automotive safety.
 
Panelists:
  • Adam Raviv, Chief Counsel, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
  • Jim Lanier, Global Public Safety Engagement Manager, OnStar/GM
  • Pam Shadel Fischer, Senior Director of External Engagement, GHSA
  • Robert Molloy, Director, Office of Highway Safety, NTSB
  • Earl Adams, Jr., Partner, Global Regulatory, Hogan Lovells
 
1:45 – 2:10 pm:  Fireside Chat: Safety Leadership with Mark Rosekind
Former NHTSA Administrator and NTSB Member
 
2:15-2:25 pm: TIP Talk®: Faisal Hasan
General Manager Data and Public Policy, Carfax
2:30 - 3:00 pm: Panel 2 – Digital Safety: The Next Frontier
V2X and Software-Defined Vehicles
Vehicle to Everything (V2X) and Software-Defined Vehicles (SDV) remain on the horizon and have the potential to create profound safety benefits.  This panel will explore the promise held by these technologies.
 
Panelists:
  • Michael Graham, Board Member, NTSB
  • Brian Cronin, Director, ITS JPO 
  • Melissa Glidden Tye, Associate General Counsel, Emerging Technologies, Verizon
  • Andres Castrillon, Senior Director, Government Affairs, Qualcomm
 
3:05 - 3:25 pm: TIP Talk®: Aaron Jefferson
Vice President of Product, Luminar Technologies
 
3:30 - 4:00 pm: Panel 3 – Reimagining Automotive Safety for the Future
How AV/EV/new mobility models can further enhance and accelerate safety
In the long term, new mobility models, including those Autonomous Vehicles, can transform the safety landscape. This panel will address the role that these models can play in improving roadway safety.
 
Panelists:
  • Tara Andringa, Executive Director, Partners for Automated Vehicle Education (PAVE)
  • Michelle Gattuso, Vice President of Product Management, HARMAN
  • Vinn White, Senior Advisor, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Acting Chief AI Officer, US Department of Transportation, and Designated Federal Official, Transforming Transportation Advisory Committee, US Department of Transportation
  • Andrew Bates, Senior Manager - ADAS Product Line, Magna
 
4:00 - 6:00 pm: Reception
Congressional Baseball Game Kickoff Reception
 

Congressional Baseball Game Kickoff Reception!

The 2024 Auto Tech Showcase will host a pre-game reception at Audi Field from 4:00 - 6:00 PM. The reception will be held on the club level and kicks off when the exhibits close. Enjoy refreshments before heading to the Congressional baseball game. Nationals Park is just a short walk from Audi Field.

Handheld, light bites and drinks will be served. Attendees, exhibitors and sponsors welcome.

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