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SUMMARY:The Road Ahead – Scaling Innovation in an Evolving Landscape
DESCRIPTION:Hosted and held in partnership with:\n \nThe Road Ahead with FORVIA convenes senior leaders from FORVIA and the VC mobility community to examine how the global supplier is investing in emerging technologies to move them from innovation to scale\, and how capital\, partnerships\, and transactions shape that journey. \nAgenda\n7:30 a.m. — Registration\, Breakfast & Startup + Capital Showcase \n8:30 a.m. — Welcome Remarks \nAdam Bernard \nSAA President and Founder of AutoPerspectives \n  \nFrancois Tardif \nEVP\, FORVIA North America \n  \n8:45 a.m. — Panel 1 — Identifying and Investing in Automotive Innovation \nFrom Prototype to Platform: How Industrial Technologies Are Funded and Scaled \nModerator: \nJamie Butters \nFounder of Butters Bureau and host of Autotown \n  \nPanelists: \n \n  \nColleen Haley \nPresident\, Seating North America\, FORVIA \n  \n \n  \nAndrew Bates \nVice President\, Automated Driving\, FORVIA HELLA \n  \n \n  \nBen Cohen \nVice President\, HELLA Ventures \n  \n \n  \nChad Durkee \nTechnology Scouting Director\, North America\, Faurecia \n  \n9:45 a.m. — Refreshment & Networking Break   \n10:00 a.m. — Fireside Chat — M&A\, Investments\, Exits and Scale \nThis session covers evolving buyer and investor dynamics\, technology investment criteria\, common industrial M&A pitfalls\, and how early capital decisions shape eventual exits. \nModerator: Jamie Butters\, Founder of Butters Bureau and host of Autotown \nPanelists: \n \n  \nChris Stallman \nFontinalis – Early-stage Venture Capital Investor \n  \n \n  \nNancy Philippart \nGeneral Partner and Co-Founder\, BELLE Funds \n  \n\nTBD\, Private Equity Fund Investor\n\n10:50 a.m. — Financing the Industrial Technology Lifecycle \nA conversation with the startups and manufacturing innovations that FORVIA is investing in. \nModerator: \nTom Kelly \nCEO of Automation Alley \n  \nPanelists: \n \nKevin Mull \nSenior Director of Strategic Initiatives\, Bedrock Detroit \n  \n \n  \nMaxwell Reeder \nAccount Executive\, Inbolt \n  \n\nTBD\, Regional Startup\n\n11:30 a.m. — Closing Remarks \nFree for SAA members and media; $49 for non-members
URL:https://saaauto.com/event/the-road-ahead-scaling-innovation-in-evolving-landscape/
LOCATION:FORVIA North America\, 2800 High Meadow Circle\, Auburn Hills\, MI\, 48326\, United States
CATEGORIES:SAA Events,YPN Events
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