On The Move

Selika Josiah Talbott is a leading industry voice for the adoption of New Mobility: Connected, Autonomous, Shared and Electric vehicles. The Founder of Autonomous Vehicle Consulting, LLC and Solutions 4 New Mobility Education, LLC., she provides strategic advice to companies and organizations in the mobility space and educational materials for youth and adults on new mobility. She is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Southern California and Co-Directs the UC Davis Institute for Transportation Studies' Environmental Justice Fellowship. Selika has extensively published in Forbes.com and is considered a go-to expert media source aswell as a highly sought-after speaker. Selika has had a Distinguished career in public service at the federal, state, and local levels. She served at the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and State of New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission and held policy positions in County and Township public entities. As an attorney, she practiced product liability defense representing franchises, taught continuing legal education, and authored several papers on insurance and product liability defense. Selika has a J.D. from Hofstra University School of Law, a B.A from SUNY Stony Brook with a Political Science Major, and a Minor in Socio-legal studies. She also holds Certifications in Executive Leadership from American University, and Diversity Equity and Inclusion from Cornell University and Corporate Board Readiness from Santa Clara University.

Amy Jones Satrom is Head of Operations at Nuro, where she oversees on-road operations, software quality and mapping operations, and operations product. She leads teams across the US, most notably in Houston, TX, Scottsdale, AZ, Los Angeles, and Mountain View, CA. Prior to joining Nuro, Amy led operations at 23andMe where she was responsible for overseeing supply chain, lab operations, logistics, and operating systems. Previously, she held various leadership roles at Amazon, across both operations and the company's retail businesses. Amy started her career as a nuclear engineer in the US Navy. Amy received her Master of Philosophy in Engineering for Sustainable Development from the University of Cambridge where she was a Gates Scholar and her B.S. in Oceanography from the United States Naval Academy. Thank you to infoedge LLC for sponsoring this episode.

Tune in to get to know Imogen Pierce. She was Head of City Engagement and Integration at Arrival where she worked with cities to develop their mobility solutions. Before Arrival, Imogen worked as an aerodynamicist at Jaguar Land Rover. Since we spoke to Imogen she has become an ambassador for sustainable transportation at Fully Charged the largest Clean Energy & Electric Vehicle consumer channel.This episode was supported by infoedge LLC.

Tune in to our discussion with Sohaila Ouffata, Director of Platform, BMW iVentures.  She is the ultimate Tech-Evangelista and a passionate tech Venture Capital investor. She believes in the long-term opportunities through backing purpose-driven tech startups tackling the biggest problems in the transportation industry. Sohaila is also the founder of The African Tech Vision. 

Hannah Kain is President, Founder, and CEO of Alom, a global supply chain company supporting its Fortune 500 customers in the technology, automotive, medical, financial, and energy sectors.Hannah was born in Denmark. In addition to a business and political career, she taught at Copenhagen Business School and Hannah holds three university degrees.Hannah is a board member of the National Association of Manufacturers, board chair of How Women Lead–Silicon Valley, serves on the WBENC Forum Leadership Team. She has received numerous industry and leadership awards. 

Our guest today is Beth Hill, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, and Head of Privacy at FordDirect. Beth's experience in technology, privacy, and cybersecurity, law and policy focuses on how data continues to transform the automotive industry and consumer experience. Prior to joining FordDirect Beth was Senior Counsel and Enterprise Privacy Counsel for Chrysler Group/FCA. 

 Listen to  Laura Merling from Google talk about innovation, transformation and convergence of trends and industries within the broadly understood transportation space. Laura is currently responsible for all things automotive at Google Cloud. In the past, Laura has held roles in sales, marketing, business development, and product management at Fortune 500 companies and start-ups including Ford, AT&T, Mashery, Sybase, McKinsey, and more. She has been responsible for ecosystem development and platform solutions at AT&T Business Solutions. She has shaped autonomous vehicle strategy and global digital services strategy at Ford. Laura has been instrumental in the technology, transportation, and industrial sectors, leading digital transformation initiatives throughout her career. She has earned a coveted SDForum Visionary Award and is a regular speaker at industry events. 

Listen to Karolina and Lissa interview Nina Qi. Nina is talking about her path to break into tech from the world of finance. She also talks about the amazing mission of Voyage, a start-up that is providing autonomous mobility to seniors. Nina Qi, Chief Operating Officer at Voyage, a self-driving car startup. Prior to Voyage, Nina led corporate development at Autodesk, and previously managed M&A, investment, and strategic partnerships at Uber. Nina started her career as an Investment Banker at Deutsche Bank before transitioning into tech.

Listen to Jennifer Brace talk about her inspiring career, Ford 2021 Global Trends Report, and the future of the automotive space. Jennifer Brace has spent 17 years with Ford Motor Company working in engineering, marketing, user research, mobility innovation, and most recently futuring. Her career began in vehicle engineering and transitioned into human machine interface working with engineers, designers and customers to develop the SYNC user interface. In 2015 she moved to the San Francisco Bay Area to Ford’s Greenfield Lab to develop a User Experience Research team to provide qualitative customer insights. She then transitioned to the Mobility team focusing on developing digital services in entertainment and leading the user experience innovation team for FordPass. Today, back in Michigan, Jennifer is the Global Consumer Trends and Futuring Manager. She works across the different areas of the company to bring a forward-looking perspective to all aspects of the business.Jennifer holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering and a MS in Engineering Management from the University of Michigan.Big thanks to infoedge LLC for hosting this podcast!

A road to the top: listen to Shauna McIntyre talk about her career choices, grit, and hard work that helped her rise to the top and become the CEO of Sense Photonics. Sense Photonics CEO Shauna McIntyre is a seasoned technology and automotive executive. Shauna joined Sense Photonics from Google, where she led its automotive services program. She began her career with Ford Motor Company and then worked as a management consultant with McKinsey & Company. Later, she joined automotive and commercial vehicle Tier 1 Honeywell International (Garrett) as VP of the Honeywell's Commercial Vehicle Turbocharger platform. Shauna's interest in driving innovation then led to her joining Achates Power, and management consulting firm Egon Zehnder as U.S. Automotive and New Mobility Practice Lead. Shauna holds a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from UCLA and UC Berkeley.Big thanks to infoedge LLC for hosting this podcast!

How do you design a perfect mobility experience for the future? Listen to Karolina Chachulska and Lissa Franklin talk to Melissa QuintanilhaMelissa Quintanilha is a user experience designer with 20 years of experience designing digital products for various industries including automotive, productivity, server & datacenter management, manufacturing, and more. She has experience conceptualizing, designing, and managing complex digital systems. She’s passionate about humanizing technology and making complex systems approachable and easy to use. Melissa has worked at Microsoft as a user experience designer envisioning next-gen automotive experiences. She founded her own UX/UI studio designing digital products and services where she has continued specializing in automotive and mobility, on-demand mobility scenarios, and design experiences for infotainment, teleoperations, and autonomous vehicles - including an autonomous boat. She has a BS in Computer Science and holds an MFA degree from Ohio State intangible design, natural interaction, and responsive environments.Big thanks to infoedge LLC for hosting this podcast!

Listen to Lissa and Karolina interview Seval Oz, who brings to this conversation her 20 years of professional experience, amazing energy, and so much wisdom. Big thanks to infoedge LLC for hosting this podcast!

“It takes guts, a little bit of insanity, and it takes also a lot of trust in yourself and the people you surround yourself with (to start a company).”Listen to the incredible story of Manuela Papadopol from growing up in Romania to becoming the CEO of DesignatedDriver. Big thanks to infoedge LLC for hosting this podcast!

This short episode is the introduction to the podcast from Women in Automotive Technology.