Building a connected and sustainable future through location
Day 1 Program, November 6th
*All speakers and topics are subject to change
10:00 - 11:00 | Registration, networking, demos and exhibition viewing |
11:00 – 11:15 | Welcome and opening remarks
Speaker: Bart Sweerman, SVP Services & Support, HERE Technologies
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11:15 - 11:40 | The map to everywhere: Charting new paths with location technology
Speaker: Jason Jameson, Chief Customer Officer, HERE Technologies
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11:40 - 12:10 | What's driving innovation? Key topics:
Speakers: Dominique Bonte, Vice President, Verticals & End Markets, ABI Research Laurel Davis-Lyons, Director of Industry and External Affairs, HERE Technologies
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12:10 - 12:30 | Driving customer success with location technology Gino Ferru, SVP General Manager EMEA shares examples of real-life business cases that are leveraging location technology to help customers improve efficiency and safety, reach sustainability goals and improve customer satisfaction.
Speaker: Gino Ferru, SVP General Manager EMEA, HERE Technologies
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12:30 - 13:00 | Exploring the road ahead with transformative location technologies Exploring the transformative technologies in sensor systems, AI-driven navigation and regulatory frameworks that are paving the way for software-defined and autonomous vehicles.
Speaker: Remco Timmer, VP Product Management, HERE Technologies
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13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch, networking and exhibition viewing |
14:00 - 14:30 | Panel discussion: Big risks and big rewards: Adopting AI and ML in the automotive and logistics industries Key topics:
Moderator: Severin Bredahl-Banovic, VP, Head of Business and Solution Architecture, HERE Technologies Speakers: Dr. Mike Tzamaloukas, General Manager of Automotive IoT, AWS Andrei Iordache, Director Industry Solutions, HERE Technologies
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14:30 - 14:50 | Streamlining fleet planning and execution with customized truck routing and navigation Key topics:
Speakers: Jamie Stray, Senior Product Manager, Tesco Duncan Pickering, Sr Account Executive, HERE Technologies
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14:50 - 15:10 | Connected containers: Gain visibility, precise ETAs and control Key topics:
Speakers: Karsten Schmidt, Director - Live Position and Track & Trace, Hapag Lloyd Patrick Briest, Head of Network & Operations IT Products, Hapag Lloyd Amol Naik, Sr Product Manager, HERE Technologies
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15:10 – 16:00 | Refreshments, networking and exhibition viewing |
16:00 - 16:20 | From ADAS to Full Autonomy Key topics:
Speaker: Jeremy McClain, Head of System & Software Business, Autonomous Mobility, Continental
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16:20 – 16:50 | Panel discussion: AI-driven partnerships: Transforming business through artificial intelligence This panel will discuss the strategies and best practices that led to successful AI integrations, the most used tools and solutions and the future prospects of AI in fostering robust and dynamic business collaborations.
Moderator: Sophie Rigollot, Sr Sales Manager. HERE Technologies Speakers: An de Wispelaere, CPO, PTV Logistics Theodoor Torn, SVP Products, Ortec Ray Roberts-York, Managing Director, MBI Bjorn Svinterud, Head of Global OEM Strategy, Powerfleet
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16:50 - 17:05 | HERE Technologies partner awards
Moderator: John Ramieri, VP Sales, HERE Technologies
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17:05 - 17:15 | Closing of Day 1
Speaker: Bart Sweerman, SVP Services & Support, HERE Technologies
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17:15 - 18:30 | Networking reception |
Day 2 Program, November 7th
*All speakers and topics are subject to change
08:45 - 09:30 | Registration, networking, demos and exhibition viewing |
09:30 - 09:45 | Day 2 opening remarks
Speaker: Bart Sweerman, SVP Services & Support, HERE Technologies
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09:45 - 10:05 | Keynote on Trends and Future of Digital Cockpit in Software Defined Electric Vehicles Speaker: Marco Kraus, Sr. Director Digital Cockpit EU, NIO
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10:05 - 10:25 | Sustainable commercial transportation: Trends and future directions Key topics:
Speakers: Hanna Trolleberg, Head of Service Development, Scania Peter Björk, Head of Customer Experience Design, Scania
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10:25 - 10:55 | Panel discussion: Tackling the last mile delivery challenge with last meter precision Key topics:
Moderator: Bart Coppelmans, Sr. Director Product Management, HERE Technologies Speakers: Jonathan Bouaziz, CEO, Kardinal Martti Kuldma, Chief Innovation and Technology Officer, Omniva
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10:55 - 11:40 | Refreshments, networking and exhibition viewing |
11:40 - 12:00 | Keynote on Sustainability Thinking Across The Supply Chain Looking into how spatial analysis can help reduce environmental impact and enhance the efficiency of electric mobility.
Speaker: Philip Mott, General Manager, Esri Europe
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12:00 - 12:30 | Panel discussion: Getting safety right in the next 5 years The influence of DFRS and EuroNcap initiatives. How can the revision of the SRTI regulation play a pivotal role in improving road safety while enhancing innovation in the EU?
Moderator: Marion Auzolle, Director External Affairs HERE Technologies Speakers: Peter Geffers, Manager Connectivity Solutions Integration & OTA Software Updates, Ford Mohanad Ismail, Senior Manager at WSP and Chair, Data for Road Safety
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12:30 - 12:45 | Data Driven Innovation for Accident Detection Speaker: Dr Hubert Rehborn, Navigation - Live Traffic, Mercedes
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12:45 - 13:05 | AWS Keynote: Focus around Sustainability, HERE Routing and HERE Tour Planning
Speakers: Eric Topp, WW Head of AWS Transportation & Logistics Solutions and Strategy
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13:05 – 13:25 | HERE Professional Services and conference closing remarks
Speaker: Bart Sweerman, SVP Services & Support, HERE Technologies
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13:25 - 14:30 | Networking lunch, demos and exhibition viewing |
A look at this year's HERE Directions 2024 Speakers*
Jonathan Bouaziz
CEO, Kardinal
Dominique Bonte
Vice President, Verticals & End Markets, ABI Research
Dr. Mike Tzamaloukas
General Manager of Automotive IoT, AWS
Martti Kuldma
Chief Innovation and Technology Officer, Omniva
Philip Mott
General Manager, Esri Europe
Mohanad Ismail
Senior Manager at WSP and Chair, Data for Road Safety
Jamie Stray
Senior Product Manager, Tesco
Marco Kraus
Sr. Director Digital Cockpit EU, NIO
Karsten Schmidt
Director - Live Position and Track & Trace, Hapag Lloyd
Patrick Briest
Head of Network & Operations IT Products, Hapag Lloyd
Dr. An de Wispelaere
CPO, PTV Logistics
Theodoor Torn
SVP Products, Ortec
Ray Roberts-York
Managing Director, MBI
Bjorn Svinterud
Head of Global OEM Strategy, PowerFleet
Peter Geffers
Manager Connectivity Solutions Integration & OTA Software Updates, Ford
Eric Topp
WW Head of AWS Transportation & Logistics Solutions and Strategy
Jeremy McClain
Head of System & Software Business, Autonomous Mobility, Continental
Hanna Trolleberg
Head of Service Development, Scania
Peter Björk
Head of Customer Experience Design, Scania
HERE Technologies Speakers
Bart Sweerman
SVP Services & Support, HERE Technologies
Gino Ferru
SVP General Manager EMEA, HERE Technologies
Remco Timmer
VP Product Management, HERE Technologies
Severin Bredahl-Banovic
VP, Head of Business and Solution Architecture at HERE Technologies
Jason Jameson
Chief Customer Officer, HERE Technologies
Laurel Davis-Lyons
Director of Industry and External Affairs, HERE Technologies
Andrei Iordache
Director Industry Solutions, HERE Technologies
John Ramieri
VP Sales, HERE Technologies
Bart Coppelmans
Sr. Director Product Management, HERE Technologies
Duncan Pickering
Senior Account Executive, HERE Technologies
Amol Naik
Senior Product Manager, HERE Technologies
Marion Auzolle
Director External Affairs, HERE Technologies
Sophie Rigollot
Sr Sales Manager, HERE Technologies