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Inforum's 18th Detroit Auto Show Virtual Event

09/16/2022 07:45 AM - 09:15 AM ET

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Inforum Event

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  • $35.00

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Virtual link will be sent 24 hours before event

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Detroit Auto Show Virtual Event

Mobility and technological change: A conversation with Mark Stewart 

 

The automotive industry’s history is one of technological innovation, but the pace of technological change has never been faster. Join Inforum for our 18th Detroit Auto Show breakfast, where Mark Stewart, COO-North America, Stellantis, and Gary Shapiro, president and CEO, Consumer Technology Association, will discuss how new strategies, investments, and relationships are key to staying competitive. Please join us for a lively and informative discussion led by moderator Ronia Kruse, president and CEO of OpTech.

 

Mark Stewart
COO, North America
Stellantis 
Mark Stewart was appointed Stellantis COO for North America and a member of the top executive team in January 2021. He joined Stellantis in 2018 from Amazon, where he was the lead executive for customer fulfillment across 200 operations facilities in North America. Previously he held positions of increasing responsibility with TRW, Tower Automotive, and ZF TRW Automotive, where he served as executive vice president and COO. You can read more about Mark here.

 

Gary Shapiro
CEO
Consumer Technology Association
Gary Shapiro is president and CEO of the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), which represents 1,500+ consumer technology companies and owns and produces the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Gary also is a New York Times best-selling author, whose books include Ninja Future: Secrets to Success in the New World of Innovation and The Comeback: How Innovation Will Restore the American Dream. Read more about Gary here.

Moderator

Ronia Kruse
Founder and CEO
OpTech LLC
Ronia Kruse is the founder and CEO of OpTech, LLC and OpTech Solutions, a talent development and solutions firm providing services to Fortune 1000 and government clients.  Before striking out on her own, Kruse was a senior tax consultant for Deloitte. She also is a founder of Digital Lakes, a digital community effort focused on driving the technology revolution in Metro Detroit.  Read more here.

 

 

 

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Interested in sponsorships? Please contact Inforum 313-324-0234 or e-mail clhutton@inforummichigan.org

 

 

   

 
Immediately following the Detroit Auto Show Breakfast, Inforum's AutomotiveNEXT industry group hosts AutomotiveNEXT 1:1. This gathering brings together university students and industry executives for small-group dialogue on industry issues. The conversations tap into the wisdom of executives and allow students to learn about the industry in a personal way while beginning to build a professional network before they graduate.

AutomotiveNEXT 1:1 Sponsorship contact Carole Leigh Hutton clhutton@inforummichigan.org

Thank you to our 1:1 Sponsors: