Inforum's 21st Mobility Breakfast 2025

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7:30-9:30 a.m., October 15, The Henry (Dearborn)

Inforum's 21st Mobility Breakfast 2025

Join us this fall for an in-depth, insightful conversation about The Leadership Edge: Decision-Making in Times of Change. As we navigate the forces driving the mobility industry today, we will hear how company leaders are effecting change and executing the decisions that will lead the industry into a productive time of growth and prosperity. Claudia Saran, US Sector Lead/Industrial Manufacturing, KPMG, will moderate this powerful discussion with Hilary Cain, SVP-Policy, Alliance for Automotive Innovation.

Panelist

Hilary Cain

SVP, Policy, Alliance for Automotive Innovation

Hilary oversees policy development for the association and works with the policy team to advance the association’s policy priorities and objectives. Hilary previously served as Vice President of Technology, Innovation, and Mobility Policy at Auto Innovators and spent nearly 8 years as Director of Technology and Innovation Policy at Toyota. Prior to joining the auto industry, Hilary worked for almost a decade in the U.S. House of Representatives. She holds a J.D. and a M.A. in Public Affairs from the University of Texas and a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Washington. In June of 2020, Hilary was recognized as a Rising Star in the automotive industry by Automotive News for her work at the forefront of emerging technology policy.

Bill Presley

President & CEO, Gentherm

Bill Presley is President and Chief Executive Officer of Gentherm, the global market leader and developer of innovative thermal management and pneumatic comfort technologies. Bill joined Gentherm in January 2025 and serves on the Company’s Board of Directors.

As President and CEO, Bill leads more than 14,000 employees in 13 countries, where he is responsible for the strategic direction and operational leadership of the company. He is leading the company’s quest to strengthen the core business and growth initiatives in adjacent markets centered on the company’s core technology platforms of Thermal Management, Air Moving Devices, Pneumatic Solutions, and Valve Systems.

Bill joined Gentherm from Aptiv PLC, where he served as Vice Chairman, Chief Operating Officer and President for Aptiv’s Signal & Power Solutions Segment (S&PS). Under his leadership, he was responsible for $20 billion in revenue and oversaw more than 160,000 global employees in 40 countries across 140 facilities and 7 technical centers.

Prior to joining Aptiv in 2019, Bill held various positions of increasing responsibility at Lear Corporation including Global Vice President of the Wire & Component Business Unit and Global Vice President of Engineering from 2008-2019. Bill began his career at Chrysler Corporation where he worked in multiple functional areas including Systems & Component Engineering, Product Design Studios and Vehicle Development.

Bill graduated from Norwich Military University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and holds a Master of Engineering degree with a concentration in Electromagnetic Physics from the University of Detroit and an MBA with a concentration in Finance from Oakland University. Bill served in the U.S. Army and Michigan National Guard as a member of the Field Artillery between 1988 and 2001 in various leadership positions.

Moderator

Claudia Saran, US Sector Leader, Industrial Manufacturing, KPMG

Claudia Saran, US Sector Leader for Industrial Manufacturing, has 25+ years of consulting experience, serving a wide array of clients in the Industrial Manufacturing space and also remains as the Advisory Industry Leader for Industrial Manufacturing. In her current role, Claudia has driven a 3-prong strategy to help cultivate a stronger Advisory Industrial Manufacturing community. This has subsequently been adopted by both the Industrial Manufacturing Tax and Audit leaders as a foundation for culture and growth.

Previously, she developed and grew Advisory’s People & Change practice to over 400 professionals and expanded the scope beyond Behavioral Change Management to include Organization Design, Talent Management and HR Optimization. Claudia has served on KPMG’s Board of Directors and on the firm’s Management Committee as the Vice Chair of Culture. In that role, she led a global effort to refresh our firm’s values and helped to strengthen our firm’s credibility with our regulators.

Claudia is passionate about her involvement in non-for-profit organizations connected to children’s education and encourages her younger team members to join junior boards of non for profit organizations on behalf of the firm.

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