Mike Dosenbach
Site Lead, MBRDNA Digital Hub in Seattle Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America Inc. (MBRDNA)(May 2017 - Till Now)
Seattle, United States
Mike Dosenbach is the Site Lead and Senior Engineering Manager for the MBRDNA Digital Hub in Seattle, which focuses on Software Development and Cloud Computing for Mercedes-Benz connected vehicles. After over 23 years of software engineering and management experience, Dosenbach has led the Seattle Hub since 2017 and is focused on driving the cloud technologies and new computing paradigms at Daimler.
Dosenbach honors particular cultural values as open communication, teamwork, diversity, and individual empowerment, all aligned with the ethos of building “The Best or Nothing.”
Milind Mahajan
Head of the Seattle R&D Center at Grab(Jan 2016 - Till Now)
Seattle, United States
Milind is currently Head of the Seattle R&D Center at Grab. Before joining Grab, Milind spent 2 years at Twitter leading the Ads Targeting and Brand Hub teams in Twitter Seattle. Prior to that Milind co-founded SwiftGist, a startup that built tools and services to help businesses gain insights about customer interactions through application of data science. Before SwiftGist, Milind worked at Microsoft for more than 20 years in various roles. Milind was a founding member of the Speech team at Microsoft and worked on various aspects of Speech Recognition and Natural Language Processing at Microsoft Research. Milind also led product and engineering teams in the Startup Business Group and Bing at Microsoft.
Avijit Sinha
Senior Director of Corporate Business Development, IoT and Intelligent Edge(March 2001 - Till Now)
Seattle, United States
Avijit Sinha is responsible for business development for IoT and Intelligent Edge at Microsoft. His team drives business development for emerging technologies across Connected Cars, Intelligent Personal Assistants, Location Based Services, Industrial IoT, Smart Buildings, Drones, Autonomous Driving, Ride Sharing, Fleet Management, Agricultural IoT and Sports Analytics.
Prior to this role, he led the extension of Cortana to newer application domains and platforms. During his time in Office 365, he led the transition to mobile platforms and a subscription model. At Microsoft Research, he incubated low cost computing and subscription computing efforts targeted at emerging markets. Sinha started his career in 2001 in the Windows team as a software engineer.
Christopher Ruff
President & CEO(Sept 2017 - Till Now)
Seattle, United States
As CEO and President of Glympse, Chris is responsible for leading the company’s growth and global strategy, facilitating company activity in sales, marketing, partnerships and product development. With over 25 years experience in the technology industry, he has great success translating corporate business visions into effective technology strategies and changes.
Chris has spent 20+ years in various executive leadership roles in the software, mobile and IoT industries. Before coming to Glympse, he spent 10 years as CEO & President of UIEvolution (now Xevo), a global leader in enterprise software for the connected car, mobile and the Internet of Things. With over 200 employees in Seattle and Tokyo, that company proudly supports industry leading companies including Toyota, Ford, Panasonic, Carnival Cruises and many other Fortune 1000 companies.
Chris has an MBA from the University of Washington.
Jeff Warren
Founder & CEO at Migo, Inc(March 2016 - Till Now)
Jeff Warren is the founder and CEO of Migo, the search app for personal transportation that mixes ride share, traditional taxis, car-share, bikes, electric scooters and public transportation onto a single real-time mobile app, for people taking the leap into the new world of shared mobility.
Previously, Jeff was the digital CMO for two Expedia brands, Travelocity and Wotif. Jeff joined Expedia in 2011 to lead mobile, local and social product teams.
Prior to Expedia Jeff held a variety of leadership and corporate development roles at Motorola, where he led the team that introduced Android into Motorola products.
Manuela Papadopol
CEO - Designated Driver (Advisor : Udacity & AutoMobolity LA) (Oct 2018 - Till Now)
Seattle, United States
Manuela has devoted her career to advancing automotive technology. She is an ambassador for the entire industry as it evolves toward highly automated features and, ultimately, self-driving cars. In addition to her role as CEO of Designated Driver, she serves as an advisory board member for Automobility LA where she pioneered the event’s Top 10 Automotive Startup Competition, shining a light on the technological innovation that is bringing smart mobility to the masses. Manuela also sits on the advisory board for Udacity and holds a patent in voice-activated acquisition of non-local content. As co-founder of Sansea Consulting, she has provided guidance to a range of automotive companies and startups. Previously, Manuela led the global marketing effort as director of business development and communications at Elektrobit, establishing the company’s worldwide reach. At Microsoft, as a global marketing manager, she supported Windows Embedded Automotive, Ford SYNC and other automotive initiatives and was recognized with the Microsoft Gold Star Award. She also served as marketing manager for both Mercedes-Benz and BMW. Manuela has received many industry awards including the Women Worth Watching Award from Diversity Journal and she was named a top Woman in IOT Marketing from Connected World.
David Jumpa
Chief Revenue Officer - Airbiquity(Oct 2012 - Till Now)
With more than 25 years in senior management, business development, sales operations and engineering leadership, David has been instrumental in the growth of the company’s automotive business. His first tenure at Airbiquity was from 1999 to 2002, before he left to start a successful speech recognition company. After its acquisition, he rejoined Airbiquity in 2005 and is responsible for driving sales operations and increasing revenues.
Sanket Akerkar
SVP Fleets & Insurance(Sept 2017 - Till Now)
Seattle, United States
Sanket leads Nauto’s global business and expansion across North America, Europe and Japan. Prior to Nauto, Sanket spent 14 years at Microsoft in various senior leadership positions including VP Global Enterprise, Chief Evangelist (U.S.) and Managing Director of Microsoft India. Prior to Microsoft, Sanket spent 6 years at McKinsey as a consultant.
Sanjay Ravi
General Manager(Nov 2005 - Till Now)
Bellevue
Sanjay Ravi is responsible for the development of Microsoft’s global Automotive
industry business. He leads the team that supports vehicle manufacturers and
mobility service providers including their suppliers and ecosystem partners with
innovative solutions and services strategies that accelerate digital
transformation. Leveraging the breadth and depth of Microsoft technologies along with partner solutions,
Ravi’s team guides the growth and competitive strategies for Microsoft in the following areas: connected
vehicles, autonomous vehicle development, smart mobility solutions, connected customer experiences
and smart factory & supply chain. Ravi and his team are focused on partnering with automakers to bring
new digital capabilities and monetization opportunities to the Automotive market quickly.
Ravi holds a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (I.I.T.)
Madras and a Master of Science degree in Manufacturing Systems from Syracuse University. He is a
graduate of the Harvard Business School General Management Program.