All our invited speakers are female executives, engineers, policy makers, and academics who help solve the unique challenges facing autonomous technology development.
Last Event:
From Ambition to Reality: The Path Toward a Carbon Free Future (Virtual)
Last Event:
From Ambition to Reality: The Path Toward a Carbon Free Future (Virtual)
Bonnie Datta.
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Passionate about disruptive technologies, Bonnie Datta is an international market strategist who brings to bear a combined policy and business background to positively impact decarbonization pathways, with deep expertise in transport electrification and grid modernization. Prior to founding Plug to Grid Strategies, a niche advisory firm that guides early-stage start-ups, Bonnie led Regulatory Affairs for Siemens Digital Grid and eMobility platforms. She is also the co-founder of an EV/AV infrastructure start-up that is currently in stealth. Bonnie has previously worked at the inward-investment arm of the Singapore Government, this being a pivot from her earlier position leading a 15-country marketing operation in Asia Pacific for the enterprise unit of Nokia. Bonnie serves on the Board of the Interstate Renewable Energy Council and on the Advisory Board of Electrada, the Blackrock-funded Charging-as-a-Service provider. |
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Dr. Carolin Funk is Partner at Blue Bear Capital investing at the intersection of climate tech and the digital enterprise transformation. Carolin has spent her career supporting the energy transition across government agencies, large corporations, and early-stage ventures. Blue Bear is a venture capital and early growth equity firm driving the expansion of digital technologies into multibillion-dollar verticals across the energy, infrastructure, and climate industries. Prior to joining Blue Bear, Carolin served as COO of two Bay Area based energy storage startups. Before that, Carolin was Director of Venture Technology at Siemens. Carolin holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA from the Technical University of Berlin.
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Dr. Carolin Funk.
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Qiong Sun.
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Qiong Sun has over 27 years of transportation experience and a diverse industry consulting background specialized in vehicle electrification, energy storage and active safety. At TE Connectivity, she is responsible for the automotive E-mobility business P&L and oversees product portfolio, business plan, technology strategy, product development, and launches for E-mobility solutions. Prior to that, Ms. Sun held several global leadership positions including VP of global electrification business at Lear Corporation, VP of global engineering and product management at Tenneco Clean Air, and director of engineering in hybrid battery systems at Johnson Controls. Ms Sun was named a 2019 Crain’s Detroit Business Notable Women in STEM and holds 4 U.S. patents. Ms. Sun holds a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Controls from Michigan Technological University. |
