Women Automotive Summit: DETROIT

4th June 2024

Women Automotive Network

This is the time for women and their allies to come together and support one another. With over 34,000 members already, the Women Automotive Network community continues to grow and uplift on a global scale.

View agenda for our highly anticipated Detroit Summit!

Detroit Online Agenda, June 4

09:00

Chair's Welcome

Ana Lovera
Founder, Sourcing Values Inc

09:10

Empowering Leadership: Cultivating a Resilient Workforce

Meshell R Baker
Chief Confidence Igniter

09:25

Available Keynote

Interested in securing this position? It is exclusively available for our Corporate Partners . If you're passionate about supporting initiatives that drive positive change and wish to highlight your contributions, please get in touch with us for partnership opportunities.
isabella@womenautomotive.com

09:50

On-stage Interview: Driving Excellence

Join us for this on-stage interview with Claudia Marquez, where she will share her journey to success in the competitive auto industry

Claudia Marquez
Chief Operating Officer, Genesis Motor North America
Joan Michelson
Host of Electric Ladies Podcast, Forbes Contributor, and Coach

10:15

The importance of internal networks - lessons learnt and best practices

Stephen Livingston
Co-Chair - Global Women of Ford & Chief Ally, Ford Motor Company
Rima Ghafari Jasser
Global Chair - Women of Ford, Ford Motor Company
Stephanie May
Director, Women Automotive Network

13:45

The Future of Auto and of Women in Auto: Insights from the AlixPartners Disruption Index™ and Beyond

Yvette Zhang, Director
Automotive & Industrial Practice, AlixPartners LLP

14:05

Intuitive Business Decisions

Candace Renfrow
Vice President, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Flex
Judith Gaspar
Director, Learning & Development, Flex
Nicole Stevenson
VP Business Strategy and Marketing, Flex
Melanie Schuttenberg
VP Customer Business Unit Europe & Managing Director Design Center Stuttgart, Flex

14:25

Keynote

Interested in speaking, contact: isabella@womenautomotive.com

15:30

On-stage Interview

How to re-invent yourself in the software defined world. Hear all about Sabrina's journey from General Counsel for Porsche in China, to tech founder in Silicon Valley and now head of strategy and product for Cariad North America

Sabrina Yuan
VP Strategy and Business Development Company, Cariad Inc. – a Volkswagen Group Company
Caroline Trudeau
Storyteller, Strategist and Senior Industry Advisor

15:50

You Don't Have To Be Good At Sales To Be Good At Sales

How can you find your own selling super power and use it in your career and business to gain confidence in sales

Kirsti Jane
Founder & CEO, House of Motorsport - the Agency

16:10

Closing Panel: Where exactly are the Opportunities? How to make your own Career Plan!

Join global leaders as the explore the differences across job functions and geographies. What are the various challenges and rewards for women leaders.

George Ayres
Managing Director, AutoMobility Advisors
Ashwini Balasubramanian
General Manager - Advanced Engineering, Harley Davidson Motor Company I President, Automotive Women's Alliance Foundation
Alisha Bellezza
SVP, Global Automotive Coatings, PPG
Anna Markett
SVP, Supply Chain Stellantis North America