Peter Campbell is the Financial Times’ global motor industry correspondent, based in London. He leads the FT’s coverage of the industry and works with a team of local correspondents around the world to cover the major car makers, industry trends and technological breakthroughs. He also chairs the FT's annual Future of the Car Summit, where he has interviewed industry leaders including Elon Musk, Carlos Tavares, and Jim Farley. He has previously covered technology, energy, retail, telecoms, media and tax. He tweets at @Petercampbell1.

Luc Julia, chief scientific officer for Renault, was the chief technical officer and senior vice president of innovation for Samsung Electronics, directed Siri at Apple, was chief technologist at Hewlett-Packard, and cofounded a number of Silicon Valley start-ups. While conducting research at SRI International, he was involved in the creation of Nuance Communications, now the world leader in speech recognition. A recipient of Légion d’Honneur, the highest order of France, and member of its National Academy of Technologies, he holds degrees in mathematics and computer science from the University Pierre et Marie Curie in Paris and earned a doctorate in computer science at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications de Paris. He is the bestselling author of the book “There Is No Such Thing as Artificial Intelligence,” holds dozens of patents, and is recognized as one of the most influential French developers in the digital world.

Anant Agarwal works as a data science manager at Nissan's Global Digital Hub. He started his career as a data scientist in San Francisco at a digital advertising firm. Since then, he has led global teams to solve critical business problems using machine learning, time series forecasting, deep learning, computer vision, optimization, and natural language processing. Agarwal is an alumnus of the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, holds a master’s degree from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, and received his MBA from the Indian School of Business (ISB) Hyderabad. Agarwal has also been a guest speaker at many respected institutions, including at Zhejiang University, Analytics Vidhya, and more.

Rajeev Verma is a senior data science specialist at Magna and an engineering aficionado and technophile who loves using data to solve complex problems. He has taken his career from designing control systems to working with autonomous driving systems to leveraging data for solving manufacturing problems, all while practicing the philosophy of "learn, apply, teach, and repeat."

Johan Kölhi is the co-founder and head of innovation and digitalization at Accurate Consulting. He is a serial inventor that holds over 60 patents and boasts more than 30 years’ experience within data communications, information and network security, mobile networks, and innovation. He also focuses on cybersecurity and information security, both technically and on the compliance side. Currently, Kölhi is focusing on AI strategy and compliance for quality, optimization, classification, and forecasting within the automotive and industrial sectors.

Sandeep Gupta is a dynamic professional with more than a decade of experience and expertise in the automotive industry. In his current role as the manager of connected business at Subaru Canada, he oversees the production and operations of telematics and connected vehicle technologies across current and future models. In prior roles, he was involved in global and cross-functional projects encompassing research and development, product development, and supply chain management. He is a fervent advocate of connected cars and envisions safer, more efficient vehicles, offering a truly immersive driving experience for vehicle owners. Gupta holds an MBA and master’s degree in business analytics from Temple University and a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from PEC University of Technology.

Viji Krishnamurthy leads generative AI solutions at Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). With Oracle, Krishnamurthy has led AI services products, data science for Oracle IoT apps, managed IoT apps focused on Industry 4.0, and led projects that delivered AI features in SCM, ERP, HCM, and CX Cloud. Krishnamurthy holds a doctorate in operations research from Northwestern University, and holds multiple patents on AI and machine learning applications.

Sofia Salazar is a professional with 8 years’ experience in quality management within the automotive industry. Passionate about quality and excellence, she’s currently the European warranty coordinator at Yazaki Europe for the Stellantis business unit. She was recently nominated as a key support mentor for the implementation of the warranty program at Yazaki central quality. In her role, she’s responsible for establishing and standardizing warranty systems, coordinating a multidisciplinary team, guaranteeing the success of the warranty program, leading the improvement of six EMEA manufacturing plants, and assessing future financial risk to minimize warranty costs. Salazar holds a postgraduate degree in quality management from the Catholic University of Portugal and a master’s degree in pharmaceutical chemistry sciences from the University of Porto.