10th Mobility Innovators Forum
Hyundai CRADLE & Plug and Play Present: 10th Mobility Innovators Forum
Join us for the 10th Mobility Innovators Forum where the brightest minds in the mobility ecosystem will impart their valuable insight on emerging mobility innovations and highlight why now is the crucial moment to reevaluate the visions and values of the modern day to generate a greater significant impact in the industry.
Featuring insightful keynote speeches, engaging panel discussions, and exciting startup pitches around AI and affordability in Mobility.
More details at mif-2025.com
Agenda
9:30 AM – 10:15 AM | Guest Check-in & Breakfast
10:15 AM – 10:20 AM | Opening Remarks
Brendon Kim (Head of Silicon Valley Office, Hyundai CRADLE)
10:20 AM – 10:50 AM | Keynote Presentation
Steve Westly (Founder & Managing Partner, The Westly Group)
10:50 AM – 11:05 AM | Robotics Presentations
Monica Xie (Head of Business Operations and Partnerships, Dyna Robotics)
Peter M. Howard (Co-founder & CEO, Realtime Robotics Inc.)
Yuzhe Qin (CTO, Dexmate)
10:50 AM – 11:05 AM | Break
11:05 AM – 11:20 AM | Robotics Presentations & Panel
Kishor Veerashekar (Senior Ventures Associate, Plug and Play)
Monica Xie (Head of Business Operations and Partnerships, Dyna Robotics)
Peter M. Howard (Co-founder & CEO, Realtime Robotics Inc.)
Yuzhe Qin (CTO, Dexmate)
11:35 AM – 11:55 AM | Keynote: Waymo
Jackie Hyun (Head of Marketing, Waymo)
11:55 AM – 12:20 PM | AI & Vehicle Experiences Panel
Siyuan Dai (Open Innovation Manager, Hyundai CRADLE)
Eric Wood (42dot.ai)
Kyle Taylor (Senior Manager, Infotainment Software, Hyundai America Technical Center, Inc.)
Pablo Sauras Perez (Staff Product Manager, Mercedes-Benz R&D North America)
12:20 PM – 12:45 PM | AV Deployments Panel
Tara Andringa (Executive Director, Partners for Automated Vehicle Education (PAVE))
Nitin Kapania (Principal Engineer & Team Lead, Motional)
David Liu (CEO, PlusAI)
12:45 PM – 1:55 PM | Lunch & Networking
1:55 PM – 2:15 PM | Keynote Presentation
2:20 PM – 2:45 PM | $30K Car
Tafflyn Toy (Open Innovation Sr. Manager, Hyundai CRADLE)
Sungjun Maing (Founder, DriveTech Odyssey)
Sarah Samoira (Hyundai Motor America)
2:45 PM – 3:10 PM | EV Affordability Presentations
Erik de Winter (Founder & CCO, Rise Global)
Yao Zhai (Co-founder & GM Americas, U Power Robotics)
Forrest North (CTO & Co-founder, Telo Trucks)
3:10 PM – 3:25 PM | EV Affordability Panel Discussion
Clara De Ros (Senior Ventures Associate, Plug and Play)
Erik de Winter (Founder & CCO, Rise Global)
Yao Zhai (Co-founder & GM Americas, U Power Robotics)
Forrest North (CTO & Co-founder, Telo Trucks)
3:25 PM – 3:50 PM | VC Panel: Investment in Mobility
Cassidy Shell (Vice President, Mobility Impact Partners)
Betty Lee (Principal, Woven Capital)
Clara Brenner (Managing Partner, Urban Innovation Fund)
Burak Cendek (Partner, Autotech Ventures)
Emily Fritze (Partner, The Westly Group)
4:00 PM – 4:05 PM | Closing Remarks
Brendon Kim (Head of Silicon Valley Office, Hyundai CRADLE)
4:05 PM – 5:30 PM | Networking Reception
About the Hosts
Hyundai CRADLE is Hyundai Motor Group’s global open innovation hub, with offices in Silicon Valley, Tel Aviv, Berlin, Beijing, and Seoul. It invests in and partners with startups, accelerates breakthrough technologies, and explores new business models across mobility, smart cities, robotics, artificial intelligence, energy, and sustainability. CRADLE serves as a bridge between Hyundai and the world’s most innovative ecosystems, driving transformation beyond traditional automotive into the future of mobility and everyday living.
Plug and Play Tech Center is the world’s largest innovation platform, connecting startups, corporations, venture capital firms, universities, and government agencies. Headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices in over 50 locations worldwide, Plug and Play runs accelerator programs, corporate innovation services, and an in-house VC arm. The platform invests in early-stage companies and helps them scale by facilitating partnerships with over 550 leading corporate partners. Its mission is to drive technological advancement by bringing together the best entrepreneurs and organizations to solve the world’s biggest challenges across industries such as mobility, energy, fintech, health, and sustainability.