Announcement of the TC session agenda: Mobility 2020 – TechCrunch

TC Sessions: Mobility is back in San Jose on May 14, and we're happy to give you a first look at what's happening on the main stage and who's coming on the main stage. We're not revealing everything yet, but this agenda is already highlighting some of the best and brightest minds in autonomous vehicles, electrification and shared mobility.

We have selected the most innovative startups and the best leaders of established technology companies working in the field of mobility. The past year has seen tremendous progress, and we are excited to bring the newest and greatest to our scene.

This year, we are organizing a launch competition for mobility companies in the start-up phase. More details to come.

Remember that tickets for early risers (including $ 100 off) are currently available for a limited time; grab your tickets here before the prices go up.

Some speakers have already been announced, and others will be added to the agenda in the coming weeks, so stay tuned. In the meantime, check out this first glimpse of the agenda:

AGENDA

9:35 a.m. to 10:05 a.m.

Invest in mobility with Reilly Brennan (VC Trucks) Olaf Sakkers (Maniv Mobility)and the speakers will be announced.

Reilly Brennan, Olaf Sakkers and two venture capitalists who have not yet been announced will meet to discuss the uncertain future of mobility technology and whether the venture capital dollars are enough to advancing the industry.

10:05 a.m. – 10:25 a.m.

Coming soon!

10:25 a.m. – 10:50 a.m.

The next opportunities for micromobility with Danielle Harris (Elementary Excelerator), Dor Levi (Lyft) and Dmitry Shevelenko (Tortoise)

Many companies around the world operate so many shared micromobility services that the industry is well into the consolidation phase. Despite the oversaturation of the market, there are still opportunities for new players. Dor Levi, head of bikes and scooters at Lyft, Danielle Harris, director of mobility innovation at Elemental Excelerator and Dmitry Shevelenko, founder at Tortoise will discuss.

10:50 a.m. – 11:10 a.m.

Waymo Grows with Tekedra Mawakana (Waymo)

Waymo Chief Operating Officer Tekedra Mawakana is at the center of Waymo's future, from scaling the commercial deployment of the autonomous vehicle company and from fleet operations management to developing the business journey of the society. Tekedra will talk about what lies ahead as Waymo goes ahead with his plan to become an adult business.

11.10 – 11.30 a.m.
Innovation break

11:30 a.m. to 11:40 a.m.

Live demo. Coming soon!

11.40 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Set the record straight with Bryan Salesky (Argo AI)

Argo AI has grown from an unknown start-up to a company providing autonomous vehicle technology to Ford and VW, not to mention the billions of investments from the two global automakers.The co-founder and CEO Bryan Salesky will talk about the company's journey, the future and what it really takes to bring autonomous vehicle technology to market.

1:00 p.m. to 1:25 p.m.

Pitch-Off

Certain start-up companies, selected by TechCrunch editors, will take the stage and have five minutes to present their businesses.

1:25 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.

Build an AV startup withNancy sun (Ike)

Ike co-founder and chief engineer, Nancy Sun, will share her experiences in the world of automation and robotics, a journey that has led her to Apple at Otto and Uber before leaving to start an autonomous truck business. Sun will discuss what the future holds for trucking and the challenges and secrets of creating a successful mobility start-up.

1:45 p.m. – 2:10 p.m.

Working with cities, not against them with Euwyn Poon (Turn) and Shin-pei Tsay (Uber)

Many micromobility services have had a rough start with cities in the early stages of the industry. Operators are now making a point of working more closely with regulators from the very start. Hear the co-founder of Spin Euwyn Poon and Shin-pei Tsay, director of policy, cities and transportation, Uber, on what it takes to build a copacetic relationship between operators and cities.

2:10 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Innovation break

2:30 p.m. – 2:50 p.m.

The electrification of Porsche with Klaus Zellmer (Porsche)

Porsche has undergone a major transformation in recent years, investing billions in an electric vehicle program and launching the Taycan, its first all-electric vehicle. Now Porsche is accelerating to find out more. CEO of North America Klaus Zellmer will talk about Porsche's path, the competition and the direction to follow.

2:50 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.

Regulation on autonomous cars with Melissa Froelich (Dawn) and Jody Kelman (Lyft)

Autonomous vehicle developers face a patchwork of local, state and federal regulations. Government policy experts Jody Kelman, who heads the Lyft Autonomous Platform team, and Melissa Froelich, senior director, Government Affairs at Aurora, discuss how to get your startup back on the road safely .

3:15 p.m. – 3:35 p.m.

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3:35 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

The future of trucking with Xiaodi Hou (TuSimple) and Boris Sofman (Waymo)

Co-founder of TuSimple and CTO Xiaodi Hou and Boris Sofman, the former founder and CEO of Anki Robotics, who now heads the Waymo trucking unit, will discuss the activities and technical challenges of autonomous trucking.

4:00 p.m. to 4:20 p.m.

Innovation break

4:20 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Live demo. Coming soon!

4:30 to 4:55 p.m.

Coming soon!

Don't forget to collect your tickets and join us in May.