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Special guest Matt Harden, AVP Business Development at AT&T, takes us on a drive down 5G lane. How is 5G enabling new vehicle functionalities and supporting mission-critical connected vehicle functions? What challenges are networks facing to support the shift to the software defined vehicle? And what does the future have in store for 5G and automotive?

Matt Harden, AVP Business Development, is responsible for AT&T Connected Solution’s Connected Car team. His team is responsible for managing each of AT&T’s OEM relationships from RFx, to contracting, to deploying, and supporting after launch. Matt joined AT&T as part of the Leadership Development Program in 2008. Since then, Matt has held positions in Network Operations, New Product Deployment, Business Solutions, and IoT Product Development. Matt serves on the board of two different 501c3 organizations, Hackin’ for Harden and the Navy Football Brotherhood, and also supports the US Naval Academy’s admission office as a Blue and Gold Officer representative in Georgia. Matt holds an MBA from the University of Georgia and a Bachelor of Science degree from The United States Naval Academy. Following graduation from the Naval Academy, he served 9 years on active duty and continues to serve in the reserves with multiple deployments in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom – Afghanistan, and Enduring Freedom – Philippines. Matt and Andreea have been married for 18 years and have 4 daughters.

Point B welcomes Scotty Reiss, Founder of A Girls Guide to Cars, to talk about tech adoption challenges faced by automakers when introducing new features into their vehicles. What will it take to increase consumer comfort and confidence when using new automotive technologies? How can OEMs increase their ROI on advanced automotive tech? What are some of the things the industry can do to accelerate new feature adoption?

Scotty Reiss is the founder of A Girls Guide to Cars, the leading automotive site for women. Missioned with sharing cars on women's terms, Scotty also regularly contributes car content to Forbes, Parents, Pure Wow, and others. She has written for The New York Times, Town & Country, The New York Daily News, and Adweek. Scotty also serves on the board of Women in Automotive and as a juror and steering committee member of the World Car Awards. A graduate of the Grady College of Journalism at the University of Georgia, she lives in Austin, Texas with her husband and daughters.

Point B is a Sibros original podcast that looks under the hood at the latest innovations in automotive technology and how they are impacting the trajectory of the industry. In other words, how are we getting from where we are now, Point A, to the future, Point B? In these quick, bite-sized episodes, we interview industry experts on key topics like micromobility, connectivity, electric vehicles, autonomous vehicles, transportation 2.0, and more. 

In our premiere episode of Point B our guest moderator Jo Borras of Clean introduces the regular hosts of Point B: Michael Kara and Steve Schwinke. From being a kid obsessed with cars to a dad who found his hobby-calling as a DJ, these guys dive into what first brought them to the automotive industry, the issues they’ve encountered, and where the connected vehicle industry is headed.

Michael Kara is the Technical Solutions Manager at Sibros, managing the presales relationship for Sibros with OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers worldwide. Prior to joining Sibros, Michael worked at HARMAN as a Partnership manager for Harman IGNITE as well as supporting HARMAN Redbend’s OTA solution in a pre-sales capacity. Earlier in his career, Michael spent over 20 years in technical workflow and business process consulting.

Steve Schwinke is Vice President of Customer Engagement at Sibros, working closely with OEMs and Tier One suppliers to accelerate their connected vehicle solutions. He is a pioneer in the industry having spent 22 years at General Motors as an original Executive member of the OnStar team designing their first 3-button system, developing and launching numerous industry-first connected vehicle products and services. He is a recognized expert in connected vehicle technology having served on the Executive Board of Directors for the Telecommunications Industry Association and has been awarded 34 patents involving telecommunications, telematics, and navigation. Steve holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan and a Master's of Science in Wireless Communication Systems from Santa Clara University.

Jo Borras is the regular host of CleanTechnica’s Clean Tech Talk & The Electrified News Podcast. He has over 20 years of industry experience including writing for major industry publications such as CleanTechnica, The Truth About Cars, Popular Mechanics, and more.

S'il est garant des traditions et du patrimoine automobiles, l'Automobile Club de France est aussi, depuis 1895, promoteur d'innovation. Rencontre, dans #BeMyGuest, avec son Président, Louis DESANGES, avec qui  nous évoquerons l'histoire de l'ACF et les débuts de l'automobile, nous parlerons de startups et d'innovation, et de sa vision de l'automobile aujourd'hui et demain.

Interview du vainqueur du  Prix Pionnier du Grand Prix ACF AutoTech, Hossain Fahad CEO de Serinus Labs, Inc. Serinus a développé un capteur de gaz qui prévient  le conducteur en cas d’échauffement des cellules d’une batterie en charge, plus de 20 minutes avant que ne se déclenche un incendie. 

 Par ailleurs le Grand Prix ACF AutoTech 2022 a été décerné à la startup française GEOLITH et son fondateur Jean-Philippe Gibaud, pour sa solution révolutionnaire d’extraction du lithium à partir des eaux et saumures, telle que celles issues  de  géothermie profonde et des forages pétroliers.

Philip Nothard of COX Automotive, interviews Gavin White, MD of Autotech Recruit Ltd.  Gavin shares how he got into the industry, and why he created Autotech Recruit and some of the current issues facing recruitment in the automotive industry. They discuss some of the long and short-term challenges, surrounding school leavers entering the sector, and skills required of the evolving technology in the vehicles of the future.