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SAN FRANCISCO
The premier executive summit at the intersection of autonomous mobility and AI returns to SFJAZZ. We're expanding to 500 senior leaders for one unmissable day of insights, connections, and innovation.
Event Stats for RIDE AI 2027
Senior Executives
Unmissable Day
About RIDE AI 2027
RIDE AI 2027 returns to the SFJAZZ Center in San Francisco on Wednesday, April 14, 2027 — a curated, by-application gathering of operators, founders, investors, and policy leaders shaping the future of autonomous mobility.
Following a sold-out 2026, we're expanding to 500 senior executives. Early access applications close May 31st: $500 early bird ticket if accepted; general admission is expected to be $1,500 later.
Apply for Early Access
Apply by May 31st. $500 early bird ticket if accepted; general admission expected to be $1,500 later.
Apply to Speak
We curate the agenda from a pool of executive operators, founders, and policy leaders. Tell us your story.
Apply to SpeakBecome a Sponsor
Reach 500 senior decision-makers across the autonomy economy. Get in touch about sponsorship opportunities.
Contact for SponsorshipWhy Attend
One curated day, the conversations that move the autonomy economy forward:
- Robotaxi and private vehicle commercialization
- AV policy and insurance
- Capital markets and fleet economics
- AI infrastructure for autonomy
- Private operator, founder, and investor networking
Who's been in the room
2025 + 2026 ATTENDEESPast RIDE AI events have convened senior leadership from across the entire AV stack — operators, capital, technology, and policy in one room.
Seniority in the room
- Founders, CEOs, CTOs, COOs, and Heads of Autonomy
- VPs and GMs of Product, Engineering, and Strategy
- General Partners, growth investors, and public-market leads
- Policy leaders, regulators, and AV insurance executives
- Chief Scientists and senior AV research leadership
Across the full AV stack
- Robotaxi operators and AV trucking
- AV tech stacks, perception, and AI infrastructure
- OEMs, Tier-1 suppliers, and mobility platforms
- Fleet operations, charging, and energy
- Capital markets, insurance, and AV policy
The Venue
One of the finest performance venues in the United States — a room built for focused, high-signal conversation.


Seat Capacity
Square Feet
Acoustics & Technology
Custom Meyer sound, world-class acoustics, and hi-def projection in the heart of Hayes Valley. The room makes the day.
Past Sponsors include
The leading companies in autonomous mobility and AI have partnered with us at past RIDE AI events. Sponsorship for 2027 is now open — contact our team for opportunities.
Past Speakers
RIDE AI ALUMNIA taste of the executive caliber at past RIDE AI events. The 2027 speaker roster will be announced in the coming months.

Adrian Macneil
Co-Founder & CEO
Foxglove

Alan Ohnsman
Senior Editor
Forbes

Alex Kendall
Co-Founder and CEO
Wayve

Aman Bhatnagar
Product Tech Specialist - ADAS/AD Driving Features
Lucid Motors

Andrew Chapin
Chief Operating Officer
Nuro

Ani Kelkar
Partner
McKinsey & Company

Anushrav Vatsa
Senior AI Engineer
Weights & Biases by CoreWeave

Ariel Wolf
Partner
Venable

Ashu Rege
Vice President, DoorDash Labs
DoorDash

Avinash Balachandran
VP, Human Interactive Driving
Toyota Research Institute

Brett Hauser
CEO
Voltera Power
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Chris Lichtmannecker
Director, Autonomous Mobility
Mobileye

Chris McNally
Senior Managing Director
Evercore ISI

Chris Urmson
Co-Founder and CEO
Aurora

Colin Langan
Automotive & Mobility Analyst
Wells Fargo

Darius Scurtu
Expert
McKinsey & Company

Daryn Nakhuda
Head of Software
Waabi

David Carroll
Vice President, Commercialization
Motional

David Moss
LiDAR Salesman
Stonex USA

Don Burnette
Founder and CEO
Kodiak Robotics

Dr. Gill Pratt
CEO, Chief Scientist
Toyota Research Institute, Toyota Motor Corporation

Dr. Leo Wang
CFO
Pony.ai

Ed Bernardon
Executive Vice President Motorsports Strategy
AIPEX Racing

Edward Niedermeyer
Program Director
Ride AI

Erik Coelingh
CTO
Zenseact

Erin Galiger
Director, North American Markets
Rocsys Inc

Ethan McKanna
Founder
Robotaxi Tracker

Evangelos Simoudis
Managing Director
Synapse Partners

Helen K. Pan
General Manager
Apollo Autonomous Driving USA

Horace Dediu
Co-founder
Asymco

James Gross
Founder
Ride AI

Jeff Farrah
CEO
AVIA

Jewel Li
Chief Operating Officer
Tensor

Jillian Slyfield
Chief Innovation Officer
Aon

Kaity Fischer
VP of Commercial and Operations
Wayve

Ken Gawrelski
Managing Director, Internet Research
Wells Fargo Corporate & Investment Banking

Kersten Heineke
Partner
McKinsey & Company, Inc.

Ladi Delano
Co-CEO & Advisory Board Chairman
Moove

Lando Juarez
Head of Legal, Autonomous Mobility & Delivery
Uber

Lior Ron
Chief Operating Officer
Waabi

Lora Kolodny
Tech Reporter
CNBC

Mark Rosekind
Former NHTSA Administrator | NTSB Member | NASA scientist
Independent

Mark de la Vergne
Director, Economic Innovation and Policy
Michigan Central

Michael White
Chief Product Officer
Zoox

Michael Wiesinger
COO
Kodiak AI

Mikell Taylor
Director, Robotics Strategy
General Motors

Ming Maa
Co-Founder and CEO
Moove AV

Natalie Lung
Tech reporter
Bloomberg News

Neha Palmer
CEO & Co-Founder
Terawatt Infrastructure

Nigel Drego
Co-Founder and Chief Technical Officer
Quadric, Inc.

Noah Brier
Co-Founder
Alephic

Omar Qazi
CEO
Whole Mars Catalog

Oscar Evans
AI Solutions Lead
Encord

Paul DeLong
President, Commercialization
MOIA America

Paul Konasewich
GM, Silicon Valley
PACCAR

Prof. Amnon Shashua
President & CEO
Mobileye

Regina Savage
Managing Director - Head of North America Industrials
Morgan Stanley

Reilly P Brennan
Partner
Trucks Venture Capital

Ro Gupta
Managing Director
Woven Capital

Rocket Drew
AI Reporter
The Information

Ryan Green
Founder & CEO
Gridwise

Sascha Meyer
CEO
MOIA

Sophia Tung
Program Director
Ride AI

Sophie Schmidt
Founder & Publisher
Rest of World

Soroush Salehian
Co-founder and CEO
Aeva

Stephen Hayes
VP of Lyft Autonomous, Fleets, and Driver Operations
Lyft

Summer Craze Fowler
CISO
Torc

Thomas Wasson
Trucking Analyst
FreightWaves

Timothy B. Lee
Founder
Understanding AI

Tu Le
Managing Director
Sino Auto Insights, LLC

Vishay Nihalani
Director of Product Management
Waymo

Xiaodi Hou
CEO and Founder
Bot Auto

Zion Maffeo
Deputy General Counsel
Pony.ai
Be there on April 14, 2027
RIDE AI 2026 sold out. Apply by May 31st: $500 early bird ticket if accepted; general admission expected to be $1,500 later.



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