WAS MobilityTalks symposium on Capitol Hill Next Wed., noon, Jan. 20

WAS MobilityTalks symposium on Capitol Hill Next Wed., noon, Jan. 20

The first Industry/Media Day for The Washington Auto Show will launch at noon next Wednesday, Jan. 20 on Capitol Hill in the Rayburn House Office Building Gold Room (# 2168). MobilityTalks, as this blue ribbon auto industry symposium panel is known, will be opened by Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.), who chairs the Senate Smart Transportation Caucus. On the panel will be Harry Lightsey, exec director of GMês Global Connected Customer Experience; Maureen Ohlhausen, commissioner FTC; Dr. John Kenney, director and principal researcher, Toyota InfoTechnology Center; Cordell Schachter, chief technology officer, NY DOT; Ken Athanasiou, VP/CIO, AutoNation; and Dr. Regina Clewlow, dir. of transportation, research and policy, RideScout. The panel will be presenting to members of Congress, their staff and automotive media who will be on hand. The event is sponsored by Motors and Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA).

Immediately following the MobilityTalks symposium will be an intelligent vehicle demonstration that will caravan from Capitol Hill to the situs of the 2016 Washington Auto Show, the Walter E. Convention Center.