Sameer Sharma is the Global GM (Smart Cities & Transportation) for IOT Solutions at Intel and a thought leader in IOT/AI ecosystem, having driven multiple strategic initiatives to scale over the past 20+ years. Sameer leads a global team that incubates and scales new growth categories and business models, focuses on establishing leadership across the industry, and plays a pivotal role in deploying solutions for the development of smart cities around the world. As a leading authority on Cities and AI, Sameer is a frequent keynote speaker at top global events and has been featured in publications such as Economist, Forbes, WSJ and New York Times. His high-energy talks cover pragmatic examples of impact and reflect his passion and belief that technology can and must be a force for good in our society. Sameer has an MBA from The Wharton School at UPenn and a Masters in Computer Engineering from Rutgers University. He holds 11 patents in the areas of IOT and Mobile technology.

Suman Sehra is a Global Director in Cities & Transportation at Intel Corporation. In this role, he leads a global team responsible for Cities & Transportation Infrastructure market leveraging AI, 5G, IOT technologies coupled with innovative business models to accelerate market adoption and create thought leadership for Smart City and Intelligent Transportation applications. He drives innovative/category creating products and launch/marketing/go to market for partner led solutions. His team has won industry awards for innovative products/solutions.

Suman is a thought leader in IoT and Smart Cities/ITS ecosystem and has driven multiple smart cities initiatives for his global team. As a public speaker, he has given talks, webinars, participated on panels on Smart Cities and Transportation. He has over 15 years experience in various technical, product, marketing, and leadership roles.  Suman earned his Master’s degrees in Electrical Engineering and MBA from CSU Sacramento. He holds patents in Intelligent Transportation application area.

Andrea has a long history in the transportation and automotive industries. She has two decades of industry experience, starting in automotive R&D, testing, and manufacturing at General Motors, and later moving into IOT and autonomous vehicles when she joined Intel. She enjoys using her understanding of product development to help Intel customers and partners figure out ways to use smart technology to achieve their goals. She has served as a long-time mentor for underrepresented students aspiring to careers in business, engineering, and technology, and has been a panelist at university, professional, and industry events such as SXSW and the National Society of Black Engineers. Andrea has a BS in mechanical engineering from Harvard University, and an M.Eng. and MBA from the University of Michigan Ann Arbor.

Mahadev Eakambaram (Maha) leads the Intelligent Transportation Solutions segment within the Cities & Transportation team. He is responsible for cultivating thought leadership in the Smart City and Intelligent Transportation Industry while incubating new revenue streams for Intel.  Maha possesses a unique blend of both technical as well as business knowledge.  While he is aggressively pursuing and establishing uncovered segments with focus on large, complex and scalable customer opportunities for better business KPIs, he has also played key leadership roles in the microprocessor designs within Intel, where he was responsible for program-wide technology and strategy delivering Itanium and Pentium products.