Sven BeikerSven started his career at BMW in Munich, Germany. In 2003, he joined the BMW Technology Office USA in Palo Alto, CA. In 2008, Sven launched the Center for Automotive Research at Stanford University (CARS), where he developed an extensive network acrss many global industry affiliates. He joined McKinsey & Company in 2015 as an expert consultant for automotive and mobility topics. In 2017, Sven started his own independent consulting practice Silicon Valley Mobility, LLC. His mission is to improve sustainability, safety, efficiency, and convenience in how consumers use automobiles by comprehensively covering all ACES topics. Sven continues to teach at the Stanford Business School. He also serves on the advisory board of several startups, as an advisor for the German American Chamber of Commerce in San Francisco, and as a co-editor for the Springer Lecture Notes in Mobility. Read More Read Less