Matt Jones, VP – Genivi and Senior Technical Specialist, Infotainment – Jaguar Land Rover, has been confirmed as a speaker in the Big Picture session of Automotive Megatrends USA ’14, which takes place in Michigan on 18 March 2014.
Matt Jones is the Technical Lead for the Next Generation of Infotainment systems at Jaguar Land Rover and the Vice President of the GENIVI Alliance; leading the push for open infotainment standards and leading edge features being deployed rapidly to the customer.
Matt began his career in professional audio, before joining the automotive sector with Jaguar Land Rover in 2002. He led the deployment of rear seat entertainment and television across the range of vehicles, and was responsible for the relationship and launches of premium audio systems with Bowers & Wilkins and most recently Meridian Audio.
Following on from this, he has taken the lead in many areas of Infotainment strategy, managing the System Architecture teams and off-shore development centres. Outside of Jaguar Land Rover, Matt is a Chartered Electrical and Mechanical Engineer, being a member of both the IMechE and the IET.
Organised by Automotive World, Megatrends USA ’14 is a one-day, three-stream conference focusing on Fuel Economy & Emissions Reduction, eMobility and Connected Car technology.
- John Waraniak, Vice President of Vehicle Technology, Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA)
- Mike Tinskey, Director of Global Vehicle Electrification and Infrastructure, Ford Motor Company
- John Traynor, Senior Vice President – Products, Bsquare
- Andy Gryc, Senior Automotive Product Marketing Manager, QNX Software Systems
- Richard Wallace (Moderator), Director, Transportation Systems Analysis, Centre for Automotive Research
- Joel Hoffman, Automotive Strategist, Intel Corporation,
To register for this event, please go to http://megatrendsusa.automotiveworld.com/register/
For further details on this event, please contact the event manager, Laura Knight: laura.knight@automotiveworld.com / +44 (0) 292 070 9318
