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Building the autonomous world

October 28 | 2:00PM – 8:30PM

Above the Rim at Chase Center
San Francisco, CA

What to expect

Hear from the people behind the breakthroughs and category-defining companies that fundamentally changed how we work and live today.

See how, together, we’re shaping what’s next.

This year’s agenda will focus on the biggest shifts in autonomy — from foundational LLMs and agentic systems to physical AI. Sessions and demos will cover:

  • Pilot to production: Operationalizing autonomous projects and deploying them in the real world
  • Safety & governance: Data and trust frameworks to make systems reliable
  • Policy & adoption: Navigating compliance and boosting public trust

Meet our speakers

We’re frequently adding to our lineup!
Lucy Sotelo

Lucy Sotelo

Sr. Director for Global Partner Strategy and Management, UnitedHealthcare
A healthcare ops leader with 30+ years of experience, Lucy oversees large-scale domestic and international vendor-supported operations, performance governance, operational excellence and CX initiatives.
Honora Whitfield

Honora Whitfield

VP, Global Operations, Scaled Operations,
Meta
Honora leads large-scale operations, shaping AI-driven work transformation and high-impact operating models. She holds an MBA and is a graduate of Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Program.
Daryl Sando

Daryl Sando

VP, Trust & Safety Operations,
Match Group
Daryl oversees moderation and CX operations for Match Group (MG), including Tinder and E&E brands. She manages governance functions, built MG’s first Trust & Safety policy and drove Tinder’s DSA compliance.
Tom Tang

Tom Tang

Chief People & Customer Operations Officer (CP&COO), May Mobility
As CP&COO at May Mobility, Tom scales AV operations with partners like Lyft and Uber. Named a Business Insider self-driving power player, he previously scaled Cruise from 100 to 3,000+ employees.
Tiffany Xingyu Wang

Tiffany Xingyu Wang

CEO, Songsheet AI
Tiffany founded Songsheet, co-founded Oasis Consortium, which set Web3’s first user safety standards, and wrote The Trust Code. A WEF Young Global Leader with two ML patents, her work is featured in TIME, MIT Technology Review and Forbes.

Sam Krause

Sam Krause

SVP and Head of Operations and Member Experience, Chime
Sam oversees key operational functions aimed at making Chime’s customer support a true differentiator. She led strategy & ops across diverse industries and holds an MBA from Wharton alongside an MA from Johns Hopkins.
Sam Krause

Adeline Ley

SVP, Operations,
Talkiatry
With 11 years of multidisciplinary experience, Adeline transforms businesses and leads teams through rapid change. She helped scale Talkiatry 40x and played a pivotal role in MedOptions’ turnaround and acquisition by LifeStance.
Harry Campbell

Harry Campbell

Founder, The Driverless Digest
A thought leader in the mobility space, Harry has spent the past decade analyzing key industry trends alongside executives, policymakers and investors shaping the future of transportation.


    Why attend Forward?

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    The right room

    Connect directly with decision-makers who are actively managing both autonomous and human systems to scale.

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    Proven strategies

    Learn how leading enterprises are running autonomous systems in production.

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    Maximum ROI

    Walk away with actionable insights to take back to your team.