KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Lisa Lortie
Vice President of RAM LD Product Planning
Stellantis
PRESENTATION: STELLANTIS MOBILITY EVOLUTION
Lisa Lortie is the Vice President of RAM LD Product Planning at Stellantis. She is responsible to ensure long range plans are consistent with corporate objectives as well as core model and industrial strategies and leads cross functionally with Engineering, Brand, Finance and extended teams to evolve existing programs and develop new programs. She is tasked with developing plans that achieve targets including market coverage, value creation and corporate profitability while considering all of the constraints and optimizing expenses and synergies.
She earned both a Bachelor of Applied Science in Mechanical Engineering and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Windsor. Lortie was named one of the Top 100 Leading Women in Automotive in North America by Automotive News and is featured in a Chapter of SAE’s book, “The Road Forward,” released in May 2021. She is a member of several organizations supporting women in STEM including the Society of Women Engineers, Ontario Network of Women in Engineering, See It Be It STEM It, and also volunteers in the Engineers of Tomorrow organization, promoting STEM in the classroom as part of the Engineer in Residence program.
Lortie is also actively involved with Diversity and Inclusion efforts at Stellantis including holding a Board Member position on the Women of Stellantis Business Resource Group. Additionally, Lortie also serves on the Dean of Engineering’s Advisory Board at the University of Windsor.
PLENARY SPEAKERS
Cory Garlick
Industry Vice President Global Sales & Marketing
Rockwell Automation
PRESENTATION: CREATING THE FUTURE OF INDUSTRIAL OPERATIONS: HOW ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY IS TRANSFORMING THE MOBILITY INDUSTRY
Cory Garlick serves as Vice President leading Rockwell Automation’s Americas Industry Teams, which are dedicated to helping customers improve quality of life by driving productivity and sustainability across their operations. Under Cory’s leadership, the team helps Automakers and Battery producers accelerate their launch schedules and achieve optimized production faster – all while keeping costs and risks to a minimum – with industry know-how, technical expertise and digital technologies.
Since joining Rockwell Automation in 2001, Cory has held a variety of leadership roles across the organization. Most recently, he served as Director of the Intelligent Devices Business Segment, following his tenure leading the Global Enterprise Account Program. Cory holds a Bachelor of Science in Engineering and Management from Ohio University and earned his Executive MBA from the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University.
Chris Cunningham
Vice President, Major Projects Small Modular Reactors
Ontario Power Generation
PRESENTATION: ELECTRIFYING LIFE IN ONE GENERATION
Chris Cunningham is Vice President Major Projects Small Modular Reactors at Ontario Power Generation. Currently he is responsible for leading the delivery of the 3 future SMR’s that are being built at the Darlington site.
Prior to that he was Vice President of Nuclear Projects at OPG where he was responsible for the oversight and delivery of a complex multi-billion dollar portfolio, delivering sustaining projects across the enterprise.
He has over 30 years experience working within Nuclear, Defence and Infrastructure sectors. With over 25 years of major project delivery experience, he has led various Joint Ventures and Engineering consultancies and has received multiple awards and commendations for safety and project delivery excellence.
Joris Myny
Senior Vice President, Digital Industries
Siemens Canada Limited
SIEMENS/NEXTSTAR PANEL: BUILDING THE BATTERY ECOSYSTEM: INSIGHTS FROM NEXTSTAR ENERGY AND SIEMENS
Joris Myny is Senior Vice President, Digital Industries at Siemens Canada. Siemens’ Digital Industries business is an innovation and technology leader in industrial automation and digitalization in both the discrete and process industries. Mr. Myny is responsible for the overall strategic direction and management of the division; including sales, marketing and service operations.
Mr. Myny began his career as an Electrical Engineer with Siemens in Brussels. He was the Business Development Director for Automation at Siemens head office in Germany, covering Asia, Africa and Latin America. Prior to his current role, he served as the Vice President at Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software Inc. in Plano, Texas.
Mr. Myny is a member of the Advanced Manufacturing Council and Ontario Global 100, as well as serves on many Boards:
•Chairman of Siemens Digital Industries Software
•Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association (APMA)
•Downsview Aerospace Innovation & Research (DAIR)
Danies Lee
Chief Executive Officer
NextStar Energy
Danies Lee was appointed Chief Executive Officer of NextStar Energy Inc. in May 2022 and has served on the joint venture Board of Directors since that time. He is responsible for setting the company’s strategic vision, driving growth, and empowering the NextStar team to achieve ambitious goals in a dynamic environment.
Prior to this role, Lee served as Vice President of Sales Operations for LG Energy Solution, overseeing the sales and program management of key electric vehicle (EV) battery programs for the North American market.
Under his leadership, NextStar Energy has been progressing as Canada’s first large-scale EV battery manufacturing facility. Module production began as of Fall 2024 and cell production is scheduled to begin in 2025.
From Seoul, South Korea, Lee began his professional journey with LG in 2001, accumulating global operational experience across the organization.
His background includes:
- 2022, current, Chief Executive Officer – NextStar Energy Inc.
- 2022, Vice President of Sales Operations & Program Management – LG Energy Solution
- 2019 – 2021, Account Manager – LG Chem
- 2015 – 2018, Regional Account Manager, LG Chem America – San Jose, California, USA
- 2009 – 2012, Regional Account Manager, LG Chem Europe – Frankfurt, Germany
- 2001 – 2008, Sales Marketing Manager – LG Chem
Lee holds a master’s degree in International Studies from Korea University and an MBA from Duke University. He resides in Windsor, Ontario and enjoys traveling with his family and playing golf.
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