Webinar: Delivering Last Mile Innovation with Autonomous Vehicles & Robotic AI by Manifold Group

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About This Webinar

With transportation continuing to be the leading cause of CO2 emissions, we have an opportunity and an obligation to transition away from using personally owned combustion engine vehicles for running errands to fully electric autonomous vehicles.

Autonomous vehicles have made significant progress over the past few years and while that progress has been a boon for the industry, some major questions remain. Consumer behavior has changed since the pandemic, skyrocketing demand for home delivery with a delightful experience. What does the future hold for the last mile, and what does the future of autonomous delivery look like?

In this webinar, host John Sviokla welcomes Cosimo Leipold, Head of Partnerships at Nuro, where he manages business strategy and partnership development. As one of Nuro’s first employees, Cosimo had a huge impact in bringing the first fully unmanned, on-road vehicle for local deliveries to market.

Together they will discuss advances in robotic AI & autonomous vehicles as well as innovation in last mile delivery and how we can expect AVs to impact the logistics industry over the next decade.

Agenda

Innovation in Last Mile Delivery
Advances in Robotic AI & Autonomous Vehicles
The Future of Delivered Goods
Shifts in Logistics over the Next Decade

Manifold Group

Headquartered in Chicago, Manifold is a venture holding company combining a venture fund, incubation and acceleration studio, and advisory firm all under one roof. With expertise in driving growth for companies at all stages of maturity, transforming legacy businesses, and new venture identification and scaling, Manifold is a modern platform for perpetual value creation. Learn more at www.manifold.group.

Cosimo Leipold

Head of Partnerships at Nuro

Cosimo Leipold is Head of Partnerships at Nuro, where he’s responsible for new business development and ongoing partner management. Cosimo manages Nuro’s business strategy and partnership development, bringing the first fully unmanned, on-road vehicle for local deliveries to market. Prior to joining Nuro, Cosimo spent 6 years at Capital One, serving as Senior Business Manager for Partnerships Client Development, and previously held a number of leadership positions across industry and consulting. Cosimo earned an MBA from the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business and a B.A. in Economics from Northwestern University.

John Sviokla

Senior Advisory Partner, Manifold Group

Former CMO at PWC US and Harvard Business School professor, John Sviokla is an executive, consultant, speaker, board member, teacher and investor. He works with top executives and entrepreneurs to transform their organizations and people for the digital age. He also serves as a board member for three firms.

He earned his BA, MBA and DBA from Harvard from 1979-1986. He joined the Harvard Business School Faculty from 1986-1998, where he pioneered courses on AI and eCommerce. John served as Vice Chairman of Diamond, a consulting startup focused on technological transformation of businesses, until 2010 when they were acquired by PwC. John was a Partner and CMO of PwC until 2018.