Location: Woolsey Hall Auditorium, Room 110A / 110B

Our Executive-in-Residence keynote presentation is Feb. 16. Tanvir Arfi will present the "Future of Human Mobility: Electric Vehicles (EVs), Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) and Emerging Technologies" as part of the James Schwartz Lecture Series. 

Doors open at 10:45 a.m. Presentation is from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Afterward, join us at 12:15 p.m. for networking and refreshments in the Woolsey Hall Fidelity Bank Ballroom, Room 141.

Please RSVP at bit.ly/TanvirExec.

About our speaker
Arfi launched Banyan Technologies Group, a B2B services and software company in 2018, after leading two successful exits in large-cap publicly traded companies while serving as CEO of Automotive Aftermarket businesses serving Auto OEMs, their Franchised Dealer networks, and the independent Aftermarket. Arfi led the $1.25B carve-out of SPX Corp’s auto business in 2013 and was part of the leadership team that led the $6.5 billion public-to-private transaction of Solera Holdings in 2016.

He has a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Bangalore University and a master’s degree from Wichita State University. Arfi is a certified Lean Enterprise and Six Sigma Expert, an American Society of Quality (ASQ) Certified Reliability Engineer and a certified Malcolm Baldrige Examiner. He is an auto enthusiast who loves 1960s and 1970s American muscle cars and is a licensed private pilot. He currently resides in the greater Dallas area with his family.