As Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President, Fabian Koark leads SAE Industry Technology Consortia, the consortia entity of the Society of Automotive Engineers. In this role, Fabian leads the effort to identify and mitigate the primary and secondary issues of mobility worldwide.

Prior to his current position, Fabian Koark managed CARIAD’s Center of Expertise for software development. In this position, Fabian developed the software competence in his organization to achieve engineering excellence for automotive software. All members of this center develop automotive software features for charging and energy management for multiple Volkswagen brands.

Before Fabian joined CARIAD SE he was CEO of INVENSITY Inc. in Detroit, Michigan. As a consultant, Fabian executed over 75 engineering and engineering management projects for clients like Daimler, BMW, SAIC, ZF, Bosch, Continental, Lear, AAM and Dräxlmaier - in Germany, the USA and China. He shared his expertise as SAE referent, host, and the author of multiple publications.

Fabian started his professional career after graduating from TU Darmstadt/Germany & UCSB/USA with a Master in Science. In 2011, he established the Center of Excellence for Organizational Change. After spending time in Shanghai China to start INVENSITY’s operation in Asia in 2014, he prepared the further expansion in North America.

As volunteer, Fabian supports the non-profit GAMIC (Global Automotive and Mobility Innovation Challenge) as start-up supporter, coach and judge. To support the development of the City of Detroit, Fabian acts as founding Member of Corktown Historic Development and Beaubien Property Acquisitions.

Mike McNair is currently serving as the Vice-President for Aerospace with SAE Industry Technologies Consortia (SAE ITC).  

Through his career, McNair's focus has been a driver in the innovation of early-stage ideas and turning them into higher-maturity implementations.  With a wide breadth of application, this has included a varied range of technology areas in commercial, academic, and defense programs. McNair has established himself as not only a technical expert in a number of technology areas but also as an executive level advisor and leader.

Now at SAE ITC, the aerospace programs under McNair's responsibility include aviation standards, aerospace engine supply chain, aerospace parts manufacturing, and space systems standards. These programs are combined with other SAE ITC programs of additive manufacturing, autonomy, artificial intelligence, and extended reality to provide an extended and relevant aerospace portfolio to our consortia members and customers.

Mike’s background includes all product life cycle phases from inception through end of life. He has previously led autonomy, artificial intelligence, and human-machine collaboration efforts; robotics, unmanned systems and advanced manufacturing; and air and ground unmanned systems architecture and software. His experience also includes management and development experience in immersive flight simulators, hand-held gas detectors, satellite control systems, and other applications. He holds 7 patents in Advanced Air Mobility and rotary aircraft topics, is a frequent speaker at conferences, and has been published through papers, webcasts, and other venues.

Mike holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics with Texas A&M University, a Masters of Science degree in Systems Engineering with The George Washington University, and is a current Project Management Institute Project Management Professional.

SAE ITC Aerospace facilitates collaboration among organizations and to bringing existing and emerging technologies to the aerospace industry. The focus on air and space mobility with its safe and effective use, management and sustainability identifies the scope of what our programs are about.  The SAE ITC Aerospace portfolio has a proven history of enhancing and realizing practical and tangible benefit to our members and the industry at large.

Peter Doty is the Vice President of the Operations Center of Excellence at SAE Industry Technologies Consortia® (SAE ITC).  In this role, Pete is responsible for SAE ITC’s marketing, IT operations, product and program development, and general business support of SAE ITC’s consortia programs in the aerospace and automotive industries.

Pete joined SAE ITC in 2018 following a career in the U.S. Air Force.  Pete holds a B.S. in Aeronautical Engineering from the United States Air Force Academy, a M.S. in Engineering Management from West Coast University, and an M.S. in Systems Engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology.  He is also a pilot having flown by airplanes and helicopters during his Air Force career.

Brandon Card is the Executive Director of SAE Government Technologies.

Card is responsible for the curation of strategic business and technical direction and together with the board of directors, drives long-term goals and objectives.

Throughout his career, Card established himself as a recognized leader with significant experience in federal and defense business heavily focused upon ground vehicle system prototype development leading programs, departments and related products and service lines.

Prior to joining SAE ITC, Card lead all aspects of pursuits and operations at a R&D facility as program manager with ASRC Federal for 10 years. While there, he provided direction for 50 technical personnel across multiple geographic locations with skillsets ranging from electrical, mechanical, software and systems engineers and technicians supporting Department of Defense (DoD) customers predominantly located within Michigan. Card also served one-year terms on the ASRC Federal PM Council reporting to the Chief Operating Officer as well as the Infrastructure and Logistics Services Group Chief Technology Officer on the ASRC Federal Technology Committee.

During the ten years prior to joining ASRC Federal, Card worked within a division of Koniag Corporation for ten years serving as a lead engineer, engineering manager and program manager supporting DoD ground vehicle system research and development programs.

Card has a Master of Science degree in Information Systems Management from Lawrence Technological University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Product Development and Engineering Technology from Ferris State University.

SAE GT is an affiliate of SAE ITC. Its mission is to utilize SAE’s deep connections with the mobility community providing government and industry a streamlined acquisition methodology to leverage all the latest automotive, heavy duty and aerospace technologies.

Tim Yerdon was previously leading Plymouth Technology Advisors, a global consultancy providing strategic guidance to vehicle manufacturers, suppliers, technology companies & start-up organizations supporting the rapidly evolving business of connected, electrified & autonomous mobility.

Prior to consulting, Tim was an executive at Ford Motor Company and member of their internal startup Team Edison, Ford’s dedicated team that developed the customer-inspired and award-winning Mustang Mach-E SUV, F-150 Lightning truck, and E-Transit van. Prior to that Tim served as Chief Marketing Officer at Visteon Corporation, a $3.8B global technology leader in vehicle cockpit electronics and connected car solutions.

Tim is currently co-chair of the University of Michigan-Dearborn’s Industry Advisory Board and Innovation Judge for the prestigious Automotive News PACE awards.

Tim holds a master's degree in manufacturing systems from the University of Michigan – Dearborn and a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering technology from Penn State University – Behrend.

Marijan Jozic earned a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering in 1978 from the Higher Technical School at the University of Zagreb (Croatia) and began his career with KLM Royal Dutch Airlines in 1980. In 1986, he earned his second degree, a Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Telecommunications, from the Higher Technical School at the University of Amsterdam (The Netherlands).

He has worked in avionics engineering and maintenance for more than 40 years. He began his career with KLM Royal Dutch Airlines in 1980. During his career at KLM Engineering, he was Project Manager for several avionics fleet-wide projects, Program Manager for fleet-wide avionics projects, and all modification programs for the KLM fleet.

He also spent 15 years as head of KLM Avionics Shop engineering. Marijan was awarded the Volare Award at the Avionics Maintenance Conference (AMC) in 2004. He was nominated twice for the Aerospace Journalist of the Year award in the avionics category. At KLM, Marijan and his avionics engineering group received the Total Quality Performance award for the Avionics Master Plan Project. Marijan served as chairman of the AMC for 7 years. In 2017, Marijan received the Roger S. Goldberg Award for endless passion for avionics maintenance. He also received the “Man of the Decade Award.” Currently, Marijan serves as Director of European Operation at OctonX. OctonX is an affiliate of SAE ITC in Europe.

Marijan Jozic has published several books: I, Avionics Engineer; You Avionics Engineer and Tales of the Chairman. The last of his books was published by SAE in 2023, Aviation Engineering: Navigating Through the Golden Years.

David Schutt is the Chief Executive Officer overseeing the global management and operations of Fullsight, a $200M global organization dedicated to creating shared solutions to industry’s common technical challenges. These shared solutions accelerate industry’s ability to deliver safe, reliable and sustainable mobility. Fullsight’s trusted expertise enables industry to make the right things happen, in the right way, at the right time. Being global in scope, Fullsight combines three distinct, yet synergistic organizations: SAE International® (SAE), Performance Review Institute^SM (PRI), SAE Industry Technologies Consortia® (SAE ITC), along with several subsidiaries and joint ventures.

Dr. Schutt’s 15+ years of leadership has powered Fullsight’s growth and transformation, aligned with the emergent needs and expectations of its academic, industry and government stakeholders. Dr. Schutt holds a Doctorate in Chemistry and Chemical Physics from Princeton University, an M.B.A. from Johns Hopkins University, and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Calvin College.

SAE is a not-for-profit educational and scientific organization, dedicated to advancing mobility technology and design engineering to better serve humanity. Comprised of more than 130,000 members and volunteers—including engineers, business executives, educators, and students from more than 100 countries—develop technical standards, publish authoritative literature, and share information and ideas regarding the advancement of mobility systems.

PRI is a not-for-profit trade association, and the world leader in facilitating collaborative supply chain oversight programs, quality management systems approvals and professional development in industries where safety and quality are shared values. PRI helps to improve product quality and safety, reducing total cost, and promoting collaboration between global stakeholders in the mobility and other strategic industries.

SAE ITC is a not-for-profit trade association that enables organizations to connect, collaborate, and positively impact global industries by empowering implementation of precompetitive solutions and innovative technologies. Within SAE ITC, SAE Government Technologies™ solves mobility challenges through collaboration with government and industry, resulting in fast, cost-effective solutions from partners at the forefront of innovation.

Gregory Bradley, Esquire, is the Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel and Secretary of SAE International. In this role, Greg is responsible for the organization’s legal, intellectual property, risk management and corporate governance affairs. Greg has over 30 years of experience in private and corporate practice and, prior to joining SAE International, was Chief Intellectual Property Counsel for a medical device company in Pittsburgh and General Counsel for one of its divisions. Greg was also in private practice with intellectual property and general practice law firms in Chicago and Pittsburgh.

Greg is a founding member of the Q. Todd Dickinson (Pittsburgh) Intellectual Property Chapter of the American Inns of Court and a Past President of the Pittsburgh Intellectual Property Law Association (PIPLA). He is also a member of the Association General Counsel Forum, the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC), and the Advisory Committee for the Study of the Local Patent Rules for the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

Greg holds Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (BSME) and Juris Doctor (JD) degrees from the University of Pittsburgh. He is a registered patent attorney and is licensed to practice in Pennsylvania, Illinois, Minnesota, and the District of Columbia.

Rich Wilkie is the Chief Information Officer of SAE International. In this role, he is responsible for supporting the Organization's strategic goals through technology products, applications, and infrastructure.

Prior to joining SAE International in 2018, Rich held Executive IT Management roles at several Fortune 500 companies including Hewlett-Packard, Nortel Networks, ECI Telecom, Apollo Education Group, and most recently with Opus Global. In these roles, he was responsible for building and supporting numerous enterprises, carrier and consumer products for the financial services, telecom, education, and medical industries.

Rich earned his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts.

Brian Trybend is the Chief Financial Officer of SAE International. In this role, Brian is responsible for the organization's overall financial strategies and policies, accounting practices, and relationships with lending institutions and the financial community. With respect to investments, Brian works directly with the SAE Finance Committee and Investment Advisor to oversee the Enterprise's investment portfolio of more than $160M.

Brian is a key member of SAE’s strategy team and has been instrumental in developing SAE’s strategic plans and annual business plans. In addition, he has led many of SAE’s acquisition efforts and played a key role in establishing SAE’s global operations in China. Brian has over 30 years of for-profit and non-profit experience, both domestically and internationally.

Prior to joining SAE in June 2000, he worked in public accounting, providing both audit and tax services to a diverse client base including individuals, for profit, not for profit, and governmental entities. After public accounting, he moved into a lead tax position with a multi-billion-dollar health system and then held a similar role with a multi-billion-dollar power generation company. In both roles, his focus was on mergers and acquisitions.

Brian received his B.A. degree in accounting from Washington and Jefferson College and is a Certified Public Accountant. He is a member of the Pittsburgh Society of Association Executives (PSAE), the Council of Engineering and Scientific Society Executives (CESSE), and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).

As Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President, Fabian Koark leads SAE Industry Technology Consortia, the consortia entity of the Society of Automotive Engineers. In this role, Fabian leads the effort to identify and mitigate the primary and secondary issues of mobility worldwide.

Prior to his current position, Fabian Koark managed CARIAD’s Center of Expertise for software development. In this position, Fabian developed the software competence in his organization to achieve engineering excellence for automotive software. All members of this center develop automotive software features for charging and energy management for multiple Volkswagen brands.

Before Fabian joined CARIAD SE he was CEO of INVENSITY Inc. in Detroit, Michigan. As a consultant, Fabian executed over 75 engineering and engineering management projects for clients like Daimler, BMW, SAIC, ZF, Bosch, Continental, Lear, AAM and Dräxlmaier - in Germany, the USA and China. He shared his expertise as SAE referent, host, and the author of multiple publications.

Fabian started his professional career after graduating from TU Darmstadt/Germany & UCSB/USA with a Master in Science. In 2011, he established the Center of Excellence for Organizational Change. After spending time in Shanghai China to start INVENSITY’s operation in Asia in 2014, he prepared the further expansion in North America.

As volunteer, Fabian supports the non-profit GAMIC (Global Automotive and Mobility Innovation Challenge) as start-up supporter, coach and judge. To support the development of the City of Detroit, Fabian acts as founding Member of Corktown Historic Development and Beaubien Property Acquisitions.

Jay Solomond is the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Performance Review Institute (PRI). Jay is responsible for leading PRI in modernization and growth/diversification, with a strong focus on understanding the current and future needs of PRI’s stakeholders.

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In over two decades working in corporate and manufacturing environments, Elizabeth Jones has established herself as proven leader, executive partner, and strategist who leverages her experience and knowledge to drive positive outcomes. A creative, collaborative, results-oriented executive, she has the capacity to identify and implement strategy and priorities in dynamic work environments. She also thrives in creating, aligning, and supporting high-performing cultures to recruit, develop and retain top talent.

Prior to joining Fullsight, Elizabeth began her professional career in 2005 with Pittsburgh-based Nova Chemicals, serving in various roles including Benefits Analyst, Employee Services Representative, and Human Resources(HR) Administrator. In 2010, she joined Talisman Energy USA, Inc. (later acquired by Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC) in Warrendale, Pa., as Human Resources Business Partner for the company’s Marcellus Delivery Unit. In this role, she acted as a strategic business partner to the Vice President and leadership team, while partnering with North American and Global Human Resources Centers of Excellence to implement HR programs at the local level. She also served as leader of the Marcellus People & Organization and Building Services teams, where she mentored and developed team members, partnered with senior leaders on HR initiatives, and strategized with leadership at all levels on organizational design to support successful business outcomes. In addition, she participated as a member of a global HR team to develop, plan and locally implement all aspects of HR policies and compliance.

In 2017, Elizabeth joined Microbac Laboratories, Inc., in Pittsburgh as Senior V.P. of People and Culture, and eventually became Chief Culture & Customer Success Officer. In these roles she provided leadership in various areas including executive strategy, HR, company culture, customer success, communications, crisis response, and safety. As a key member of Microbac’s Senior Executive Team, Elizabeth was involved in strategic business decisions and planning, coaching leaders at all levels on business alignment to company strategy and performance to overall goals, and spearheading change-management planning and execution across the organization. She was also responsible for leading the strategic review, planning, and implementation of all HR functions, as well as developing multi-year plans including cost projections and budget management.

Providing oversight on the company’s culture, Elizabeth created and implemented Microbac’s Employee Resource Council structure to engage employees in key cultural cornerstones: Inclusion and Belonging, Community Relations, Safety, and Wellbeing. She also oversaw annual goal setting and achievements of the councils, led integrated committee meetings to ensure effective partnerships, and developed communication strategies to keep all levels of the organization informed of achievements.  

Elizabeth is a graduate of Robert Morris University in Pittsburgh, where she earned a B.A. in Organizational Leadership and graduated Magna Cum Laude. She also earned a certificate in Labor Studies and Employment Relations from Penn State University.