Johann Jungwirth is President & CEO of Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America, Inc., a Daimler Company with its headquarters in Palo Alto, California the heart of the Silicon Valley. One of Johann’s focus areas in Research & Advanced Engineering in Palo Alto, CA is the design, engineering and innovation of Infotainment, Telematics and User Interaction solutions for future Mercedes-Benz, AMG and smart vehicles. Johann has more than 17 years of professional experience in the automotive industry with Daimler AG and subsidiaries in Germany and the U.S., where he managed multiple R&D divisions, teams and projects. More information here.