Laura Merling, Chief Digital Officer, Google Cloud, Transportation Strategic Accounts

 Listen to  Laura Merling from Google talk about innovation, transformation and convergence of trends and industries within the broadly understood transportation space. Laura is currently responsible for all things automotive at Google Cloud. In the past, Laura has held roles in sales, marketing, business development, and product management at Fortune 500 companies and start-ups including Ford, AT&T, Mashery, Sybase, McKinsey, and more. She has been responsible for ecosystem development and platform solutions at AT&T Business Solutions. She has shaped autonomous vehicle strategy and global digital services strategy at Ford. Laura has been instrumental in the technology, transportation, and industrial sectors, leading digital transformation initiatives throughout her career. She has earned a coveted SDForum Visionary Award and is a regular speaker at industry events.