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Explore Our One-Day EV Battery and Advanced Technology Supply Chain and Compliance Summit
March 12 • Chicago
Learn MoreAs vehicle technology continues to evolve, regulations shift, and consumer demands fluctuate, avenues for legal risk grow and grow. From automated vehicles, to data security, to strained global supply chains, OEMs and their co-counsel must develop new, innovative strategies to defend against ever-growing verdicts.
American Conference Institute’s 14th Annual Automotive Litigation, Regulation, and Innovation Summit will bring together top experts from across the automotive industry to address the full spectrum of legal challenges facing the automobile makers today. Key topics will include lemon law, novel class action concerns, global supply chain uncertainty, product liability, data privacy, and more. Our highly-skilled faculty will provide you with the tools and strategies you need to keep pace and come out ahead.
Conference Co-Chairs
Evan Belser
Deputy General Counsel, Litigation and Regulatory
Ford Motor Company
Andrew Pruitt
Senior Counsel, Product Liability & Litigation
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
O. Kevin Vincent
Associate General Counsel, Regulatory & Vehicle Safety
Lucid Motors
Former Chief Counsel for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Featured Sessions
The Nuts and Bolts of Automotive Litigation: Juries, Damages and MDLs
This three-part series builds a repeatable defense framework that travels from voir dire through verdict to MDL scale. You’ll benchmark what moves jurors, pressure-test damages models and punitive exposure, and structure bellwethers, certification rights, and settlements to shrink scope and cycle time. The aim is a practical playbook that lowers reserves and legal spend, while improving outcomes.
Part 1 – A Comprehensive Look at the Complexity of the Jury: Selecting, Framing, and Winning the Room
Part 2 – Penalties, Damages, and Nuclear Verdicts: Containing Exposure and Capping Risk
Part 3 – Multi-District Litigation: Coordinating, Certifying, and Resolving at Scale
Computers on Wheels: Keeping Up with the Digitization of the Automotive Industry
As automobiles get more and more digital, essentially becoming “computers on wheels,” new product liabilities emerge. From hardware to software, this series will break down new challenges for the automated age.
Part 1 – AV and ADAS: Aligning Validation, Warnings, and Duty of Care
Part 2 – Data Privacy and Cybersecurity: Hardening Connected-Vehicle Data Against Claims and Breaches
Who You’ll Be Building Relationships with
General Counsel, Litigation, Regulatory & Gov Affairs, Product Liability and Safety, Data Privacy and Cybersecurity
Law Firm / Consultant / Service Provider
ACI’s 2nd Annual
EV Battery & Advanced Technology Supply Chain and Compliance Summit
March 12
ACI’s ADAS and EV Battery Supply Chain Compliance Summit 2026, where thought leaders from across the automotive and battery industries will come together for a one-day brainstorm addressing these pressing and complicated challenges. Recharge with existing colleagues, make new connections, and race ahead in this rapidly evolving market.
Learn MoreWebinar Recording
ACI Auto Week 2026 Pre-Conference Webinar – Steering Into the Curve: Surveying the Current Regulatory Landscape for Automotive Technologies and Looking at What’s Ahead
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