Past Conference
Explore key agenda highlights, top speakers, and industry insights from the 2026 Conference.
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
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