Speakers 2024

Tim VanGoethem is the Chief Product Officer at Emergency Safety Solutions (ESS), where he spearheads the company's product portfolio and strategy. His leadership drives innovation across solution roadmaps, business models, pricing strategies, and ecosystem development. Tim is also an integral part of the Board-level Corporate Development Committee and co-chairs COVESA's Connected Safety Birds of a Feather Working group. This group unites experts from public safety, automotive, commercial transportation, and government sectors to enhance road safety. ESS is dedicated to saving lives by eliminating preventable crashes involving vulnerable vehicles that are disabled and stopped on or near active roadways. This critical safety issue impacts 72,000 people annually in the U.S., with over 15,000 injured or killed. ESS addresses this with its Hazard Enhanced Location Protocol (H.E.L.P.®) intelligent emergency communications feature, which offers multiple layers of enhanced protection for disabled vehicles, their occupants, and other roadway users. The H.E.L.P. Digital Alerts provide notifications to oncoming drivers via in-vehicle displays and GPS navigation apps, while the H.E.L.P. Lighting Alerts employ a scientifically-tuned hazard flash pattern that signals urgency to oncoming drivers, prompting them to slow down and move over. Tim is a proven innovator with a track record of delivering solutions that exceed business goals. He is a strong communicator and collaborator, known for defining and developing visionary products, forming productive partnerships, providing mentorship, and leading global teams to success. His specialties include mobile software, wireless technologies, context-awareness, big data and analytics-based solutions, mobile commerce, mobile advertising, location-based services, networking and Internet technologies, automotive electronics, enterprise solutions, and both hardware and software.

Presenting:

• COVESA Connected Safety Group - Bringing Together Automotive, 9-1-1 Public Safety, and Government to Create Safe Streets and Roads for All