Cambridge, MA, November 10, 2016 – nuTonomy, the leading developer of state-of-the-art software for self-driving cars, today announced that CEO and co-founder Karl Iagnemma will be participating in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit in Lima, Peru on November 18.

Mr. Iagnemma will participate on a panel titled “The Innovation Economy” that will address how business and government can work together to foster innovation and expand opportunities.  He will be joined on the panel by H.E. Malcolm Turnbull, Prime Minister of Australia; Luis Alberto Moreno, President, IADB; and Tang Ning, Founder & CEO, CreditEase.  Andres Schipani, Andes Correspondent for The Financial Times, will serve as moderator.

Karl Iagnemma said, “I am excited to join the other esteemed members of this panel for an engaging discussion about how government can support the private sector’s effort to innovate and bring the benefits of new technology to more citizens.  I look forward to sharing insights from the supportive relationship nuTonomy has established with the government of Singapore as we work to launch a commercial autonomous vehicle (AV) service there in 2018.”

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum was established in 1989 to promote free trade, sustainable economic growth and prosperity in the region.  APEC currently has 21 member economies: Australia; Brunei Darussalam; Canada; Chile; People’s Republic of China; Hong Kong, China; Indonesia; Japan; Republic of Korea; Malaysia; Mexico; New Zealand; Papua New Guinea; Peru; The Philippines; Russia; Singapore; Chinese Taipei; Thailand; The United States; and Vietnam.  The APEC CEO Summit features presentations from, and panel discussions with, business leaders, scholars, opinion leaders, and Heads of State of the APEC member economies, with a focus on the critical issues of the economy and business.  Additional information about the APEC CEO Summit is available here: https://www.apecceosummit2016.com/program.html.

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