Car of the Future

Jeremy Carlson

Mr. Carlson specializes in the areas of autonomous driving, mobility, and automotive technology and is a key contributor to mobility services topics. He has extensive experience in making presentations to clients and media worldwide. He has worked in automotive electronics market research and analysis with a focus on driver assistance, sensors, autonomous vehicles, and mobility for 12+ years in the analyst role where he gained experience in advanced driver assist systems, technologies, and sensors. Complementary research includes technical topics, regulation and legislation, and the deployment of new and emerging technologies that are becoming more broadly available across the market.He has worked with a number of OEM, supplier, and technology companies in supporting both syndicated and custom analysis to support critical business decisions that shape the landscape of the automotive and transportation industries. Mr. Carlson earned his Bachelor of Arts in Italian Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, US, following his study at the Università di Bologna, Italy.

• Automotive
• Automotive Connectivity (Connected Car)
• Technical Publications & Reference Documents

Brian Rhodes

His primary responsibilities include looking after research related to automotive connectivity and infotainment. His role also includes speaking to the market on behalf of IHS Markit at automotive technology-related conferences. Brian previously focused on user interface and user experience applications related to automotive HMI applications including center stack displays, instrument clusters, head-up displays, touchscreens, speech recognition, and other automotive input features.Prior to joining IHS Markit in 2015, Mr. Rhodes work experience includes several market research positions in automotive, finance, and urban development. Mr. Rhodes received both a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Michigan-Dearborn.

• Automotive
• Automotive Connectivity (Connected Car)

Tom De Vleesschauwer

Tom has been involved in the international automotive industry for nearly two decades and is currently responsible for both long-term market research and business consulting projects for the Automotive Group. He has contributed to special projects assessing technical, business, regulatory and societal trends to help senior management improve decision-making. He has assisted automotive manufacturers, global suppliers, NGOs and government agencies, including European Commission and Parliament. Recently, his work encompassed areas such as biofuels market potential, CO2 forecasting evaluations and future mobility outlooks.Tom regularly contributes to several company publications and is frequently quoted in the media. Previously, he was with the Automotive Group of Standard & Poor's DRI, and Euromoney Financial Publications. During his formative academic years, he was a marketing trainee at Citroen Belux and Land Rover North America. Tom holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Northwood University in Midland, Michigan, US, a Masters of Business Administration from Cardiff Business School, UK, and an IVA-A HBO (Honors) from IVA in Driebergen, Netherlands.

• Automotive
• Mobility
• Vehicle Powertrain
• Mobility
• Industry Monitoring and Trends

Mario Franjicevic

Within automotive at IHS Markit, Mr. Franjičević is responsible for production volume forecast, market and technology analysis of the Light Vehicle Production environment in Europe, with a deeper focus on German OEMs. Prior to working at IHS Markit, he was employed by Daimler AG, BMW Group Japan and Mitsumi Electronics, where he specialized in market research, product strategy, price and volume planning for automotive OEMs and suppliers. Mr.  Franjičević  is a graduate of Business Administration at the University of Applied Sciences Nürtingen. Alumnus of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), known as "SP Japan Programme". The scholarship, founded in 1984, focuses on tightening business and cultural relations between Germany and Japan via an 18 month stay in Japan.

Graham Evans

Mr. Evans is Associate Director, Supply Chain, and Technology within the Automotive department at IHS Markit. He leads the global research practice for Powertrain, E-Mobility, and Thermal Systems Component Forecasting. His research interests lie in the areas of batteries, motors, power electronics, charging infrastructure, legislation, and incentives, as well as conventional powertrain components and technologies such as exhaust after treatment. He is also Manager of the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) Research & Analysis team.Previously employed in engineering positions within the automotive industry, Mr. Evans has 10 years' experience in Powertrain Development and Noise, Vibration, and Harshness (NVH) having previously worked for Ricardo, Bentley Motors, and Jaguar Land Rover.Mr. Evans graduated from Loughborough University in the UK with a Master's Degree in Automotive Engineering and is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.

• Automotive
• Automotive
• Vehicle Components
• Battery Technology

Mark Boyadjis

Mark is responsible for developing custom research for IHS Markit clients in automotive UX, ADAS, autonomous driving, connectivity, software and related areas. He is an automotive industry thought-leader and has been a key member of the group for more than 13 years. Mr. Boyadjis is tasked with developing and incubating new research initiatives from specific technologies to new domains, as well as driving innovation and strategic investment for our customers and the industry as a whole. Regarded as a leader in Infotainment and HMI business practices, technology insights, and competitive intelligence, he is an often-quoted expert and presenter at several forums on behalf of IHS Markit. He has led projects and research that have aided many automakers, tier one, and tier two suppliers in designing, implementing, and executing global scale strategic automotive technology goals in core product lines. Mr. Boyadjis holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics and Business Management from the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management and Master of Science in Management of Technology (MS MOT) from the Technological Leadership Institute at the University of Minnesota's College of Science and Engineering, both United States.

• Automotive
• Automotive Connectivity (Connected Car)
• In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI)