Mandali Khalesi

Mandali Khalesi currently serves as Vice President of AI and Cloud Engineering at Renesas Electronics, focusing on advanced embedded and cloud-based AI tools. Prior to this role, Mandali held the position of General Manager for Automated Driving Mobility and Innovation at Toyota Motor Corporation, overseeing automated driving initiatives within the company's Advanced R&D and Engineering division. As Vice President of Automated Driving at Woven Planet Holdings, Mandali contributed to the R&D of self-driving vehicle software and facilitated significant acquisitions and investments. Mandali's previous experience includes leadership roles at HERE Technologies, Nokia, and TomTom, alongside founding NVB Group. Mandali began a professional career at Capgemini as a Software Engineer. Educational qualifications include an MSc in Astrophysics from UCL, and a Non-Executive Director Diploma from the Financial Times.