Speaker

Ben Abler

Senior Leader, Solutions Architecture, AutoMFG NorthCentral, Amazon Web Services

Senior technology leader with over 27 years of proven success in global application development, architecture, software engineering, enterprise architecture, sales engineering, agile transformation and digital innovation, particularly in the automotive sector. Currently leading a team of cloud Solutions Architects at Amazon Web Services aligned to Automotive & Manufacturing customers. His career includes significant leadership roles at Volkswagen, where he served as Head of Application Development for North America, and General Motors, where he led the global mobile apps engineering organization, launching innovative automotive connected mobile apps across 40 countries. He holds multiple degrees from Carnegie Mellon, Wayne State University, and Western Michigan University along with numerous certifications and 2 patents.

Company

Amazon Web Services

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud, offering over 200 fully featured services from data centers globally. Millions of customers—including the fastest-growing startups, largest enterprises, and leading government agencies—are using AWS to lower costs, become more agile, and innovate faster.