What you'll learn

Strengthen Systems-Level Thinking: Develop the ability to map interdependencies across vehicles, infrastructure, policy, and user behavior—enabling more strategic, future-ready mobility solutions.

Accelerate Your Career Trajectory: Receive tailored guidance on positioning your portfolio, sharpening your narrative, and identifying the strategic roles and pathways that align with your long-term goals.

Expand Your Professional Toolkit: Build the skills, frameworks, and executive presence needed to operate with greater impact, whether you’re stepping into leadership, driving cross-functional initiatives, or navigating organizational transitions.

Grow as a Strategic Design Leader: Build executive-level communication, vision-setting, and cross-functional collaboration skills that accelerate your influence inside organizations and across complex mobility ecosystems.

Meet the speaker

Richard Pelletier

Executive Director & Founder, Turn Institute

Richard Pelletier is a transportation design leader with over 25 years of experience, having worked with BMW, Ford, BART, and other industry leaders on innovative mobility solutions. He has co-created visionary vehicle and transit concepts for BMW, MINI, Rolls Royce, Ford, Lincoln, Scania Trucks, LA Metro, IdeaLab (AiPod), and Waymo, integrating human-centered design with emerging technologies. With expertise spanning automotive, public transit, and future mobility, he brings a forward-thinking approach to transportation challenges. Previously, he served as the Associate Chair for the Master of Science in Transportation Systems and Design at ArtCenter College of Design, guiding the next generation of mobility innovators. He is the founder and co-executive director of Turn Institute, a non-profit consultancy dedicated to the future of mobility.

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