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SKTA Innopartners Hosts "From Telematics to Autonomous Driving - The Future of Connected Cars"SUNNYVALE, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- SKTA Innopartners' Accelerator will host an expert panel event exploring the future of connected cars on Thursday, October 9, 2014 from 6:30 - 8:30pm at SKTA Innopartners Headquarters in Sunnyvale, CA (News - Alert). Bruce Graham, Angel Investor and Former Partner at Bessemer Ventures, will moderate the panel. SKTA Innopartners' Innovation Accelerator is an innovative way to both seed new startup companies and accelerate their development. This event covers all facets of connected cars and offers participants an opportunity to meet with leading industry vendors and thought leaders. Recognizable experts from automotive manufacturers, OS/communication platform providers, app services, technology enablers for self-driving, suppliers and investors from large companies to startups will discuss the technological and market trends of the connected car market. Panelists include: Quin Garcia, Managing Partner, Auto Tech Ventures; Daniel ehrendt, Silicon Valley Lead, Honda; James Park, Director of Strategic Planning, Harman International; Paul Asel, Managing Partner, Nokia (News - Alert) Growth Partners; Louay Eldada, CEO, Quanergy Systems; Joshua Switkes, Founder and CEO, Peloton Technologies. For more information or to RSVP visit: http://www.meetup.com/SKTA-Innopartners-Innovation-Accelerator/ events/207470712/ About SKTA Innopartners Innovation Accelerator SK Telecom (News - Alert) Americas (SKTA) is the business development and venture capital arm of SK Telecom, Korea's largest wireless operator and a global technology leader. SKTA worked with some of the brightest minds in VC and angel investing - and some of the biggest technology companies in Silicon Valley - to design a novel and new funding model. The SKTA Innovation Accelerator seeds and accelerates core technology startups to create and manage the essential data center and enable the IoE. The Innovation Accelerator matches entrepreneurs with industry leading strategic partners and provides initial funding up to $1M as a combination of working capital, state-of-the-art facilities, development tools and professional services (e.g. legal and financial). Entrepreneurs concentrate on developing their technologies, while strategic partners and venture capitalists access lower-risk investment.
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