The World Financial Symposiums organization hosts conferences and webcasts on technology and business topics. Upcoming events include conferences on growth and exit strategies for software companies being held in Silicon Valley, Vancouver, and Austin in March and April. The organization also hosts monthly "Market Spotlight" webcasts on topics related to technology patents, media and entertainment companies, and security technology. The document provides contact information for the organization and details about an upcoming event focused on connected car technology trends, mergers and acquisitions, and a panel discussion with executives from companies in the space.

2. World Financial Symposiums
www.wfs.com
WFS is an international organization dedicated to educating
technology leaders through monthly,
Market Spotlight webcasts and day-long
Growth and Exit Strategies for Software and IT Companies
conferences.
Upcoming Events:
Growth and Exit Strategies
- Silicon Valley – April 7
Growth and Exit Strategies Focus
- Vancouver, BC – March 17
- Austin, TX – March 31
Market Spotlights
- Tech Patent Law and Your Exit Strategy – March 1
- Trends and M&A for Media-tech Companies – March 16
- Trends & Opportunities in Security Tech – March 23
www.wfs.com

3. Nat Burgess
Nat joined Corum in 1996 and brings a diverse background in technology M&A and law. While with the Enforcement Division of
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Nat helped identify and build cases against securities fraud schemes. With the
Strategic Development Division of Morgan Stanley's M&A group, Nat worked on cross-border acquisitions of U.S. and European
companies by Japanese firms, and on financings by large Japanese public companies. Nat moved to Morgan Stanley's Tokyo
office, where he reported directly to the President of Morgan Stanley, Japan Ltd. and focused exclusively on cross-border M&A.
After Morgan Stanley, Nat co-founded Postcard Software, a creator of advertiser-driven bilingual (English and Japanese) Internet
content. At Activision, Nat led the company's on-line business development.
Nat earned an undergraduate degree in Japanese literature from Yale College and a law degree from UCLA. While in law school,
Nat wrote articles for the International Forum at Yale, Tokyo Journal.
President

4. Agenda
• Introduction
• Connected Car Tech Trends M&A Report
• Connected Car Panel
• Bryan Trussel, Co-Founder & CEO - Glympse
• Eric Bantégnie, VP of System Business Unit – ANSYS
• Steve Banfield, Chief Marketing Officer – INRIX
• Gabriel Nave, Director of Business Development – CalAmp
• Q&A

5. Everyone used to walk on the left

6. Horses changed all that

7. Sometimes we regress

8. The New Mobile Device?

9. Utility AND Trust

10. Emerging as leaders. . .

11. Aaron King
Analyst
Aaron joined Corum Group in 2015 as a research analyst. Previously he worked as a
writer, editor, and consultant at a software startup. Aaron graduated from Reed College
with a degree in Economics, specializing in Game Theory.

12. Total Deal Count (2013-2016)
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2013 2014 2015 2016

13. Top Buyers by Deal Value
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$Billions

14. Sold to
Target: HERE (fka Nokia Maps) [Finland]
Acquirer: AUDI AG/ BMW Group/ Daimler AG
• Foundational mapping and data unit for connected cars
• No majority stakeholder – joint conglomerate
• Deal value: $2.8 billion

15. Sold to
Target: Schrader International Inc. [USA]
Acquirer: Sensata Technologies Holding N.V.
• Pioneer in tire pressure sensing technology
• Deal Value: $1 billion

16. Sold to
Sold to
Sold to
Sold to

17. Top Buyers by Deal Count
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18. Sold to
Target: Crashboxx [USA]
Acquirer: CalAmp Corp. [USA]
Sold to
Target: LoJack Corporation [USA]
Acquirer: CalAmp Corp. [USA]

19. Connected Car Panelists

20. Bryan Trussel
CEO
Bryan Trussel is co-founder and CEO of Glympse, the world’s leading location technology provider and location sharing app. Prior
to founding Glympse in 2008, Bryan spent 16 years leading teams at Microsoft, working on a range of products from Windows to
Interactive TV and embedded systems to casual games, including creating and launching several V1.O products, like Messenger
Games, Windows CE and Xbox Live Arcade. He has a bachelor's in Computer Science from the University of Utah and an MBA
from Kellogg at Northwestern. He currently resides in Redmond, Wash. with his wife and five children.

21. Eric Bantégnie
Eric Bantégnie is the Vice President of the Systems Business Unit at ANSYS, covering Systems Simulation, IoT and Embedded
Software. Prior to joining ANSYS via acquisition, Eric was Esterel Technologies President and CEO. He co-founded the company in
the Fall of 1999. Eric Bantégnie is also Vice President of the Board of Kalray, a multi-core chip company for embedded systems
and Board Member of Trust In Soft, an embedded cybersecurity company. He is the President of the Embedded France
professional association.
Vice President,
System Business Unit

22. Steve Banfield
Steve Banfield is a 20-year technology industry veteran who has led teams to build and market digital products and services used
by millions worldwide.
Immediately prior to INRIX, Steve served as SVP & GM, Registrar Services at Rightside, where he was responsible for the second
largest domain registrar worldwide and helped launch the new generation of top level domains (TLDs) into the market. He has
held senior leadership roles at premier technology companies including Sony, Microsoft, Paramount Pictures (Screenlife) and
RealNetworks. At Sony he worked within both Sony Pictures and Sony Corporation to launch innovative digital media services
including SoapCity, Sony Connect and Sony Media Software. While at RealNetworks and responsible for the iconic RealPlayer, the
user base grew from 30 million to over 300 million installed players around the world. Earlier Steve was a technical evangelist and
program manager for Microsoft Windows, including Windows 95 and Windows NT.
Steve has an MBA from the Harvard Business School and received his undergraduate degree in Computer Science from
Transylvania University in his home state of Kentucky.
Chief Marketing Officer

23. Gabriel Nave
Gabriel Nave joined CalAmp in October 2013 as Director of Business Development to forge strategic relationships in support of
CalAmp's business units. Prior to joining CalAmp, Gabriel spent 13 years working for mobile operators in a variety of roles related
to wireless data, M2M/IoT, and connected vehicle solutions. Gabriel started his career in the wholesale import and light
manufacturing world, where he held a number of positions culminating as head of sales and channel development.
Director,
Business Development

24. Autonomous vehicles:
Overhyped? Or Imminent?

25. Is a fully autonomous transport
system ultimately safer than a mix?

26. Will there be a niche for
traditional automobiles?

27. Will newcomers put traditional car
manufacturers out of business?

28. Why is convergence happening now?

29. What is the future of OEM and
aftermarket tech in the era of the
connected car?

30. Is the connected car future
more Apple or PC? More open
or closed?

31. Where would you invest
one million dollars?

32. Q&A
We welcome your questions!
• Use Q&A window on left side
• Submit to queue at any time
• If your questions in not answered, we will attempt to
follow up after the event

33. Contact Us
For further information or copies of today’s
presentation:
Visit www.wfs.com
-or-
Email nburgess@corumgroup.com