Marc Amblard

Core Intelligence Domain: Future of Mobility, Electric Vehicles (EVs), Autonomous Driving & Robotaxis, AI in Autotech & Industry Transformation

Location: Bordeaux, France / Silicon Valley, USA | Languages: English, French

Representation: Represented globally by PSpeakers Global Intelligence

Marc Amblard is one of the world’s foremost authorities on the future of transportation, automotive disruption, and autotech innovation. Operating at the direct intersection of corporate strategy, advanced technology, and venture ecosystem dynamics, he is globally recognised for deciphering how electrification, artificial intelligence, software-defined vehicles (SDVs), and autonomous robotaxis are radically reshaping the global mobility landscape.

With over 35 years of executive experience across Europe and the United States, Marc spent nearly a decade in Silicon Valley immersed in cutting-edge autotech before relocating to Bordeaux, France. He is the Founder and Managing Director of Orsay Consulting, a specialised advisory firm guiding Tier-1 automotive suppliers, global OEMs, and tech startups through complex industrial transitions. His high-profile advisory clientele includes industry titans such as Stellantis, Renault Group, Bosch, Forvia, Valeo, Murata, and Michelin.

Marc is the author of the benchmark book Mobility Revolution: How AI, EVs, Robotaxis, and New Modes Radically Transform the Ecosystem (published September 2026). Since 2016, he has authored the influential monthly newsletter Mobility Revolution, followed by over 5,000 corporate executives and investors worldwide. With executive leadership roots at PSA (Stellantis), Valeo, Renault, and Alstom; dual French-American nationality; an engineering degree from Arts et Métiers; and an MBA from the University of Michigan, Marc delivers high-impact, bilingual keynote addresses to boardrooms, industry summits, and technology conferences worldwide.

Marc Amblard’s Autotech Authority & Industrial Strategy Legacy

As the global automotive and transportation sectors navigate seismic technological disruption, geopolitical shifts, and the competitive rise of Chinese EV manufacturers, Marc Amblard brings battle-tested operational clarity to the stage. Frequently featured in leading global media such as Les Echos, Marc seamlessly translates deep Silicon Valley venture innovation into actionable strategic frameworks for legacy automakers, transport operators, and corporate investors.

What are Marc Amblard’s Main Areas of Expertise?

• The Global Mobility Revolution: Deciphering the multi-faceted convergence of electrification, autonomous driving, connected software-defined vehicles, and shared mobility.
• Autonomous Vehicles, Robotaxis & ADAS: Analysing technical, regulatory, and commercial deployment paths for Level 4 driverless urban fleets and autonomous logistics.
• Electric Vehicles (EVs) & Clean Tech Scaling: Navigating battery tech, charging infrastructure, supply chain sovereignty, and OEM transition strategies.
• Autotech Disruption & Silicon Valley Ecosystems: Identifying disruptive startups, technology scouting, corporate venturing, and bridging tech hubs with legacy industries.
• Geopolitics of Mobility & Global Competition: Assessing market dynamics, policy mandates, and the competitive challenge of Chinese OEMs across Europe and the Americas.

Core Speaking Themes and Strategic Outcomes

1. Mobility Revolution: How AI, EVs, and Robotaxis Radically Transform the Ecosystem

• Core Focus: A sweeping, strategic exploration of the systemic forces redefining how people and goods move across the world.
• Key Analysis: Evaluating the shift from traditional hardware ownership to software-defined vehicles, multimodal transport, and autonomous driverless fleets.
• Strategic Outcome: Equipping corporate boards and transport executives with actionable foresight to anticipate market shifts, reallocate capital, and identify high-growth mobility niches.

2. Navigating the Automotive Transition: Geopolitics, China’s Rise, and the Battle for EV Dominance

• Core Focus: Examining how legacy automakers can maintain competitiveness against agile tech entrants and heavily subsidised global players.
• Key Analysis: Supply chain vulnerabilities, raw material dependencies, software and AI competencies, and regulations and policies across Europe, N America and China.
• Strategic Outcome: Providing automotive suppliers, industrial leaders, and policymakers with a clear roadmap to restructure operating models and secure supply sovereignty.

3. The Autonomous Vehicle Race: Can Europe Catch Up?

• Core Focus: Unpacking the real-world commercialisation timelines of driverless robotaxis, autonomous trucking, and urban passenger shuttles.
• Key Analysis: Comparing regulatory environments and commercial scale between the US (Waymo/Zoox), China, and Europe’s emerging autonomous hubs.
• Strategic Outcome: Offering municipal leaders, fleet operators, and logistics executives realistic timelines and deployment blueprints for driverless services.

Actionable Key Takeaways for Corporate Audiences

Business leaders, technology directors, and transport planners leave Marc Amblard’s presentations with concrete strategic frameworks:

• Clear understanding of the ecosystem transformation: Marc Amblard equips audiences with the tools to understand strategic drivers and metrics, and identify opportunities and risks for the different stakeholder groups.
• Strategic global insights and foresight: Building on 10 years of advisory engagements with senior executives at major players, he shares best practices for incumbents to make the most of the ongoing revolution.
• Autotech scouting & partnership playbook: He shares proven methods for corporate incumbents to effectively collaborate with, invest in, or acquire agile startups, and for startups to find their footing, raise funds and scale.
• Regulatory & Geopolitical Risk Protocols: He presents strategies to insulate automotive supply chains from geopolitics, cross-border trade tensions and evolving local policies.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why book Marc Amblard for your event?

Booking Marc Amblard brings an authoritative, dual-continent voice on mobility disruption directly to your stage. With decades of executive experience at Stellantis, Valeo, and Alstom, plus 10 years in Silicon Valley autotech, he articulates complex technological shifts in French or English with exceptional business acumen.

What is Marc Amblard’s background and expertise?

Marc Amblard is the Managing Director of Orsay Consulting and author of Mobility Revolution. He holds an engineering degree from Arts et Métiers and an MBA from the University of Michigan. His advisory portfolio includes Stellantis, Renault, Bosch, Forvia, Valeo, and Michelin, as well as dozens of Silicon Valley autotech startups.

How do I book Marc Amblard through PSpeakers?

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