CRLIVE56 AWS re:Invent 2025: Driving Innovation in Automotive and Energy & Utilities with Rob Boetticher and Howard Gefen, AWS

Live from the iconic Venetian in Las Vegas, we’re rolling out an exclusive mini-series dedicated to AWS re:Invent 2025!

Tune in as we sit down with AWS visionaries and take the pulse of the industry on everything shaping the future, Cloud innovation, GenAI, Agents, and the hottest trends making waves.

And because what happens in Vegas doesn’t always stay in Vegas, we’ll spill the latest news, insider buzz, and a little Strip-side gossip to keep things spicy.

Dave, Esmee, and Rob bring a double-feature conversation on industry innovation—first with Rob Boetticher, Global Technology Leader for Automotive and Manufacturing, followed by Howard Gefen, GM of the Energy and Utilities Industry Business Unit at AWS.

TLDR

00:42 – Rob Boetticher & Howard Gefen introduced

02:00 – Rob’s keynote highlights

07:52 –  The future of automotive innovation with Rob

23:32 – Tech fiction examples

25:59 – Howard Gefen introduced

28:00 – Howard’s keynote highlights

31:04 – Howard on the future of Energy and Utilities

50:14 – Tech fiction examples

Guest

Rob Boetticher: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-boetticher/
Howard Gefen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hgefen/

Hosts

Dave Chapman:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/

Esmee van de Giessen:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/esmeevandegiessen/

Rob Kernahan:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-kernahan/

Production

Marcel van der Burg:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-vd-burg/

Dave Chapman:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/

Sound

Ben Corbett:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-corbett-3b6a11135/

Louis Corbett:   https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-corbett-087250264/

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