Prachi J. Vakharia works in Washington DC, USA, on transportation innovation, standards and infrastructure advancing projects in autonomous vehicles, digital, electric, and shared mobility. Prachi recently joined Amazon to support Amazon's adoption and deployment of advanced transport solutions. Previously she worked in clean transportation, and was brought in by AES Next, the venture arm of a $33B energy firm AES, to invest in electric mobility. Prior to that, she spent over three years at the World Bank, financing urban transport projects across Latin America, Africa and Asia. Given her curiosity and love for science and innovation, in addition to her work, Prachi mentors and invests in tech, transport and energy startups. She had 3 successful exits with acquisitions by Daimler AG in 2014. Currently, Prachi advises SafeAI, that fully automating mining trucks, and is an Associate Partner at IMPROVED. IMPROVED is a premier corporate finance boutique for mid-market transactions focused on supporting industry-leading entrepreneurs and founders in the global Technology, Energy, and Mobility (“TEM”) sectors. IMPROVED completed +100 landmark transactions, representing +EUR 3.7bn in transaction volume, of which 90% were cross-border. The team comprises +20 corporate finance and M&A professionals and is complemented by a team of senior advisors with vast executive and board-level experience in the TEM sectors.