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As the former CEO of car2go, Olivier has been running Share Now since 2019. What started as a daring project back then is now one of the largest free-floating car sharing companies worldwide. Olivier talks about how the franchise concept makes sense, what he perceives as the key accelerators for development, the merging of rent and minute-based car sharing, and what he himself calls ultimate mobility freedom.

Martynas joined the Lithuanian start-up Trafi at an early stage and has since then spearheaded the global expansion and focused on the commercial side of the business. Trafi offers cities the possibility to connect all mobility services into one single platform where users can check itineraries and also book their tickets and trips. The service is known as Jelbi in Berlin or MVGO in Munich.

Lukas is Chief Operating Officer of Splyt, and Managing Director of Neckermann Strategic Advisors. He is a strategist, advisor, researcher, and keynote speaker on Smart Cities and Smart Mobility. In addition to several books, Lukas regularly speaks at events about his many years of insight.
In this episode together with Sam, he shed light on the development of user patterns and demands, the role of a progressive city, and whether public transport is really the backbone of inner-city mobility.

Ozgur has over 20 years’ experience in leading the sales, development, and implementation of software solutions in the automotive, smart mobility, telecoms, and IoT industries for Tier 1 clients across the USA and EMEA.
Since May 2019 he drives the strategy to deliver Oxbotica's universal autonomy vision globally.
In this episode, Ozgur gives insights into the actual status quo of autonomous driving, in which scenarios autonomous vehicles already operate, and what is behind the hybrid-growth model of Oxbotica.

Tati Peralta-Quirós is a mobility, transport, and technology specialist, with experience working across the private and public sector in the US, LatAm, and Asia, including technology start-ups, development finance institutions, and governments.
She is the co-founder of Kinto-Costa Rica, Latin America’s first subscription-based Mobility as a Service (MaaS) company.
With her, we explored how and why the traditional car distributor and car dealer Purdy Motors invested in a multimodal mobility platform and what impact it has on the mobility patterns in Costa Rica.

Trevor leads Michigan's Office of Future Mobility and Electrification. s responsible for working across state government, academia, and private industry to grow Michigan’s mobility ecosystem through strategic policy recommendations and new support services for companies focused on the future of transportation.

In this episode, he walks us through his vision of helping to build stronger transportation and a stronger state economy through safer, more equitable, and environmentally sound transportation for all Michigan residents.

Sam studied Finance and Music before he started his career at eBay. He lived in Central America where he led a project funded by the Mastercard Foundation to launch innovative financial products for youth.
When he returned to California Sam and Gunnar met and ultimately decided to launch the forerunner of today's Wunder Mobility.
In this episode, Sam and Gunnar reflect on 2020 and give an outlook on the new year 2021. They speak about five trends they see:
1. The importance of local
2. Rise of public players
3. Blurring of sharing and ownership
4. New opportunities
5. Run...

Holger is a true veteran in the new mobility game. He has been around the block and played a vital role at navigation software startup gate5, the forerunner for HERE. He was also CEO of Aupeo, the leading provider of internet-based audio content for the automotive industry, which was acquired by Panasonic Automotive Systems until he founded his own startup German Autolabs in 2016.
Together, we discussed the rise of voice assistance in the mobility industry, the differences between the well-known startup ecosystems when comparing investment volumes in deep tech, and how we can support growing our ecosystem in Europe.

what3words set out to do nothing less than revolutionizing today's addressing system by directing people with three words.
what3words is the world's first addressing system designed for speech and every 3m x 3m square in the world has been assigned an address consisting of just three words from the dictionary. Over 5 years Clare has contributed to its success as Chief Commercial Officer.
Together we talk about the challenges, the business model, and the team behind the stunning success.

Christoph oversees the work of the Forum with partners from the automotive, supply chain, aerospace, travel, and tourism sectors. Over the course of his career, he has held several senior management positions and gained unparalleled knowledge of the developments and challenges in the field of mobility - globally. With him, we dive deep into the work and significance of the World Economic Forum. After all, the World Economic Forum is not just the annual congress in Davos but encompasses much more.