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Dear colleagues
As 2024 draws to a close, I’d like to take a moment to reflect on another excellent year of progress and the significant successes we achieved throughout the year.
At the start of 2024, we welcomed several new team members, strengthening leadership and the team’s ability to deliver progressively against our new-era strategy.
I’m pleased to report that we’ve made great progress, marked by significant developments in member engagement and the launch of several new initiatives alongside a
FISITA CEO Chris Mason and CTO Martin Kahl reflect on the key highlights of 2024
Being at the heart of the technology of mobility means at FISITA, we’re always looking forward – but the end of the year allows us to reflect on what’s happened over the last 12 months.
Here are the key FISITA highlights from 2024:
Dear colleagues
I write as we return from delivering a very successful World Mobility Summit in Michigan last week. We will provide a full report in next month’s newsletter, meanwhile we extend our thanks to all who attended, contributed and collaborated in the event, especially to FISITA President, Mike Anderson and the team at General Motors, for hosting us so very well.
FISITA World Mobility Summit speaker Richard Ahlfeld, CEO at Monolith, shares his thoughts on the theme of the event, “To EV, or not to EV?” Dr Richard Ahlfeld is CEO and Founder of Monolith, a no-code AI platform used by the world’s leading automotive, aerospace and industrial engineering. With a PhD in Aerospace Engineering and Data Science from Imperial College, Richard has been recognised across academia and industry, including being named to MIT Technology Review’s Top 10 Innovators under 35,
FISITA World Mobility Summit speaker Ben Townsend, Head of Automotive at Thatcham Research shares his thoughts on the theme of the event, “To EV, or not to EV?” With over 20 years’ experience in the engineering industry, ranging from aerospace and defence to automotive, Ben Townsend is a fellow of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers and a Chartered Engineer. Ben heads up the automotive products and services activities at Thatcham Research, where, as he’ll outline at the FISITA World Mobility Summit
FISITA World Mobility Summit speaker Carla Bailo shares her thoughts on the theme of the event, “To EV, or not to EV?” Carla Bailo has been President of SAE International since February 2023. A past President and CEO of the Center for Automotive Research (CAR), Carla is the President and CEO of ECOS Consulting LLC and a leader in engineering and vehicle program management with 42 years’ experience in the automotive industry. That experience includes five years as assistant vice
FISITA’s CTO Martin Kahl considers the theme of this year’s FISITA Summit, and some of the topics likely to be raised by the event’s speakers and panellists To EV, or not to EV? It’s such a simple question, but its simplicity belies the vast complexity of the quest for cleaner mobility. The challenge is not to choose one of two mutually exclusive outcomes, but rather to navigate two potentially synergistic ways of reducing greenhouse gases and CO2 emissions from transportation.
FISITA World Mobility Summit speaker Nico Cuevas shares his thoughts on the topic of the event’s title, “To EV, or not to EV?” Nico Cuevas is the CEO of Urbix, a US developer of graphite processing technology which focuses on natural battery-grade graphite using environmentally friendly refinement processes. Founded in 2014, Urbix has operations in Mesa, Arizona and Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. In September 2024, the U.S. Department of Energy selected Urbix to enter into award negotiation for US$125m of
Arno Zinke and Yannick Raynaud, representing the FISITA Industry Disruption Expert Group, consider the ways that disruptive technologies such as artificial intelligence, the software-defined vehicle, and digital twins are shaping the future of mobility Megatrends as varied as climate change, urbanisation, remote work, and ageing populations are starting to impact how we transport people and goods. Moreover, new market forces and changing supply chains are influencing the way mobility is perceived and fundamentally impacting the dynamics of the mobility industry.
