Hyundai Motor Company President and CEO José Muñoz is confirmed as the Principal Speaker at the FISITA World Mobility Conference (WMC) on 3 June 2025 at the Palau de Congressos de Catalunya Barcelona, Spain.
Read about PhD student Matt Currie’s firsthand experience of the EuroBrake Student & Young Engineer Opportunities Programme. Matt is a PhD researcher at the University of Leeds, nearing submission of his thesis titled “comparative life cycle assessment of novel environmentally friendly brake rotors”. Matt’s specialist area of study/interest is automotive brake rotors, life cycle assessment, and sustainability, with key interests in fluid mechanics and simulation. We asked how he heard about the programme, and what attracted him to it? I
Taking the lessons from road traffic incident investigations and building them into a Safe System approach to road safety is an essential step on the road to Vision Zero, writes Dr Nick Reed
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:
Leaders in the technology of mobility gathered in Detroit to address the question, “To EV, or not to EV?” By Martin Kahl
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
