CONFERENCE DAY 3

CONFERENCE DAY 3 FRIDAY – 20.05.2022

On Friday, "transformation" is one of the focus topics of the polisMOBILITY conference programme: While openSTAGE will be home to the transformation of the automotive industry, the Verband Deutscher Verkehrsunternehmen e.V. (Association of German Transport Companies) will take a look at the changes awaiting us in public transport on our journey towards innovative urban mobility. In addition to a review of the implementation of a sustainable "last mile", a panel discussion on cyber security – "The Achilles’ heel of the mobility and energy transition?" – will set exciting accents. After other formats from EIT Urban Mobility, HANDWERK.NRW and the Stadt.Land.Digital initiative of the Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection, among others, the day will conclude with a lecture by sociologist Prof. Harald Welzer.

HIGHLIGHTS

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"The challenges for the automotive industry and related sectors are immense and force it to act, because the mobility of tomorrow is to be multimodal, environmentally and climate compatible as well as highly digitalised. Here, as pilots, we must rely on understanding, foresight and openness to technology. I think it's beneficial to bring two perspectives to the transformation – the technological and the human."

Holger Czuday, Project Manager Technology, Head of Automotive Cluster, Bayern Innovativ GmbH

THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY IN TRANSFORMATION: THE FEDERAL STATES’ PERSPECTIVES

openSTAGE, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

In 2020, the automotive industry generated sales of around 380 billion euros and directly employed more than 800,000 people. It is therefore of central importance for Germany as a business location. After many years of growth and steady internationalisation, it is now undergoing a longer-term transformation. The associated effects also have a significant impact on Germany as an industrial location, whereby the effects on the individual federal states vary greatly. The panel discussion "Transforming the Automotive Industry" will focus on the different ways in which the individual federal states are affected and the specific political implications associated with this.

"The potential for more sustainable logistics on the 'last mile' in cities is huge. With innovative, cooperative approaches and good collaboration between all relevant stakeholders, we can leverage this potential for cities and the people living in them."

Dr. Kathrin Konrad, Traffic Engineer, City of Dortmund

MAKING THE LAST MILE SUSTAINABLE: WHERE ARE WE NOW, AND HOW CAN WE MOVE FORWARD?

visionSTAGE, 12:10 PM - 1:20 PM

Making city logistics more sustainable is becoming increasingly urgent and is an important part of a successful transformation. What is the status quo and which concepts and technologies are promising? How can the players involved be brought together? And what influences are currently preventing a fully sustainable "last mile"? Nomo Braun (Head of Public, Partner and Member of the Executive Board) and Dr. Sebastian Stiehm (Senior Consultant Public Management) from agiplan GmbH advocate discussing urban logistics much more strongly as a basic function of existence in the city and, above all, to "just do it". Under their leadership, Christian Kühnhold (shareholder ecoCARRIER AG), Dr. Kathrin Konrad (traffic engineer, City of Dortmund), Andreas Fritsch (General Manager, Dachser) and Gerd Seber (Group Manager City Logistics & Sustainability, DPD Germany) will speak on these issues.

CYBER SECURITY: THE ACHILLES’ HEEL OF THE MOBILITY AND ENERGY TRANSITION?

openSTAGE, 1 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM

Companies and municipalities are affected by cyberattacks on a daily basis. The impact varies from unnoticed incidents to total failures of IT systems. The panel discussion with Sandra Balz (Deutschland sicher im Netz e.V.), Christian Endreß (Alliance for Security in Economy West e.V.), Florian Haacke (Alliance for Security in Economy e.V.) and Wolfgang Strasser (@yet) informs about current threats and protection and raises awareness for a crucial strategy: prevention.

Lecture by Prof. Harald Welzer TURNAROUND INSTEAD OF TURNING IN CIRCLES: OF MATURITY AND DECISIVENESS FOR TRANSFORMATION IN MOBILITY ATTITUDE

visionSTAGE, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Mobility is a question about the kind of movement that a modern society needs. This question is not answered by the solutions of the 20th century. The mobility of the future must be sustainable and democratic as part of the provision of public services. The development of a mobility for the 21st century also includes strategies for avoiding movement. – Prof. Harald Welzer will give a lecture on this topic on the visionSTAGE on Friday at 4:00 pm.