Topic: Sustainable.Circular.Mobility | Buzzwords in the automotive industry or a serious goal?
- Dr. Irene Feige (Head of Climate Strategy and Circular Economy, BMW Group)
- Prof. Markus Lienkamp (mobility expert TUM)
When and where?
Thursday, 07.07.2022 at 6.30 pm in the MUCBOOK Popup Eventspace FRANZI
(Schwanthalerstraße 57, 80336 Munich, In the middle of the station district)
Registration: here
What is it about? The end of the combustion engine was only recently decided in Brussels. However, the automotive industry already seems to be ahead of the bureaucrats in Brussels when it comes to its own targets. BMW's ambitious plan to reduce CO2 emissions has the year 2030 as its target, for the first time covering the entire life cycle from the supply chain through production to the end of the use phase. It is not just driving itself that is to be as emission-free as possible. Rather, the aim is to also reduce CO2-footprint of the manufacturing processes.
But what is the truth behind these goals? What are the trends towards real sustainability in the automotive industry? How can technical and social innovations help to ensure that both society as a whole and one of Germany's strongest economic sectors can benefit from the mobility transition? And how can the complex balancing act between increasingly clear demands from society on the industry and the internal logics of one of the largest employers in the country be achieved?
We will be discussing these and other exciting questions with two real luminaries in their fields. Dr. Irene Feige, Head of Climate Strategy and Circular Economy at the BMW Group, and Prof. Markus Lienkamp, holder of the Chair of Automotive Engineering at the Technical University of Munich, will give impulses from their work in the #3 SpeakerSeries "Future of Mobility" and discuss with all guests how we can shape a future worth living today.
Let us welcome you on July 07 at the FRANZI (or via live stream on LinkedIn) and then discuss them with the following experts.
The following experts await you:
Dr. Irene Feige
Head of Climate Strategy and Circular Economy | BMW Group
About the person: As Head of Climate Strategy and Circular Economy, Irene is involved in creating the strategic roadmap to make the product truly sustainable. The reduction of CO2- and resource consumption is directly linked to reducing climate impact and other negative impacts such as land use change or biodiversity loss. Prior to driving the sustainability movement within the BMW Group, Irene held various positions in corporate strategy and stakeholder management. She has more than 20 years of experience in the transportation industry in strategic roles and has a strong background in the scientific community. Irene teaches an MBA course "Sustainable Mobility" at the Technical University of Berlin. She holds a PhD in economics.
Markus Lienkamp
MCube Co-Director | Chair of Automotive Engineering (FTM) | Technical University of Munich | (Vice) World Champion of the Indy Autonomous Challenge 🏅
About the personProf. Dr. Markus Lienkamp conducts research in the field of electromobility and automated driving with the aim of developing truly innovative and new vehicle and mobility concepts. He heads the Chair of Automotive Engineering at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and was involved in the CREATE project in Singapore. Together with TUM colleagues, he leads the Munich Cluster for the Future of Mobility in Metropolitan Regions (M Cube), which was awarded up to EUR 50 million by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research as part of the Zukunftscluster competition. After studying mechanical engineering at TU Darmstadt and Cornell University, he completed his doctorate at TU Darmstadt (1995). At Volkswagen, he was head of the "Electronics and Vehicle" research department in Group Research. His focus was on driver assistance systems and vehicle concepts for electromobility. Prof. Lienkamp has headed the Chair of Automotive Engineering at TUM since November 2009. With around 60 doctoral students, the chair conducts research on current topics in the fields of automated driving, electromobility and smart mobility.
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