Michael Masnitza

MCube:

• What fascinates you about the innovation landscape of mobility in the region?
  • On the one hand, Munich is one of the most liveable cities in Germany. On the other hand, it is perhaps the city with the worst mobility options. On the one hand, this is very unpleasant for the residents, and on the other, it leads to a pressure to innovate that would probably not exist in other cities. It is very exciting for me to see how the innovation landscape is shaped by the conflict between the car with its strong economic performance and the reality that Munich must finally get a functioning public transport system up and running, otherwise the city's growth cannot be managed. A huge market for innovation and therefore many players who are active here.
• What key challenge do you see for the future of mobility?
  • In general: decarbonization - as quickly as possible. Transport is still bringing up the rear when it comes to achieving targets.
  • Specifically to Munich: Since I moved to Muc in 2011, the problems have only gotten worse, no ring line, public transport at the limit, gridlock on the roads.
    Boldly and quickly implementing new concepts is the big challenge, often in the face of resistance from parts of the population.
• What perspective or expertise do you bring to the MCube Supervisory Board?
  • Innovation and agility, paired with a good dose of social sustainability. Courage to implement. Creative solutions for complex problems. Analytical expertise between mobility and energy - keyword sector coupling.
• For me, MCube means...
  • Playing an active role in improving my adopted home.

Curriculum vitae: COO & Co-Founder at ChargeX - Building a holistic charging ecosystem for electric mobility

• TU Munich - Engineering Science & Mechanical Engineering and Management (M.Sc.)
• Kyoto University - Energy economics and bissal sustainability policy
• Student at The Mobility House (active in e-mobility since 2016)
• Officially founded ChargeX in 2018. As COO responsible for product and operational corporate development & partnerships
• So far 40 MA and 5500 charging points established throughout Germany - making it the category leader for a closed charging ecosystem consisting of hardware and software