22nd May 2015
Urban Foresight Gives Keynote Address at German Ministry of Economic Affairs
The German Ministry for Economic Affairs and Berlin’s Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure invited Urban Foresight’s Managing Director, Dr. David Beeton to give an address on The Future of Electric Mobility at the Electromobility+ Conference on 20th May.
David also accompanied representatives from Volkswagen, Valeo Group, Gruppo Torinese Trasporti and the International Association of Public Transport on an interactive panel discussion. The audience posed questions to the panel of experts with discussion focusing on the way ahead for implementing electric mobility in Europe.
As part of the event, Urban Foresight was invited to attend the Metropolitan Solutions (MetSol) Fair in Berlin’s City Cube complex. The fair showcased cross-industry solutions for urban sustainability and saw the European Comission host their annual General Assembly in which Violeta Bulc, European Comissioner for Transport recognised the on-going work and future potential of EV4SCC, the Europe-wide commitment cluster run by Urban Foresight.