Panel discussion: More mobility, less traffic?

Thursday, 21st March 2024, 6 p.m. (in German language only, free admission)
KIT Campus Süd, Tulla-Hörsaal, Englerstr. 11, KIT Campus Süd, Geb. 11.40

The panel discussion is public and can be attended without registration.

Please note that the panel discussion is only offered in German.

The movement of people and goods is a central need of a globalised society and economy. Forecasts predict a global multiplication of passenger and freight transport in the coming decades. On the other hand, the long-term goal is to become more sustainable by avoiding, shifting or improving transport. Many countries are therefore currently focussing on electromobility. However, a pure drive turnaround will not be able to solve the complexity of the issue. Instead, a holistic, interdisciplinary approach is needed to overcome the mobility-related challenges of the future. The goal must therefore be sustainable, barrier-free, fair and safe mobility at all levels, which is accepted by society in its entirety. The question therefore arises - what will this mobility look like? These and other questions will be discussed by experts at the public panel discussion.

Programme

Greeting

Sascha Ott
Managing Director of the KIT Center for Mobility Systems
Managing Director of the Institute for Product Development (IPEK) at KIT

Moderation
Gabor Paál
Head of the Science and Education Department, SWR

Panelists

• Christoph Erdmenger, Head of the "Sustainable Mobility" Department at the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Transport
• Kerstin Haarmann, Federal Chairwoman of the Verkehrsclub Deutschland, VCD
• Prof. Dr. Kora Kristof, Vice President of Digitalisation and Sustainability at KIT
• Rainer Puls, Managing director of PERFORMANCE DRIVES / PULS Automotive Engineering GmbH