- Shai Agassi from NEWRGY and Daimler's Robert Henrich lead the list of top industry experts speaking at the prestigious industry event in London
LONDON, April 1, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- On 26th June, Frost & Sullivan will be holding its 2014 sixth annual workshop, 'Urban Mobility 3.0: Future of Mobility and New Mobility Business Models' at the Honourable Artillery Company in London. The one-day event, taking place in its 6th consecutive year, will bring together high profile industry experts from mobility-related functions across the globe, including automotive, leasing, public transport, policy, carsharing, and technology experts in particular.
Five panel discussions will focus on key mega trends impacting mobility, new business models such as mobility integration and carsharing, public transport solutions, big data in automotive and autonomous driving as well as the future of eRetailing in the car industry. The full-day agenda will be complemented by the Frost & Sullivan Future of Mobility Awards Banquet, a black tie evening event full of automotive glamour and excellence.
Besides Entrepreneur and CEO of NEWRGY, Shai Agassi, as well as Daimler Mobility Services CEO, Robert Henrich, speakers confirmed so far include industry experts from Adam Opel AG, the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association -- ACEA, Avis Budget UK, Cisco, MIRA, TrueCar, the World Economic Forum as well as Zipcar.
"Since our Urban Mobility 3.0 workshop took place last year, we have seen several interesting developments across the industry and its stakeholders," outlines Frost & Sullivan Partner and Global Practice Director Automotive & Transportation, Mr. Sarwant Singh. "More and more electric, hybrid, and connected vehicles targeted at urban environments continue to be released, such as the Toyota iRoad, BMW i3, and Opel Adam that were launched last year. The carsharing market continues to grow, with over three million members in 2013, and with a continued evolution of the business model, such as the corporate carsharing schemes launched by Alphabet's AlphaCity and PSA's Share Your Fleet as well as the provision of new low-cost models such as CiteeCar."
At the same time the market for eRetailing in the car industry continues to grow with car dealers digitalising their urban stores. Efforts are made to appeal to current and future generations of customers by rebranding as technology-led lifestyle stores and shaping the experience around futuristic mobility concepts such as electric vehicles, two wheelers, and sustainability.
Policy-led initiatives such as London's zero-emission taxi announcements and new concepts, such as the concept taxi by manufacturer Karsan, are key pillars for innovative mobility projects. Further investments and priorities are now being given to automated mobility, with significant R&D efforts and the exploration of new autonomous vehicle business models well underway. New services from Deutsche Bahn (Qixxit) and the expansion of Daimler's Moovel finally underline the progress made with regard to innovative and fully integrated mobility platforms.
Urban Mobility 3.0 will feature keynote speeches and panel discussions covering the full range of the following topics:
If you are interested in more information on Frost & Sullivan's event 'Urban Mobility 3.0: Future of Mobility and New Mobility Business Models', please e-mail Katja Feick, Corporate Communications, at katja.feick@frost.com.
A limited number of complimentary passes are available to members of the media. Please also visit the event website for more background information: www.urbanmobility.gilcommunity.com
Official Sponsor of 'Urban Mobility 3.0' is Karsan.
