The Jury 2024
Daniela Kluckert
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Daniela Kluckert
Daniela Kluckert is an economist. She became a member of the German Federal Parliament in 2017 for the Free Democratic Party (FDP). Since December 2021, she is a Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister for Digital and Transport. She will be hosting the jury.
“For me, innovative mobility means the latest vehicle technologies and synthetically optimized fuels. But also integrated digital systems and intelligent, networked transportation systems that help us overcome the challenges of mobility and meet people’s needs for greater efficiency, sustainability and user-friendliness in transportation.”
Prof. Dr. Angela Francke
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Prof. Dr. Angela Francke
Professor Dr. Angela Francke works as a professor of cycling infrastructure and local mobility at the University of Kassel, one of the very first German academic positions focusing on cycling. Within this role, she also instructs students in the master’s program “Mobility, Transport, and Infrastructure.” Her extensive research spans numerous years and encompasses interdisciplinary investigations into shifts in mobility trends, the promotion of active transportation, and inclusive cycling infrastructure planning. Prior to this, she completed her doctoral studies at TU Dresden, specializing in traffic psychology and exploring the impacts of urban pricing systems.
“Mobility in ten years’ time will and must be sustainable, climate-neutral and inclusive – an integrated, attractive system that offers a high quality of life for everyone.”
Dr. Daniela Gerd tom Markotten
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Dr. Daniela Gerd tom Markotten
Dr. Daniela Gerd Tom Markotten is the Board Member for Digitalization and Technology at Deutsche Bahn. Together with her team, she is working on a strong railway system for Germany. An industrial engineer with a doctorate in IT security, she previously held various positions in IT, logistics and production at Daimler AG and as a start-up founder.
“Digitalization makes mobility more reliable, more modern, more punctual and more comfortable. It is our superpower, bringing more trains onto the rails and making us more grandchild-friendly. In this way, we are making a significant contribution to strong rail and driving forward the transport transition.”
Prof. Dr. Meike Jipp
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Prof. Dr. Meike Jipp
Prof. Dr. Meike Jipp has been a member of the Executive Board for Energy and Transport at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) since August 2023. She is also Professor of Transport Demand and Transport Effects at the Technical University of Berlin.
“Mobility in 10 years’ time will be pleasant for people, attractive for our economy and good for the climate.”
Dr. Bernhard Kalkbrenner
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Dr. Bernhard Kalkbrenner
Dr. Bernhard Kalkbrenner is a Senior Manager at the Digital Hub Mobility of UnternehmerTUM, the Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Technical University of Munich. He brings startups, corporates, and cities together to collaboratively develop and implement solutions for tomorrow’s mobility. The aim of the Digital Hub Mobility is to achieve sustainability goals through innovations and strengthen the mobility industry.
“To me, innovative mobility means real added value for users. It also means great potential for companies and start-ups.”
Anna-Theresa Korbutt
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Anna-Theresa Korbutt
Anna-Theresa Korbutt, born in 1979 in the Hanseatic city of Danzig, is Managing Director of the Hamburg Transport Association (hvv) since April 1, 2021. With great passion and innovative projects, she is committed to the mobility transition in Hamburg.
“In 10 years, access to public transportation will be much easier at many levels, and the Deutschlandticket is just the beginning. At the same time, the modal split of car traffic will continue to decline and local transport, supplemented by autonomous on-demand vehicles, will become even more important.”
Christina Lang
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Christina Lang
Christina Lang is Co-Founder and CEO of the DigitalService, the internal digitalization unit of the Federal Government of Germany. Together with its partners in the federal administration, DigitalService develops user-centric digital applications for the state – using agile methods and interdisciplinary teams. DigitalService also drives the digitalization of the administration through fundamental transformation projects and the scholarship programs Tech4Germany and Work4Germany. Before co-founding DigitalService, Christina worked at the German Federal Foreign Office in the digitalization department and as a strategy consultant at McKinsey & Company. She is a lawyer and holds a Masters in Management from London Business School.
“Digitization is making mobility flexible and sustainable. Innovative use of data, user-friendly solutions and accessible design help to ensure that mobility services get to where they are needed and can be used more effectively.”
Christiane Möller
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Christiane Möller
Christiane Möller is the legal counsel for the The German Federation of the Blind and Partially Sighted (DBSV). As a blind advocate, she is dedicated to comprehensive accessibility and equal participation in all areas of life.
“In ten years, public and private actors have internalized the human right to mobility and the number of barriers is steadily decreasing – regardless of how and where people with disabilities travel. The opportunities offered by digitalization for an inclusive and sustainable transformation of transport are being systematically exploited.”
Dr. Olga Nevska
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Dr. Olga Nevska
Dr. Olga Nevska is Managing Director of Telekom MobilitySolutions, where she oversees the transformation of one of the largest corporate fleets into an innovative mobility provider. Olga represents sustainable, shared, and connected mobility through diversification, decarbonization, and digitalization. For her, corporate mobility is one of the main catalysts for the transportation revolution.
“Mobility is a mirror of society. Nowhere else is it clearer that the future can only work if all stakeholders work together. For me, innovative mobility means boldly venturing into new solutions and partnerships and working together to make people’s journeys as sustainable, convenient and affordable as possible.”
Dr. Bernhard Rohleder
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Dr. Bernhard Rohleder
Dr. Bernhard Rohleder is Managing Director of the digital industry association Bitkom. Rohleder is a member of the Agora Verkehrswende advisory board, the Mobility Data Space advisory board and the expert advisory board “Climate Protection in Mobility” at the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport. Bitkom represents 2,200 companies in the digital economy and is committed to intelligent, networked and sustainable mobility.
“Digitalization makes mobility more efficient, safer, more reliable and more climate-friendly.”
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