Commercial mobility has changed massively in the last ten years. In the coming ten years it will change beyond recognition. How ready is your business?
Webfleet Mobility Conference is our annual expert platform for decision-makers in fleet management. With valuable insights, exciting discussions and incisive trend analysis from experts from across the mobility landscape, it will equip you with the deep knowledge you need to design your fleet of tomorrow.
Key learnings
- Urban mobility in smart cities: What will it look like in ten years time? And what do you need to do to get ready?
- EVs come of age: Take a deep dive into a truly ground-breaking example of sustainable mobility technology
- The truck of the future: The innovations driving a seismic change for trucking
- Connectivity and partnerships: The key that will unlock the full potential of mobility solutions
Speakers
Jan-Maarten de Vries
CEO Bridgestone Mobility Solutions
Raj Bajaj
Vice President Webfleet International
Sten Rauch
CEO of Mercedes-Benz Connectivity Services GmbH
Greg Lindsay
Futurist, urbanist, author and journalist
Speakers
Jan-Maarten de Vries
CEO Bridgestone Mobility Solutions
Jan-Maarten de Vries is the CEO of Bridgestone Mobility Solutions (BMS), a Business Unit of Bridgestone which is focused on developing and providing data-driven solutions for a safe and sustainable future of mobility, including Europe's leading telematics solutions provider Webfleet. Jan-Maarten has a broad education, training and background in strategy, product management, marketing and innovation as well as extensive B2B and B2C experience in high-tech industries and products. Before joining Bridgestone in 2020 as Vice President Data Solutions and Innovation, Jan-Maarten worked at WABCO as Global Fleet Marketing leader and held various leadership positions at TomTom Automotive and Philips. He started his career in consultancy at KPMG and BCG. Jan-Maarten holds a master in Business Administration from the University of Groningen.
Raj Bajaj
Vice President Webfleet International
In his role Raj is responsible for the international expansion of the company to extend the market leadership in Europe globally. This includes the development of the current international regions of Webfleet (US, Mexico, Chile, Australia, and South Africa) as well as expanding services to new regions in the Middle East, Latin America and Asia.
Before joining Bridgestone Mobility Solutions in 2020 Raj held several leading management positions in the tech and automotive industry, including Harman International, Kaspersky Lab and Altran.
Sten Rauch
CEO of Mercedes-Benz Connectivity Services GmbH
Sten Rauch is the CEO of Mercedes-Benz Connectivity Services GmbH, a 100% subsidiary of Mercedes-Benz AG that is responsible for developing, operating and providing digital services and data products on an international level. Since 2011, he has been mastering several roles in strategy, business model implementation, product management and development within the Mercedes-Benz Group. With his vast experience in connected car data and telematics, Sten contributes significantly to the group's commercial data business strategy to make vehicle usage more sustainable and roads safer.
Greg Lindsay
Futurist, urbanist, author and journalist
Greg Lindsay is a futurist, urbanist, author and journalist. Lindsay is a senior fellow at NewCities, where he has explored the future of connected mobility and mixed-use development on behalf of Toyota and Brookfield Properties, respectively. He is also a non-resident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council's Foresight, Strategy, and Risks Initiative, where he studies the intersection of cities, technology, climate change, and national security. In addition to his work with NewCities, Lindsay is also director of strategy for LA CoMotion — an annual mobility festival in the Arts District of Los Angeles — and a visiting scholar at New York University's Rudin Center for Transportation Policy and Management. In these capacities, he has worked with Intel, Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Rockefeller Foundation, the Aspen Institute, and the Regional Plan Association to envision the future of autonomous vehicles. Lindsay is also Urbanist-in-Residence at BMW MINI's URBAN-X — a startup accelerator aimed at solving the toughest urban challenges through entrepreneurship.
Alexej Schmidt
Global Partnerships Manager EasyPark Group
Alexej Schmidt has been with EasyPark for 5 years as a business developer. During the last 3 years he's played a key role in developing EasyParks global partnerships within the automotive industry. In addition, Alexej is the product owner of EasyPark InCar Solutions and applications, leading international development teams to deliver innovative, high value customer facing applications. Alexej is currently working on both B2C and B2B partnerships to enable EasyPark services for +100k of users.
Michael Miller
Executive Vice President of Global Network project44
project44 operates the world's most trusted end-to-end visibility platform that tracks in excess of 1 billion shipments annually for more than 900 global brands. Using project44, shippers and carriers around the world drive greater predictability, resiliency and sustainability.
Leading a global team of dedicated resources, Michael is responsible for the development and expansion of project44's carrier network, helping more and more carriers leverage the power of real-time visibility to unlock new business opportunities.
Prior to p44 Michael was COO at last mile visibility leader Convey, and held multiple leadership positions at companies like Dell Technologies, Newgistics and WiTricity.
Raghunath Banerjee
VP of Data Solutions & Innovation at Bridgestone Mobility EMIA
Raghunath has more than 18 years of diverse experience within the fields of Connected Mobility, IoT, Connectivity, Sensor Devices, Artificial Intelligence and Data Management. He is fascinated by technology, complex systems, and how humans interact with these systems. Raghunath is deeply engaged in creating value propositions for smart and sustainable mobility. Here, he is complementing his knowledge with learnings of various cultures, having lived and worked in Europe, the United States and India. Raghunath has responsibility at Bridgestone Mobility Solutions to develop new data driven mobility solution revenue streams, by leveraging Bridgestone connected assets and taking data beyond the vehicle and connected tyres to improve business operations, road safety, traffic management and delivering tomorrow's smart logistics solutions.
Carla Detrieux
Director of Business Development, Volta Trucks
Carla Is the Director of Business Development at Volta Trucks. Her role is to support Volta in becoming the leader in zero emissions, safe, and sustainable e-mobility in the truck sector. Carla's team are key in setting up a strong platform for customers to deploy their Volta Zero fleets, and to decarbonise their businesses.
Steven Janssens
Sales Director for Truck & Bus Fleet Solutions and Original Equipment, Bridgestone
Steven is successfully developing and scaling the Total Tyre Care direct fleet solution business for Bridgestone EMEA. Responsibility for all tyre sales to Truck and Bus OEMs and building strong strategic partnership. Leading a large cross functional team including business development, operational excellence and solution system development.
Tom Vandersmissen
Director of Advanced Tyre Solutions at Bridgestone Mobility Solutions
Tom leads the new business stream focused on Advanced Tyre Solutions. They translate IoT & AI-based Advanced Tyre Solutions into new revenue streams by partnering and selling through different line of business and new channels. Leading a team of senior category and business development managers that operate in the new mobility landscape, with ownership of business & product strategy, commercialization, building channel and go-2-market.
Sessions
| Duration | Sessions |
| 15 mins | Welcome to the Webfleet Global Mobility Conference Opening speech Jan-Maarten de Vries, CEO - Bridgestone Mobility Solutions Raj Bajaj, Vice President Webfleet International Watch now |
| 30 mins | Where the Robot Meets the Road Greg Lindsay - futurist, urbanist, author and journalist |
| 15 mins | EVs come of age Raghunath Banerjee - Bridgestone Mobility Solutions |
| 15 mins | Moving to pro-active and integrated tyre solutions? Steven Janssens, Sales Director for Truck & Bus Fleet Solutions and Original Equipment, Bridgestone Tom Vandersmissen, Director of Advanced Tyre Solutions, Bridgestone Mobility Solutions Watch now |
| 30 mins | EVs come of age Carla Detrieux, Director of Business Development, Volta Trucks |
| 45 mins | Partnerships: The key that can unlock the full potential of mobility solutions Mercedes-Benz Connectivity Services GmbH Sten Rauch, CEO of Mercedes-Benz Connectivity Services GmbH Project 44 Michael Miller, Executive Vice President of Global Network project44 EasyPark Alexej Schmidt, Global Partnerships Manager, EasyPark Group |
Where the Robot Meets the Road
Self-driving cars will prove to be the horseless carriage of autonomy, looking backward rather than charging ahead. The future of urban mobility promises to be much wilder, filled with new species of self-propelled scooters, stores, and drone seemingly with a mind of their own. How are these technologies already transforming the way we see, understand, and get around cities? What new business models will emerge as the costs of autonomy plunge and the potential explodes? And what tools will cities need to track and regulate streets filled with self-driving stuff? Drawing upon his work with BMW, Intel, MIT, the Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Aspen Institute, and NewCities, Greg Lindsay offers a tour of future urban mobility and how they promise to transform our cities in the coming decades.
Speakers
Greg Lindsay
Futurist, urbanist, author and journalist
EVs come of age
Many fleets are reluctant to go electric due to concerns about driving range. But what if an EV could drive for months without charging? Meet the Dutch manufacturer that's poised to change the EV game.
Speakers
Raghunath Banerjee
VP of Data Solutions & Innovation at Bridgestone Mobility EMIA
EVs come of age
Many fleets are reluctant to go electric due to concerns about driving range. But what if an EV could drive for months without charging? Meet the Dutch manufacturer that's poised to change the EV game.
The Volta Zero is the world's first purpose-built full-electric 16-tonne commercial vehicle created specifically for urban freight distribution. The Volta Zero is designed to be the safest commercial vehicle, protecting vulnerable road users, and to be a significant contributor to the future vision of zero-emission cities all over the world. Discover their innovative technology and design ahead of the model going into final production from late 2022.
Speakers
Carla Detrieux
Director of Business Development, Volta Trucks
Partnerships: The key that can unlock the full potential of mobility solutions
New generation mobile 5G is expected to be 100 times faster than 4G, supporting seamless connectivity between IoT devices. How will this evolve in the next ten years and what will this mean for fleet operators and the flow of data? Learn how partnerships and integration between SaaS mobility providers will transform the power of data interconnectivity for fleets and suppliers.
Speakers
Sten Rauch
CEO of Mercedes-Benz Connectivity Services GmbH
Alexej Schmidt
Global Partnerships Manager EasyPark Group
Michael Miller
Executive Vice President of Global Network project44
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