AUBURN HILLS, Mich.,
March 1,
2024 /PRNewswire/ --
- Scheduled for April 3, 2024, the
second annual live debate encourages discussion on how the planet
will accommodate the mobility needs of eight billion people in the
coming decades
- International panel of five experts selected to fiercely defend
their views on the topic leveraging their various disciplines:
society, tech & AI, environment, economy, and business
- To register for the live digital debate, visit:
freedomofmobilityforum.org
Conceived by Stellantis as an open forum for the public to
hear a broad range of perspectives as society faces the mobility
challenges of the future, the Freedom of Mobility Forum's second
annual live debate promises to bring diverse – and possibly
controversial – opinions. The event on April
3, 2024, will be facilitated by a neutral third-party and
will address: "How will our planet accommodate the mobility needs
of eight billion people?" The discussion will explore how planetary
limits could reshape freedom of mobility from technology, business,
and lifestyle perspectives.
The Freedom of Mobility Forum was founded on four main
principles: a global, 360-degree approach; fact-based insights;
openness and transparency for the public; and honest, respectful,
and collaborative engagement. The international expert panelists
already have divergent points of view as demonstrated by their
initial comments:
- Society: Majora Carter
(United States), Urban
revitalization strategist, real estate developer, author and
award-winning broadcaster
"The Freedom of Mobility Forum is about quality of life, the
ability to go as you please but, also the ability to stay because
you want to."
- Tech & AI: Manal
Jalloul (Lebanon),
Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of AI Lab, Certified
Instructor and University Ambassador at NVIDIA Deep Learning
Institute
"The answer lies in harnessing the power of technology and AI. AI
can actually craft Mobility as a Service platforms that are
efficient, safer and universally accessible."
- Environment: Roberto
Schaeffer (Brazil),
Professor of Energy Economics at the Federal University of
Rio de Janeiro, IPCC
contributor
"Swift action is required to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050: we
must adapt our current infrastructure and technologies before
exploring new solutions."
- Economy: Matthias
Schmelzer (Germany),
Economic historian, social theorist and climate activist
"We need to do better with less and shift to collective forms of
mobility. The future is not the car. It's clean, affordable, and
reliable trains, trams and buses."
- Business: Carlos Tavares
(Portugal), CEO, Stellantis;
Co-chair of the Freedom of Mobility Forum Advisory Board
"The globe is warming, and it is on loan from our children. Now is
not the time for the status quo. I do not want my grandchildren to
choose between preventing further climate change and their freedom
to move! Mobility providers must be game changers."
Cecilia R. Edwards, partner at
Wavestone, a global consulting firm, will serve again as
facilitator, moderating the open discussion among the panelists and
students from three universities. Viewers of the live event will
also have the opportunity to interact directly with the panelists
throughout the program via three dedicated Q&A sessions. More
details for the two-hour digital debate will be announced
later.
Register for the live digital debate here.
To follow the Forum, click here.
About the Freedom of Mobility Forum
The Freedom of Mobility Forum, initiated by Stellantis and
facilitated by a neutral third-party, is an international gathering
of passionate problem-solvers committed to fact-based discussions
that challenge the status quo, expand perspectives and identify how
best to enable safe, affordable and sustainable freedom of mobility
for a society facing the implications of global warming. For more
information visit: freedomofmobilityforum.org
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