People

Our network of contributors

Nir Erez

Nov 22, 2018

Nir Erez is co-founder and CEO of Moovit, a leading Mobility as a Service (MaaS) provider and the world’s #1 transit app. A version of this op-ed appeared earlier this year in Fast Company.

Aman Shah

Nov 22, 2018

Aman Shah is currently associated with NRI Consulting & Solutions, one of the largest an award-management consulting organization from Japan. In his capacity as a Strategy Consultant, he provides advisory to public and private organizations in developing sustainable policies and business practices for India’s urban mobility space. In past 3 years, he has led multiple…

Krista Huhtala-Jenks

Nov 21, 2018

Krista Huhtala-Jenks has been working on developing the revolutionary Mobility as a Service concept for several years. She recently moved from the Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communications to MaaS Global, the world’s first true MaaS operator with its Whim service. In her dual role as the Head of Go-to-Market, and Head of Ecosystem &…

Allison Stewart

Nov 21, 2018

Dr Allison Stewart is the Project Director for Infrastructure Victoria’s Automated and Zero Emissions Vehicles Infrastructure Advice. Allison is an experienced capital projects leader, strategist and academic, with experience working in the infrastructure, energy, defence, and mega-events industries. She is a recognised expert in the theory of mega-events, and her work has been cited by…

Corinne Mulley

Nov 20, 2018

Professor Emerita Corinne Mulley was the inaugural Chair of Public Transport at the Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies at the University of Sydney. Corinne is a transport economist and is active in transport research at the interface of transport policy and economics. Professor Mulley’s research is motivated by a need to provide evidence for…

Ian Christensen

Nov 20, 2018

Ian has been Managing Director of iMOVE Australia since it commenced operations in July 2017. Prior to that, whilst CEO of Excellerate Australia, he led the team that developed the successful bid for iMOVE CRC, as well as overseeing the activities of the Automotive CRC and Automotive Supply Chain Excellence (ASEA) team. Ian was promoted…

Jacob Bangsgaard

Nov 20, 2018

Jacob Bangsgaard has been leading ERTICO – ITS Europe since 1st January 2017. ERTICO is a multi-sector platform with 123 partners from more than 25 countries and with headquarter in Brussels, Belgium. He worked for ERTICO also from 2001-2006 as Director of International Affairs and communications where he was responsible for the international deployment support…

Mark Streeting

Nov 20, 2018

Mark Streeting is a Partner in L.E.K. Consulting’s Global New Mobility practice and regularly advises private and public clients on the impacts of technology disruption on transport. In relation to MaaS, he recently worked with NZTA on its proof-of-concept pilots, helping form an evidence base for the deliverability and benefits of MaaS across a range…

Shailen Bhatt

Nov 20, 2018

Shailen P. Bhatt is President and CEO of the Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America), where he promotes policies that advance the development and deployment of intelligent transportation technologies throughout the United States. Previously, Bhatt served as Executive Director for the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), where he led the department in planning for…

Nigel Zhuwaki

Nov 19, 2018

Nigel Zhuwaki works with a smart mobility startup designing and deploying flexible mobility solutions for cities in developed and developing urban markets. He has postgraduate research experience with the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa in the maintenance and management of urban infrastructure systems. He is interested in the development of platform based urban management…

Taylor Zhou

Nov 19, 2018

Taylor Zhou is a transport consultant in Arup and has been involved in a range of technical and research studies featuring pedestrian planning, sustainable infrastructure, and mobility-as-a-service. Taylor has a master’s degree in civil engineering from University of Toronto, where she was involved in research on life-cycle assessment and greenhouse gas emissions modelling for alternative…

Dr Sally Caird

Oct 29, 2018

Dr Sally Caird is a lecturer in Innovation and Sustainability, School of Engineering and Innovation, Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths at The Open University. The SmartDframe project is supported by funding from The Open University Smart Cities Open Challenge Competition. This is linked to the OU-led MK:Smart programme, which received significant funding from…