Sustainable Solutions for the Cities of Tomorrow with Andrea Kollmorgen, VP Head of Connected (e)Mobility Siemens

The Future Car: A Siemens Podcast

If you created a wish list for the cities of the future, what would it include? City dwellers would likely want noise reduction and less pollution. With sustainability and solution-oriented leaders in the driver's seat, it’s entirely possible that we might one day breathe cleaner, healthier urban air. The cities of tomorrow might actually offer more tranquility and connection, even in the busiest and most populated metropolitan areas.

In this episode of the Women Driving the Future series, Ed Bernardon talks to Andrea Kollmorgen, VP Head of Connected (e)Mobility, based in Munich. By working with autonomy, connected, and electric shared mobility, she stays ahead of the innovation curve to conceptualize and develop the latest industry technology trends.

Today, we’ll learn about Andrea’s role and the unique career path that led her to join the team at Siemens from her previous background in finance. She’ll talk about how she pinpoints trends in technology to ensure that Siemens continues to play an active role in the future of transportation. They discuss the challenges of disrupting the old order, and what the urban environment could look like 20 years into the future.

Some Questions I Ask:

• What was your focus when you went to school for your MBA? (8:10)
• Which problem was your team in school the most excited to solve? (9:22)
• Can a big company like Siemens be as nimble as a startup? (11:04)
• How do you go about figuring out how to get all these pieces to work together? (15:05)
• Can you give us an example of when you were challenging the old order? (20:27)
• How has your work with Roland Busch helped you achieve your goals? (25:00)
• What do you see walking through the urban landscape of 2040? (27:15)

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

• Andrea’s experience of working in finance during the crash in 2007 (6:04)
• The evolution of her role at Siemens (12:50)
• The difference between technology and technology solutions (17:39)
• How sustainable technology looks different around the world (22:25)
• Why decentralization will force a reckoning between humans and technology (31:15)
• The one big problem she would solve (35:11)

Connect with Andrea Kollmorgen:

• LinkedIn
• eMobility

Connect with Ed Bernardon:

• LinkedIn
• Future Car: Driving a Lifestyle Revolution
• Motorsports is speeding the way to safer urban mobility
• Siemens Digital Industries Software

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