Conversation Journeys & Across the First Million

In this episode, Christian talks with Augustin Friedel, Associated Partner at MHP, about why the mobility transformation is an evolution, not a revolution. They discuss what autonomous fleets can learn from car sharing’s operations-first winners, why Europe still lags the US and China in scaling, the hyperlocal nature of mobility, fleet financing as a new market, delivery robots, and Augustin’s ad...

Welcome to Episode 4 and Christian's guest, Lukas Neckermann of Neckermann Strategic Advisors. Together, they dive into autonomous mobility and one key question that remains unanswered: AV profitability. Lukas shares his view on where the learnings are coming from — car sharing and micromobility — and the structural advantage Europe has in AV deployment.

This time: Eduardo Rojas, Advisor, Inspiration Mobility Group, former founding member of Uber’s Autonomous Mobility & Delivery team, and Christian talk about his view on the complexity of the Autonomous ecosystem, his experience at Uber and which roles and value networks it will take to scale operations for this ecosystem.

Dr. Andreas Reschka ( Pony.ai ) joins Christian to talk scaling robotaxis and why partnering beats building everything alone. He shares why consistency earns riders' trust and whether decentralized ops, chasing demand even when the depot's far away, can be a path to scale.

Issam Tidjani, Co-Founder and CEO of Cariqa , joins Christian to talk about what most EV drivers don't know exists: a hidden reseller layer that silently marks up charging prices between operators and drivers. Cariqa's direct payment infrastructure cuts out that middleman, giving operators full pricing control across 900,000+ charge points in Europe.

This conversation was recorded months ago, but it remains relevant today. Listen as Christian and Rainhard Fuchs, CEO & Co-Founder Glacier , discuss sustainability, climate education, and their commitment to humanity and our planet.

We’re kicking off the second season of our NECTURE discussion series: “Across the First Million.” We sit down with the drivers behind the Autonomous transition to discover what it really takes to scale. Barak Sas, a mobility consultant, is our guest on our first episode and talks with Christian about the broader autonomous ecosystem, Europe’s role, and the fundamentals and dynamics of scaling up.&...

Scaling a fleet from 100 to 8000 vehicles, combining station-based and free-floating car sharing, growing organically despite challenges - listen to Marco Viviani, VP Strategic Development at Communauto (Canada) and Karim Hammami, our Director of Sales. 

Better late than never - Christian met Alexander Hotowy, Managing Partner at accilium, during Slush Helsinki. Now we publish their talk on Energy, Mobility and how both ecosystems are moving closer.

Heidi Lindvall, General Partner and Co-Founder of Pale blue dot, and Christian talk about Climate Tech and their special take on investing in this field. They dive into the Climate Tech narrative and what it actually take to become a sustainable company.

Socar is a car sharing operator in Asia - in this episode Patrick Mariadass, Head of Business Socar Malaysia, shares insights and nice-to-knows about Socars development and business model.

A car rental company, which covers downtown, replacement and airport? Christian talks with David Öberg, CSO and MD of Hyre Sweden, about their special segmentation - how these developed and the challenges they overcome.  

How do car sharing and sustainability tie together? Pablo Campos, guppy.es , and Christian talk about building a car sharing business with a longterm view, how running an electric fleet is managed and what it takes to run the sustainability marathon.

Nicole LeBlanc, Partner at Woven Capital, the Venture arm of Toyota, talks with Christian about the role of a CVC, learnings from the last years, how mobility is evolving and operations might develop.

What impact has car sharing within urban mobility? Kathrin Viergutz, Head of Research Miles Mobility, and Daniel Krüger, Product Lead NECTURE talk about a recent study on car sharing: replacement rates, intermodal shift and integration within other urban mobility offers.

This time Colleen McCracken, our AV Principal, talks with Sophia Tung from Ride_AI about Autonomous Mobility - her experiences with Waymo and other AV cities.

Diving into "All Things Mobility" with our guest Barak Sas - Christian talks with Barak about Autonomous Mobility and how it is scaling globally, the developments and trends in mobility and the role Europe plays.

Gernot Wagner, Climate Economist and Austro-American contributed to our Foundation 1.5 by joining Christian for a talk on Sustainable Investments, Technology Developments and the Climate Pendulum swinging.

Car Sharing is uniting people, moving people - Pam Cooley, CSA, started her own car sharing company years ago. In this episode shae talks with Karim Hammami, our Director of Sales, about overcoming challenges and shaping urban mobility.

Nicola Dallatana, Senior Manager at Toyota Motor Europe, talks to Christian about the latest developments in mobility, the requirements for micromobility, and how comfort and convenience are decisive factors in our mobility decisions.

What does it take to turn a €10M microfund into a pan-European force? Markus Lang, General Partner at Speedinvest, tells Christian the real story: persistence, luck, and bets that matter. No fluff, all heart.

In this one, Christian talks with Stéphane Péan, an international consultant in sustainable urban mobility and smart cities. Together, they explore why real change is more complex than simplified narratives, how trust and data governance shape public-private collaboration, and why cities may hold the key to climate leadership.

Guest in our office: Anders Wall, former CEO of Green Mobility. He is talking with Christian about scaling EV fleets and their challenges, plus what Autonomous Mobility can learn from Car Sharing.

Venkatesh Gopal, movmi, and Christian talk about shared mobility, the industry's maturation towards sustainable business models, and the paradigm shift "profit before growth”.

Another episode from Energy Tech Summit Bilbao: Christian talks to fellow Norwegian Founder & CEO Sophie Bruusgard Jewett, Morescope, about founding a start-up, passion and what it takes along the way.