Come hear from a panel of experts on Mobility as a Service and the seamless integration of transportation. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.



WHAT IS MAAS?



Imagine being able to use a single app to plan, book and pay for all your transport services, across different modes. Mobility as a Service (MaaS) is an emerging transportation concept that leverages technology and shared transportation – such as cars, bikes, scooters, and more – to provide mobility services.



The concept of MaaS started in Finland, where it now plays a key role in the national transportation policy. It’s a response to the technological and digital disruption of the transportation industry and sees a future without personally owned cars. Instead, it sees an easy, environmentally aware alternative that takes the worry out of trip planning, finding parking, gas prices and car maintenance.



What will it take to fully realize Mobility as a Service in Metro Vancouver? Join us for an evening of dialogue led by David Zipper and Catherine Kargas. David is a MaaS specialist and has been published in The Atlantic, Slate, Fast Company and WIRED. Catherine is a Vice President at MARCON where she specializes in transport electrification, vehicle automation, shared mobility and MaaS.



This event is free but registration is required due to limited seating available. Save your seats now.TransLink is leading the update of Metro Vancouver’s transportation plan through to 2050 and we’re proud to convene discussions with the public around the future of how we move.



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AGENDA



Emcee and moderator: 

Sandra Phillips, CEO and Founder, movmi



Opening Remarks:

Kevin Desmond, Chief Executive Officer, TransLink

Andy Yan, Director, SFU City Program 



Presentations:

David Zipper, Transportation Writer

Catherine Kargas, Vice President, MARCON



Panel Discussion:

Sandra Phillips

David Zipper

Catherine Kargas

Hendrik Wolff, Associate Professor of Economics, SFU



ABOUT THE SPEAKERS



David Zipper, Transportation Writer

David's articles about the future of cities and mobility have been published in The Atlantic, Slate, Fast Company, and WIRED. Specializing in MaaS and mobility data, he advises startups, mayors, and transit agencies about urban transportation and technology. As a former city official and venture capitalist, David resides in Washington, D.C.



Catherine Kargas, MARCON

Catherine Kargas is the VP at MARCON, the Chair of Electric Mobility Canada and the Chair of CIAMIL - a mobility incubator and accelerator. She is the founding director of the Transportation Evolution Institute. Catherine is an advocate for the integration of sustainable mobility. She does this with her expertise in transport electrification, vehicle automation, shared mobility and MaaS. She promotes sustainable mobility to private and public sector organizations through a strategic lens that helps position them for new trends and technologies. 



Hendrik Wolff, SFU

Hendrik Wolff is an environmental economist and Associate Professor and Simon Fraser University. He is co-editor of the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management and on the editorial council of the new Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economist. He researches the intersection of transportation, air pollution, energy and health. This includes the value of time, the interactions between climate, local prices, wages and quality of life. 



Sandra Phillips, movmi

Sandra Phillips is the Chief Executive Office of movmi Shared Transportation Services. She has been an advisor for Revel and VeloMetro Mobility. She is committed to growing the shared mobility industry and is known for establishing start-ups and new ventures. She established car2go in Canada and, with her expertise, has helped others define, plan and launch new mobility initiatives.