CCAM for Society, How Can Cities Unlock the Potential of Connected, Cooperative & Automated Mobility (CCAM)?

Tom Alkim is Strategic Advisor Connected & Automated Mobility at the Dutch company MAPtm, which provides consultancy, digital and operational services in the ITS domain. He has 25+ years of experience in the public sector, working in the field of dynamic traffic management, C-ITS and Connected & Automated Mobility for Rijkswaterstaat, Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure & Water Management and the European Commission, Directorate General Research & Innovation. Tom is CCAM Partnership delegate for Physical & Digital Infrastructure, International Member on the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Standing Committee on Vehicle-Highway Automation (ACP30) and chair of the International Taskforce on Vehicle-Highway Automation (ITFVHA).

Evan is a senior principal at Cityfi, a global innovation and strategic advisory consultancy, where he leads the firm's European practice. Evan leads mobility policy, strategy, pilots and partnership projects, including zero-emission transition, mobility management, shared mobility, curb management, mobility hub, and start-up advisory work. Previously, he managed Nelson\Nygaard's Emerging Mobility Practice, ran transportation partnerships and data policy for Lime, and served as the Seattle Department of Transportation's New Mobility Manager

Chris de Veer is an inspiring and motivational professional in mobility. He is eager to learn about new mobility techniques and concepts. But also wants to ensure that innovations are put into practice. As an urban planner Chris connects mobility questions to spatial and environmental issues. Previously he has worked with Rijkswaterstaat, the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, the municipality of Amsterdam and Holland Rijnland (collaboration between municipalities). Within the Province of Noord-Holland he is responsible for the strategies on Smart Mobility and the connection in the Metropolitan Area Amsterdam, national policies and the European strategies.

Frances Sprei's research assess different personal mobility options, such as alternative fueled vehicles and electric vehicles as well as innovative mobility forms such as car sharing and ride sharing. Economic, political, technical and behavioral aspects are taken into account. Her research methods are interdisciplinary combining quantitative methods such as econometrics with qualitative methods such as interviews. Frances Sprei is active within outreach and policy advice. She is member of the working group for fossil free transport within the government's collaborative program for the climate transition of business. She is also a board member of Transport & Environment.