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Ms de Vries has long-standing experience working for strategic EU industry sectors – from automobile manufacturers to automotive suppliers, to the construction equipment sector.

She has held various external affairs and leadership roles, and has a strong track record in representing industries in times of fast-paced transformation.

Prior to her current appointment at ACEA, Sigrid de Vries was Secretary General of the European Association of Automotive Suppliers (CLEPA). She also led the Association of the European Construction Equipment Industry (CECE), and headed the external relations and communications department at CNH Industrial.

De Vries previously acted as ACEA’s Director of Communications and Public Relations between 2006 and 2012.

A Dutch national, Ms de Vries studied journalism in the Netherlands. She worked for over a decade as a correspondent for a major financial newspaper, reporting from Amsterdam, Brussels and Berlin.

Paul Adamson is chairman of Forum Europe and founder and editor of Encompass, an online magazine dedicated to covering the European Union and Europe’s place in the world.

Paul is a member of the Centre for European Reform’s advisory board and Rand Europe’s Council of Advisors. He is also a Visiting Professor at the Policy Institute, King’s College London, a patron of the University Association of Contemporary European Studies (UACES) and a Fellow of the UK Academy of Social Sciences.

In 2012, Paul was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) “for services to promoting understanding of the European Union” and in 2016 he was made a Chevalier in the Ordre national du Mérite by the French government.

Mark Nicklas is the Head of Unit Mobility in the Commission’s DG Industry, Single Market, Entrepeneurship & SMEs (DG GROW) since February 2022, responsible for the industrial policy for the European mobility ecosystem and the single market for motor vehicles. He has been a Head of Unit in DG GROW since 2016, with previous responsibilities for innovation, industrial strategy and most recently international value chains. Before joining DG GROW in 2011, Mark was working for several years on international aviation policy in the European Commission’s DG Mobility & Transport. From 1999 to 2002, he had various functions in the Deutsche Telekom group. Mark holds a Ph.D. in economics.

As Head of EU Affairs at Mercedes-Benz, Holger Krahmer is responsible for shaping the political agenda and advocacy strategy of the company at EU level. With more than 19 years’ experience in Brussels, he joined Daimler at the beginning of 2019. Previously, he worked 4 years for the car manufacturer Opel / Groupe PSA as Governmental Affairs Director also with focus on the EU political agenda and company related legislative framework. He has been for 10 years Member of the European Parliament.

Sofie joined T&E in May 2020 after three years working as policy coordinator for climate, energy and environment at the Flemish socialist party. Today she leads T&E’s road freight team. Before becoming T&E’s clean trucks director, Sofie worked on the shipping team and led the Climate Team’s work on the Effort Sharing Regulation and carbon pricing in the non-ETS sectors.

Sofie holds a master degree in international politics. She kick-started her career advising companies on their commuting policy. Sofie is a firm believer in the power of thoughtful, committed citizens to change the world and organised some of Brussels biggest climate marches as coordinator of Climate Express, Belgium’s first citizen climate movement. She sits on the board of the Flemish just transition NGO (Reset.Vlaanderen), as well as on the Sounding Board of the Belgian network for companies with Science Based Targets (Belgian Alliance for Climate Action).

Benjamin Denis is Head of Industrial Policy coordination/senior advisor for industriAll European Trade Union.  He is mainly responsible for industrial policy and the European Green Deal. He is also in charge of industriAll Europe’s automotive network. He used to work for the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) where he mainly dealt with climate and energy issues and coordinated related ETUC activities. His work has notably contributed to mainstream “Just Transition” in EU climate policy as well as in UN climate negotiations (UNFCCC). Before joining the ETUC, he worked in the Climate department of the Belgian Federal Ministry of the Environment. In that capacity, he has been active in various EU expert groups as well as in the UNFCCC process. Holding a PhD in political science (Université libre de Bruxelles), he is also Visiting Professor at the Saint-Louis University in Brussels.

Jeremy Rollison is Senior Director of European Government Affairs within Microsoft’s Corporate, External, & Legal Affairs (CELA) group. Based in Brussels, he manages the team responsible for Digital Transformation and Sustainability, focusing specifically on data policy topics. Prior to joining Microsoft, he worked in the Government Relations team at Nokia in the company’s EU representative office and was previously Director of the European Digital Media Association (EDiMA; now Dot.Europe) in Brussels. He has over 15 years of experience in Brussels at the company, association, and consultancy levels, focusing and engaging with EU stakeholders on issues related to the development and delivery of online services in the single market and corresponding EU regulatory policy, with an increasing cross-sectoral policy focus linked to the digital transformation journey(s) of Microsoft customers.

Geraint Edwards is the Managing Director at FiscalNote’s Brussels office, leading a team of 15+ policy analysts and supporting EU Issue Tracker’s operations to monitor legislative developments at the EU level. Previously, he served eight years as a partner and Head of Policy at Shungham and played a key role in developing and maintaining EU Issue Tracker’s high reputation for the quality and relevance of its policy intelligence and analysis. Working in EU intelligence, regulatory monitoring, and political analysis for over 15 years, Geraint has an LLM degree in European Law from the College of Europe, a Master’s degree in European Law from the Université de Tours, and an LLB from the University of East Anglia.

A lawyer by training, Daniel started his career at the European Commission in its competition department. There he worked on transport and digital technology files. During the last Commission term, he managed relations with the European Parliament and the Council, including on digital policy files, and was a speechwriter to Margrethe Vestager. Since 1 December 2019, he works in the Cabinet of Executive Vice President Frans Timmermans on digital aspects of the European Green Deal.

Renata is Government Affairs Director at Ford Motor Company leading the political, regulatory and stakeholder engagement in Brussels while supporting Ford’s objective to transition towards full electrification. Renata has over fifteen years’ experience in public affairs, policy development, corporate strategy, and communications. Previously, she held various roles in the European Commission, a European association, a regional representation, and academia developing expertise on numerous transport, climate, energy, and trade related portfolios. Renata holds postgraduate diplomas in EU politics, as well as master’s and bachelor’s degrees in communication and languages.

Michael van der Sande is Managing Director, Europe at Lucid. He is responsible for Lucid’s European go-to-market strategy and operations.

Most recently, Michael was the Managing Director of Special Vehicle Operations at Jaguar Land Rover where he oversaw the development, launch, and commercialization of multiple high-end Jaguar and Land Rover products. Earlier in his career Michael was an active and early participant in the transition to Electric Vehicles as early as 2008, having held the roles of Senior Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Service at Tesla from 2008-2009 and Senior Vice President of Marketing at Renault Group from 2013-2016.

Michael holds both Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in Business Administration from Nyenrode University in The Netherlands and completed the London Business School Senior Executive Programme.

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Paul Adamson is chairman of Forum Europe and founder and editor of Encompass, an online magazine dedicated to covering the European Union and Europe’s place in the world.

Paul is a member of the Centre for European Reform’s advisory board and Rand Europe’s Council of Advisors. He is also a Visiting Professor at the Policy Institute, King’s College London, a patron of the University Association of Contemporary European Studies (UACES) and a Fellow of the UK Academy of Social Sciences.

In 2012, Paul was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) “for services to promoting understanding of the European Union” and in 2016 he was made a Chevalier in the Ordre national du Mérite by the French government.

Ingrid De Keijser is the Head of Press and PR of Zeleros, the European company based in Spain that leads the development of a scalable hyperloop to connect cities at 1000 km / h with zero direct emissions and reduced infrastructure costs. Previously, Ingrid co-founded an industrialization company and has led the communications for aerospace manufacturers. She has been content creator for business forums, and newspapers, disseminating the impact of industrial innovation and connecting communities between Europe and the Americas. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ingrid-de-keijser/?locale=en_US

Paul Adamson is chairman of Forum Europe and founder and editor of Encompass, an online magazine dedicated to covering the European Union and Europe’s place in the world.

Paul is a member of the Centre for European Reform’s advisory board and Rand Europe’s Council of Advisors. He is also a Visiting Professor at the Policy Institute, King’s College London, a patron of the University Association of Contemporary European Studies (UACES) and a Fellow of the UK Academy of Social Sciences.

In 2012, Paul was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) “for services to promoting understanding of the European Union” and in 2016 he was made a Chevalier in the Ordre national du Mérite by the French government.

Joost is a Belgian national with 30 years of experience in legal and regulatory policy affairs combined with a strong track in strategy and project management. He served as legal and regulatory affairs director with incumbent operators in the telecommunications, postal, eCommerce/logistics and automotive sectors. He had leading policy-making roles in European associations such as PostEurop, FEDMA, and ACEA as well as at the United Nations level (UPU). Joost has also been a member of the cabinet of the Belgian Minister of Economy and director at Hill+Knowlton Strategies, an EU consultancy firm.

Before joining ERTICO in January 2022 as Chief Executive Officer, he was the Smart Mobility Director of ACEA for over five years. Joost held positions as chair of the Strategy Committee of ERTICO-ITS Europe as well as a member of its Supervisory Board. He serves also as a member of the Board and Vice President of the Mobility as a Service (MaaS) Alliance.

As a frequent speaker at conferences and author of papers, he engages with stakeholders on European and international policy issues and research and innovation project management issues in mobility and digital agenda context.

Fluent in Dutch, French, English and German, Joost holds a Master’s Degree in Economic Business Law, a Master’s Degree in law and a Diploma in Teaching Law (Universities of Leuven, Poitiers and Louvain-la-Neuve). He gained additional education in the economic, business and management areas.

Paul Adamson is chairman of Forum Europe and founder and editor of Encompass, an online magazine dedicated to covering the European Union and Europe’s place in the world.

Paul is a member of the Centre for European Reform’s advisory board and Rand Europe’s Council of Advisors. He is also a Visiting Professor at the Policy Institute, King’s College London, a patron of the University Association of Contemporary European Studies (UACES) and a Fellow of the UK Academy of Social Sciences.

In 2012, Paul was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) “for services to promoting understanding of the European Union” and in 2016 he was made a Chevalier in the Ordre national du Mérite by the French government.

Dr. Max Lemke is the Head of Internet of Things (IoT) unit in the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology. He is responsible for several initiatives under the Horizon Europe programme related to the Internet of Things and the digital transformation of key industrial sectors, including in particular the agri-food, smart energy and mobility sectors. Here and in the DIGITAL programmes, he coordinates the activities on the next generation IoT, edge and swarm computing as well as on data spaces and digital industrial platforms for the above sectors. Max is strongly involved in developing and coordinating EU initiatives on the Vehicle of the Future and in particular the European software-defined vehicle ecosystem, in the broader context of proposed legislative initiatives like the Data Act and the Chips Act and its implementation bodies.

In his previous roles at the Commission, Max Lemke had a leading role in developing and coordinating the Digitising European Industry strategy, and was involved in the development of the European Strategy for Artificial Intelligence. He was responsible for embedded and cyber-physical systems, advanced computing, and ICT for manufacturing (Industry 4.0). He was co-responsible for the joint technology initiative ECSEL (Electronic Components and Systems for European Leadership) and the public-private partnership Factories of the Future. In the latter context, he has gradually built the I4MS (ICT Innovation for Manufacturing SMEs) initiative on a European network of digital innovation hubs.

Max has a scientific background in numerical mathematics, high-performance computing, and software engineering. He holds diploma in Mathematics and Computer Science, as well as a Doctorate in Natural Sciences. In 2020, during a sabbatical, he conducted a study on “The digital industrial ecosystems in the Pacific Northwest” and taught a course on “Geopolitics of innovation: The US, the EU and China” as a guest professor at the University of Washington in Seattle.

The Managing Director Michael Schäfer joined the Mobility Data Space in January 2022 and acts as CTO and CFO. As electrical engineer looks back on more than 30 years in the IT industry and brings experience in the areas of industrial automation, image processing, Internet of Things and Industry 4.0. During his career, he managed numerous major international projects and most recently headed the “IIoT Application Factory” and “Business & IT Transformation” areas of the Global Competency Center at Software AG in Darmstadt. His credo: “The Mobility Data Space enables society and companies to develop the mobility of the future.”

Juliana Koza serves as a Senior Manager for Government Affairs in Germany and Europe, since 2020. She focuses on the topics of automotive, cybersecurity, metaverse and sustainability among others.

Prior to joining Qualcomm, Juliana worked as the political advisor to the former German State Secretary for Digital and Transport. She worked as a strategic advisor to the Board of the Association of German Public Banks in Berlin, managing complex and high-profile projects with members of the German Parliament, Ministries, as well as members of the European Parliament, and the European Commission. Juliana started her career as an intern at Volkswagen working on public policy with organizations.

Juliana has an MBA in Management and Business Strategy from the Munich University of Applied Sciences (Germany) and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Passau (Germany) in Governance & Public Policy with the focus on Law and International Politics. She spent one semester abroad studying
politics and economics at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (Pakistan).

Mikael Isaksson joined Volvo Cars’ Public Affairs team in 2020, he focuses on digital and connectivity files as the company is engaging on a technology journey that will shape tomorrow’s car experience. Prior to joining Volvo Cars, Mikael worked as a consultant at the Brussels office of the Brunswick Group.

Joost is a Belgian national with 30 years of experience in legal and regulatory policy affairs combined with a strong track in strategy and project management. He served as legal and regulatory affairs director with incumbent operators in the telecommunications, postal, eCommerce/logistics and automotive sectors. He had leading policy-making roles in European associations such as PostEurop, FEDMA, and ACEA as well as at the United Nations level (UPU). Joost has also been a member of the cabinet of the Belgian Minister of Economy and director at Hill+Knowlton Strategies, an EU consultancy firm.

Before joining ERTICO in January 2022 as Chief Executive Officer, he was the Smart Mobility Director of ACEA for over five years. Joost held positions as chair of the Strategy Committee of ERTICO-ITS Europe as well as a member of its Supervisory Board. He serves also as a member of the Board and Vice President of the Mobility as a Service (MaaS) Alliance.

As a frequent speaker at conferences and author of papers, he engages with stakeholders on European and international policy issues and research and innovation project management issues in mobility and digital agenda context.

Fluent in Dutch, French, English and German, Joost holds a Master’s Degree in Economic Business Law, a Master’s Degree in law and a Diploma in Teaching Law (Universities of Leuven, Poitiers and Louvain-la-Neuve). He gained additional education in the economic, business and management areas.

Marion Jungbluth has headed the Mobility and Travel team at the German Consumer Association (vzbv) since 2013. She is responsible for the topics of mobility, travel and resource protection. She represents the vzbv in various stakeholder committees, such as the Round Table on Automated and Connected Driving in the Federal Ministry for Digital Affairs and Transport. Marion Jungbluth is chairwoman of the advisory board at the conciliation board for public transport (söp), deputy chairwoman of the advisory board at the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) and a member of the council of the Agora Verkehrswende.

Marion Jungbluth studied business administration, political science, sociology and psychology. After working for many years as a research assistant for various members of the Bundestag, she worked as a consultant for sustainable mobility on the federal executive board of the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB).