#150 – Jennifer Dungs | EIT InnoEnergy – Holistic Climate Tech Investment, The Importance of Vehicle Efficiency & The 15-minute City

Jennifer Jacobs Dungs is the Global Head of Mobility at EIT InnoEnergy, one of the World’s leading climate tech investors. Key topics in this conversation include: Why the full value chain and business ecosystem needs to be considered when pursuing new technology How to get past pilots and providing meaningful value with new technology Exploring the idea of the 15-minute city Why vehicle efficiency needs to be central in the decarbonization discussion How and where to introduce new modes of transportation Links: Show notes: http://brandonbartneck.com/futureofmobility/jenniferdungs LinkedIn Twitter EIT InnoEnergy Jennifer’s contributions in Forbes Jennifer’s Bio: Jennifer Jacobs Dungs is the Global Head of Mobility at EIT InnoEnergy, one of the World’s leading climate tech investors. There, she is responsible for all investments in the field of transport and mobility, with nearly 25 new investments in the last 4 years. She is an active Board member, angel investor, and regular contributor to Forbes and a global speaker on the topic of Future Mobility. She has in-depth knowledge from the industry on topics related to sustainability, alternative powertrain technologies, autonomous driving and business models for digital products for the automotive and micromobility sectors. Jennifer has spent over 20 years in the automotive industry, including Ford Motor Company (Detroit), BMW (Munich), and Porsche (Stuttgart). She was also the Director at the Fraunhofer Institute, responsible for Mobility and Smart Cities and established a joint lab with MIT called Ambient Mobility focused on using big data to help revolutionize our cities. She holds both a M.S. Chemical Engineering and Ph.D. Chemistry. About EIT InnoEnergy EIT InnoEnergy brings people and resources together, catalysing and accelerating the energy transition. New ideas, products and solutions that make a real difference, and new businesses and people to deliver them to market. Operating at the centre of the energy transition, we build connections worldwide, bringing together innovators and industry, entrepreneurs and investors, graduates and employers. Future of Mobility: The Future of Mobility podcast is focused on the development and implementation of safe, sustainable, effective, and accessible mobility solutions, with a spotlight on the people and technology advancing these fields. linkedin.com/in/brandonbartneck/ brandonbartneck.com/futureofmobility/