The event's program will include presentations on the companies' growth prospects: TomTom Polska Sp. z o.o. (navigation systems), ZF (autonomous vehicles, vehicle safety systems), Airbus Helicopters (construction and operation of vehicles including electric and autonomous vehicles), MakoLab (Connected Car technologies), Harman (5G and ICT technologies), Forvia (construction and operation of vehicles).
An important part of the meeting will be a discussion of the mobility of the future and the training of personnel competent in this field, in particular:
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current and future trends in mobility development,
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transport infrastructure in large agglomerations on the example of the city of Lodz,
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trilateral cooperation: Lodz University of Technology - Industry - City Hall.
It will be attended by:
Prof. Krzysztof Jóźwik, Rector of Lodz University of Technology, Adam Brzostowski, Acting. Director of the Office of Economic Development and International Cooperation, City of Lodz Office, Tomasz Szkudlarek, Lodz Branch Director, ZF, Daniel Marciniak, Director of the Research and Development Center in Grójec, Forvia, Tomasz Krysinski, Research and Development Center in France, Airbus Helicopters, Renata Graczyk, Branch Director in Lodz, Airbus Helicopters, Marek Walczak, Program Manager, Harman Automotive Poland, Bartosz Rożak, Software Department Manager, TomTom Polska Sp. z o.o., Grzegorz Trzcinski, Chairman of the Cluster Steering Committee from Eviden, Lodz ICT Cluster, Piotr Marciniak, Director of Connected Car Department, MakoLab.
Two-thirds of the world's population is expected to live in urban areas in 2050. The total number of kilometers traveled in cities will triple from the current situation, and more than 17% of the planet's biological potential will be used for urban mobility. Meeting the growing demand for the mobility of people and goods in urban areas through infrastructure expansion alone will no longer be possible.
In response to these needs, Lodz University of Technology offers Future Mobilty second-cycle studies at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and the International Faculty of Engineering (IFE). In the words of Assoc. Prof. Damian Batory, chairman of field of study council:
This new and interdisciplinary course of study is Lodz University of Technology's answer to the dynamically changing demand of the mobility market not only in Poland, but also around the world. Its goal is to train specialists in the design, optimization and management of current and future mobility infrastructure in terms of creating new, efficient, safe and environmentally friendly transportation.