Ask Women – on Sustainable Transport
Ask Women – on Sustainable Transport
Change the narrative with the women experts from the European databases of the ENWE network.
Dear reader,
Welcome to the October issue of our Ask Women newsletter, brought to you by the European Network for Women Excellence (ENWE) in collaboration with the women experts’ databases in our network, which includes 100esperte, AcademiaNet, Agenda d’Expertes, Expertalia, and Les Expertes.
📣 ANNOUNCEMENT 📣
Join us in Florence, Italy, for the event Dove sono le donne? Sottorappresentazione femminile nei media: deontologia e buone pratiche per un cambiamento (Where are the women? Female underrepresentation in the media: ethics and best practices for change), addressing the challenges of female underrepresentation in media.
🗓 Date: November 22, 2024
⏰ Time: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
📍 Location: Innovation Center, Lungarno Soderini 21, Florence
Free and open to all, but pre-registration is required.
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This Edition’s Theme:
World Sustainable Transport Day (26 November)
World Sustainable Transport Day, observed on November 26, is an annual event established by the United Nations to raise awareness about the critical role of sustainable mobility for people and goods in achieving sustainable development. The day highlights the need for innovations such as electric vehicles, renewable energy, and improved public transport systems to reduce reliance on fossil fuels. Sustainable transport is key to broader goals like poverty eradication, reducing inequality, empowering women, and addressing climate change. This is particularly relevant now, as debates intensify over the European Green Deal’s ambitious targets, including the 2035 diesel ban, with industries and governments facing significant economic and logistical challenges in achieving these objectives.
Meet the experts
Below, you’ll find the profiles and contacts of women experts in various fields available for interviews, panel discussions, events, and other opportunities.
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ASSUNTA DI VAIO
Associate Professor of Business Administration at the University of Naples "Parthenope." She leads the project "Digital Transition for Sustainable and Resilient Business Models in the Ship-Port Interface for meeting UN 2030 Agenda." Recognized in Stanford's "World's Top 2% Best Scientists" ranking for 2023 and 2024, and awarded by Maritime Policy & Management for research in maritime transport.
ANTONELLA FERRARA
Full Professor of Automatic Control at the University of Pavia, she works on controlling complex systems like vehicle networks, transportation systems and power grids. She has developed algorithms for systems with uncertainties and strategies to reduce traffic congestion and environmental impact.ISABELLA NOVA
Full Professor of Industrial and Technological Chemistry and Executive Vice-Rector at the Politecnico di Milano. She is recognized as an international leader in the field of catalysis, with a focus on post-treatment processes for polluting effluents and sustainable energy production.
Contact nowANNARITA POLACCHINI
CEO in the public transport sector, specialising in business management, public transport planning and ecological transition. Formerly in the ARRIVA-DB group and in ComoNext-Innovation Hub, she works as a freelance consultant for large companies in the passenger and freight transport sector.
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STEPHANIE MOSER
Dr. Stephanie Moser is a member of the Executive Committee at Bern University and Head of the Just Economies and Human Well-Being Impact Area. She explores transformation pathways of the diffusion of social and grassroots innovations on sustainable consumption and production.
Contact nowQIANWEN XU
Assoc. Prof. Qianwen Xu is Associate Professor in the Department of Electric Power and Energy Systems, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden. She is the director of Intelligent Sustainable Grid (ISG) Lab at KTH, and co-director of Dig-it Lab (Vinnova competence center).
Contact nowKENAN ZHANG
Dr. Kenan Zhang is a tenure-track Assistant Professor at the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and leads the Laboratory for Human-Oriented Mobility Eco-system (HOMES). Her research focuses on the mathematical modeling, optimization and operations management of urban transportation systems, with special interests in emerging mobility services and technologies.
MARIOLA FORTUÑO BORT
Urban planner specializing in inclusive cities (gender and childhood) and landscape, leading workshops on inclusion, feminism, and participation. She has also given talks on space and gender. Member of SOSTRE, APEU de Carrer, and Arquitectes pel Paisatge – COACV.
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HELENA PRIMA
With a PhD in Physics specializing in sustainable molecular materials, she is an activist with a strong interest in air pollution and ways to reduce it through a paradigm shift in how we transport people and goods.
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AUDREY LEBAS
Audrey Lebas is a research fellow at the Smart City Institute in Liège. Her research focuses on the management and governance aspects of the sustainable and intelligent transition of territories. She therefore has an overview of the major international trends in mobility, while also knowing what applies in small Walloon municipalities.
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ENWE is committed to fostering dialogue, promoting diversity, and amplifying the voices of women experts across Europe. With Ask Women, we aim to showcase the incredible achievements and insights of these talented professionals, helping to bridge the gender gap in the media and beyond.
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