On-Demand: Accessible mobility options for all traveller groups – enhancing the passenger experience for everyone

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26 May 2021

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26 May 2021

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Alexander Pilz, Head of Passenger Information, Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg

Alexander Pilz has been working for the Verkehrsverbund Berlin Brandenburg since 1997. He started his career at VBB as a project engineer and is now lead to the passenger information department. Recently, Alexander and his team have been involved in plenty of R&D projects concerning barrier-free information systems, including the national funded projects BAIM or m4guide.

The VBB has undertaken several actions to optimise information services for passengers with special needs. As a result of his expertise in the field of barrier-free transport, Alex became a jury member at the “Accessible Transport Challenge for Berlin”, supported by the Toyota Mobility Foundation in 2019. One of his team’s actual tasks is to adapt the existing VBB information services to the needs of the attendees and supporters of the Special Olympic World Games 2023 in Berlin.

Alexander Wehmeyer, Business Development Manager, Hacon Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH

Alexander Wehmeyer has been supporting Hacon since 2014. With a master’s degree in International Management, he started his career as Project Manager and was responsible for the launch of several first of their kind mobility platforms worldwide including the first nationwide multimodal trip planning and booking platform in Germany, the first MaaS platform in Dubai, UAE, and a region-wide intermodal trip planner for the San Francisco Bay Area.

During this time, he has been continuously involved in evolving Smart City and Mobility trends worldwide and gaining extensive knowledge to create better and more seamless travel experiences. Today, Alexander is leading the Hacon business development activities in the North American market.

Philipp Tute-Kalkenings, Product Manager HAFAS Mobile, Hacon Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH

Philipp Tute-Kalkenings joined Hacon as a developer for Android apps after completing his master’s degree in computer science in 2013. He took an active role in rebuilding the HAFAS Android app to be more modern and easily maintainable, as well as accessible.

As mobile development lead in many R&D-projects (eg m4guide, DYNAMO, RadAR+), he has always helped push the limits of journey planning in new directions. In 2019 Philipp became product manager for the HAFAS mobile apps. He has a strong focus on tariffs / ticketing, active passenger information and mobility as a service (MaaS).