What will nudge L.A. forward? Dr. Richard Thaler, a Nobel prize winning behavioral economist explains in his book Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness that “a nudge… is any aspect of the choice architecture that alters people’s behavior in a predictable way.” Behavioral economists like him and others have been studying the impact […]

A powerful engine that drives our local economy forward, L.A.’s tourism industry is thriving. We have experienced seven consecutive years of record visitation, welcoming more than 48.5 million people from around the globe in 2017. Tourism’s positive impact on the L.A. County economy can’t be overstated. Last year alone, visitors to Los Angeles spent $23 […]

Much has been written about how new mobility services will improve the quality of life in cities around the world by making car ownership optional if not extinct, cutting the cost of transportation for consumers, reducing traffic and pollution, creating more open space previously devoted to parking, and more.  So far, it hasn’t happened. In […]

Eric Allison is the Head of Aviation Programs at Uber, leading the Elevate initiative to re-imagine urban transportation through the air. Previously, Eric spent eight years at Zee Aero leading the development of the Cora vehicle, a two-place self-piloted air taxi. He was part of the founding team at Zee, and served as CEO from 2015 to […]

Jill Anderson is vice president of Customer Programs and Services at Southern California Edison (SCE), one of the nation’s largest electric utilities. She is responsible for leading SCE’s energy efficiency, demand response and clean self-generation program portfolios as well as customer strategy, marketing, ecommerce and strategic alliance functions. Previously, Anderson was executive vice president and […]

Frances Anderton is Host of DnA: Design and Architecture, a weekly radio show broadcast on KCRW NPR station in Los Angeles, and online at kcrw.com/dna. For many years she produced KCRW’s acclaimed current affairs shows, To The Point, and Which Way, LA?, hosted by Warren Olney. Anderton and DnA producer Avishay Artsy recently produced Bridges […]

Christophe Arnaud is the Managing Director of Bolloré BlueSolutions UK and USA. He is responsible for the development of electric mobility and renewable energy storage solutions since July 2014. In this role, Christophe developed and implemented the ‘London’ projects whose objectives are the deployment of a charging infrastructure for the use of all types of […]

Activist, expert in policy and regulation, Laura Ballesteros has a Bachelor in Policy Science from the Technological and Superior Studies Institute (Tec de Monterrey), and a Masters in Strategic Management and Direction of Innovation from the Autonomous University of Barcelona and the University of Carlos III in Madrid. As a local congresswoman in Mexico City, […]

Chris Ballinger is former Chief Financial Officer and Director of Mobility Services for the Toyota Research Institute. He joined TRI in April 2017 following 14 years at Toyota Financial Services (TFS), where he served in a global leadership role as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Officer of Strategic Innovation, helping guide global […]

Shailen P. Bhatt is President and CEO of the Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America), where he promotes policies that advance the development and deployment of intelligent transportation technologies throughout the United States. Previously, Bhatt served as Executive Director for the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), where he led the department in planning for and […]