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A discussion event about the goals and challenges of building tomorrow's cars today.
6.00pm Complimentary food and drinks reception.
6.30pm Discussion will begin at 6:30pm.
7.30pm Discussion ends. Complimentary drinks and a chance to meet the speakers.
Bill Gates famously said that ‘If General Motors had kept up with technology like the computer industry, we would all be driving $25 cars that go 1,000 Miles per gallon’. Today’s vehicles may be faster than a hundred years ago but overall progress is still slow.
And while the world is more mobile than ever, increased mobility has brought higher emissions, more congestion and poor air quality.
It’s now down to the engineers of the future to push the boundaries of fuel efficiency and create cleaner, low-carbon vehicles that go further on the least amount of energy.
So what are the solutions?
In this evening of debate, Intelligence Squared and Shell bring together experts from the worlds of engineering, design and motor racing to discuss the goals and challenges of building tomorrow’s cars today.
This event is supported by Intelligence Squared and Shell.
Panel Members
Marc Gené
Spanish F1 motor-racing driver and test driver with Scuderia Ferrari, on pushing auto-engineering to the limits in the world’s fastest cars.
Norman Koch
Global Technical Director of Shell Eco-marathon, on the global challenge of designing, building and racing low carbon vehicles.
Jim Skea
Professor of Sustainable Energy at Imperial College London and member of the UK Committee on Climate Change on the urgent need to improve energy technology.
Amanda Stretton
British female racing driver and leading motorsport journalist on the technical and mechanical innovations taking place on and off the track.
Chair
Toby Moody
Motor sports journalist and broadcaster.
- Hosted by
- Intelligence Squared
- Venue
- Elphinstone Hall
- Contact
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Contact Intelligence Squared on 020 7792 4830