Prof Dr Ellen Enkel heads the Chair of ABWL and Mobility and conducts interdisciplinary research into how different mobility needs of business, society and politics can be developed into new climate-neutral mobility concepts. The chair specialises in the social challenges of the spread of electrification

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. h.c. Dieter Schramm heads the Chair of Mechatronics (IMECH) and has many years of experience in the use of models and simulations in all areas of vehicle technology, data acquisition in vehicle fleets in conjunction with traffic simulations in SUMO and new mobility concepts.

Prof Dr Heike Proff heads the Chair of ABWL & International Automotive Management. Her team focuses on international and strategic (automotive) management and in particular on the challenges and conflicts arising from the current transformation to new drive technologies and mobility concepts.

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dirk Wittowsky heads the Institute of Mobility and Urban Planning and uses an interdisciplinary approach to research how transport and urban structures can be organized and optimized in a resource-efficient manner. At imobis, concepts are developed for the modernization and conversion of cities and infrastructure in a socially and ecologically just transformation.

Schotte Automotive GmbH & Co. KG is an SME whose engineering division specializes in software development in the context of mobility systems.

IT-Objects GmbH is a software development company with extensive expertise and many years of experience in the development of web applications and visualizations as well as data analysis and preparation.

The City of Essen, represented by several departments, initiatives and agencies, such as Amt 62 and Amt 66, the Green Capital Agency, EWG - Essener Wirtschaftsförderungsgesellschaft and CONNECTED.ESSEN as a smart city initiative of EVV - Essener Versorgungs- und Verkehrsgesellschaft, supports the STRALI project by providing access to mobility data, arranging contacts, comparing planning requirements and assisting with interaction formats and public relations work, among other things.

As a smart city initiative of the city of Essen, CONNECTED. ESSEN is working to make our city even more liveable. Mobility in our city is an important building block on the road to Smart City Essen.