10:38
19th April 2018
Planes, Trains, Automobiles and Energy

Why Uber is driving low-emission mobility

‘At Uber we are really passionate about solving big problems by mixing technology with innovation. We have 1.2 billion vehicles on the road globally, we need to electrify this fleet.’

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James Kirimy Lead UK - Electric Vehicles, Uber
James is a Senior Operations Manager at Uber, leading the Electric Vehicle and infrastructure team for the UK and Ireland. Prior to this, James worked in the M&A financing team at Societe Generale where he focused on £500M+ transactions in EMEA. He was also the founder and CEO of a London-based tech startup. James is a mentor at Seedcamp where he advises tech entrepreneurs.

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