In this episode, we are joined by Azarel Chamorro. Azarel is the Smart Mobility Lead at Mirai Share and transport consultant based in Japan with passion for Mobility-as-a-Service, public transport and new mobility technologies.
I have been an avid LinkedIn follower of Azarel's work and commentary on mobility for some time now. When I shared with him that I love how he brings fun and excitement to mobility he quickly responded, "I bring no fun to mobility, mobility brings fun to us!" And this is very much the tone of the conversation.
Over the next hour we're lucky enough to leverage Azarel's International experience in everything from mobility startups to public or established companies to cover everything; from life as a mobility consultant during global lockdowns, how the world class Japanese railway system was largely founded on their research tours to early 20th century Europe and trends to look for in the next 12 - 24 months.
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Let's begin!
💡 Key Conversations
04:28 | Development of world class Japanese railways
14:33 | Train stations as ecosystems that drive new business models
25:44 | Is there a maturity gap between mobility and digitalization?
32:48 | Privatisation; a unique success story
40:22 | How the Bullet Train (Shinkansen) began as failure
48:15 | Trends to watch
Want to know more or connect with Azarel?
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/azchaob/
Website | www.miraishare.co.jp