Transportation Matters - The CEO Podcast of Daimler Truck
35 episodes - English - Latest episode: 19 days ago - ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsTrucks and buses are the backbone of economy and society. Without them, the world would come to a standstill. At the same time, commercial vehicle manufacturers have a great responsibility when it comes to their impact on climate change and their role in society as employers and corporate citizens.
In his monthly podcast 'Transportation Matters' Martin Daum, CEO of the global manufacturer Daimler Truck AG, invites prominent guests to discuss highly relevant topics ranging from the future of transportation to sustainability, leadership and ethical business, sometimes taking unexpected positions.
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Rolf Schumann – the potential of data and AI | #05.06
April 09, 2024 22:10 - 30 minutes - 36 MBThe Schwarz Group is best known for its Lidl and Kaufland retail chains. But the international retailer based in Baden-Württemberg is also a true pioneer when it comes to digitalization. Rolf Schumann, Co-CEO of Schwarz Digits, and Daimler Truck CEO Martin Daum talk about the potential of data and AI, about hypes - and about how to really inspire IT specialists. Listen now and subscribe to the podcast: Daimler Truck Corporate Website: http://dth.ag/daimlertruck-schumann Apple: http://dth.ag/...
Dr. Stefan Hartung – Technological Transformation: The Bosch Perspective | #05.05
March 12, 2024 23:10 - 30 minutes - 35.9 MBMartin Daum discusses the journey to CO2 neutrality with Dr Stefan Hartung, Chairman of the Board of Management of Robert Bosch GmbH: What does it take to master the transformation to emission-free transport? What role do global companies such as Daimler Truck and Bosch play in this? And why are energy prices a crucial success factor? Listen now and subscribe to the podcast: Daimler Truck Corporate Website: http://dth.ag/daimlertruck-hartung Apple: http://dth.ag/apple-hartung Spotify: http...
Dr. Sopna Sury - Green hydrogen: the energy providers’ perspective | #05.04
January 31, 2024 23:10 - 33 minutes - 39 MBHydrogen plays a crucial role in the transformation: it is a versatile energy source, storage, and carrier, but how can a hydrogen economy become a reality? What could the required infrastructure look like in our near future? Who will bear the associated costs? And how can the truck industry use hydrogen profitably? Martin Daum discusses all of this with Dr Sopna Sury. She is responsible for the hydrogen strategy of the global energy company RWE and explains what challenges and opportunities ...
Sigmar Gabriel – What does 2024 hold for Europe and the world? (German) | #05.03
January 09, 2024 23:10 - 34 minutes - 40.3 MBIn the first episode of the year, Martin Daum chats with Germany’s former Vice-Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel about issues that will shape 2024: How is the world order changing and what does this mean for Europe? How can we as a society bear the costs of the energy transition in a socially responsible and fair way? Why is de-globalization not an option and why is it so important to vote in the European elections? And what does geopolitics have to do with entrepreneurial risk management? An excitin...
Sigrid de Vries – Why it takes more than ZEVs for sustainable transportation | #05.02
November 07, 2023 23:10 - 29 minutes - 34.8 MBOn its way to sustainable transportation, Europe has reached a critical stretch: More and more zero-emission vehicles are available, but there are still too few on the roads and in everyday use. The question is: What are the missing links and how can they be tackled? Martin Daum discusses this with Sigrid de Vries, Director General of the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA). More information and other podcast episodes: https://www.daimlertruck.com/en/newsroom/podcast More i...
Katharina Zaiser & Philipp Litzinger – What matters to young talents | #05.01
September 05, 2023 22:10 - 26 minutes - 31.4 MBMarking the launch of the fifth season of his podcast, CEO Martin Daum discusses what truly matters to young talents with two participants of the Daimler Truck trainee program. With his guests Katharina Zaiser and Philipp Litzinger, he talks about corporate culture as well as the significance of an international work environment – and whether being a trainee gives you a better chance of becoming a board member. More information and other podcast episodes: https://www.daimlertruck.com/en/news...
#04.06 | Anna Mascolo – Zero emissions: The infrastructure challenge
November 01, 2022 23:10 - 23 minutes - 27.7 MBMartin Daum talks to Anna Mascolo, Executive Vice President for Emerging Energy Solutions at Shell. They discuss the zero emissions target, focusing especially on the infrastructure – an aspect that is highly interesting and relevant for the industry and consumers alike. What challenges and dependencies do exist? Which fuel do we bet on? What is the role of society, politics and the industry? And why are the two convinced that scale and speed are crucial factors? Enjoy listening!
#04.05 | Sherry Sanger – Co-creation & autonomous trucks
October 11, 2022 22:10 - 28 minutes - 32.9 MBIn the latest episode, Martin Daum and Sherry Sanger talk about the power of co-creation and how we can use it to unlock the full potential of autonomous driving. Sherry Sanger is Executive Vice President for Marketing and Chief Marketing Officer at Penske Transportation Solutions, a U.S.-based provider of global transportation services and a long-time Daimler Truck customer. What is co-creation? What’s so special about it? What are the advantages? Can it bring us closer to autonomous drivin...
#04.04 | Dr. Frank Appel – The future of logistics
September 13, 2022 22:10 - 31 minutes - 36.5 MBMartin Daum and Dr. Frank Appel talk about the backbone of modern life: transportation and logistics – the network that connects markets across regions, countries, and continents. They discuss the challenges the logistics network is facing: supply bottlenecks, geopolitical tensions, and of course the necessity to decarbonize. Dr. Frank Appel is the CEO of Deutsche Post AG, a global leader in logistics. He studied chemistry and earned a Ph.D. in Neurobiology. As a natural scientist he has ...
#04.03 | Bernd Heid – The Power of Hydrogen
August 16, 2022 22:10 - 29 minutes - 34.1 MBIn this episode, Martin Daum talks to Bernd Heid about the transformation of the energy sector - more specifically, they address one of the most controversial topics: the role of hydrogen. Bernd Heid, one of the leading experts on climate technologies and a strategic partner of the Hydrogen Council, discusses with Martin Daum whether hydrogen can be used as a fuel for commercial vehicles. Bernd Heid also clarifies myths and facts around hydrogen and explains what role this energy source has f...
#04.02 | Prof. Ferdinand Dudenhöffer – Technological transformation (German)
July 12, 2022 22:10 - 27 minutes - 32.4 MBThe topic of the latest episode is the electrification and digitization in the transport sector. What are the opportunities and the challenges? One of the most renowned automotive experts will help to answer these questions: Ferdinand Dudenhöffer. As director of the Center of Automotive Research in Duisburg, he has been researching the auto industry for decades. Martin Daum and Ferdinand Dudenhöffer will take stock of the commercial vehicle industry's efforts at transformation and discuss how...
#04.01 | Britta Heidemann – Motivation & competiton
June 14, 2022 22:10 - 21 minutes - 25.2 MBToday Martin Daum speaks with Olympic fencing champion Britta Heidemann. They tackle a topic that is core to business and sports alike: motivation and competition. Britta is the first epée fencer in history who won the golden triple, which means being Olympic, World and European Champion at the same time. Therefore, she’s the perfect guest to discuss how to best motivate yourself and others and how to stay focused among strong competitors. Martin Daum and Britta Heidemann will also touch on...
#03.06 | Austin Russell – Entrepreneurship & autonomous trucking
October 12, 2021 22:10 - 30 minutes - 35.4 MBOur guest today is a true wunderkind. Austin Russell filed his first patent when he was 12 and built a cell phone out of a Nintendo device when he was a teenager. He went to Stanford and dropped out after six months. Today his company Luminar Technologies, which he founded when he was 17, is publicly traded and a key player in the field of autonomous driving. Together with Daimler Truck Luminar Technologies is working on making their Lidar technology, a 3D laser scanning high-tech, the state ...
#03.05 | Martin Lundstedt – Partnerships & coopetition
September 14, 2021 22:10 - 26 minutes - 31.8 MBToday Martin Daum talks to Martin Lundstedt, CEO of Volvo Group. Both are competitors but also partners, so in this episode of the podcast they will discuss the unique situation of collaborating with a rival. Some issues – like climate change – are so important that competitors might want to join forces. Together they can speed up the road to a net zero transportation system. What are the hurdles and what are the benefits of working with a competitor? Today Martin Daum and Martin Lundstedt ...
#03.04 | Ana-Cristina Grohnert – How diversity works
August 03, 2021 22:15 - 32 minutes - 38.1 MBToday Martin Daum speaks with Ana-Cristina Grohnert, Chairperson of German diversity charter, about diversity in the workplace. Diversity is an omnipresent buzzword – but what does it actually mean? What advantages do corporations have when they promote diversity? And how do organizations best integrate the different dimensions of diversity? Martin Daum and Ana-Cristina Grohnert discuss these and further questions around the broad topic of diversity. They give concrete examples of everyday w...
#03.03 | Adina Vălean – The road to decarbonization
July 11, 2021 22:10 - 31 minutes - 37.1 MBMartin Daum, CEO of Daimler Trucks & Buses, talks to Adina Vălean, European Commissioner for Transport, about ways to achieve carbon neutrality. A topic of utmost importance not only for the transport sector, but also for society as a whole. Although the goal is clear, there are different opinions on how best to achieve it. The latest episode of Transportation Matters looks into this, in depth. Adina Vălean has been the European Commissioner for Transport since 2019. When Romania joined the ...
#03.02 | Prof. Dr. Ottmar Edenhofer – Carbon pricing
June 01, 2021 22:10 - 34 minutes - 40.2 MBIn this episode, Martin Daum speaks with Prof. Dr. Ottmar Edenhofer, Edenhofer is the director and chief economist of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. He is also a professor for Economics of Climate Change at the Technische Universität Berlin and is considered one of the leading German climate economists. Together, they discuss the topic of carbon pricing as a measure to combat climate change. In the beginning of this year Germany introduced a national emissions trading syst...
#03.02 | Prof. Dr. Ottmar Edenhofer – Carbon Pricing
June 01, 2021 22:10 - 34 minutes - 40.2 MBIn this episode, Martin Daum speaks with Prof. Dr. Ottmar Edenhofer, Edenhofer is the director and chief economist of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. He is also a professor for Economics of Climate Change at the Technische Universität Berlin and is considered one of the leading German climate economists. Together, they discuss the topic of carbon pricing as a measure to combat climate change. In the beginning of this year Germany introduced a national emissions trading syst...
#03.01 | Dr. Franz-Werner Haas – Successful innovations
May 04, 2021 22:15 - 35 minutes - 41.4 MBToday, Martin Daum speaks with Dr. Franz-Werner Haas about successful innovations. Haas is the CEO of CureVac, a biotech company that creates messenger RNA based vaccines. Take COVID 19 or, for that matter, climate change - global challenges require entirely new solutions. Often, it is a long way from the birth of an idea to its launch. In their talk, Daum and Haas tackle vital questions: When is the right time for innovation? From product development to market launch- what does it take for...
#02.06 | Jeremy Rifkin – The future of hydrogen
December 02, 2020 23:15 - 28 minutes - 32.9 MBIn this episode, Martin Daum talks to Jeremy Rifkin. The US-economist, author and professor at the University of Pennsylvania is considered a visionary of the hydrogen economy. Daum and Rifkin exchange views about hydrogen as an energy source of the future and its significance for the transportation industry. Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe - and its potential for the mobility sector is almost as vast as outer space itself. As an energy carrier for fuel cell technology...
#02.05 | Claudia Nemat – Digital transformation
September 01, 2020 22:10 - 35 minutes - 40.8 MBIn this episode, Martin Daum talks with Claudia Nemat about Digital transformation. Nemat is a board member of Deutsche Telekom and in charge of the Technology & Innovation department. Few industries have, over the past 25 years, developed as rapidly as Telecommunications has. Needless to say that from early on, Digital Transformation has become a defining factor for success in enterprises such as Deutsche Telekom. Digitalization has been changing all forms of our life, such as our economy...
#02.04 | Dr. Sigrid Nikutta – Future of freight transport (German)
August 04, 2020 22:10 - 28 minutes - 33.4 MBIn this episode Martin Daum meets with Dr. Sigrid Nikutta, CEO of DB Cargo AG and member of the Management Board of Deutsche Bahn. Both discuss the future of freight transport and the importance of transport by rail and on roads. Transport volume is supposed to grow both in Europe and worldwide. In order to cope with the growth, efficient and sustainable road and rail modes are necessary. Thus, the two businesses - transport by rails and by roads - are facing similar challenges. Martin Daum...
#02.03 | Nigel Topping – CO2-neutral Transport
June 02, 2020 22:10 - 33 minutes - 38.1 MBIn this episode Martin Daum welcomes Nigel Topping who acts as the High Level Champion for Climate Action for the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference scheduled for 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland. Five Years have passed since the Paris Accord. In 2015 the members of the United Nations agreed on regulations to limit global warming. The main goal was to keep the increase of the global average temperature well below 2 °C above pre-industrial levels. So in this episode Martin Daum and Nigel...
#02.03 | Nigel Topping – CO2-neutral transport
June 02, 2020 22:10 - 33 minutes - 38.1 MBIn this episode Martin Daum welcomes Nigel Topping who acts as the High Level Champion for Climate Action for the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference scheduled for 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland. Five Years have passed since the Paris Accord. In 2015 the members of the United Nations agreed on regulations to limit global warming. The main goal was to keep the increase of the global average temperature well below 2 °C above pre-industrial levels. So in this episode Martin Daum and Nigel...
#02.02 | Madeleine Albright – Global challenges
May 05, 2020 22:10 - 29 minutes - 34.4 MBIn this episode, Martin Daum welcomes via the internet Madame Secretary Madeleine Albright who was the first female United States Secretary of State during the Clinton administration from 1997 to 2001. Both discuss the challenges of global collaboration in times of a crisis like the current coronavirus pandemic. Madeleine Albright was born in Prag, Czechoslovakia, and immigrated to the US with her family at the age of 11. Before she was appointed as Secretary of State under President Bill Cl...
#02.02 | Madeleine Albright – Global Challenges
May 05, 2020 22:10 - 29 minutes - 34.4 MBIn this episode, Martin Daum welcomes via the internet Madame Secretary Madeleine Albright who was the first female United States Secretary of State during the Clinton administration from 1997 to 2001. Both discuss the challenges of global collaboration in times of a crisis like the current coronavirus pandemic. Madeleine Albright was born in Prag, Czechoslovakia, and immigrated to the US with her family at the age of 11. Before she was appointed as Secretary of State under President Bill Cl...
#02.01 | Daniel Harkavy – Leadership in turbulent times
April 14, 2020 22:10 - 34 minutes - 39.4 MBTo kick off Season 2 of our 'Transportation Matters' podcast, Daimler Truck CEO Martin Daum remotely connects with Daniel Harkavy, author, leadership expert and CEO of Building Champions, an executive coaching and management development company. The current coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic challenges the daily lives of people around the globe. Most of the private and business life is transferred from public or work spaces into private homes while interaction with friends and colleague...
#01.05 | Daniel Schaefer – Globalization
December 31, 2019 23:10 - 30 minutes - 35.4 MBDaimler Trucks CEO Martin Daum and Head of the news division of Bloomberg Germany Daniel Schaefer discuss globalization and its opportunities and challenges. As leaders of global organizations, the two shed light on why globalization is much more than just trade and economics, why its benefits are not taken for granted by many these days and what responsibilities politics, media and business have to address peoples' concerns and fears. Daniel Schaefer is Head of the German office for world-l...
#01.04 | Terry Stotts – Leadership
December 03, 2019 23:10 - 43 minutes - 49.7 MBMartin Daum is a die-hard basketball fan. As the CEO of a global company, he sees similarities in business and sports and often the same basic principles of leadership, team work and performance. In this episode he meets Terry Stotts – the NBA head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers. This year coach Stotts is currently in his eighth season with the Blazers based in the northwest of the United States. Previously he worked as a head coach and assistant coach for five different NBA teams – inc...
#01.03 | Brad White – Purpose
November 05, 2019 23:10 - 32 minutes - 37.6 MBThe latest episode of Transportation Matters is about the ‘Why?’. Why, as a company, are we doing business - beyond making money? What drives us, what gets us up in the morning to give it our best? In other words: What is our purpose? Martin Daum goes after these questions in his conversation with Brad White, a veteran specialized in helping businesses to define and use their purpose beyond the financials. Brad White likes to compare his work to that of an archeologist, who engages in diggin...
#01.02 | Joschka Fischer – sustainability (German)
October 01, 2019 22:10 - 39 minutes - 45.1 MBIn our second episode the focus is on the sustainability in the transport sector, one of the major challenges of our time. Martin Daum hosts a pioneer of sustainable and environmental friendly politics: Joschka Fischer, former Vice Chancellor and Secretary of State of the Federal Republic of Germany and now principal of Joschka Fischer & Company consultants, which he founded ten years ago. Having left active politics a while ago Fischer remains an attentive analyst of the political business ...
#01.02 | Joschka Fischer – Sustainability (German)
October 01, 2019 22:10 - 39 minutes - 45.1 MBIn our second episode the focus is on the sustainability in the transport sector, one of the major challenges of our time. Martin Daum hosts a pioneer of sustainable and environmental friendly politics: Joschka Fischer, former Vice Chancellor and Secretary of State of the Federal Republic of Germany and now principal of Joschka Fischer & Company consultants, which he founded ten years ago. Having left active politics a while ago Fischer remains an attentive analyst of the political business ...
#01.01 | Michael Fleming - automated driving
September 03, 2019 22:00 - 28 minutes - 32.9 MBIn our opening episode Martin Daum talks to Michael Fleming, a pioneer in the field of automated driving. With his company TORC Michael Fleming has been contributing to automated driving for a wide variety of vehicles for more than 15 years. Now TORC and Daimler Trucks & Buses have teamed up to teach trucks how to move goods safely and efficiently over long distances - thereby revolutionizing the transport of goods. About himself Michael Fleming says he is a "super nerd." He is fascinated by...
#01.01 | Michael Fleming - Automated driving
September 03, 2019 22:00 - 28 minutes - 32.9 MBIn our opening episode Martin Daum talks to Michael Fleming, a pioneer in the field of automated driving. With his company TORC Michael Fleming has been contributing to automated driving for a wide variety of vehicles for more than 15 years. Now TORC and Daimler Trucks & Buses have teamed up to teach trucks how to move goods safely and efficiently over long distances - thereby revolutionizing the transport of goods. About himself Michael Fleming says he is a "super nerd." He is fascinated by...
Transportation Matters
August 23, 2019 06:30 - 3 minutes - 3.73 MBIn our podcast “Transportation Matters”, Martin Daum, CEO of Daimler Truck welcomes guests from all over the world and all areas of society to discuss exciting topics and pioneering ideas with them. Why is transportation of goods and people essential for our economic development and prosperity? How do you teach a truck autonomous driving? How do you transport goods on streets in an environmentally friendly way? And what does coaching a basketball team, and the business world have in common? ...