Can Innovation Diplomacy End the Climate Gamble?

Opinion
Written By Simon Voss & Khristo Ayad

The Qatar Ministry of Transport is currently in the process of studying the standards and specifications of EVs (Image: NE Global)

Ahead of Qatar's upcoming Autonomous e-Mobility Forum 2024, expert speaker for the event, Simon Voss of Germany’s eLab der RWTH Aachen University, and InStrat's Khristo Ayad of the Forum’s Executive Committee, delve into what regularly hinders urgently needed global collaboration on innovation in the face of pressing global challenges.

They suggest the little considered practice of innovation diplomacy to have the potential to enable helpful exchange on neutral grounds, and build trust beyond unilateral interests.

Leaning on the Autonomous e-Mobility Forum as an example, they highlight innovation diplomacy to emerge as literally vital for seeking and finding globally aligned, technological and policy responses to urgent challenges such as the looming climate crisis.

Read the full piece at NE Global

Simon Voss & Khristo Ayad

Simon Voss is an engineer, researcher and consultant in the field of e-mobility and battery technology. He currently serves as the managing director of the E-Mobility Office at RWTH Aachen University in Germany; Khristo Ayad is a strategic communications consultant, public diplomacy researcher, and senior counsel with InStrat.

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