EP47: The aerospace company pioneering the future of sustainable transportation - Lilium
Guest
Oliver Walker-Jones
Role
Head of Communications
Launched
2015
HQ
Munich, Germany
Flagship Product
Background
The transportation sector is a well-known emitter of greenhouse gas- in fact, it’s one of the largest among all emitters worldwide. And while innovation in electric is a promising solution to this issue, the business and technical challenges that stand between now and this future are immense and multifaceted.
Solution
Enter Lilium - the company that’s raised over $375M to build the future of air travel. Nothing like the Lilium Jet has ever existed. Its iconic design and pioneering technology bring the vision of fully-electric transition flight to reality. It’s the new mobility service for the modern, urbanized age.
Episode Brief
Oliver Walker-Jones, Head of Communications at Lilium, joins us on this week’s episode to discuss:
The moonshot that is Lilium
Running comms at a $375M pre-launch startup
How their flying experience will work
Today's most exciting transportation experiments
The big idea rotting in his idea graveyard
Credits
HOST
Peter Levin
PRODUCTION
Dan Mahoney
MUSIC
Eddie Knuckles