The Marketing Committee of the German Parking Association has met in Würzburg on October 29, 2025. Dr. Mark Friesen, Founder and Managing Partner of QUINTA Consulting, has been invited as a guest speaker to present on the topic “From Instinct to Insight – Truly Understanding Customer Needs and Satisfaction in Parking”.
At this year’s EPA Conference & Exhibition, QUINTA Consulting hosted a workshop on “AI in Parking and Mobility.” Around 50 participants joined the session on September 18, 2025, in Brussels to discuss with leading experts from research and industry how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is unlocking new potential for parking management and urban mobility. Continue reading “QUINTA Consulting hosts Workshop “AI in Parking and Mobility” at the EPA Conference & Exhibition 2025”
On April 16, 2025, Dr. Friesen gave a presentation “More Than Asphalt – Parking in the Era of Technology and Transformation” as part of the monthly member meeting of Mobility Allstars, shedding light on current developments and challenges in the parking industry. Continue reading “Presentation by Dr. Friesen at Mobility Allstars: More Than Asphalt – Parking in the Era of Technology and Transformation”
On March 17, 2025, Dr. Friesen moderated a panel discussion at the “Future Real Estate: Mobility and Real Estate” congress in Frankfurt (Germany). Under the title “What’s next for mobility developments? Germany after the election!”, he analysed current challenges and perspectives in the mobility industry together with experts from business, politics and science. Continue reading “Dr. Friesen moderated panel on mobility and real estate at the Future Real Estate Congress 2025”
On April 16, 2024 at Intertraffic Amsterdam, Dr. Friesen analyzed the current state of the parking industry, especially in light of the aftermath of the pandemic, and provided an overview of future trends and challenges. Continue reading “Rethinking parking: Dr. Friesen presents future trends and challenges at Intertraffic Amsterdam 2024”
EU taxonomy, SFDR, GEIG, GEG, WEMoG etc. – during his presentation at the Competence Forum Parking in Würzburg (Germany) on November 29, 2022 Dr. Friesen touched on what is in for the parking industry in terms of sustainability and how to deal with today.
Focus of his presentation was the effect of EU decarbonization and sustainability goals on the parking industry, increased requirements of real estate investors and property owners with regard to ESG criteria, the importance of national sustainability regulations for new and existing properties as well as “use cases” on sustainability driven by digitization, mobility hubs and e-charging infrastructure.
On June 17, 2022 Dr. Friesen gave a presentation at the 26th Passenger Terminal Expo & Conference 2022 in Paris with the title “Airport parking in the dawn of the age of ESG“. The dawn of the age of ESG – environmental, social, and governance factors – represents a true paradigm shift in the relationships between airports and their customers. Continue reading “Dr. Friesen gave a presentation at the Passenger Terminal Expo & Conference 2022 in Paris”
Dr. Friesen was invited by the Institute of Communication and Marketing (IKM) at The Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts to give a webinar on «Smart Pricing in times of Covid» on January 19, 2021 . Continue reading “Webinar «Smart Pricing in times of Covid» at The Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts”
For the second time Dr. Friesen was invited for a guest lecture in the dual degree course “Aviation Management“ by the Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences. On November 3, 2020 he gave a lecture on “Behavioral, Dynamic or Personalized Pricing – What can airlines learn from other industries?“ to 25 students of Deutsche Lufthansa and another 25 students of the biggest German airports. Continue reading “Dr. Friesen spoke at Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences for the second time”
Dr. Friesen gave a speech on the future of parking at The Future of Transportation World Conference 2019, which took place in Vienna on December 10/11, 2019.
In his speech he presented 10 endogenous and exogenous mega trends to more than 60 interested listeners from all over the world, which QUINTA Consulting believes will deeply shape the future of urban parking. Continue reading “Speech by Dr. Friesen at The Future of Transportation World Conference 2019 in Vienna”