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The Team


Dr. Angelika Berger-Sodian

Co-Founder

Angelika is one of the rare female CEOs and executive entrepreneurial leaders at the forefront of the global mobility revolution, well regarded in the industry as passionate international business builder, keynote speaker and best-selling author.

Angelika has started her career with Magna Steyr in Graz and Shanghai 20 years ago and has ever since been active in the international automotive & mobility space. Over the past few years Angelika served on several leadership boards including NIO and B-ON, building, scaling and leading global mobility start-ups out of Shanghai, London and more recently Lisbon.

The time has now come for Angelika to share her personal learnings and experiences with the next generation of female talent and to empower them for their future leadership opportunities and challenges ahead.


Dr. Julia E Saini

Co-Founder

Julia is a senior executive with more than 22 years professional experience in the mobility industry. She holds a doctorate in law, speaks fluent German, Italian and English and has followed an international educational and professional path.

Whether at IBM, Frost & Sullivan or B-ON, whether as Chief Strategy Officer, Associate Partner or Senior Vice President, Julia put her heart and soul into driving forward international mobility topics of the future. In addition to her various positions in automotive and mobility consulting, her passion has always been growing talent and leading large global teams during challenging change processes.

Today, Julia applies her cosmopolitan perspective to growing the next generation of female leaders and to make the automotive industry not only desirable, but accessible to all.


Qiaochu Zheng

Experience Director

Qiaochu Zheng (Chuchu) is an internationally accomplished classical pianist and passionate about media relations - her creative journey has been nurtured in the vibrant blend of cultures spanning across China, Los Angeles, Vienna and now London. Chuchu is not only renowned for her stage performances, but also for blending her artistic creations into the digital world creating particularly engaging experiences.

As Aurelia’s Experience Director she is dedicated to providing innovative approaches, supporting women to thrive and achieve their creative aspirations.