Co-organised by Fira de Barcelona and EIT Urban Mobility, an initiative of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), a body of the European Union, the congress returns for its sixth edition.
The congress will explore how cities can build on recent advances to shape the future of urban mobility. A key focus will be autonomous vehicles and their integration into public transport and shared mobility, as well as the innovation ecosystems and urban infrastructure needed to support their deployment. Other topics include Mobility Data Spaces, Mobility as a Service (MaaS), and public space and parking management. As transport becomes increasingly electrified and automated, electricity grids are also critical to urban mobility. A recent study commissioned by EIT Urban Mobility, ChargeUp Europe and ACEA, and conducted by Siemens, finds that all 64 European cities analysed will need to reinforce their electricity grids by 2030.
Programme highlights
- Keynote by Lukas Neckermann, “Loveable Cities: Moving into the Future” (4 November, 10:00, Main Stage). Neckermann is an AV expert, co-founder of Urban Places Lab and Board Member of PAVE Europe. He makes the case for cities that are loveable, not just liveable, with people at the heart of mobility.
- Delivering Next-Generation Public Transport (4 November, 15:00, Move Better Stage). How public transport can evolve with changing mobility habits, including the potential role of autonomous vehicles in the commuting mix.
- Innovating in an Era of Uncertainty (4 November, 10:20, Main Stage). Mobility innovators navigate policy shifts, trade dynamics and supply chain disruption, with Marc Rozendal, CEO of EIT Urban Mobility, Stefaan Hermans from the European Commission’s DG EAC, and Teresa Riesgo Alcaide, Secretary General for Innovation at the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities.
Malin Andersson Broqvist, Drive Sweden, Axel Volkery, DG MOVE, Eugenio Patanè, City of Rome, Karen Vancluysen, POLIS, Lisandro Perotti, City of Buenos Aires, Tanja Dick, Johan Cruyff Arena, Daryl Barron, Lord Mayor Dublin also join the line-up. TMWC takes place as part of Smart City Expo World Congress, where speakers include Anne Hidalgo, Former Mayor of Paris, and Haris Doukas, Mayor of Athens.
At least 22 startups from its portfolio will be featured in the Mobility Playground, alongside cities including Rome, Munich and Braga. Startups such as Everimpact, NexDash, PANTOhealth, Switch and Ironlev show how innovation moves from pilot to real-world impact. Register for one of our tours of the Mobility innovation playground. Mobility Playground Tours | Tomorrow.Mobility World Congress
Visit EIT Urban Mobility: Hall 2, Booth D190
Press registration: Journalists and media can register at www.tomorrowmobility.com/press
OVERVIEW PRESS PROGRAMME
The full programme is available here
Tuesday 3 November
09.30 – 10.15 | Opening session – Welcome to Tomorrow.Mobility World Congress 2026 – Main Stage
- Ugo Valenti – Director of Smart City Expo World Congress
- Marc Rozendal – CEO of EIT Urban Mobility and President of Tomorrow.Mobility World Congress
10.15 – 11.45 | Measuring Air Quality for Urban Health – Move Better Stage
An exploration of how cities can use integrated platforms combining satellite, sensor and mobility data to support urban air quality management and evidence-based interventions. Speakers include Pedro Javier Fernandez Lopez, Madrid City Council; Benjamin Sternkopf City of Berlin; Mathieu Carlier Everimpact ; Jaromir Beranek, City of Prague; Gaston Laval, City of Paris; Ian Catlow, London’s European Office.
12.00 – 13.30 | How MaaS and Parking Integration Enable Multimodal Mobility – Move Better Stage
An examination of how cities can align their public transport with shared mobility modes through innovative governance models that enable effective coordination across public and private operators. Speaker: Tom Antonissen, European Parking Association; Nilla Möller, Forum Virium Helsinki; Bastien Villain, Communauté d’Agglomération du Cotentin ; Tifani Sadek, University of Michigan; Lorena Zurrón Hidalgo, Barcelona Metropolitan Area (AMB); Armando D Hernández Lugo, CLIME;
12.35 – 13.20 | Electrifying urban logistics – Shaping Mobility Stage
13.45 -14.30 Unleashing the Potential of Public Transport in European Cities – Move Better Stage
This session explores how public transport can respond to the energy crisis, tackle poverty, and ensure equitable access with Axel Volkery, Head of Unit DG MOVE; Alberto Alonso Poza, UITP; Eugenio Patanè, city of Rome.
14.40 – 15.25 | Designing resilient, integrated mobility systems – Main Stage
An examination of how cities can strengthen integration between transport modes to enable seamless mobility for people and goods while improving the resilience of increasingly connected mobility systems. Examples will include difficulties for major stadium, LA’s preparation for the Olympics or event bike sharing in europe. Speakers include: María José Aparicio Sanchiz, Madrid City Council; Charles Small, LA Metro; Paul Walsh, European Cycling Industry; Rikesh Shah, European Transport Innovation Alliance; Tanja Dik, Johan Cruijff Arena, René Lindner, German Association of Cities.
14.45 – 15:30 | Reducing urban pollution: practical solutions for cleaner, quieter cities – Move Better Stage
15.45 – 17.00 | Emerging approaches to predictive urban safety – Move Better Stage
Insights on how cities are accelerating the decarbonisation of urban spaces through integrated infrastructure and shared energy systems.
17.15 – 18.30 | Data-driven planning for inclusive urban mobility – Move Better Stage
City approaches to using data and digital tools to plan mobility systems that are more accessible, inclusive and responsive to diverse territorial needs. Speakers include Lola Ortiz, WITAM – Women in Transport and Mobility; Giuseppe Noto, Mobilisights; Sara Adhitya, University College London; Klaus Hoeckner, Access Austria/HGBS; Megha Tyagi, Aalto University, Raphael Eder goNEON Agentic Systems AG.
Wednesday 4 November
10.00 – 10.20 |Keynote by Lukas Neckermann, Loveable Cities: Moving into the Future – Main Stage
10.20 – 11.05 | Innovating in an era of uncertainty – Main Stage
A look at how mobility innovators are navigating increasing uncertainty driven by policy shifts, trade dynamics and supply chain disruption in a more fragmented global landscape. Speakers include Marc Rozendal, CEO EIT Urban Mobility; Stelios Sakaretsios, Secretary General for Transport, Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport; Pierre Oliver, Vice-président, Métropole de Lyon; Teresa Riesgo Alcaide Government of Spain; Stefaan Hermans, Director – Competitiveness, Talent Mobility and International Cooperation European Commission (DG EAC)
11.30 – 13.00 | Strengthening resilience in urban logistics – Move Better Stage
A look at how cities are building resilient urban logistics that adapt supply chains, reduce disruptions and ensure sustainable, reliable last-mile delivery in dynamic urban environments.
13.15 – 14.45 | Building Trusted Mobility Data Partnerships – Move Better Stage
Perspectives on how cities can govern access, sharing and reuse of mobility data across public and private actors while safeguarding trust, control and public value.
15.00 – 16.30 | Delivering Next-Generation Public Transport – Move Better Stage
An exploration of how public transport can evolve alongside its users as mobility habits and urban conditions change, and how innovation solutions are responding to these emerging expectations. This session will touch on the Autonomous vehicles potential participation to the commuting mix for cities.
16.45 – 18.00 | Funding Vision Zero strategies for Safe Urban Streets – Move Better Stage
An examination of how cities translate Vision Zero ambitions into system-level safety, data alignment, design and investment decisions with long-term health and societal outcomes.
19.00 – 21.00 | Networking reception (by invitation only)
Drinks and food with the press trip, partners and speakers of Tomorrow.Mobility at Los Tilos Barcelona, an historical landmark build in 1888, Passeig dels Til·lers, 1, Les Corts, 08034 Barcelona (metro Palau Reial)
Thursday 5 November
10.25 – 12.45 | EIT Urban Mobility startup pitches – Shaping Mobility Stage
10.30 – 12.00 | From linear to circular for a new battery economy – Move Better Stage
12.35 – 13.20 | Managing Urban Space in the E-Mobility Transition – Main Stage
13.10 – 14.30 | Zero-Emission Logistics – Move Better Stage
