Light electric vehicles: Powering active mobility, healthy cities and local businesses

The potential of light electric vehicles

This Nordic high-level conference, co-organised by EIT Urban Mobility and Dansk Erhverv (Danish Chamber of Commerce), will bring together key actors from Northern Europe to present innovative solutions, learn from each other, network and explore the following questions: 

What role can light electric vehicles (LEVs) play in the transition towards better, healthier and more sustainable cities? How can LEVs help strengthen Europe’s economy and European businesses, while reducing our dependency on critical raw materials from abroad? 

The explosive rise in e-bikes, e-cargo bikes and other LEVs in recent years has revealed an enormous potential for shifting transport in cities from cars and trucks to lighter, less polluting and more space-efficient modes. Not only is this good for reducing emissions and reaching our climate goals, but the reduced air and noise pollution (and the increased physical activity for e-bike users) also have positive knock-on effects on public health and quality of life in urban areas. 

A recently published report by EIT Urban Mobility and EIT InnoEnergy also highlights the role that LEVs can play for the European battery value chain. Because LEVs can meet a substantial part of urban mobility needs with much smaller batteries than electric cars, a shift to LEVs would also help mitigate dependency on critical raw materials from abroad. 

Join us in Copenhagen to hear leading voices from cities, companies, startups and academia share their perspective on the potential of LEVs for powering active mobility, healthy cities and local businesses. 

The event is free of charge.

Agenda

11.30: Doors open

12.00: Standing lunch

12.30: SESSION 1 – what challenges can light electric vehicles (LEVs) help solve in cities?

• Welcome by Anders Bengtsson, Head of Innovation Hub North at EIT Urban Mobility, and Jesper Kronborg, Director of Dansk Erhverv Transport 
• Keynote by Line Barfod, Mayor of Technical and Environmental Affairs at the City of Copenhagen
• Presentation of study on LEVs and light batteries by Yoann Le Petit, Thought Leadership Manager at EIT Urban Mobility  
• Presentation on the health effects of air pollution and the health potential of LEVs by Zorana Jovanovic Andersen, Professor in Environmental Epidemiology at University of Copenhagen 
• Presentation on the potential of LEVs for local businesses and economic growth by Marie Kåstrup, Urban Strategic Consultant at Urban Creators 
• Short Q&A panel

Coffee break

14.10: SESSION 2 – which solutions can help power the shift to LEVs?

• Presentation on shared e-bikes by Caroline Schousboe, Senior Consultant at Capital Region of Denmark 
• Presentation on benefit bikes by Mikko Ampuja, Chief Business Development Officer and Founder of Vapaus 
• Presentation on nudging behavioural change by Katharina Paoli, CEO & Founder of Nudgd 
• Presentation on shared e-bikes by Sadek Al-Amood, Public Affairs Specialist at Donkey Republic 
• Presentation on vehicle safety by René Nørgård, CEO & Co-Founder of Bikekey 
• Presentation on e-cargo bikes by Jeppe Larsen, Director at Livelo Bikes 
• Presentation on mobility hubs by Isak Solomon, Mobility Advisor at City of Oslo

Coffee break

15.45: SESSION 3 – how can LEVs help make city logistics green again?

• Presentation on green logistics for better cities by Jamie Saab, Global Head of Sustainability at Wolt
• Presentation on the efficiency of cargo bikes by Hans Fogh, CEO & Co-Founder of Larry vs Harry
• Presentation on innovating parcel deliveries (speakers TBA)

16.25: Panel discussion with local politicians from Danish and Swedish municipalities and industry representatives (speakers TBA)

17.00: Networking drinks in the courtyard

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