The closed session will take place during the Portugal Cities Summit
EIT Urban Mobility, in collaboration with BGI, organises a closed session during the Portugal Cities Summit in Lisbon. The session will analyse how cities face a growing paradox: citizens expect the convenience of instant delivery while demanding more liveable, sustainable, and less congested urban environments. Despite significant technological advances, many logistics innovations struggle to scale beyond pilot projects. This closed session brings together public authorities, logistics operators, and innovation stakeholders to explore how innovation can serve as a transformative force in urban logistics.
The discussion builds on the findings of the Urban Logistics Special Interest Group (SIG), a multi-stakeholder dialogue facilitated by EIT Urban Mobility over the past year. The session will present key insights from this collaborative work, highlighting the structural gaps preventing cities from scaling logistics innovation—including a lack of freight visibility, limited governance frameworks for data sharing, fragmented operational models, and regulatory barriers. Participants will leave with practical takeaways on how innovation can help cities and companies transform urban logistics while enabling collaboration across the public and private sectors.
After the session a welcome cocktail will be hosted at the EIT Urban Mobility booth.