The Power of Ecosystems: Solving Urban Mobility Challenges Through Cross-Sector Collaboration

Efficient collaboration across sectors is key to unlock the potential of mobility innovations. In this session, speakers will exchange about the impact of ecosystems in deploying the technologies needed to address mobility challenges. The panel will reflect on the roles and responsibilities of private and public decision-makers in rolling out successful innovation ecosystems.

How can innovation ecosystems solve our mobility challenges? What are the roles and responsibilities of decision-makers within, and towards, these ecosystems?

This session will feature the participation of our global partner Madinah Region Development Authority.

Ensuring Mobility for All: Putting Citizens at the Core

This keynote delves into the evolving concept of ‘transport poverty,’ emphasizing the crucial role of citizen-centred mobility planning and management. With insights from a detailed analysis of household transport spending in Spain (2018-2023), it will demonstrate how inclusive transport systems can enhance access for all, benefiting society as a whole—not just vulnerable groups—through smarter, user-driven decision-making.

Big Picture with Many Puzzles – Holistic Approach to Urban Mobility

We have been learning creating cities in Barcelona, and now we come with our own solutions:

1.    Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans connecting the city to the surround subregion

2.    Efforts for modernizing and upgrading public transport

3.    Tactics and policies to reduce car presence in city center

4.    Facilitation of active mobility (walking and cycling)

5.    Efforts of the social council on accessibility and inclusion