Re-live Urban Mobility Days 2025

This year's Urban Mobility Days conference took place in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania and the European Green Capital 2025 award winner, from 30 September to 2 October. The event was organised by the European Commission, Directorate-General for Mobility & Transport (DG MOVE), Vilnius City Municipality, JUDU (SĮ Susisiekimo paslaugos) and Susisiekimo ministerija / Ministry of Transport and Communications. 

Around 800 participants from across Europe and beyond joined the conference on-site and online, creating a valuable forum for exchanging ideas, exploring new approaches, and learning from each other’s experiences in sustainable urban mobility.

UMD 2025 placed urban mobility within the context of the new European Union priorities - “A new plan for Europe’s sustainable prosperity and competitiveness”, “Supporting people, strengthening our societies and our social model”. These themes were reflected throughout the programme, with three days dedicated respectively to urban nodes, cycling, and public transport, and cross-cutting discussions on competitiveness, innovation and tourism.

We hope participants enjoyed the sessions, exhibition and networking opportunities, and, most importantly, found inspiration for advancing sustainable mobility in their own communities. For those who could not attend, or who wish to revisit key moments, the conference recordings and materials are available below. A photo gallery from the event is also available here. 

 

Day 1: Urban Nodes (30 September 2025)

1.1. Opening Ceremony & Plenary: Urban nodes boosting an efficient European Transport Network

Opening Ceremony

Speakers: 

• Valdas Benkunskas, Mayor, City of Vilnius
• Loreta Levulytė-Staškevičienė, CEO, JUDU – Vilnius Mobility Agency
• Derkach Serhiy, Deputy Minister for Development of Communities and Territories of Ukraine
• Roderikas Žiobakas, Vice-Minister, Ministry of Transport and Communications, Republic of Lithuania

Moderator: Magda Kopczyńska, Director-General, Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE), European Commission

Plenary: Urban nodes boosting an efficient European Transport Network

• Magda Kopczyńska, Director-General, Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE), European Commission
• Françoise Guaspare, Representation of Île-de-France to the European Union, Ile-de-France and Co-Leader of the Expert Group on Urban Mobility (EGUM)
• Catherine Trautmann, European Coordinator of the North Sea - Baltic TEN-T Corridor
• David Vitezy, Chair of the Committee on Transport, Urban Development and Climate, General Assembly of Budapest, Hungary

Moderator: Karen Vancluysen, Secretary General, POLIS

1.2. National SUMP Support Programmes paving the way for the next generation of SUMPs

Speakers: 

• Mathias Gent, Project Manager in Mobility Planning, Cerema
• Baiba Miltovica, Transport Energy Infrastructure and Information Society (TEN)  Section President, European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)
• Alan O’Brien, Lead Advisor, European Investment Bank (EIB)
• Damien Tobie, Mobility Expert & Project Manager, Mobility Planning Directorate, Public Service of Wallonia (SPW) 

Moderator: Róbert Szűcs, Policy Officer, Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE), European Commission

1.3. Deployment of charging points in urban nodes

Speakers: 

• Jens Müller, Deputy Director, Clean Cities Campaign, Transport & Environment (T&E)
• Jan Šalanda, Senior Project Manager, E.ON SE, Energy Networks
• Willem Van Heijningen, Strategy Director for the Department of Mobility and Public Space, City of Amsterdam
• Zoltán Attila Fábián, E-Mobility Specialist, Department of Climate and Environment, Municipality of Budapest 

Moderator: Pedro Gomes, Cluster Lead Clean Vehicles & Air Quality, POLIS

1.4. Multimodal passenger hubs: connecting the city and the TEN-T network 

Speakers: 

• Paloma Aba Garrote, Director, European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA)
• Daniela Carvalho, Director for International Business, TIS.pt
• Juan Montero, Director, Florence School of Regulation, Transport Area
• Blaž Pongračič, Senior Policy Adviser Passenger, Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER)

Moderator: Pawel Wojciechowski, European Coordinator of the North Sea - Rhine - Mediterranean European Transport Corridor

1.5. SUMP guidelines: what’s new?

Speakers: 

• Wolfgang Backhaus, Managing Director, Rupprecht Consult Forschung und Beratung GmbH
• Morgane Juliat, Mobility Consultant, Rupprecht Consult Forschung und Beratung GmbH

Moderator: Róbert Szűcs, Policy Officer, Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE), European Commission

1.6. Urban mobility indicators: the way ahead

Speakers: 

• Stella Aaltonen, Project Manager, City of Turku  
• Damaris Anna Gruber, Team Lead Managing Mobility Data, AustriaTech
• Jan Jørgensen, Transport Planner, Danish Transport Authority
• Kristina Puleikytė, Advisor in the Sustainable Mobility and Innovations Group, Ministry of Transport and Communications of Lithuania 

Moderator: Isabelle Vandoorne, Acting Head of Unit, Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE), European Commission

1.7. Planning sustainable mobility for tourist flows

Speakers: 

• André Freitas, Senior Consultant, TIS
• Arne Herz, Permanent Secretary for Urban Mobility and Transport, Senate Department for Urban Mobility, Transport, Climate Action and the Environment, Berlin
• Jokūbas Leipus, Head of City Development Department, Panevezys City Municipality, Lithuania
• Cristina Núñez Cuesta, Strategy Director, NECSTouR

Moderator: Nina Nesterova, Professor, Sustainable Tourism and Transport, Breda University of Applied Sciences

 

Day 2: Cycling (1 October)

2.1. Safe infrastructure for cycling and micromobility

Speakers: 

• Tim Asperges, Expert Mobility Advisor, City of Leuven
• Jaroslav Martinek, Czech National Cycling Coordinator, Partnership for Urban Mobility
• Lucas Montenegro, Head of Unit on Transport Policy and Regulation, Transportes Inovacao e Sistemas (TIS)
• Christy Pearson, Co-Chair, Micro-Mobility for Europe (MMfE)

Moderator: Sarah Lynch, Policy Officer Road Safety, Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE), European Commission

2.2. Cycling and tourism

Speakers: 

• Agathe Daudibon, EuroVelo and Cycling Tourism Director, European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF)
• W.J (Joost) de Kruijf, Director Knowledge & Innovation Lab Mobility Transitions, SmartwayZ.NL
• Christian Tänzler, Spokesman, Berlin Tourism & Congress GmbH
• Fabio Tat, Director Routebureau Brabant, BrabantPartners

Moderator: Andreia Lopes Azevedo, Active Travel & Health Cluster Lead, POLIS

2.3. Enhancing urban mobility through data spaces

Speakers: 

• Esteban Herrera Ramirez, Project Management Specialist, Turismo Andaluz (Andalusian Tourism)
• Tomaž Lanišek, Head of Office for Development and Smart Community, City of Kranj, Slovenia
• Peio Oiz Arruti, Innovation and Project Development Specialist, AnySolution
• Tu-Tho Thai, Manager, International Development, enRoute

Moderator: Dimitrios Gkatzoflias, Policy Officer, Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE), European Commission

2.4. Cycling and transport poverty: enabling cycling for all

Speakers: 

• Isabel Cunha, Assistant Professor, École Nationale des Travaux Publics de l'État (ENTPE), University of Lyon
• Sebastian Schlebusch, Head of Market Development, Dott
• Rachel Scott, Active Travel Manager, Transport for Greater Manchester
• Teun Zeegers, International Policy Officer Active Mobility, Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management of the Netherlands

Moderator: Andreas Piller, Senior Expert, ICLEI Europe

2.5. Sustainable mobility initiatives for the tourism sector

Speakers: 

• Jonas Chupin, Institutional Relations Officer, Île-de-France Mobilités
• Cristina Núñez Cuesta, Strategy Director, NECSTouR
• Sintija Pusaudze, Board Member, Liepāja Region Tourism Information Office
• Patrick Torrent, Executive Director, Catalan Tourist Board (CTB)

Moderator: Françoise Guaspare, Representation of Île-de-France to the European Union, Ile-de-France and Co-Leader of the Expert Group on Urban Mobility (EGUM)

2.6. Public procurement of innovative mobility services in cities

Speakers: 

• Aija Lāce, Project Manager, VEFRESH
• Erdem Ovacik, Founder, Impact Exchange Market
• Marc Rozendal, CEO, EIT Urban Mobility
• Line Camilla Werner, Head of Legal, RUTER

Moderator: Thomas Lymes, Policy Director, Eurocities

2.7. Plenary: Unlocking the potential of urban cycling: from policy to practice

Speakers: 

• Magda Kopczyńska, Director-General, Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE), European Commission
• Gintarė Janušaitienė, Head of Sustainable Mobility and Innovation Group, Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Lithuania
• Anna Lisa Boni, Deputy Mayor for EU/Recovery funds, Ecological Transition and International Relations, City of Bologna
• Laurianne Kridd, CEO, European Cyclists' Federation (ECF)
• Anastasiia Makarenko, Ukrainian Civil Society Activist, Executive Director of U-Cycle (Kyiv Cyclists' Association NGO), Co-Coordinator of the International Humanitarian Campaign “Bikes For Ukraine”

Moderator: Karen Vancluysen, Secretary General, POLIS

2.8. Cycling at the forefront of the Climate-Neutral Cities Mission

Speakers: 

• Andrius Grigonis, Vice Mayor of Vilnius
• Francoise Guaspare, Representation of Île-de-France to the European Union, Ile-de-France and Co-Leader of the Expert Group on Urban Mobility (EGUM)
• Stefana Hoti, First Deputy Mayor and Commissioner for Urban Planning, Malmö Stad, Sweden
• Barbara Stoll, Founder and Senior Director of the Clean Cities Campaign,  Transport & Environment (T&E)

Moderator: Keji Alex Adunmo, Policy Coordinator, Sustainable Mobility, Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE), European Commission

2.9. The bicycle industry in Europe: strengthening competitiveness through innovation

Speakers: 

• Ronald Jorna, Self-Employed Consultant, MOVECO & Province of Overijssel
• Friederike Pischnick, Political Affairs and Government Relations, Bosch GmbH
• Koen Tengrootenhuysen, Director Public Affairs Europe, Decathlon
• Paul Walsh, CEO, Cycling Industries Europe (CIE)

Moderator: Giacomo Lozzi, Independent Advisor – Urban Mobility Policy and Innovation

2.10. Reinventing cycling: the perspective of women 

Speakers: 

• Julienne Chen, Head of City Partnerships, EIT Urban Mobility
• Andreia Lopes Azevedo, Active Travel & Health Cluster Lead, POLIS
• April Marshke, Founder, Outside Advice Consulting
• Maud de Vries, CEO, BYCS

Moderator: Philip Amaral, Director of Policy and Development, European Cyclists' Federation (ECF)

2.11. EU digital wallets and urban mobility

Speakers: 

• Tamara Djukic, PhD. Head of Green and Urban Area, ERTICO-ITS Europe
• Johannes Fischer, Head of Unit Mobility Data, Mobility Services, Traffic Models, Ministry of Transport Baden-Württemberg
• Maria Rodrigues, Transport and Mobility Manager, Panteia
• Vytautas Višinskis, Co-founder, Walk15

Moderator: Albert Solé Frexas, Innovation Exploitation Manager, EIT Urban Mobility

2.12. Spotlight on cycling data in the EU

Speakers: 

• Martin Eder, National Cycling Officer, Department II/6 Active Mobility and Mobility Management, Federal Ministry of Innovation, Mobility and Infrastructure, Republic of Austria
• Holger Haubold, Director Intellectual Property and Data Collection, European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF)
• Line Hvingel, Chief Consultant, Local Government Denmark
• Jakob Sarvik, Infrastructure Strategist for Cycling & Walking, City of Copenhagen

Moderator: Bonnie Fenton, Senior Mobility Consultant, Rupprecht Consult Forschung und Beratung GmbH

2.13. Cycle logistics at the core of last-mile deliveries

Speakers: 

• Helena Aguiar, Project Manager for DECARBOMILE, Nantes Métropole
• Elia Cipelletti, Logistics and HR Manager, So.De – Social Delivery
• Johan Leveque, Head of R&D, La Poste Group
• Natalia Tomiyama, CEO & Founder, NÜWIEL GmbH

Moderator: Anne-Charlotte Trapp, Project Coordinator, Mobility, Eurocities

 

Day 3: Public Transport (2 October)

3.1. Prioritising efficiency and sustainability: picking the right urban public transport mode

Speakers: 

• Pedro Baganha, Councillor for Urban Planning and Public Space, Porto City Council
• Mihai Chirca, Public Affairs Deputy Director, Transdev
• Loreta Levulytė-Staškevičienė, CEO, Vilnius Mobility Agency (JUDU)
• Ilkka Porttikivi, Deputy Mayor for Urban Environment, City of Tampere 

Moderator: Marcel Rommerts, Head of Unit - Transport Research, European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA), European Commission

3.2. Ensuring public transport accessibility, affordability and availability for all

Speakers: 

• Philip Freeman, Policy Officer for Urban Public Transport and Mobility, European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF)
• Pedro Homem de Gouveia, Senior Policy Advisor, POLIS
• Tiina Ruohonen, Innovation Team Lead,  Office of the Governing Mayor, City of Oslo
• Minna Soininen, Director, Finnish Public Transport Association

Moderator: Luana Bidasca, Policy Officer, European Commission, Directorate-General for Climate action (DG CLIMA), Unit B5, Social Climate Fund and ETS2 Implementation

3.3. Tourism and urban public transport: a win-win situation?

Speakers: 

• Pedro Fernandez, Head of Department, Madrid City Council
• Faustino Gomes, Chairman of Board of Directors, Transportes Metropolitanos de Lisboa (Lisbon Metropolitan Transport) (TML)
• Alissa Kerklingh, Project Leader Sustainable Development, Platform31
• Bilyana Raeva, City Councillor, Varna City Council

Moderator: Juergen Kettner, Policy Officer for Urban Mobility, Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE), European Commission

3.4. Delivering low-emission public transport: clean bus procurement

Speakers: 

• Aida Abdulah, Head of Mobility Enablers Unit, International Organisation of Public Transport (UITP)
• Ignas Degutis, General Director, Vilniaus Viešasis Transportas (VVT) (Vilnius Public Transport)
• Albert Guillaumes Marcer, Engineer at the Directorate General of Transport and Mobility, Government of Catalonia
• Mathilde Petit, European Affairs and Funding Manager, RATP Group

Moderator: Peter Staelens, Head of Mobility, Eurocities

3.5. Urban mobility and public transport at the core of the new EU agenda for cities

Speakers: 

• Gaetana Manganiello, Senior Manager, International Association of Public Transport (UITP)
• Laurent Probst, General Manager, Île-de-France Mobilités
• Lars Strömgren, Vice Mayor for Transport and Urban Environment, City of Stockholm
• Karen Vancluysen, Secretary General, POLIS

Moderator: Isabelle Vandoorne, Acting Head of Unit, Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE), European Commission

3.6. Testbeds for connected and automated mobility: challenges and opportunities for cities

Speakers: 

• Kristine Bull, Innovation Manager, City of Stockholm
• Jonas Damidavičius, Head of Sustainable Mobility , JUDU – Vilnius Mobility Agency
• Lovro Nobilo, Government & Regulatory Affairs Manager, Verne
• Sebastian Troch, Head of Division Digitalisation of Mobility, Ministry of Transport and Mobility Transition, Hamburg

Moderator: Eric Von Breska, Director, Investment, Innovative & Sustainable Transport, Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE), European Commission

3.7. Plenary: Public transport at the heart of the urban mobility system

Speakers: 

• Eric Von Breska, Director, Investment, Innovative & Sustainable Transport, Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE), European Commission
• Loreta Levulytė-Staškevičienė, CEO, Vilnius Mobility Agency (JUDU)
• Mohamed Mezghani, Secretary General, International Association of Public Transport (UITP)
• Peter Staelens, Head of Mobility, Eurocities
• Neil Valentine, Head of Urban Mobility, Projects Directorate, Housing, Cities and Regions Department, European Investment Bank (EIB)

Moderator: Karen Vancluysen, Secretary General, POLIS

3.8. Better connectivity between urban areas and the outskirts

Speakers: 

• Ivo Cré, Director Policy and Projects, POLIS
• Edouard Fleury, Senior Policy Officer in Territorial Cooperation, Lille Metropole (MEL)
• Thomas Geier, Secretary General, European Metropolitan Transport Authorities (EMTA)
• Teofil Gherca, URBACT Programme Director, National Agency for Territorial Cohesion (France)
• George Xenokratis, Senior Manager, EU Public Policy, Bolt  

Moderator: Vanessa Holve, Senior Expert, Sustainable Mobility, ICLEI Europe

3.9. Gender-inclusive solutions for urban public transport

Speakers: 

• Heather Allen, Independent Consultant
• Lucia Mejia Dorantes, Independent Consultant
• Tamara Eelsing, Diversity Manager, Brussels Intercommunal Transport Company (STIB-MIVB)
• Antoaneta Stoimenonva, Executive Secretary, Federation of Transport Trade Unions in Bulgaria (FTTUB)

Moderator: Arianna Americo, Project and Forum Coordinator, Eurocities

3.10. Reimagining urban mobility: innovative design and provision of urban public transport services

Speakers: 

• Céline Mazieres, Director of Strategy, Marketing and Communication, RATP Solutions Ville
• Jonathan Nguyen, Head of Public Affairs, The European Rail Supply Industry Association (UNIFE)
• Mircea Steriu, Senior Project Manager, International Association for Public Transport (UITP)
• Patrik Tóth, Head of Data Analysis and Modelling, BKK Centre for Budapest Transport

Moderator: Ana Costa, Head of Innovation Unit, INOVA+ - Innovation Services SA, CIVITAS Initiative

3.11. Innovation in urban logistics: competitiveness versus sustainability

Speakers: 

• Luca Bellinato, Senior Manager - Mobility Systems, Sustainble Mobility Department, Municipality of Bologna
• Tiina Ruohonen, Innovation Team Lead,  Office of the Governing Mayor, City of Oslo
• Jamieson Saab, Global Head of Sustainability, Wolt
• Hans Schurmans, Director Logistics Operations and Circularity Lead, Proximus

Moderator: Paola Chiarini, Policy Officer, Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE), European Commission

3.12. Synergies between public transport, land use and housing policies

Speakers: 

• Stefana Hoti, First Deputy Mayor and Commissioner for Urban Planning, Malmö Stad
• Lidija Pavić-Rogošić, Vice-president of Civil Society Organisations' Group, European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)
• Andraz Podvez, Architect-Urban Planner, Ministry of the Environment, Climate and Energy, Republic of Slovenia

Moderator: Juan Caballero, Senior Project Coordinator, Eurocities

3.13. City access for tourism coaches

Speakers: 

• Jeanette Axisa, Chief Officer, Transport Regulator Malta
• Anna Grönlund, Deputy Managing Director, Sveriges Bussföretag (The Swedish Bus & Coach Federation); Board Member & President of the Passenger Committee, International Road Transport Union (IRU); Board Member, Svensk Turism AB/Swedish Tourism Ltd
• Tim Fairhurst, Director General, European Tourism Association (ETOA)
• Luca Roggenkamp, Policy and Public Affairs Advisor, Federal Association of German Bus and Coach Operators

Moderator: Chloe Whyte, Policy Adviser – EU Goods Transport, International Road Transport Union (IRU)

 

Views and opinions expressed are those of the individuals and do not reflect those of the European Commission.