At the midway point of the 2020-2030 decade for decisive climate action, and echoing the 10th anniversary of the Paris Agreement, ChangeNOW 2025 gathers 1,000 groundbreaking solutions and visionary leaders in a spectacular showcase to accelerate the transition towards a sustainable world.

Our attendance

Revolution on the move: how public transport innovation can combat climate change

When: 25 April | 13.00 to 13.45

Where: Future Lab Area

Climate change presents significant challenges to mobility. To meet the goals of the European Green Deal, Europe will require €1.5 trillion in investments in sustainable mobility by 2050. According to the EIT Urban Mobility report “Costs & Benefits of the Urban Mobility Transition,” public transport is the most cost-effective method of decreasing urban emissions.

This panel will discuss how innovations in public transport can help achieve the EU’s target of reducing emissions by 55% by 2030.

Moderator:

• Martí Massot, Head of Innovation Hub South EIT Urban Mobility

Speakers:

• Bruno Lapeyre   |  Director – Energy Transition-Bus – KEOLIS
• Stephane Cobo  |  Head of Open Innovation, Foresight & Disruptive Businesses chez RATP group
• Emmanuelle BRODARD  |  Senior Director | New Digital Business and Services Design | Business Transformation Lead | Frog part of Capgemini Invent
• Julia Mason – Chief Strategy & Transformation Officer SNCF Connect & Tech

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Are you looking for an investment round? 🌱

Up to 7 selected startups will meet the most active and relevant investors in Mobility and/or Energy across Europe during the Supernovas Investment Forum, which will take place online on 11 June from 15.00 to 16.30 CET.

If selected, we will help you refine your pitch and will accompany you in your fundraising process with customised support before and after the forum.

What are we looking for:

✅ At least one woman in the founding and/or leadership team.

✅ Funds sought from €500,000 to €5,000,000.

✅ Sector & focus: Active mobility, city logistics, urban air mobility, waterway transportation & water logistics, connected & autonomous vehicles, sensors & training data, public realm for mobility, energy infrastructure for mobility, sustainable buildings and cities, energy and mobility products for circular economy, energy storage, energy efficiency, renewable energies, smart electric grid.

📋Startups apply by 4 May to be selected by Supernovas and pitch! Click below to find out more about the Supernovas Investment Forum.

If you are an interested investor, email us at supernovas@eitcommunity.eu.

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NOTE: This event will be in Dutch.

Mobility is the lifeblood of our society, and accessibility is its most important criterion. It connects people with opportunities, businesses with markets, and cities with their surroundings. But mobility is at a turning point. Cities are becoming congested, the number of fatalities and injuries would not be tolerated in any other industry and would lead to immediate shutdowns, emissions must be drastically reduced, and new technologies are changing the way we move people and goods. The mobility transition is not some distant future—it’s a challenge we must face today.

What does this mean for how we move ourselves and goods, how we design our cities, and how we use our infrastructure? How can we ensure that tomorrow’s mobility is not only smarter and more sustainable but also remains accessible and inclusive?

During the EIT Urban Mobility Discovery Day—taking place in Hasselt on Tuesday, 13 May 2025—we will bring together experts, policymakers, entrepreneurs, and innovators to explore the impact of the mobility transition. We’ll showcase cutting-edge solutions and, above all, collaborate on approaches that can truly accelerate the shift toward future-ready mobility.

Will you join us?

Programma

12.00 uur – Inloop met lunch

13.00 uur – Woord van Welkom – Kevin Schouterden (Schepen Hasselt)

13.15 uur – Human centered design – prof. Dr. Tom Brijs (Universiteit Hasselt)

13.45 uur – Innovatieve voorbeelden van Stad Hasselt – Bea Cleeren, Yannick Fabbro en Kim Bos (Stad Hasselt)

• Om de (regionale) bereikbaarheid te verbeteren
• Om andere vormen van mobiliteit te stimuleren
• Om data te gebruiken binnen logistiek verkeer

14.30 uur – Pauze

14.45 uur – Workshop: Hoe kan een gemeente versnellen op het gebied van de mobiliteitstransitie?

15.45 uur – Plenair in discussie – o.l.v. Willem Frederik Metzelaar (EIT Urban Mobility)

16.15 uur – Napraten tijdens de borrel

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The EBAN Congress, co-hosted by  EBAN, DanBAN, and the InvestEU Portal, is taking place in Copenhagen from 3-5 June. This is where connections flourish, expert insights are shared and international deals come to life.

Join hundreds of investors and thought leaders from over 50 countries for an unforgettable experience designed to enrich your network, deepen your knowledge and support your angel investment activities.

Don’t miss out on your exclusive opportunity to join this event at a reduced rate. You can grab your discounted tickets using the code: PARTNER15

If you are an entrepreneur or early-stage startup, EBAN Congress 2025 offers a unique chance for you to secure funding, connect with top investors and gain global exposure. Selected startups will have the opportunity to present in front of Europe’s top angel investors and receive complimentary Congress tickets. Even those not selected will enjoy heavily discounted passes. Applications close on April 15.

Why you should apply?

🎫 2 Complimentary Tickets to the Congress
📣 Pitch On Stage in front of leading investors
💻 Featured Profile on the Congress website
✏️ Full Access to Workshops and sessions
🤝 Networking through the Brella App
💡 Eligibility for an Exhibition Stand
💲 Discounts on Additional team tickets

For more information:

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Taking place 19-21 May in Seville, Spain, and focusing on clean, resilient and connected mobility, the event will bring together experts from mobility, technology and policy to advance key European mobility and sustainable initiatives.

EIT Urban Mobility will have a booth in the event (A48) and organise an Arena Session on Monday, 19 May, at 12.00.  

More information coming soon.

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As part of the forum, Estonian Cleantech Association, the Estonian Business School and EIT Urban Mobility are co-organising the Mobility Innovation Procurement Workshop II on 25 April from 14.00 to 16.00.

Mobility Innovation Procurement Workshop II

25 April 2025 | 14.00-16.00

The first workshop is part of an initiative to help increase the adoption of innovation procurement in the mobility and transport sector by local governments in Estonia. The initiative kicked off in January with a gathering of Estonian stakeholders working on the topic.

This session will focus on identifying the key challenges faced by national and municipal governments and related stakeholders, with particular emphasis on the barriers to achieving a green transition in the sector. Two more workshops are planned for June and September 2025. You can write to Piret Liv Stern Dahl (piret.liv.stern@eiturbanmobility) if you wish to get involved and be invited. The entire initiative will result in the publication of a final recommendations report for innovation procurement at the end of the year.

The primary working language will be Estonian, but one working group will be conducted in English. English-speaking participants are welcome to join and share their experiences on innovation procurement. You have to register to attend.

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OGR Torino, in partnership with EIT Urban Mobility, Microsoft Italia and Italian Tech Alliance, have organised a must-attend one-day event to connect startups, scale-ups, investors, enterprises and institutions pursuing the green transition.

Over 50 startups and scale-ups selected by OGR Torino and its partners will present sustainable technology projects and solutions, offering unique insight into the innovations that are redefining the green tech sector.

Why attend?

• An unprecedented number of startups gathered at a single event
• A unique startup showcase that combines purpose-driven pitches and one-to-one meetings facilitated by a dedicated matching app
• A national and international high-level network
• The announcement of a strategic partnership, that sees OGR Torino as the sole Startup Ecosystem Agent of EIT Urban Mobility for Italy, expanding the impact of its activities and offering new growth opportunities to Italian startups in the sustainable urban mobility sector

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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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