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Maria Tsavachidis

CEO | EIT Urban Mobility Munich, Germany

Biography

Dr. Maria Tsavachidis is the CEO of the EIT Urban Mobility, a European knowledge and innovation community to accelerate the transition towards sustainable urban mobility and livable urban spaces. Before joining the European Institute of Innovation and Technology in 2018, she was responsible for Innovation at Siemens for more than 20 years in different positions. She started her career as a researcher in the field of Intelligent Transport Systems

Sessions

09:30h

Ceremonies | SMART CITY EXPO

OPENING SESSION: LIVE, MOVE & BUILD BETTER

Femi Oke Moderate the Panel Co-Founder Master of Ceremonies

Ugo Valenti Smart City Expo World Congress Managing Director Speaker

Maria Tsavachidis EIT Urban Mobility CEO Speaker

Laia Bonet Barcelona City Council Vice Mayor Speaker

LaToya Cantrell City of New Orleans Mayor Speaker

Constantí Serrallonga Fira Barcelona Managing Director Speaker

Maria Galindo Garcia-Delgado Generalitat de Catalunya Secretary of Digital Policies Speaker

Yutaka Matsuzawa Global Environmental Affairs at the Ministry of the Environment of Japan Vice Minister Speaker

05-11-2024 09:30 05-11-2024 10:15 Europe/Madrid OPENING SESSION: LIVE, MOVE & BUILD BETTER

Welcome to the Smart City Expo World Congress! This first session of the event aims to welcome the audience to the SCEWC with an opening speech by the event directors Ugo Valenti and Maria Tsavachidis. It will also count on the participation of high-level representatives who will address how cities are working to transform, innovate, and create to live, move & build better.

Hall 3 | Congress: Auditorium

Tue 5 09:30h - 10:15h Hall 3 | Congress: Auditorium Full Congress & Tomorrow.Mobility & Tomorrow.Building Passes

14:30h

TMWC - High Level Roundtable | TOMORROW.MOBILITY

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

Maria Tsavachidis EIT Urban Mobility CEO Moderator/Presenter

Normunds Popens European Commission - Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture Director General Speaker

Raed Kadri Ontario Centre of Innovation Vice President, Strategic Initiatives, Business Development and Head of the Ontario Vehicle Innovation Network (OVIN) Speaker

Eva Oosters City of Utrecht Deputy mayor for zero-emission mobility Speaker

Abdulrahman Ibrahim Madinah Region Development Authority Chief Data and Innovation Officer Speaker

#Cities, #Corporates, #Governments, #Research, #Start-ups

05-11-2024 14:30 05-11-2024 15:15 Europe/Madrid 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.

Hall 3 | Congress: Auditorium

Tue 5 14:30h - 15:15h Hall 3 | Congress: Auditorium Tomorrow.Mobility & Full Congress Passes