Event agenda
Monday, 14 September 2026
19:00 - 21:00
CIVITAS Network Event for Cities "CIVITAS Connects"
Status:Approval requiredTrack:Social Events
Tuesday, 15 September 2026
09:00 - 12:15
From projects to practice: advancing SUMPs implementation in the functional city
Location: Thessaloniki Concert Hall, M2 Building, Anagnostirio Room (Parallel Room)Track:Side Event
9 speakers
Politicians Exchange Forum (PEF)
Status:Approval requiredTrack:Side Event
Applications available from 1 Aug 2026, 00:00 to 31 Aug 2026, 00:00
10:45 - 12:15
The 15-Minute City in Action: Research, Innovation, and Urban Transformation
Location:Thessaloniki Concert Hall, M2 Building, Museum (Parallel room)Track:Side Event
4 speakers
12:15 - 13:00
Welcoming & Networking Lunch
Track:Social Events
12:40 - 12:55
Meetings
Meeting block
Location:
- Networking area
Meeting duration:15 minutes time slots
13:00 - 14:45
Opening Plenary - Competitive urban mobility: scaling innovation, industry, and investment pipelines
Location:Thessaloniki Concert Hall, M2 Building, Emilios Riadis (Plenary Room)Track:Plenary Session
- Competitiveness
9 speakers
14:45 - 15:00
Short Break
Track:Breaks
15:00 - 16:15
City-Region Connectivity and TEN-T Urban Nodes: Integrated Planning and Multimodal Infrastructure
Location: Thessaloniki Concert Hall, M2 Building, Anagnostirio Room (Parallel Room)Track:Panel Discussion
- Connectivity
5 speakers
Scaling Urban Mobility Innovation: From Pilot Projects to City Deployment
Location:Thessaloniki Concert Hall, M2 Building, Emilios Riadis (Plenary Room)Track:Panel Discussion
- Competitiveness
6 speakers
Urban Mobility Innovation Beyond the EU: Practical Lessons from Candidate and Partner Countries
Location:Thessaloniki Concert Hall, M2 Building, Museum (Parallel room)Track:Panel Discussion
- Connectivity
7 speakers
16:15 - 17:15
Ready to Scale: Meet the Next CIVITAS Mobility Solutions
Location:Thessaloniki Concert Hall, M2 Building, Agora StageTrack:Agoras
6 speakers
16:20 - 17:05
Meetings
Meeting block
Location:
- Networking area
Meeting duration:15 minutes time slots
17:15 - 18:30
Shared & Micro-Mobility Shift: New Mobility Services in Cities
Track:Panel Discussion
- Connectivity
4 speakers
Urban Air Mobility Strategies: City Perspectives and Lessons Learned
Track:Panel Discussion
- Competitiveness
5 speakers
18:35 - 19:20
Meetings
Meeting block
Location:
- Networking area
Meeting duration:15 minutes time slots
19:30 - 21:00
CIVITAS Welcome Cocktail
Track:Social Events
Wednesday, 16 September 2026
09:30 - 10:45
Plenary - Resilient urban mobility: climate adaptation and service continuity under disruption
Location:Thessaloniki Concert Hall, M2 Building, Emilios Riadis (Plenary Room)Track:Plenary Session
- Resilience
6 speakers
10:45 - 11:15
Networking Break
Track:Social Events
10:55 - 11:10
Meetings
Meeting block
Location:
- Networking area
Meeting duration:15 minutes time slots
11:15 - 12:15
Active Mobility for Liveable, Healthy Cities — How Cities Make It Happen (Part I)
Track:Panel Discussion
- Resilience
6 speakers
Data in Action: AI, Digital Twins and Analytics for Urban Mobility (Part I)
Track:Panel Discussion
- Connectivity
5 speakers
12:30 - 13:15
Active Mobility for Liveable, Healthy Cities — How Do We Know It Works? (Part II)
Track:Panel Discussion
- Resilience
5 speakers
From Data to Decisions: Planning, Monitoring and Managing Urban Mobility (Part II)
Track:Panel Discussion
- Connectivity
6 speakers
13:15 - 14:30
Networking Lunch
Track:Breaks
13:20 - 14:20
Meetings
Meeting block
Location:
- Networking area
Meeting duration:15 minutes time slots
14:30 - 15:45
Future-Ready Last-Mile Logistics: Shaping Demand, Deliveries and Urban Space
Track:Panel Discussion
- Resilience
5 speakers
Transforming Public Transport Systems: Innovation, Markets & Partnerships
Track:Panel Discussion
- Competitiveness
6 speakers
15:45 - 16:15
Networking Break
Track:Social Events
15:50 - 16:05
Meetings
Meeting block
Location:
- Networking area
Meeting duration:15 minutes time slots
16:15 - 17:30
European, National and Local Cooperation for the Next Generation of SUMPs
Track:Panel Discussion
6 speakers
The Thessaloniki Challenge: Thessaloniki vs Europe on the Road to Climate-Neutral Mobility
Track:Panel Discussion
7 speakers
Urban Freight Data Connectivity and System Operations: From Data Sharing to Measurable Outcomes
Track:Panel Discussion
- Connectivity
5 speakers
17:30 - 19:00
Novel forms of Public Transport and collaboration with the Mobility Eco-system; Examples from the UPPER project
Location:Thessaloniki Concert Hall, M2 Building, Museum (Parallel room)Track:Side Event
Sustainable Mobility for Sports
Location: Thessaloniki Concert Hall, M2 Building, Anagnostirio Room (Parallel Room)Track:Side Event
9 speakers
Towards Sustainable Hand in Hand Tourism and Mobility Planning
Location:Thessaloniki Concert Hall, M2 Building, Agora StageTrack:Side Event
6 speakers
17:30 - 19:30
Site Visit 1- Guided tour of the Thessaloniki Metro Depot
Location:Meeting point: Outside the CIVITAS Forum venue. A steward will be waiting to meet the group and accompany participants to the site visit location.
Site Visit 2 - Guided tour of the Stavroupoli Bus Depot
Location:Meeting point: Outside the CIVITAS Forum venue. A steward will be waiting to meet the group and accompany participants to the site visit location.
Site Visit 3 - Guided Tour of HIT Research Infrastructure and the Thessaloniki Smart Mobility Living Lab (ThSMLL)
Location:Meeting point: Outside the CIVITAS Forum venue. A steward will be waiting to meet the group and accompany participants to the site visit location.
17:45 - 19:00
Meetings
Meeting block
Location:
- Networking area
Meeting duration:15 minutes time slots
20:00 - 22:00
CIVITAS Community & Collaboration Evening (Dinner)
Track:Social Events
Thursday, 17 September 2026
09:00 - 10:45
Plenary - Connected Tourism Mobility: Managing Visitor Flows and Liveability in European Cities
Location:Thessaloniki Concert Hall, M2 Building, Emilios Riadis (Plenary Room)Track:Plenary Session
- Connectivity
7 speakers
10:45 - 11:30
Networking Break
Track:Social Events
10:55 - 11:25
Meetings
Meeting block
Location:
- Networking area
Meeting duration:15 minutes time slots
11:30 - 12:45
Automated Mobility Services: From Demonstration to Deployment – Building Europe’s Competitive Advantage
Track:Panel Discussion
5 speakers
Powering the Transition: Deploying Investable Energy-Mobility Roadmaps for Cities
Track:Panel Discussion
5 speakers
12:45 - 14:00
Goodbye Networking Lunch
Track:Breaks
12:50 - 13:50
Meetings
Meeting block
Location:
- Networking area
Meeting duration:15 minutes time slots
14:00 - 15:30
City–Innovation Partnerships in Action: From Research to Urban Logistics Transformation in Thessaloniki
Location:Thessaloniki Concert Hall, M2 Building, Museum (Parallel room)Track:Side Event
8 speakers
Co-designing climate-neutral & livable urban spaces: addressing urban redesign challenges
Location: Thessaloniki Concert Hall, M2 Building, Anagnostirio Room (Parallel Room)Track:Side Event
4 speakers
How to transform everyday travel choices for a sustainable transition in our cities
Location:Thessaloniki Concert Hall, M2 Building, Agora StageTrack:Side Event
14:00 - 16:00
Touristic Visit
Track:Outdoor Activities
14:00 - 16:00
Meetings
Meeting block
Location:
- Networking area
Meeting duration:15 minutes time slots