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Normunds Popens

Director General | European Commission - Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture Brussels, Belgium

Biography

Since January 2024, Normunds Popens is the Deputy Director General in the Directorate General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture.From 2011, Normunds Popens has been the Deputy Director General for Implementation in the Directorate General for Regional and Urban Policy of the European Commission and in charge of overseeing the implementation of structural and cohesion fund programmes in EU member states and candidate countries. Before joinin

Sessions

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