From 19 to 22 May, the ITS European Congress 2025 will bring together Europe’s leading voices in smart and sustainable mobility in Seville, Spain — and SUM will be there. Hosted by project partner ERTICO – ITS Europe, this flagship event for Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) is a key platform for advancing the goals of the European Green Deal and the Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy.
Join us to explore how new mobility services, data-driven solutions, and electrification are transforming cities — and how the SUM project and its partners are helping cities lead this transformation.
Don’t miss: the key session on Civitas New Mobility Services
SIS 68 – Business models and concepts for new urban and peri-urban mobility services
Date and time: Wednesday, 21 May | 14:00–15:00
Room: Madrid EF
Moderator: Tamara Djukic (ERTICO/metaCCAZE)
Speaker from SUM: Hassan Mahdavi (VEDECOM)
Cluster: CIVITAS New Mobility Services (NMS)
Speakers:
- Javier Carvajal Naranjo, City of Madrid/ MOBILITIES for EU project
- Hassan Mahdavi, Vedecom/SUM project
- Roelof Hellemans, MaaS Alliance
- Madis Sassiad, City of Tallinn
This high-level session will bring together cities, industry and research to explore how forward-looking business models can unlock the full potential of new mobility services (NMS), including shared mobility, micromobility and MaaS. It will examine trends, technologies, and governance approaches for integrated, low-emission transport in both urban and peri-urban areas. SUM joins forces here with sister projects metaCCAZE, MOBILITIES for EU, and GEMINI under the CIVITAS NMS Cluster.
SUM, as part of the CIVITAS NMS Cluster, will contribute insights from its ongoing work with public authorities and mobility providers on scaling shared and data-informed mobility solutions. The discussion will also highlight first-hand experiences from local implementation, lessons learned from emerging market trends, and the potential of Mobility as a Service (MaaS) to enable seamless multimodal travel.
Where SUM partners and pilots will be represented
SIS 28 – Impact of fleet electrification on urban mobility and sustainability
Date and time: Tuesday, 20 May | 11:45–12:45
Room: Madrid EF
SUM connection: Fredrikstad Living Lab
SUM partner involved: Tom Mauno (Fredrikstad Municipality)
This session will explore how the electrification of urban mobility fleets can contribute to cleaner, more liveable cities. It will address the broader benefits of zero-emission vehicles, including improved air quality, reduced noise, and support for active and shared modes of transport. Key themes include car-sharing with electric vehicles, the integration of ultra-compact vehicles in logistics and passenger mobility, and the role of innovative business models.
Tom Mauno from Fredrikstad Municipality, a partner in the SUM project, will bring local insights from the city’s ongoing work on electrified shared mobility services within the SUM Living Lab. His contribution highlights the real-world opportunities and challenges cities face when electrifying their fleets as part of integrated urban mobility strategies.
SIS 18 – EMDS and mobility data to improve new mobility services: are we there?
Date and time: Tuesday, 20 May | 10:30–11:30
Room: Berlin AL
SUM connection: Fredrikstad Living Lab
SUM partner involved: Tom Mauno (Fredrikstad Municipality)
This session focuses on how the European Mobility Data Space (EMDS) and broader data-driven approaches can help cities improve the planning, integration, and performance of new mobility services (NMS). Speakers will discuss the challenges of data availability, interoperability, privacy, and governance, and how public-private collaboration can unlock smarter and more connected mobility systems.
As a representative of the SUM project, Tom Mauno from Fredrikstad Municipality will share experiences from the Fredrikstad Living Lab, where mobility data is being used to support decision-making, service design, and multimodal coordination.
