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BIKiNNOV Final Seminar

Smart cities
of the
future

Knowledge, mobility and innovation
for urban transformation.

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28
October 2026Águeda, Portugal
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The future begins
with new perspectives.

28 October 2026Wednesday

14:00 — 17:45An afternoon of sharing and discussion

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About

Rethink the city.
Transform
mobility.

Researchers, businesses and municipalities come together to share knowledge and start new conversations about the cities of the future.

Under the Interface Mission — Base Funding for Technology and Innovation Centres (CTI), financed by the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR), BIKINNOV developed Action Line 1 — Smart Cities of the Future, focused on identifying challenges, trends and opportunities for building smarter, more inclusive and more sustainable cities.

12

MobiThinksThink Tanks bringing together experts, researchers, businesses, municipalities and other stakeholders in urban mobility.

An afternoon to discover the study’s findings, discuss sustainable mobility and digital transformation, and attend the launch of the Collaborative Book.

28 October

One afternoon.
Many perspectives.

From fresh ideas to new connections.
Explore the seminar programme.

  1. 14:30

    Opening session

    The Final Seminar begins.

    Opening
  2. 14:45

    Sustainable Urban Mobility and Carbon Neutrality

    Gonçalo Homem de Almeida CorreiaInstituto Superior Técnico de Lisboa
    Keynote 1
  3. 15:00

    Data, Artificial Intelligence and Smart City Management

    Miguel de Castro NetoNOVA IMS / NOVA Cidade — Urban Analytics Lab
    Keynote 2
  4. 15:15

    Innovation, Living Labs and Active Mobility in the Cities of the Future

    Marta AlvarezEIT Urban Mobility
    Keynote 3
  5. 15:45

    Coffee break, networking and a guided tour of the CTI

    Time to connect and explore the facilities.

    Break
  6. 16:30

    Mobility in the Cities of the Future

    Round table moderated by Vitor Pereira.

    Meet the participants
    Discussion
  7. 17:30

    Study results and launch of the Collaborative Book

    Knowledge developed together and shared with the ecosystem.

    Results
  8. 17:45

    Closing session

    Bringing the event to a close.

    Closing

Keynotes

Meet the people
bringing new ideas.

Three perspectives on mobility, data
and urban innovation.

Gonçalo Homem de Almeida Correia14:30

Instituto Superior Técnico de Lisboa

Gonçalo Homem
de Almeida Correia

Sustainable Urban Mobility and Carbon Neutrality

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Full Professor of Transport Modelling and Optimisation at Instituto Superior Técnico de Lisboa. He previously taught at TU Delft, where he led the Transport, Mobility and Logistics section.

His research develops transport models and decision-support tools for sustainable urban mobility systems. Between 2014 and 2026, he lived in the Netherlands without a car, travelling by bicycle and public transport.

Miguel de Castro Neto14:45

NOVA IMS / NOVA Cidade

Miguel de
Castro Neto

Data, Artificial Intelligence and Smart City Management

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Director of NOVA Information Management School, where he founded and coordinates NOVA Cidade — Urban Analytics Lab.

Chairman of the Board of Lisboa E-Nova and a Councillor of the Portuguese Engineers Association. He previously served as Secretary of State for Spatial Planning and Nature Conservation.

Marta Alvarez15:00

EIT Urban Mobility

Marta
Alvarez

Innovation, Living Labs and Active Mobility in the Cities of the Future

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More than 15 years of international experience in developing and executing growth strategies, building public-private partnerships and managing strategic initiatives in the public and private sectors.

Round table · 15:45–16:30

Mobility in the
cities of the future.

Research, regions and businesses
at the same table.

Vitor Pereira
Moderator

Vitor Pereira

ZOOM Global Smart Cities Association

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Co-founder of the ZOOM Global Smart Cities Association and the Smart Cities Portugal Cluster. A former journalist and communications specialist, he works with cities, universities and businesses on strategies for Smart Cities, Smart Regions and Smart Tourism.

Recognised as a Smart Cities personality in 2015 and with the People’s Choice Award in 2018. The seminar document introduces him as a Thought Leader in Philosophy and Ethics at the Smart Cities Council and Director of the International Design Centre of the Pan-China Group.

Ana Pereira

Ana Pereira

Ubiwhere

Head of R&I and Co-Head of PMO

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Leads teams working on international research and innovation projects and supports Ubiwhere’s portfolio planning. Experienced in consortia and programmes including Horizon Europe, SNS and EEA Grants. Awarded a PhD in Nanotechnology by the University of Aveiro in 2026.

Paulo Simões

Paulo Simões

OesteCIM

Executive Secretary

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Executive Secretary of the Intermunicipal Community of Oeste since 2017. Coordinates public policies for the region’s 12 municipalities and European funding instruments.

Professor at ISCSP, University of Lisbon, working in public management, territorial policy and smart governance. Previously Director of DGAE and a representative of Portugal on economic matters at the European Commission and the OECD.

Catarina Selada

Catarina Selada

CEiiA

Director of the Smart Cities Unit

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30 years of experience in innovation, mobility, decarbonisation and smart city projects. Involved in implementing the BE.Neutral Agenda, supported by the PRR.

Previously coordinated INTELI’s Cities Unit and served as technical manager of the Portuguese Smart Cities Network and the Smart Cities Portugal Cluster. Recognised as a Smart Cities personality in 2016. Her education covers Economics, Science and Technology Management, and Governance, Knowledge and Innovation.

Cecília Silva

CITTA / FEUP

Director of CITTA and Associate Professor

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Associate Professor with Habilitation at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto and Director of CITTA — Research Centre for Territory, Transports and Environment.

Her research focuses on urban planning and mobility management, including accessibility, integrated land-use and transport planning, proximity-centred cities and transitions to sustainable mobility.

16:30 — 17:30

Knowledge
that opens
new paths.

Study results

Challenges, trends and opportunities for smarter, more inclusive and more sustainable cities.

MobiThinks findings

Good practices and strategic recommendations developed with stakeholders in urban mobility.

Launch of the Collaborative Book

A publication produced within the project and presented during the seminar.

Meet us in Águeda

Where
ideas meet.

BIKiNNOV facilities
28 October 2026

The BIKiNNOV facilities in Águeda

BIKiNNOV

Rua da Indústria, 369, Covão
3750-792 Águeda, Portugal
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Questions about the seminar?

geral@bikinnov.pt+351 234 248 960

28 October 2026 · 14:00

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