Velo-city 2026
Rimini
16-19 June 2026

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Plenary speakers
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Roberta Frisoni
Councilor for Tourism, Commerce, and Sport of the Emilia Romagna Region
(Italy)

Tokihiro Nakamura
Governor, Ehime Prefecture
(Japan)
Yoko Alender
Former Minister of Climate, Chair of The Environment Committee & Member of Parliament
(Estonia)
Caroline Lodemann
Executive Director of Allgemeinen Deutschen Fahrrad-Club (ADFC)
(Germany)
Janette Sadik-Khan
Founding Principal, Bloomberg Associates
(United States of America)

Jean-Luc Crucke
Federal Minister for Mobility, Climate and Environmental Transition
(Belgium)

Giuseppe Grezzi
Councilor of the Municipality of Valencia, former Deputy Mayor
(Spain)
Vanessa Pérez
Senior Advisor at the International Union of Railways
(France)
Henk Swarttouw
President of the European Cyclists' Federation
(Netherlands)

Valentina Ridolfi
Deputy Mayor for Urban and Territorial Planning, Municipality of Rimini,
(Italy)

Francesca Racioppi
Head of Office, European Centre for Environment and Health, WHO
(Germany)
Laurianne Krid
CEO of the European Cyclists' Federation
(Belgium)
Britta Dürscheid
Sustainable Mobility Lead at Google
(Switzerland)
Susanna Maggioni
Vice-president at FIAB Italia
(Italy)
Wim Bot
Independent Advisor and former Public Affairs Official, Fietsersbond
(Netherlands)
Paul Walsh
CEO of the European Cycling Industries
(Belgium)
Dmytro Petsiy
Deputy Director of the Urban Mobility Department, Lviv
(Ukraine)
Rodney Ellis
Harris County Commissioner, former Senator, Texas
(United States of America)
Agathe Daudibon
EuroVelo & Cycling Tourism Director, European Cyclists' Federation
(Belgium)
Ivano Marchiol
Councilor for Public Works, Mobility, and Urban Greenery for the Municipality of Udine
(Italy)
     
Audrey de Nazelle
Associate Professor, Centre of Environmental Policy, Imperial College London
(United Kingdom)