Dr. Maria Tsavachidis is the CEO of the EIT Urban Mobility, a European knowledge and innovation community to accelerate the transition towards sustainable urban mobility and livable urban spaces. Before joining the European Institute for Innovation and Technology in 2018, she was responsible for Innovation at Siemens for more than 20 year in different positions. She started her career as a researcher in the field of Intelligent Transport Systems and holds a PHD in traffic engineering from the Technical University of Munich.
Sessions
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June 05: Big and beautiful: Can large entities lead innovation within public transport?
Collaborating for a common vision: levers to accelerate public transport innovation
In this presentation, Dr. Maria Tsavachidis, CEO of EIT Urban Mobility, will present the key levers of accelerating the green and digital transition in the public transport sector. She will discuss the key role of operators, their ability to test new solutions, and the need to scale up efforts to strengthen their role in supporting sustainability and mobility innovation in cities. With the European Commission‘s ambitious target to achieve a 90% reduction in transport-related greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, a public transport revolution is imperative. The complexity of the mission ahead requires deep systemic transformations, as challenges remain, that can only be achieved through cooperation and collaboration.
