Live from the French Ministry of Transport in Paris
19 April 2023 @ 18h00-20h00 CET

Opening Ceremony of the European Startup Prize for Mobility (5th Edition)

Live from the French Ministry of Transport in Paris

Presented by the European Startup Prize for Mobility and The Brussels Times

The European Startup Prize for mobility (EUSP) is an EU-founded acceleration and investment programme for sustainable mobility startups. It was created in 2017 by MEP Karima Delli, Chairwoman of the European Parliament’s Transport Committee, together with Boston Consulting Group and Via ID.

The Prize brings together all major EU institutions (European Parliament, European Commission, European Investment Bank, EIT Urban Mobility, Europe’s Rail) and together with multi-national mobility companies and major tech players (see below).

This public-private initiative aims to support and scale up smart and sustainable mobility startups across Europe via massive visibility, investment opportunities, business mentoring, and more.

This event will open the application period for the 5th edition, which will remain open on the Prize’s website until 20 June 2023. It will allow all partner organisations to present the benefits they can offer for the winning startups and their vision of a smarter, cleaner, and more inclusive mobility future. Join us!

Programme

18:00-18:05 Opening

Dan Sobovitz & Karima Delli 

EUSP Managing Director & President

18:05-18:15 Introduction

French Minister Clément Beaune 

18:15-18:20 Recorded message

European Commission VP Maroš Šefčovič

18:20-18:30 Fireside Chat

Lilyana Pavolva, Vice President at European Investment Bank (EIB)

18:30 – 19:00 Reverse Pitching of EUSP Partner Institutions

Giorgio Travaini, Executive Director a.i., Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking

Fredrik Hånell, Director of Impact Ventures, EIT Urban Mobility

Thierry GUIMBAUD, General Director, French Navigation Authority (VNF)

Jean Todt, UN Special Envoy for Road Safety

Dorothee Dayraut Jullian, Directrice des Affaires publiques et de la Communication, MOBILIANS

19:00-19:15 Round Table – winning startups from previous editions

Bruno Mendes Da Silva, Founder and CEO, Heex Technologies, Winner of the 4th edition, 2022

Nicolas Duvaut, fondateur & CEO, K-Ryole, Winner of the 2nd edition, 2019

Ronan Bouquet, CEO Geovelo, Winner of the 2nd edition, 2019

19:15 – 19:45 Reverse pitching of EUSP partner corporations

Giacomo Carelli, CEO of Crédit Agricole Auto Bank

Jehan de Thé, Director of Public Affairs, Europcar Mobility Group

Alpha Oumar Bah, Germany’s Federal Highway Authority (Die Autobahn GmbH)

Edward Arkwright – Deputy CEO – Groupe ADP

Catherine Leboul-Proust, Director of Strategy, GRDF

Carl-Magnus Norden, Founder of Volta Trucks

Dominique Servier-Crouzat, Head of Innovation & Strategic Programmes, RATP Group

Eric Kirstetter, Senior Partner, Roland Berger

19:45- 20:00 Round table of EUSP co-founders

Joel Hazan, Founding Partner BCG

David Schwarz, Managing Director, Via-ID

Karima Delli, Chairwoman of the Transport Committee, European Parliament

20:00- – 21:00 Walking Cocktail Dinner

The livestream will be available on this page on the day of the event. No registration is required.

Host

Dan Sobovitz

Managing Director of the European Startup Prize for Mobility

Speakers

Karima Delli

Chairwoman of the European Parliament’s Transport and Tourism Committee

Maroš Šefčovič

European Commission Vice-President for Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight | Coordinating the EU Battery Alliance

Lilyana Pavlova

Vice President at European Investment Bank (EIB)

Clément Beaune

Minister Delegate for Transport of France

Joël Hazan

Partner & Managing Director at the Boston Consulting Group

Catherine Leboul Proust

Chief Strategy Officer at GRDF

Jehan de Thé

Group Public Affairs Director at Europcar Mobility Group

Edward Arkwright

Deputy CEO Groupe ADP

Giorgio Travaini

Executive Director a.i., Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking

Fredrik Hånell

Director of Impact Ventures, EIT Urban Mobility

Thierry Guimbaud

General Director, French Navigation Authority (VNF)

Jean Todt

UN Special Envoy for Road Safety

David Schwarz

Managing Director, Via-ID

Dominique Servier-Crouzat

Head of Innovation & Strategic Programmes, RATP Group

Ronan Bouquet

CEO Geovelo, Winner of the 2nd edition, 2019

Alpha Oumar Bah

Germany’s Federal Highway Authority (Die Autobahn GmbH)

Bruno Mendes Da Silva

Founder and CEO, Heex Technologies, Winner of the 4th edition, 2022

Carl-Magnus Norden

Founder of Volta Trucks

Giacomo Carelli

CEO of Crédit Agricole Auto Bank

Nicolas Duvaut

Fondateur & CEO, K-Ryole, Winner of the 2nd edition, 2019

Dorothee Dayraut Jullian

Directrice des Affaires publiques et de la Communication, MOBILIANS

Eric Kirstetter

Senior Partner, Roland Berger