Conference Program
Two days of knowledge exchange, workshops, and networking — April 16–17, 2026
*Tentative Agenda – Subject to Change
Day 1
April 16, 2026
09:00 – 09:00
Networking Session.
10:00 – 10:15
Opening Ceremony & Keynote Address.
10:15 – 10:30
Conference Background – From Haarlem to Mumbai, the Bottom Up Story!
10:30 – 10:50
Solving Inclusive Mobility-Interactive Session with case studies.
10:50 – 11:00
‘Humrahi’: Music Video on Air Pollution – Youth’s Perspective on greener cities.
11:00 – 11:20
Designing ‘Woonerf’- A woonerf (Dutch term for “living street”) is a, traffic-calmed residential street, designed to be shared equally by pedestrians, cyclists, and motorists.
11:20 – 11:35
‘Bike Bus’ a Global Cycle To School Program: Ahmedabad Chapter.
11:35 – 12:35
Dutch Best Practices: Five Principles of cycling network design, Importance of traffic circulation/calming, Seamless combination of Bike & Train, and practical global examples of adaption.
12:35 – 13:00
Streets for Walking and Cycling.
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch break.
14:00 – 14:45
Panel Discussion-Better Streets for People: Making Walking Safe and Easy in Mumbai.
14:45 – 14:55
Live Interaction: How Multimodality (Bicycle+Transit) could shape our cities.
14:55 – 15:05
Live Interaction: Building the Knowledge Bridge between EU and India.
15:05 – 15:15
Artistic Performance.
15:15 – 15:30
Short Films – Mumbai Dabbawalas, Tiny Miracles.
15:30 – 16:00
Tea/Coffee Break.
16:00 – 16:45
Panel Discussion: Active Mobility in BKC : The way forward.
16:45 – 17:00
Day one reflections with Group Photographs..
Day 2
April 17, 2026
09:00 – 10:00
Networking Session.
10:00 – 10:10
Opening Address.
10:10 – 10:15
Dabbawalas Facilitation.
10:15 – 11:15
Documentary Premier: All About Dutch Cycling.
11:15 – 11:45
Leveraging Cycle Tourism to Achieve Net-Zero Travel Goals.
11:45 – 12:30
Panel Discussion: Developing a Cycling City in India.
12:30 – 13:00
Panel Discussion: Urban Governance in Active Mobility.
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch Break.
14:00 – 14:30
FIT India Mission ‘Sundays On Cycle’ – Fire Chat.
14:30 – 15:00
Professional Cycling in India – Success of Pune Grand Tour & Future Goals.
15:00 – 15:30
Presentation on Active Mobility by StudioPOD.
15:30 – 16:00
Lunch Break.
16:00 – 16:45
Global Bicycle Network Program: Driving India’s Cycling Revolution.
16:45 – 17:00
The Knowledge Bridge: Closing Plenary & Call to Action.
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