Programme

5th October 2021

16:00 - 18:00

Registration

20:00

EuroVelo Conference Welcome Drinks

Place: Reial Drassanes de Barcelona, Av. de les Drassanes, 1, 08001 Barcelona

6th October 2021

08:30

Registration

09:30

Opening: "Welcome to Barcelona: Destination EuroVelo 2021!"

Auditorium

Jill Warren, CEO of the European Cyclists’ Federation

Isidre Gavín, Secretary of Territory and Mobility, Department of Vice-Presidency, Digital Policies and Territory, Generalitat de Catalunya

Marta Domènech, Director general for Tourism of the Government of Catalonia

Abigail Garrido, Barcelona Provincial Council (Deputy Delegate for Tourism)

10:00

Plenary session 1: The contribution made by cycling tourism in confronting the challenges faced by society

Auditori

Dirk Glaesser, Director of Sustainable Development of Tourism at the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

Fiona Bull, Head of Unit, Physical Activity. Department of Health Promotion at World Health Organization.

Raluca Fiser, President of the World Cycling Alliance

Patrick Torrent – Executive director of the Catalan Tourism Agency

11:00

COFFEE BREAK + NETWORKING

11:30

Parallel session 1:

Thematic axis 1: Healthy and sustainable cycling experiences

Thematic axis 2: EuroVelo network in Southern and Eastern Europe – In colaboration with Agència Catalana de Turisme, Comunitat Valenciana, Costa Cálida – Región de Múrcia and Junta de Andalucía

Thematic axis 3: Promotion and marketing of cycling tourism

13:00

LUNCH + NETWORKING

14:00

Parallel session 2:

Thematic axis 1: Discovering new cycling destinations

Thematic axis 2: Infrastructures, innovation and digitalization – In colaboration with Agència Catalana de Turisme, Comunitat Valenciana, Costa Cálida – Región de Múrcia and Junta de Andalucía

Thematic axis 3: Economic reactivation and generation of quality employment

15:30

COFFEE BREAK + NETWORKING

16:00

Plenary session 2: The resilience of cycling destinations

Auditorium

Moderator: Ed Lancaster, Director of EuroVelo

Xavier Perpinyà, Director of La Molina

Catia Chiusaroli, Sustainable Mobility Urban Plan Coordinator, Metropolitan City of Bologna

Ward Seegers, Project coordinator at Visit Limburg (Belgium)

16:45

Plenary session 3: The future of Tourism

Auditorium

Nagore Espinosa, CEO of IN2destination, Vice President of INRouTe and Expert Consultant for the UNWTO

17:30

Closure of the Conference

Auditorium

Jill Warren, CEO of the European Cyclists

Xavier Flores, General Director of Infraestructures and Mobility, Generalitat de Catalunya

20:30

EuroVelo Conference Dinner

Place: Shôko Barcelona – Restaurant & Lounge Beach Club, Passeig Marítim de la Barceloneta, 36, 08005 Barcelona

7th October 2021

08:30

Registration

09:30

Opening: The role of the bike in a context of health and climate crisis

Auditorium

Ricard Font, General Secretary of the Department of the Vice-Presidency, Digital Policies and Territory, Generalitat de Catalunya

Janet Sanz, Deputy Mayor of Ecology, Urbanism, Infrastructures and Mobility of Barcelona City Council

Antoni Poveda, Vice President of Mobility, Transport and Sustainability of the AMB

José Manuel Caetano, President of the FPCUB

Laura Vergara Román, President and General coordinator of ConBici

10:00

Plenary 1: Strategies of cities, metropolises and territories for the bicycle

Auditorium

Moderator: Xavier Flores Garcia, General Director of Infraestructures and Mobility, Generalitat de Catalunya

Susana Morales, Director of Mobility Planning of Bogotá (Colombia)

Veronica Tasciotti, Councilor for Sport, Tourism,of Rome (Italy)

Pierre Soulard, Head of the Urban Mobility Service at Métropole de Lyon (France)

11:00

COFFEE BREAK + NETWORKING

11:30

Parallel session 1:

Eix temàtic 1: Infraestructura ciclista seguraThematic axis 1: Safe cycling infrastructure

Thematic axis 2: Knowledge, data and research (keys & figures)

Thematic axis 3: Promotion of daily mobility by bicycle – Session sponsored by Decathlon

13:00

Parallel session 2:

Thematic axis 1: The bicycle as an element of transformation of cities and territoriesEix temàtic 1: La bicicleta com a element de transformació de ciutats i territoris

Thematic axis 2: The Bicycle Economy and Industry (manufacturing, cycling, labor and diversity)

Thematic axis 3: Legislation, regulations and road safety (at regional and municipal level)

14:30

LUNCH + NETWORKING

15:45

Exhibition of the twenty-time world champion, Ot Pi Play, as part of the campaign "White bike = Stop accidents"

16:00

Plenary 2: Management of cycling cities and regions

Auditorium

Moderator: Ruth Lamas, Officer of Barcelona Metropolitan Bicycle Bureau

Antoni Poveda, Vice President of Mobility, Transport and Sustainability of the AMB

Giusseppe Grezzi, Councilor for Mobility of the Valencia City Council

Diego Gomez, Head of the Mobility Administrative Service of the Seville City Council.

Esther Díez Valero – Councilor for Mobility, Traffic and the Environment, Elche City Council

17:00

Plenary 3: The commitment to intermodality

Auditorium

Moderator: Lluis Alegre, director of the Mobility Area of the Barcelona ATM

Marise Bezema, Head of Mobility Services NS – Netherlands

Oriol Juncadella i Fortuny, Director of the FGC Operadora

18:00

Closing day 2 + Social Agenda Information

8th October 2021

08:30

Registration

09:00

Plenary 1: Governance and interaction between the social fabric and administrations

Auditorium

Moderator: Jorge Cohelo, Member of the FPCUB Sustainable Mobility Advisory Council

Pierre Serne, President of the French Cycling Towns and Regions Club

10:00

Plenary 2: The city and the region from different perspectives

Auditorium

Moderator: Òscar Chamat, Ciudad-hub coproducer.

Sara Ortiz, Urban planner and sociologist at Col·lectiu Punt 6 SCCL

Lucy Saunders, Director of Healthy Streets

Juan Ortiz, Managing Director of the Zaragoza Area Transport Consortium

11:00

COFFEE BREAK + NETWORKING

11:30

Parallel session 1:

Thematic axis 1: Cycling training for everyone

Thematic axis 2: Cycle tourism and the importance of specialization (destinations and agents)

Thematic axis 3: Cycling communities and participation

13:00

Parallel session 2:

Thematic axis 1: Cyclology

Thematic axis 2: The social and inclusive dimension of the bicycle

Thematic axis 3: Evaluation of public policies (environmental, gender, health, etc.)

14:30

LUNCH + NETWORKING

16:00

Plenary 3: Taking advantage of funding opportunities to boost the bike

Auditorium

Moderator: Laura Vergara Román, President and General coordinator of ConBici

Antonio Pérez Peña, Director of the General Cycling Bureau of the Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda

Teresa Prohias – Director of Services Department of the Vice-presidency i de Polítiques Digitals i Territori, Generalitat de Catalunya

17:00

Closure

Laura Vergara Román, President and General coordinator of ConBici

Xavier Flores, General Director of Infraestructures and Mobility, Generalitat de Catalunya