ICBF 2026 Programme

Inspiring expert speakers, panels, pitches, screenings, networking events and more.

Here’s the programme for ICBF 2026!

The speakers you see below are confirmed, but since we’re still putting the finishing touches to the agenda, be sure to check back here for updates.

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Monday 12th October 2026

INTERNATIONAL CARGO BIKE FESTIVAL

10:15

MON 12 OCT

ICBF: Programme Opening

10:15 – 10:30

Podium

Day Moderator

Nicole Lolkema

Network Coordinator, Dutch Cycling Embassy

Jos Sluijsmans

Director, International Cargo Bike Festival

10:30

MON 12 OCT

Keynote: Battery-as-a-service and cargo bikes: learning from African innovation

10:30 – 11:00

Podium

Dr Frauke Behrendt FHEA

Associate Professor Transitions to Sustainable Mobility – Eindhoven University of Technology

Exploring the rapid uptake of battery-as-a-service (BaaS) in Nairobi, Kenya, Frauke Behrendt asks what European cities and companies can learn from this innovation. The recent electrification of two-wheelers – both e-bicycles and motorbikes – in Sub-Saharan Africa is increasingly accompanied by battery swapping stations across cities. There, riders swap batteries, while data on riders, cargo, trips, battery status, etc inform new business models.

In this keynote, Behrendt explores the implications for cities and cargo bikes through the analytical lens of mobility data justice, combined with a long-term perspective of innovative bicycle use for cargo across Africa.

Bio – Frauke Behrendt

Frauke Behrendt is Associate Professor in Transitions to Sustainable Mobility at Eindhoven University of Technology (NL), with previous appointments in the United Kingdom and the US. Her interdisciplinary research connects sustainable mobility, digital society and social justice perspectives. She explores how we can move towards radically more sustainable and just mobilities, especially considering the role of active and micromobility, data/AI, and ‘beyond-car’ electric mobility in (urban) transitions – in Europe and the Global South. She enjoys leading interdisciplinary research teams and projects, enabled by national and international funders.Amongst others, she led the UK-based ELEVATE project that involved cargo-bike trials, a project with PostNL on Light Electric Vehicles, and one on micromobility in the Netherlands.

Out recently

Qu, Behrendt, Oldenziel & Hu (2026) Past, present and future of sustainable mobilities: comparing bikeway guidelines development in China and The Netherlands, 1920s–2020s. Mobilities.

Yon A, Behrendt F & Kon F (2026) Cycling towards equity: Financial incentives as a strategy for mobility justice. Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives 36 (101794): 1-17.

Chang H & Behrendt F (2026) From sustainable toward ‘city-friendly’ logistics: Using light electric freight vehicles in zero-emission zones. Cities.

11:10

MON 12 OCT

KLEUSTER PICK UP 350: Boosting Park Productivity

11:10 – 11:55

Podium

Session Moderator
Samuel Artus

Commercial Director, Kleuster

Okan Cavusoglu

Managing Director, Kleuster

Daniel Bianco

Transport Planner – Brighton & Hove City Council

Lee Pugh

Founder and Chief Pilot, Colchester eCargo

12:00

MON 12 OCT

Safe cargo bike parking in cities

12:00 – 12:30

Podium

Kamil Erami

Design & Development, BOUT

12:30

MON 12 OCT

Lunch

12:30 – 13:30

13:00

MON 12 OCT

SIDE EVENT

LEVA-EU Session: the Dutch LEV-framework and the Battery Regulation

13:00 – 15:00

Room 218

Annick Roetynck

Managing Director, LEVA-EU

This session is free to attend and is organised by LEVA-EU.

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13:30

MON 12 OCT

Battery repair and standardisation

13:30 – 14:30

Podium

Paul Timmer
Townmaking Institute

Jos Lenssen
Owner and Director, Battery Fact

14:40

MON 12 OCT

Cycle Logistics Federations – in conversation, from Europe to the world

14:40 – 15:30

Podium

Philippe van de Casteele
General Manager, Belgian Cycle Logistics Federation

Gaétan Piegay
Deputy Director, Les Boîtes à Vélo

Sebastian Bächer
Board Member for International Affairs, Radlogistiekverband Deutschland

15:30

MON 12 OCT

Announcement: launch of the BFLN – Branchevereniging Fietslogistiek Nederland / Cycle Logistics Association of The Netherlands (CLAN)

15:30 – 15:40

Podium

Jos Sluijsmans

Director, International Cargo Bike Festival

15:40

MON 12 OCT

ICBF Exhibitor Pitches

15:40 – 16:30

Podium

ICBF Exhibitors

In this rapid-fire pitch session, ICBF Exhibitors get two minutes to tell us all about their company, product or service.

16:30

MON 12 OCT

ICBF Day 1: Closing remarks

16:30 – 16:40

Podium

Day Moderator

Nicole Lolkema

Network Coordinator, Dutch Cycling Embassy

Jos Sluijsmans

Director, International Cargo Bike Festival

Tuesday 13th October 2026

INTERNATIONAL CARGO BIKE FESTIVAL

09:30

TUE 13 OCT

SIDE EVENT

International / EU Cycle Logistics Forum

09:30 – 12:00

Room 218

Philippe van de Casteele
General Manager, Belgian Cycle Logistics Federation

Gaétan Piegay
Deputy Director, Les Boîtes à Vélo

Sebastian Bächer
Board Member for International Affairs, Radlogistiekverband Deutschland

This session is free to attend and is organised by the Belgian Cycle Logistics Federation (BE), Boîtes à Vélo (FR), and Radlogistikverband Deutschland (DE).

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The purpose of this forum is to connect and strengthen the international cycle logistics network.

The workshop is also open to all companies and organizations interested in shaping the future of the European (and global) cycle logistics ecosystem. If you know other relevant organisations, please share this invitation with them.

10:15

TUE 13 OCT

ICBF Day 2: Morning Programme Opening

10:15 – 10:30

Podium

Moderator of the morning programme

Jaime Novo

Journalist, author and cycling campaigner

Jos Sluijsmans

Director, International Cargo Bike Festival

10:30

TUE 13 OCT

Unlocking the international economic potential of cycle logistics

10:30 – 11:00

Podium

Lucas Harms

Professor of Applied Sciences Smart & Sustainable Urban Mobility, Utrecht University of Applied Sciences

Sonja Munnix
Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO)

11:00

TUE 13 OCT

13th Cycling Mobility in Brazil Awards

Awards XIII Prêmio Promovendo a Mobilidade por Bicicleta no Brasil

11:00 – 11:20

Podium

Felipe Pacheco and Yasmim Reck

Nossa Bici – Community Bicycle-Sharing System

Danielle Távora

Roda Rosa

Aline Os

Care-Based Algorithm

Presenter
Isabela Ledo
Sustainable Mobility Advisor

The annual “Promovendo a Mobilidade por Bicicleta no Brasil” award is organized by the Brazilian civil society organization Transporte Ativo and funded by Itaú-Unibanco. For thirteen years, the competition has recognized outstanding initiatives that promote cycling in Brazil, celebrating the work of people and organizations committed to bicycle mobility.

The award highlights innovative ideas and practical actions, giving visibility to initiatives that can inspire others. It recognizes projects in three categories: education and awareness, data collection and research, and entrepreneurship. This year’s winners are:

Education and Awareness: Nossa Bici - Community Bicycle-Sharing System

Organisation: Instituto Democracia Popular (Curitiba, Paraná)

Represented by: Felipe Pacheco and Yasmim Reck

Nossa Bici – Community Bicycle-Sharing System is an initiative of Instituto Democracia Popular (IDP) that provides communities with a practical and affordable solution to everyday mobility challenges. It aims to make travel easier, promote independence and sustainability, and strengthen community connections, particularly in areas where public transport is limited and expensive. The pilot project was implemented in the Chacrinha-Vila Esperança community in Alto Boqueirão, Curitiba, which is home to 65 families. Access to essential services and rights is hindered by an unpaved road almost two kilometres long, lacking lighting and basic infrastructure. Bicycles already play a central role in local travel: they account for 27% of trips in the community, compared with just 2% across Curitiba. This figure highlights cycling as a viable and urgently needed mobility solution for the area. Nossa Bici forms part of IDP’s ongoing work, which has already secured school transport, electricity, and other rights for the community. It is seen as a solution that can be implemented quickly, is sustainable and community-based, and improves access and local quality of life. The project was developed collaboratively and through community participation, with decisions at all five stages made collectively.

Website: Instituto Democracia Popular

Data Collection and Research: Roda Rosa

Organisation: LAURB – Institute of Ecosystemic Urbanism (Fortaleza Ceará)

Represented by: Danielle Távora

Roda Rosa is an action-research project on active mobility and gender that uses participatory methods to investigate women’s actual travel conditions in areas of Fortaleza, Ceará. Drawing on participants’ everyday experiences, the initiative produces qualitative, spatial, and behavioural data on road safety, cycling infrastructure, gender-related behaviour in public spaces, and bicycle use patterns.Data are collected through guided journeys, collaborative mapping, workshops, and discussion circles. These activities help reveal how women travel, where they feel unsafe, and which barriers limit their mobility. The data are then systematically organized to produce urban assessments through a gender and place-based lens. Alongside generating data, the project develops a replicable methodology for collecting information in urban contexts. Participants contribute as co-producers of knowledge, strengthening the quality and legitimacy of the findings. The project also includes initiatives such as Rodinha Rosa, which focuses on children’s active mobility and cycling education, extending the research’s intergenerational scope. The findings inform evidence-based public policies and urban interventions centred on women’s experiences, helping promote safer, more inclusive, and more equitable cities.

Website: início

Entrepreneurship: Care-Based Algorithm

Organisation: Señoritas Courier (São Paulo, São Paulo)

Represented by: Aline Os

The organisation has been making bicycle deliveries in São Paulo since 2017, with a team composed of women and trans people. In 2021, the team identified its own approach to deliveries, allowing control over load weight, distance, and working hours while ensuring fair pay and avoiding the gamification of work. This approach to allocating deliveries enabled it to offer customers lower prices while maintaining a committed and motivated team. The collective’s approach attracted the attention of researchers in Brazil and internationally, who explored it in undergraduate and postgraduate research projects and books. In 2024, Señoritas formally established its association and cooperative and launched Brazil’s first cooperative delivery platform. It was developed in partnership with the MTST Technology Unit, which was responsible for the platform’s code, and Unicamp researcher Gustavo Nicolau Gonçalves, who translated the “care-based algorithm” developed and identified by Señoritas into digital code. All this work was carried out without funding, relying entirely on volunteer labour. As a result, the platform is not currently operating, but we continue to seek ways to make the algorithm available to other bicycle delivery collectives and cooperatives around the world.

Website: Señoritas Courier