Industry events
2023
15 Nov CIN Webinar, The Trail to Innovation: The way forward for off-road riding
CIE's final webinar of 2023 on cycling industry innovation shines a light on the dynamic landscape of mountain biking, focusing on new technologies, research, trail conservation and digitalization.
The 1980s witnessed a remarkable wave of innovation in cycling, thanks to the widespread adoption of mountain biking. Now, four decades later, the burning question remains: is mountain biking still an innovative field? Join our enlightening webinar as we unveil compelling evidence that mountain biking continues to evolve, redefining innovation across diverse spectrums - from trail building to cutting-edge technology.
Discover how entrepreneurs, policy advisors, and academics are each contributing to foster dynamic growth within the field of mountain biking innovation.
Session Panellists:
- Discover the forefront of mountain biking innovation through a research lens – uncovering the key developments to keep an eye on with Lesley Ingram-Sills, Academic Expert, Mountain Bike Centre of Scotland
- How to harmonize trail construction and the advancement of mountain biking with political requirements with Hans Stoops, Policy Advisor, IMBA Europe
- Revolutionizing mountain biking seat post technology: An exploration of innovation with Andreas Haimberger, Co-Founder and CEO, Eightpins
- Integrating product innovation with digital foundations, emphasizing the central role of data collection in driving innovation with Fabio Todeschini, CEO, Blubrake
Moderation by Katya Gasenko, Founder, Marketing 4C
CIE Cycling Innovation Network Webinars are completely free and open to non-members – register here! Please note: Registration is mandatory and spots are limited.
03 Jul The (Re)cycling Webinar – Circular Bikes & Services Shaping Today’s Ecosystem
CIE's Cycling Innovation Network webinar returns with its second of the series on cycling industry innovation shines a light on how the drive towards sustainability and circularity is inspiring new services and products across the bicycle value chain.
While cycling is far more sustainable than many other modes of transportation, producing bicycles and servicing riders raises complex environmental challenges nonetheless. With a forecast of 30 million bicycles sold in Europe by 2030 for an ever-growing and diverse ridership base, scarcity of resources is an emerging issue and more circularity will undeniably be part of the solution to support Europe’s ambitions to become the ‘cycling continent’.
Following up on a highly successful webinar on cargo bike innovation last February 2023, this edition will give the floor to the entrepreneurs who have decided that circularity, sustainability and recycling would be at the forefront of their business choices.
Session Panelists:
- How technology + simple solutions = circular designs for greener and more liveable cities, with Richard Burger, Founder, Swapfiets
- Building a global platform for pre-loved, professionally-refurbished e-bikes , with Toussaint Wattine, Co-Founder & CEO, Upway
- Tommorrow’s bicycle? How recycled plastic could transform urban mobility, with Sven Terhardt, Head of Sales & Marketing, Igus:bike
- Putting sustainability first at every stage of production in the kids’ bike market, with Anna Drew, Head of Sustainability, Frog Bikes
Moderation by Jana Fliegel, Community & Communication Manager, VeloLAB
CIE Cycling Innovation Network Webinars are completely free and open to non-members – register today! Please note: Registration is mandatory and spots are limited.
28 Jun CIE Mobility Afternoons Webinar Series: The Future of Data in Bike Sharing
Online
CIE Mobility Afternoons Webinar Series returns with its second edition on Wednesday, 28 June at 3PM CEST: The Future of Data in Bike Sharing: Benchmarks in the industry, integrability, and MaaS
The webinar will kick off with an overview of how the bike share industry gathered together to create the first-ever data specification, GBFS. It will then move on to applications of GBFS, notably including bike share's integration to Apple Maps and Google Maps. Other current uses of GBFS and beyond will be discussed from the perspective of Mobility-as-a-Service, and finally the software companies of bike share systems will explain the challenges that bike share companies face today when using data for improved operations and integrability.
This session will include a considerable amount of time for Q&A and open discussion among the experts about the opportunities of data use in bike share and its potential to change mobility in cities as we know it.
The webinar will feature five leading experts from companies/institutions that process data including Google, MaaS Alliance, Mobility Data and 2 software companies from the bike share industry: Qucit and Urban Sharing.
In this session, you'll learn about:
- GBFS: the General Bike Share Feed Specification, where does it come from? How does it work?
- GBFS applications: Google and Apple Maps
- Future applications of data standards: MaaS
- Use of data by bike share companies today
- How will data and interoperability look like in 5 years time? And 10?
Session Panelists
- Britta Dürscheid, Strategic Partnerships EMEA, Google Maps
- Kristian Brink, CEO, Urban Sharing
- Raphaël Cherrier, CEO, Qucit
- Roelof Hellemans, Secretary General, MaaS Alliance
Moderated by: Josée Sabourin, Product Manager, Shared Mobility Data, MobilityData
Please Note: Registration is mandatory and limited!
27 Jun Cycling Industries Europe 2023 General Assembly & Members' Meeting
Online
Cycling Industries Europe 2023 General Assembly & Members' Meeting
CIE welcomes members to this year's General Assembly & Members' Meeting on Tuesday, 27 June at 3PM CEST.
We warmly invite all staff of CIE-member companies to attend, so please feel free to invite any colleagues who may want to learn more about the work of CIE. It's very important that each member company sends at least one delegate to the meeting so we can have a full participation in the General Assembly and the Members’ Meeting.
The main purpose of the meeting is to give CIE members an update on the emerging opportunities for cycling companies active in Europe – more information to follow.
Note: This is a CIE member only event. Registration via Eventbrite is mandatory. Not a member? Contact us at info[at]cyclingindustries.com to become a member today!
23 Jun The Big Sustainability Event at Eurobike 2023
Yellow Stage, Hall 8, Future Mobility Forum, EUROBIKE Frankfurt Messe
The cycling industry is facing new and unprecedented challenges in the field of sustainability. We are confronted with climate emergency and environmental crisis, on top of shifting global economic and political trends. New EU policy developments are requiring companies to conform to new international standards on transparency and traceability, including batteries, critical raw materials, packaging, carbon tariffs, and digital services. Ambitious, stricter rules on environmental reporting and performance are swiftly changing the regulatory landscape.
How can we tackle the challenges and navigate in the changing regulatory landscape? How can we work together as an industry and take joint action?
Many companies aspire to be at the forefront of the green transition, working hard to come up with solutions. Come and join the debate at the Cycling Industries Sustainability Panel!
22 Jun CIE Industry Leaders' Breakfast at EUROBIKE 2023
EUROBIKE 2023
THE top event for industry leaders is back in its usual position on Thursday morning, providing inspiration and strategic oversights for CEOs, Presidents and directors in the bike sector. We're kicking off the10th edition of CIE leadership event at Eurobike, with our proven track record for bringing together industry leaders to exchange on the main topics for growing the industry of the future.
And this year is a special one, because working with the EU Parliament and Commission we are designing an EU Cycling Strategy that could double the current level of cycling in the EU and create a million new jobs in our sector.
With this extraordinary opportunity for the bike industry our 2023 Summit will update attendees on what the announcement of this new EU cycling policy means, what has been achieved for the industry in the last year and highlight the critical topics on the policy agenda.
Policies, tax breaks, sustainability, supply chains, access to raw materials, battery regulations, billions of Euros in new infrastructure – all these are on the table, and now is the time for companies to make their voices heard.
Please note this is an in-person event and it is not possible to join digitally.
25 Apr Bike Share IS Public Transport – How to successfully integrate bike share with public transport
Online Event
CIE's Bike Share Expert Group debuts its new Mobility Afternoons Webinar Series on Tuesday, 25 April at 3PM CEST.
About the Session
How can we successfully integrate bike share with public transport? How can we make multimodality work in a way that it encourages the use of sustainable modes of transport? What are the main bottlenecks, and how can we overcome them? How will cities benefit from an efficient multimodal transport system?
In this session, you'll hear snapshots of successful experiences and lessons learned from leading bike share experts, cities, public transport operations and the European Commission, covering the:
- key success factors for an efficient bike share and public transport integration
- latest insights on current EU action on the matter
- 4 things to avoid when deploying MaaS projects
- best practices from across Europe.
Tune in on 25 April at 16 CET for a 1 hour session dedicated to bike share!
CIE 2023 Summit
The Premier EU Cycling Industry Event of the Year Returns on 9 March, 2023 in Brussels
CIE Summits are a “must-attend” occasion for cycling industry leaders and policy-makers, marked as the top annual event to show how bicycle companies are contributing to a greener and healthier Europe and for understanding the key policy topics that will influence our industrial strategies.
This year, our focus will be on a European Cycling Strategy. We believe cycling is the solution to some of the most pressing challenges Europe is facing today, from providing zero carbon mobility to our cities and helping to fight against the climate emergency, to growing a resilient economy with 2 million green jobs by 2030. We want to see more bikes made in Europe and a thriving cycling industry accelerating green and digital transition in Europe.
See the full programme here!
Read more and secure your spot with the link below!
08 Mar CIE Members' Day 2023
Scotland House, Rond-Point Robert Schuman 6, 1040 Bruxelles
After the great success of last year, we'll be hosting an entire day exclusively dedicated to CIE Members.
You will have the opportunity to get updates, market insights and outcomes on all CIE Expert Groups: Sustainability, Cargo Bike Cycle Logistics, Connected Cycling, ITS & MaaS, Market Impact and Intelligence, Cycling Innovation Network, Bike Sharing, Women in Cycling, Supply Chain and Mountain Bike Initiatives. You will have the possibility to contribute with feedback on the work carried out so far and with new ideas for the future! Lunch for the Members Day will be provided.
Check out the full programme