Welcome to the Samson International Smart Mobility Summit 2026
The global mobility ecosystem is undergoing a profound transformation. As technologies advance, cities expand, and expectations for safer, cleaner, and more efficient transportation grow, the Samson International Smart Mobility Summit 2026 brings together the world’s leading thinkers and innovators to shape the future of how people and goods move.
With thousands of participants from more than 25 countries, the Summit has become a premier global meeting point for redefining mobility across road, rail, sea, and air.
This year’s Summit will explore breakthrough developments in intelligent traffic management, the transition to sustainable and innovative energy sources, and the accelerating journey toward Level 5 autonomous mobility. We will also ascend into the emerging frontier of Urban Air Mobility and examine how connected, data-driven systems are redefining the way cities – and supply chains – operate across land, rail corridors, maritime routes, and aerial networks.
As cybersecurity challenges intensify and big data powers real-time decision-making, the Summit will highlight the policies, regulatory frameworks, and collaborative models needed to drive innovation from pilot to scale.
In addition, we will spotlight pioneering Israeli companies whose technologies are making a global impact. This year’s innovation exhibition will feature more than 100 groundbreaking companies, showcasing their achievements, challenges, and pathways to international growth.
The Samson International Smart Mobility Summit 2026 invites policymakers, industry leaders, researchers, and entrepreneurs to chart together the next era of intelligent, resilient, and sustainable mobility – on the ground, across the rails, over the sea, in the air, and throughout the digital networks that connect them.
Key Topics
1. From Vision to Deployment: Scaling Smart Mobility
How governments, cities, and industry move from pilots and proofs of concept to large-scale, real-world implementation.
2. Autonomous Mobility: What’s Working, What’s Next
Autonomous vehicles, shuttles, phased autonomy, supporting infrastructure, and regulatory readiness.
3. Advanced Air Mobility & Drones
Urban drone operations, UTM, logistics, emergency response, integration into cities, and evolving regulatory frameworks.
4. Smart Traffic Management & Adaptive Signals
AI-driven traffic control, adaptive traffic lights, V2X, and real-time signaling and notifications to improve safety and congestion
5. Smart & Digital Railways: Innovation on the Tracks
How innovative technologies are transforming rail systems — from signaling and operations to safety, maintenance, and passenger experience.
6. Cybersecurity for Mobility & Critical Infrastructure
Securing connected vehicles, smart infrastructure, drones, and the transportation supply chain.
7. Smart Cities & Local Authorities as Innovation Engines
The role of municipalities as testbeds, data owners, regulators, and key drivers of smart mobility adoption.
8. Infrastructure as the Backbone of Innovation
Innovation in digital and physical infrastructure: smart roads and railways, sensors, communications, energy systems, and long-term planning.
9. Regulation, Policy & Regulatory Sandboxes
Enabling innovation through adaptive regulation, controlled experimentation, and public–private collaboration.
10. Global Collaboration & Mobility Ecosystems
Building international partnerships between governments, startups, industry, academia, and investors.
11. AI, Data & Decision-Making in Transportation
Using big data and artificial intelligence to improve planning, operations, safety, and policy decisions.
SUMMIT'S AGENDA
MONDAY, 16 MARCH, 2026 | EXPO TLV
| Main Hall | Hall C1 | Hall C2 | B2B Area | Exhibition Hall | |
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| 8:30 | Registration & Morning Coffee | ||||
| 9:30 | Official Opening & High-Level Remarks Brigadier General (Res.) Miri Regev, Minister of Transport and Road Safety Ms. Daniella Gera Margaliot, Deputy Director General of Innovation, MOT | B2B Meetings (Pre arranged) | Startups Exhibition Check Out The Great Startups Exhibition This Year |
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| 10:00 | From Vision to Deployment: Scaling Smart Mobility Mr. Elon Musk, co-founder and CEO of Tesla | ||||
| 10:20 | Scaling Autonomous Driving Prof. Amnon Shashua, President and CEO of Mobileye | ||||
| 10:40 | Autonomy Unplugged: From Hype to Highways Dr. Nikolai Ardey, Executive Director Group Innovation, Volkswagen Group Mr. Erez Dagan, President of Wayve Mr. Omer Keilaf, CEO of Innoviz Technologies Moderator: Ms. Daniella Gera Margaliot, Deputy Director General of Innovation, MOT | 10:30-11:30 Innovating Mobility with Local Authorities (Hebrew) REGISTER HERE | 10:30-12:00 Smart Mobility TrackMakers Pitchday REGISTER HERE |
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| 11:10 | Coffee Break | Coffee Break | |||
| 11:25 | Reinventing Rail: Digital Systems, Safety & Operations Ms. Devina Pasta, CEO Siemens Mobility Software Mr. Francisco Mascolo, CEO MM SpA Milan Mr. Peter Novotny, Group CEO, Executive Board Chairman, Skoda | 11:30-12:30 Startup Spotlight REGISTER HERE | B2B Meetings (Pre arranged) | Startups Exhibition Check Out The Great Startups Exhibition This Year |
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| 11:50 | Industry Unfiltered: what’s happening across the mobility sector Ms. Laura Dottori-Attanasio, President and CEO, Element Ms. Hildegard Müller, President VDA |
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| 12:10 | Policy to Practice: Governing Smart Mobility Speakers to be announced soon | ||||
| 12:35 | Charged Up - Emission Free Public Transport Mr. Andrés Barentin Calvo, CEO, Dhemax Mr. Frank Christian Hinrichs, CEO, inno2grid Mr. Alex Gilbert, Head of Energy & Electrification, TFL Oren Ezer, Co Founder and CEO, Electreon | ||||
| 13:00 | Lunch Break | ||||
| 14:00 | Greetings Mr. Moshe Ben Zaken, Director General, Ministry of Transport and Road Safety, Israel | 14:00-15:30 Innovation in Public Transport – what's next? REGISTER HERE | 14:00-15:00 Women In Mobility – Creating Innovation Bridges REGISTER HERE | B2B Meetings (Pre arranged) | Startups Exhibition Check Out The Great Startups Exhibition This Year |
| 14:10 | Innovation for Sheer Driving Pleasure Dr. Martin Tietze, Senior Vice President Driving Experience BMW Group |
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| 14:25 | Building Mobility Ecosystems: Partnerships That Scale Mr. Nicolas Champetier, VP Innovation, Renault Group Mr. Dror Bin, CEO of the Israel Innovation Authority Dr. Otmar Schreiner, Managing Director of co‑pace, Aumovio Mr. Kobi Eisenberg, President of Mobility, Autofleet Moderator: Ms. Michal Fink, Head of Strategy Economics and Innovation, Ministry of Economy |
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| 14:55 | Infrastructure as the Backbone of Innovation Ms. Orly Stern, CEO Ayalon Highways Mr. Nissim Peretz, CEO Netivei Israel Mr. Avi Elmaliach, Acting CEO Israel Railways Mr. Itamar Ben-Meir, CEO NTA Mr. Dan Schoenbach, CEO Trans Israel | ||||
| 15:15 | Taking Advanced Air Mobility to the Urban Airspace Mr. Alon Abelson, CEO Highlander Mr. Yoely Or, Founder, Owner and CEO, Cando Moderator: Mr. Roy Even, Senior Project and Innovation Manager, Ayalon Highways | ||||
| 15:40 | Coffee Break | ||||
| 16:00 | From Data to Decisions: AI at the Heart of Transportation Mr. Gai Berkovich, General Manager Waze, Mr. Nir Bezalel, CEO of Moovit, Mr. Amos Haggiag, CEO and Co-Founder of Optibus Mr. Mark On, Global COO Gett | B2B Meetings (Pre arranged) | Startups Exhibition Check Out The Great Startups Exhibition This Year |
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| 16:30 | When Mobility Meets Reality: Cybersecurity on the Front Lines Ms. Esti Peshin, Global Cybersecurity, AI & Aviation Executive Mr. Yoav Levy, Co-Founder and CEO, Upstream Ms. Amelia Alder, LL.M, Legal Counsel – Cybersecurity, Knorr-Bremse Moderator: Mr. Kobi Ben-Aharon, Head of Sectorial Cyber Unit, MOT | ||||
| 17:00 | TrackMakers Pitchday Winners Announcement | ||||
| 17:15 | Looking Ahead: The Next Phase of Smart Mobility Ms. Himmat Younis, Director, Innovation and Smart Mobility, MOT | ||||
| 17:30 | Happy Hour | ||||
*Program is subject to changes. Stay tuned for updates.