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
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| 8:30 | Registration & Morning Coffee | 09:30-17:00 B2B Meetings (Pre arranged) | Startups Exhibition Check Out The Great Startups Exhibition This Year |
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| 10:00 | 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 | ||||
| 10:20 | From Vision to Deployment: Scaling Smart Mobility Mr. Elon Musk, co-founder and CEO of Tesla | ||||
| 10:40 | Scaling Autonomous Driving Prof. Amnon Shashua, President and CEO of Mobileye | ||||
| 11:00 | Autonomy Unplugged: From Hype to Highways Mr. Erez Dagan, President of Wayve Mr. Omer Keilaf, CEO of Innoviz Technologies Mr. Eran Ofir, CEO Imagry Mr. Stephan Lutz, CEO, BMW Technology Office in Israel Moderator: Ms. Daniella Gera Margaliot, Deputy Director General of Innovation, MOT | 11:00-12:00 Piloting in Living Labs - Catalysts of Innovation The event will be held in Hebrew | |||
| 11:30 | Coffee Break | Coffee Break | |||
| 11:40 | From Data to Decisions: AI at the Heart of Transportation Mr. Nir Bezalel, CEO of Moovit Mr. Amos Haggiag, CEO and Co-Founder of Optibus Mr. Mark Oun, CEO, Gett Moderator: Mr. Alon Preminger, Partner, Data & AI Practice leader, TASC | B2B Meetings (Pre arranged) | Startups Exhibition Check Out The Great Startups Exhibition This Year |
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| 12:05 | Infrastructure as the Backbone of Innovation Ms. Orly Stern, CEO Ayalon Highways Mr. Nissim Peretz, CEO Netivei Israel Mr. Avner Flor, Acting CEO Israel Railways Mr. Itamar Ben-Meir, CEO NTA Adv. Guy Levian, General Counsel and Interim CEO, Trans Israel Moderator: Ms. Daniella Gera Margaliot, Deputy Director General of Innovation, MOT | 12:00-13:00 TrackMakers Reverse Pitchday | 12:00-13:00 Women In Mobility – Creating Innovation Bridges **By invitation only** |
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| 12:35 | Charged Up - Emission Free Public Transport Mr. Oren Ezer, Co Founder and CEO, Electreon Mr. Ron Eifer, Head of the Sustainable Energy Division, Israeli Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure Ms. Nina Gispan, VP CIO, Egged Group Moderator: Mr. Chen Herzog, Partner and the Chief Economist, BDO |
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| 13:00 | Lunch Break | ||||
| 14:00 | Mr. Moshe Ben Zaken, Director General, Ministry of Transport and Road Safety, Israel | 14:00-15:15 Startup Spotlight | B2B Meetings (Pre arranged) | Startups Exhibition Check Out The Great Startups Exhibition This Year |
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| 14:10 | Mr. Dror Bin, CEO of the Israel Innovation Authority |
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| 14:20 | Building Mobility Ecosystems: Partnerships That Scale Mr. Meir Givon, President and Founder, GIV Solutions Group Ms. Stephanie Reimann Izhak, Head of Innovation as a service, Volkswagen Group Mr. Kobi Eisenberg, President, Element Mobility and Autofleet Mr. Michael Granoff, Founder and Managing Director, Maniv Mobility Moderator: Ms. Michal Fink, Head of Strategy Economics and Innovation, Ministry of Economy |
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| 14:50 | Taking Advanced Air Mobility to the Urban Airspace Fireside Chat Mr. Alon Abelson, CEO Highlander Mr. Yoely Or, Founder, Owner and CEO, Cando Hosted by Mr. Roy Even, Head of National Smart Mobility Testing Centers, Ayalon Highways |
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| 15:15 | When Mobility Meets Reality: Cybersecurity on the Front Lines Ms. Esti Peshin, Former VP & GM, Cyber Division, IAI Mr. Yoav Levy, Co-Founder and CEO, Upstream Ms. Amelia Adler, LL.M, Legal Counsel - Cybersecurity, Knorr-Bremse Moderator: Mr. Kobi Ben-Aharon, Head of Sectorial Cyber Unit, MOT | ||||
| 15:45 | TrackMakers Pitchday Winners Announcement | ||||
| 15:55 | Looking Ahead: The Next Phase of Smart Mobility Ms. Himmat Younis, Director, Innovation and Smart Mobility, MOT | ||||
| 16:00 | Happy Hour - Exhibition Area | ||||
*Program is subject to changes. Stay tuned for updates.