Meet our plenary speakers!

The annual cycling summit is on the horizon! We are excited to announce some of our plenary speakers that will take the floor at Velo-city 2023 Leipzig.

Emmanuel John,?President of the Africa Urban Cycling Organization

“Cycling is one credible evidence of urban freedom, cities that do not embrace cycling may never be free from transport and traffic crises”

Emmanuel John is President of the Africa Urban Cycling Organization, and Board Member of the World Cycling Alliance.?He is a sustainable transport and road safety expert with 24 years of experience in urban transport and traffic safety. He will speak in 'Plenary 4: Redefining?public space

Karen Vancluysen, Secretary General of POLIS Network

“Cycling continues to be my number one mode of transport and does not only move me around but also makes me happy!”

Karen Vancluysen has been Secretary General of POLIS Network since 2014. She has been involved in European urban transport networking and policy activities, and EU research and innovation projects covering a wide range of urban mobility topics since 1998.

She will speak in 'Plenary 5: Creating mobility systems of the future now

Ulrich Prediger, Founder of JobRad

“All too often, cycling has been an afterthought in discussions of mobility – it's time to make it one of the main elements of the debate on an eco-friendly future”

Ulrich Prediger is the founder of JobRad and a member of the supervisory board of JobRad Holding AG since April 2022. He and his team, together with other associations and organisations, successfully advocated for tax equality between company cars and company bicycles. He?will speak in Plenary 3: Pedalling from the energy crisis towards thriving climate neutral economies

Rebecca Karbaumer, Sustainable Mobility Project Coordinator

“Hopping on a bike to go about my daily business still makes me feel the giddy joy and pride of a kid who’s free to go wherever she wants!”

Rebecca Karbaumer works for the City of Bremen’s Ministry?for Climate Protection, the Environment, Mobility, Urban and Housing Development. She is responsible for creating mobility policies and coordinating transport projects on sustainable mobility.

She will speak in "Plenary 5: Creating mobility systems of the future now"

Do you still need to secure a ticket for #VC23? Hurry up and get your discounted tickets for Velo-city 2023 only until 31 March. Join your fellow Velo-citizens in?Leipzig and?get inspired!