Dates: 26-30 May 2013
Location: Palexpo, Genveva, Switzerland
Local host: Transports Publics Genevois (tpg)
The 60th edition of the biennial UITP World Congress & Exhibition concluded with figures that show that the global movement for sustainable mobility was gaining significant ground. 2097 Delegates from 78 countries came to Geneva to learn from each other and share innovative solutions that would help transform urban mobility in the years to come.
Participants across the exhibition
Countries
Exhibitors
Speakers from 30+ countries
International press and media representatives
Top Management Executives
Exhibition space
The number of participants represented a 34 per cent increase as compared to the 2011 edition held in Dubai.
The Mobility & City Transport Exhibition – running alongside the Congress – received some 25,000 visitors across the 30,000m² of exhibition space and also saw a considerable increase in the number of exhibitors: 326 in Geneva, almost 30% more than in Dubai.
“The fact that 2097 people from 78 countries came together in Geneva shows not only that sustainable mobility is a rapidly expanding industry but that it’s also a motor for economic growth and job creation,” said UITP Secretary General, Alain Flausch. “A further 7 million jobs in public transport operating companies alone could be created all over the world if we achieve our objective of doubling the market share of public transport by 2025. The figures from Geneva are thus greatly encouraging for the whole sustainable mobility industry”.
In Geneva, UITP also launched the worldwide ‘Grow with Public Transport’ action which took place from 16-22 September 2013. UITP members all around the world all displayed the same ‘Grow with Public Transport’ message (on trams, buses, metro stations, websites…) at the same time to show that there is a united world movement to make cities better places to work and live. 240 applications from over 40 countries for the first Grow with Public Transport Awards in Geneva illustrated the momentum already behind the movement.
