Dates: 9-12 June 2019
Location: Stockholmsmässan, Stockholm, Sweden
Local host: Storstockholms Lokaltrafik
The UITP Global Public Transport Summit in Stockholm highlighted how sustainable urban transport systems rely upon strengthened mass public transport networks complemented by other shared and collective modes of transport, which all together redefine public transport.
Participants
Countries
Exhibitors from 46 countries
Speakers
Sessions
Press and media delegates from 40 countries
Top Management Executives
Exhibition space
Held under the theme “The Art of Public Transport”, attendees were shown what an exciting and positive time it is for public transport.
Beginning with our outstanding keynote, artist and animator Christoph Niemann, showing how a true love of public transport can bring culture, ownership and opportunity throughout our cities. With this, the creative vision for urban mobility continued throughout.
Our Congress programme included numerous sessions and side-events, as 2019 saw the Special Plenary “Redefining Public Transport” take centre stage with our series of minidocumentaries, produced by BBC StoryWorks, arriving on screen. The series was launched to the world that week.
With an exhibition larger than ever before, the international reach of UITP was on full display as our 473 exhibitors showcased their work and new products, allowing innovation to take centre stage. Thanks to our strong collaboration with our exhibitors, their news was more visible than ever before.
Diversity also played an important role in the 2019 proceedings, with a moving side event on women’s employment in public transport, our #PT4ME campaign and UITP holding firm on the promise to advance female voices in the programme with 126 women representing 42% of all speakers – more than double the figure of the 2017 Summit.
The UITP Summit is always a special event. This was my first Summit as UITP Secretary General and I know from the level of congratulatory messages I have received that it has been our most successful yet! The hard work and dedication of the entire UITP team has resulted in a Summit which is the largest ever in size, more than just size however, it was the quality of the content, innovations and diverse activities in the programme, the atmosphere, and the stunning exhibition which has resulted in the positive impact on participants. On a personal level I am proud of what UITP has achieved alongside our members for Stockholm 2019 – and on a professional level, I am convinced that this Summit is a turning point in the way we’ll talk about public transport from now on. I look forward to the next steps.
It was clear from the success of the UITP Global Public Transport Summit 2019 that the creativity and forward-looking vision of all stakeholders was putting public transport in a leadership position.
Our attendees discovered that the sector was imposing itself as the preferred choice in political decisions, and its focus on people was being embraced and implemented: It is the People’s Transport.
And it seemed from the success of the UITP Global Summit 2019, that the people found inspiration in “The Art of Public Transport” everywhere!
