TIA City Leadership Forum

On 13-14 May 2026, the Cities Today Institute will launch the Transport Innovation Alliance at the City Leadership Forum in Barcelona. It will be the 60^th meeting for city leaders convened by the Cities Today Institute.

About the Transport Innovation Alliance

The Transport Innovation Alliance assists city mobility and transportation directors to deploy emerging technologies to deliver on their goals of more efficient, safer and sustainable transport.

What makes our Leadership Forums different?
Alongside 20 mobility leaders from Europe's principal cities, you will exchange best practices through roundtable discussions, Q&A sessions, case study presentations and site visits.

Select partners from industry and academia are invited to join the dialogue. This event is your opportunity to:

Gain actionable insights from like-minded transportation leaders
Address complex mobility challenges through collaborative problem-solving
Stay updated on emerging trends and innovative solutions
Have meaningful networking opportunities that elevate your peer network.

For city members, the Cities Today Institute covers the costs of your hotel accommodation for two nights as well as all meals, an official dinner and a drinks reception.

Do I have to be a member of the alliance to attend this meeting?
TIA Members have priority access to our events and activities. For the benefit of the discussions, we may extend invitations to non-members to participate as well. Attending non-members we encourage to become a member to get the maximum benefit of their participation.

What is the cost of membership?
Membership is free for city leaders and directors of public transport authorities.

What is the cost of event attendance?
Event attendance is free for city leaders and directors of public transport authorities, with member cities receiving priority access. Accommodation and meals are covered for member cities attending in-person events (max. one representative per member city or transport authority). Attendees are responsible for arranging and covering their own travel to and from the host city.

What obligations are attached to membership?
There are no obligations to being a member of the Transport Innovation Alliance. Members that chose to join specific Working Groups are expected to contribute regularly to ensure a successful accomplishment of the Working Group’s objectives

Do I have to write articles or whitepapers myself?
No. The Transport Innovation Alliance has experienced in-house capacity to write articles, whitepapers and case studies. Our writers may reach out from time to time to gather select members’ input or feedback.

How many virtual sessions are there per year?
Our current planning is for ten virtual sessions per year, but this may vary in accordance with need and availability as expressed by our members.

How many in-person meetings are there per year?
Our yearly planning considers two in-person meetings that each span two days. For 2026 these are Barcelona (13-14 May) and Helsinki (30 September – 1 October).

Is my membership transferrable to other people in my department?
We recommend that all people involved in our activities are members, to ensure the greatest value in knowledge sharing, fully informed on our ongoing activities, etc etc. Cities and transit agencies may have more than one member. Only if a member is unexpectedly unavailable, or changes role, can a substitute be suggested, pending verification by the Transport Innovation Alliance.

Previous participants to our Mobility events include:

Confirmed participants