25 – 26 March 2026 5th edition FICOBA (Basque Country)

25 – 26 March 2026 5th edition
FICOBA (Basque Country)

CONFERENCES

National and international speakers will give their perspective on the development and future of the sustainable mobility industry.

The conference programme will be published soon.

National and international speakers will give their perspective on the development and future of the sustainable mobility industry.

Exhibiting companies that have booked a stand will have the possibility of accessing the Call for Speakers to opt to participate in the conference programme of the expo.

Key dates

  • 18/09/2023: Opening for abstract submission
  • 10/11/2023: Abstract submission deadline
  • December 2023: Notification of abstract acceptance/rejection

Conference area:

HALL 2

Registration is not required.
Space available subject to capacity.

9:30am

OPENING OF THE TRADESHOW

10:00am

ROUNDTABLE

Movilidad eléctrica 360º: La transformación que redibuja toda la cadena de valor

Electrification is redefining the automotive industry value chain. This round table will analyse how electric vehicle components are evolving, what technological capabilities are needed to compete, and where the real reindustrialisation of the sector is taking place.

Moderator:

MIKEL LASA
CEO Iberia
EIT InnoEnergy

Participants:

OLGA RYBAKOVA

Head of Sales & Marketing

VEGA Chargers

OSCAR MIGUEL

Deputy Director

CIDETEC FOUNDATION

FRANCISCO JAVIER JIMENO

CSO Spain and Portugal

PRECITEC GMBH

JAVIER LLAMAZARES

Managing Director

Battera Technologies SL

MIKEL G. ZAMALLOA

Chief Technology Officer

EVSARE

ENEKO OTAOLA

Senior Researcher

TECNALIA

11:00am

FAST INTERVIEW

Fast charging, batteries and grid services

Daniel Remón

Director and Founder
Enrev

11:30am

ROUNDTABLE

The energy that drives industry: infrastructure and the new era of electric mobility

Without energy, there is no electrification. This round table will address the role of charging infrastructure, smart grids and energy planning as key elements for the real, scalable and industrial deployment of electric mobility.

Moderator:

ARTURO PÉREZ DE LUCIA
Managing Director
AEDIVE

Vice-president
E-MOBILITY EUROPE

Participants:

MIKEL IRUJO

Councillor

Department of Industry, Ecological Transition and Digital Business – Government of Navarre

DAVID ÁLVAREZ

Product Manager E-mobility

Phoenix Contact

IBON CERRO

Industrial Director

Jema Energy, S.A

JOEL MARTÍN

Country Manager Spain

Chargecloud España SL

DAVID GARCÍA-PARDO

CEO

VELTIUM

OSCAR IPARRAGUIRRE

Head of Operations and Services

IPARBUS GROUP

ON BEHALF OF DIREBÚS

12:30pm

FAST INTERVIEW

Challenges in the heavy-duty electric vehicle market

The challenges facing the electrification of heavy electric vehicles will be addressed, such as governance, incentives and purchase subsidies, taxation, investments in electricity grids and the deployment of charging infrastructure for this type of vehicle, among other aspects.

Arturo Pérez de Lucia

Managing Director
AEDIVE

Vice-president
E-MOBILITY EUROPE

1:00pm

ROUNDTABLE

Mobility of the future: automated, intelligent and safe

Automation and the design of smart infrastructure are advancing rapidly, posing new challenges in terms of safety, reliability and professional training, as well as new roles to be performed. This round table will analyse how to balance technological innovation and safety in connected mobility systems and the need to implement training plans in line with the new requirements of the environment.

Moderator:

ÁLVARO ARRUE
Managing Director
BasqueCCAM Association

Participants:

IÑIGO AZCONA

Commercial Director for Spain and Portugal

Irizar e-mobility

JOSHUÉ MANUEL PEREZ

Principal Investigator

CEIT

DAVID OLIVER BLASCO

CTO

ABERVIAN

GAIZKA LAZAROBASTER

Researcher in smart and sustainable mobility

TKNIKA – Basque Government Department of Education

CARLOS PUERTA

CEO

ESEA Propulsion S.L.

ARKAITZ CAMBRA

Driverless Manager

Formula Student Bizkaia

2:00pm

FAST INTERVIEW

Promoting circular electric mobility: Results of the European HEFT Project

Javier Poza

Professor and Researcher
Mondragon Unibertsitatea

3:30pm

ROUNDTABLE

Intelligent data management with AI and cybersecurity for connected and autonomous mobility

Artificial intelligence has become one of the main pillars of connectivity, and its potential depends on secure digital environments. This round table will analyse the role of data, AI and cybersecurity as enablers of connected and autonomous mobility.

Moderator:

CÉSAR GUTIÉRREZ
Technical Director
MUBIL

Participants:

ALVARO COUPEAU

Functional Safety & Cybersecurity

AVL Ibérica Euskadi

IRENE CLEMENTE

Director of Operations

NEXIMODE SOLUTIONS S.L.

VICTOR MANUEL ACEBO

e-Mobility Manager

Serveo Servicios

ADRIÁN LARRIPA

CEO

bigD Diseño e Innovación

GORKA MARCOS

Director of Market Strategy and Innovation

Vicomtech

RAMÓN FUENTES

Director of Solutions and Strategy

Kapsch

4:30pm

FAST INTERVIEW

Connected environment and electric mobility

Joerg Andre Von Franquet

Fleet sales
ZF

6:00pm

CLOSING OF THE TRADESHOW

MARIA TSAVACHIDIS

CEO
EIT Urban Mobility

La Dra. Maria Tsavachidis es la directora general de EIT Urban Mobility, una comunidad europea de conocimiento e innovación para acelerar la transición hacia la movilidad urbana sostenible y los espacios urbanos habitables. Antes de incorporarse al Instituto Europeo de Innovación y Tecnología en 2018, fue responsable de Innovación en Siemens durante más de 20 años, empresa en la que ocupó diferentes puestos. Comenzó su carrera como investigadora en el campo de los sistemas de transporte inteligentes y tiene un doctorado en ingeniería de tráfico por la Universidad Técnica de Múnich.