Bridging the Gap: Global Strategies for Resilient Mobility in Rural and Mountain Regions – Learning from the Massif central Case
Le 06/05/2026
Leipzig (Germany), May 6, 2026 | 11:00 – 12:30
Hall 5
Organisers: OrbiMob’ association, National Agency for Territorial Cohesion (France), Ministry of Transport (France)
Rural and mountain areas, which are home to more than a billion people worldwide, face major mobility challenges: geographical isolation, dependence on private cars, expensive logistics, vulnerability to climate and economic crises. However, these areas offer immense potential to develop innovative, sustainable, inclusive and adapted solutions, capable of meeting needs not covered by traditional urban models and major national/international corridors (road, rail, air) The Massif central, with its emblematic initiatives (governance innovation: territorial mobility strategy to reduce car dependence, socially useful transport; technological innovation: intermediate and autonomous vehicles, rural MAAS, light rail solutions; partnership innovation: OrbiMob’ academic/private/public initiatives, logistics collaborations), demonstrates that it is possible to design resilient, efficient and reproducible transport systems. The proposed workshop aims to:
1. Highlight models that can inspire hundreds of millions of people in comparable regions (The Appalachians, Andes, Alps, Spanish Sierra, etc.).
2. Identify the levers to finance and deploy these solutions on a large scale, based on public-private partnerships and international cooperation.
3. Engage in a collective reflection on how to integrate these issues into development and investment strategies, to make them a lever for a better balanced and sustainable development worldwide.
SPEAKERS :
Christelle Peyre, Rural Mobility Funding Manager, National Agency for Territorial Cohesion (France)
Benoît Lebot, European and International Relations Officer, Ministry of Transport (France)
Dr Patrick Oliva, President of the OrbiMob’ association
