Is innovation moving faster than trust? How should we prepare for Future Mobility?
In the past decade, we've seen the emergence of more new forms of mobility than in a long time, and more is on the horizon. Think about New mobility solutions like Robo-taxis, AI-enabled systems, On Demand/MaaS, delivery drones, electric vehicles, and automated transit networks for sustainable transportation and mobility. Such developments can also be accompanied by structural changes in our mobility behaviour, as our study into the impact of self-driving transport in the Amsterdam Metropolitan Region showed. But these can create additional challenges and frustrations, sometimes leading to them being removed or policies being rapidly updated. Are decisions happening faster than the impacts are fully understood? Existing assessment models focus on infrastructure and benchmarks but overlook the impact to the planet and peoples lives like ecological, social equity, affordability, and AI governance aspects. Are Climate, equity, affordability, and digital trust risks assessed too late?
Arcadis are offering a new framework offering an impact-first model aligned to WBCSD priorities and pathways, enabling informed decisions while embedding safeguards and aligning with sustainability. This approach ensures transportation and mobility innovation supports biodiversity, social inclusion, digital trust, and reduces risks while meeting climate targets.
Speakers
Simon Swan is a Global Solutions Director for New Mobility, shaping the next generation of sustainable, connected and future‑ready transport systems worldwide. With more than two decades of experience delivering transformative mobility, energy and infrastructure programmes, Simon specialises in helping cities, operators and global organisations navigate the transition toward cleaner, smarter and more integrated mobility ecosystems.
His work spans mobility‑on‑demand, EV and alternative fuel strategies, connected and autonomous mobility, advanced air mobility (AAM), digital and data‑driven optimisation, and major‑event mobility strategy. He is passionate about designing solutions that are inclusive, autonomous, optimised, demand‑driven and fully integrated across modes, bridging the gap between sustainability ambition and operational reality.
Simon leads Arcadis’ global efforts across new mobility, supports international programmes on net‑zero transport, and contributes to global forums such as the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, where he advances the mobility pathway and accelerates fleet decarbonisation. He is also the creator of FUMIAF — the Future Urban Mobility Impact Assessment Framework — a structured global model that helps governments and operators evaluate the environmental, social, economic, digital and resilience impacts of emerging mobility solutions before deployment.
Across every project, Simon brings a strong belief that the future of mobility lies in integrated systems, data‑led decision‑making and responsible innovation, ensuring communities, cities and industries benefit from mobility that is not just technologically advanced — but equitable, resilient and genuinely sustainable.
Erik is a project manager for mobility projects that involve major challenges and, as a service lead, is responsible for the technical advisory portfolio within Arcadis Mobily in the Netherlands
