ICBF 2025 Programme

There was a packed programme of inspiring expert speakers, panels pitches and screenings at ICBF 2025.

All speakers and panel sessions from ICBF 2025 will be available to watch on the @cargobikefest YouTube channel in the coming period. Subscribe to the channel or stay tuned to our other social media platforms for announcements.

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Monday 13th October 2025

INTERNATIONAL CARGO BIKE FESTIVAL / DUTCH MOBILITY SUMMIT

10:30

MON 13 OCT

ICBF 2025 Day 1 / Dutch Mobility Summit: Opening

10:30 – 10:40

Podium

Moderator

Henk Swarttouw

President, European Cyclists’ Federation

Jos Sluijsmans

Director, International Cargo Bike Festival

10:40

MON 13 OCT

Keynote: Why cycling futures do not start with cycling

10:40 – 11:10

Podium

Meredith Glaser

Professor of Cycling, Ghent University
CEO, Urban Cycling Institute
Faculty Lecturer Urban Planning, University of Amsterdam

11:10

MON 13 OCT

Why would you get an electric cargo trailer in your fleet?

11:10 – 11:40

Podium

Natalia Tomiyama

Founder & CEO, NÜWIEL

11:40

MON 13 OCT

Designing inclusive mobility

11:40 – 12:10

Podium

Jolien Heeman

Director of Product Management, Van Raam

12:10

MON 13 OCT

Lunch break

12:10 – 13:30

Podium

Lunchtime short film screening: Fietsgeluk (Cycling Happiness)

A short film about the happiness cycling brings. Made to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Fietsersbond, the Dutch Cyclists’ Union. (10 mins)

12:30

MON 13 OCT

ICBF SIDE-EVENT

LEVA-EU Info-Session on EU Battery Regulation & ZIV-Proposal

12:30 – 14:30

Room 116

Annick Roetynck

Managing Director, LEVA-EU

LEVA-EU hosts a free information session on the EU battery Regulation and the ZIV-proposal. The meeting is free of charge for all interested professional visitors and press, but for practical reasons registration is required; please click here to do so.

What LEVA-EU will cover in this session:

  • Explain the changes: We’ll map the practical implications of the Battery Regulation, EN 17860-standards, and the ZIV proposal for manufacturers, importers, and suppliers.
  • Listen and collect input: Your operational realities—design choices, component sourcing, documentation, testing—will inform our advocacy.
  • Coordinate industry response: We’ll help align positions to protect fair, proportionate, and innovation-friendly rules.

For a more detailed overview of the meeting, please read this briefing.

LEVA-EU are also present at ICBF 2025 with a booth, and warmly invite you to stop by.

13:30

MON 13 OCT

Investment in accessibility and the potential for cargo bikes

13:30 – 14:00

Podium

Joost de Kruijf

SmartwayZ.NL
Dutch Cycling Intelligence

14:00

MON 13 OCT

How to find funding and investors?

14:00 – 14:15

Podium

Joyce Houterman

Investment Manager, ROM Utrecht Region

14:15

MON 13 OCT

Carrier Magazine: Inside Issue 02

14:15 – 14:30

Podium

Tom Parr

Editor, Carrier Magazine
Co-organiser of the International Cargo Bike Festival

14:30

MON 13 OCT

Coffee/Tea Break

14:30 – 15:00

Podium

15:00

MON 13 OCT

ICBF SIDE-EVENT

Meetup: The Great British Cargo Bike Boom. What next for cycle logistics in the UK?

15:00 – 16:00

Room 116

Lee Pugh

Co-Chair, SUFA
Founder and Chief Pilot at Colchester eCargo

Daniel Bianco

Transport Planner, Brighton & Hove City Council

An opportunity for European manufacturers / operators / others to meet informally with a number of UK-based cargo bike operators, to share experiences/knowledge exchange and explore collaborations.

15:00

MON 13 OCT

Company bike leasing for Europe

15:00 – 15:30

Podium

Holger Haubold

Director – Intellectual Property & Data Collection, European Cyclists’ Federation

15:35

MON 13 OCT

Case study: ASML – how Brainport accelerates mobility transition

15:35 – 16:00

Podium

Pim de Weerd

Global Mobility Manager, ASML

16:00

MON 13 OCT

ICBF Exhibitor Pitches

16:00 – 16:25

Podium

ICBF Exhibitors

Moderated by

Emma Stubbe

Dutch Cycling Embassy

In this rapid-fire pitch session, ICBF Exhibitors get two minutes to tell us all about their company, product or service.

16:25

MON 13 OCT

ICBF 2025 Day 1 / Dutch Mobility Summit: Closing remarks

16:25 – 16:30

Podium

Emma Stubbe

Dutch Cycling Embassy

Jos Sluijsmans

Director, International Cargo Bike Festival

16:30

MON 13 OCT

Film screening & Q&A session: Finding Nessie

16:30 – 17:00

Podium

Katrien De Smet

Filmmaker

Manu Cattrysse

Filmmaker

Introduced by

Jon Woodroof

Owner & Founder, TwoTone Amsterdam

Riding through the rugged Scottish Highlands with two small kids and a fully loaded cargo bike might sound like a logistical nightmare — but for Katrien De Smet, Manu Cattrysse and their two young children, it was just another dream adventure. This intrepid family of four found what they were looking for; challenging terrain, adventure, inclement weather and unforgettable stories but do they find Nessie? (~20 mins, followed by Q&A)

Tuesday 14th October 2025

INTERNATIONAL CARGO BIKE FESTIVAL

10:30

TUE 14 OCT

ICBF 2025 Day 2: Opening

10:30 – 10:35

Podium

Moderator of the morning programme

Chris Bruntlett

International Relations Manager, Dutch Cycling Embassy

Jos Sluijsmans

Director, International Cargo Bike Festival

10:35

TUE 14 OCT

Transforming Urban Deliveries: Data Evidence from Belgian Cargo Bike Transition

10:35 – 11:15

Podium

Philippe van de Casteele

General Manager, Belgian Cycle Logistics Federation

11:15

TUE 14 OCT

The new term: Commercial Cargo Bike (CCB)

11:15 – 11:45

Podium

Jörg Albrecht

Radlogistik Verband Deutschland

11:45

TUE 14 OCT

La Boîte A Services and Cargo Bike Manufacturing in Mali

11:45 – 12:15

Podium

Makan Dramé

Proprieter, La Boîte A Services

12:15

TUE 14 OCT

Lunch break

12:15 – 13:30

Podium

Lunchtime film screening: Finding Nessie

Riding through the rugged Scottish Highlands with two small kids and a fully loaded cargo bike might sound like a logistical nightmare — but for Katrien De Smet, Manu Cattrysse and their two young children, it was just another dream adventure. (~20 mins)

Lunchtime short film screening: Fietsgeluk (Cycling Happiness)

A short film about the happiness cycling brings. Made to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Fietsersbond, the Dutch Cyclists’ Union. (10 mins)

13:30

TUE 14 OCT

Afternoon Programme

13:30 – 16:45

Podium

Moderator of the afternoon programme

Arieke van Liere

Changemaker

13:30

TUE 14 OCT

Pedals of Change: How Cargo Bikes Empower Africa’s Future

13:30 – 14:00

Podium

Otasowie Obayuwana

Co-founder & CEO, TFS Cargo Bikes

14:00

TUE 14 OCT

Cargo Bike Regulation and Standardisation

14:00 – 15:00

Podium

Moderator

Arieke van Liere

Changemaker

Arne Behrensen

Senior Expert Transportwende, Zukunft Fahrrad

United for a better E-(Cargo) Bike regulation

Luuk Nijland

Management & Product Development, Cargo Cycling

Building reliable and safe cargo bikes: what does it take?

Annick Roetynck

Managing Director, LEVA-EU

The future of EU Light Electric Vehicle Legislation

15:00

MON 13 OCT

Coffee/Tea Break

15:00 – 15:15

Podium

15:15

TUE 14 OCT

Two, Three or Four Wheels?

15:15 – 15:45

Podium

Jehudi van de Brug

Commercial Director, Fulpra

15:45

TUE 14 OCT

Human-centered logistics: a South African journey

15:45 – 16:15

Podium

Bouwer van Niekerk

STROOM

16:15

TUE 14 OCT

ICBF Exhibitor Pitches

16:15 – 16:45

Podium

ICBF Exhibitors

In this rapid-fire pitch session, ICBF Exhibitors get two minutes to tell us all about their company, product or service.

16:45

TUE 14 OCT

ICBF 2025: Closing remarks

16:45 – 16:50

Podium

Moderator

Arieke van Liere

Changemaker

Jos Sluijsmans

Director, International Cargo Bike Festival

Tom Parr

Editor, Carrier Magazine
Co-organiser of the International Cargo Bike Festival