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From vision to impact: The easiest way to everyday mobility for everyone, everywhere

🎤 Gian-Mattia Schucan, FAIRTIQ Founder & Co-CEO

How do you turn a simple idea into a massive transit movement? In this opening talk, Gian-Mattia Schucan looks back at the early days. He breaks down the major milestones, the biggest challenges, and the core philosophy that drove the creation of the world’s easiest ticketing solution.

Built together: How FAIRTIQ co-created innovation with its partners from the start

🎤 Helmut Eichhorn, Managing Director at Alliance SwissPass
🎤 Laurent Roux, CEO at Verkehrsbetriebe Luzern AG
🎤 Renato Fasciati, CEO at Rhätische Bahn
🎤 Gian-Mattia Schucan, FAIRTIQ Founder & Co-CEO

Great innovation isn't a solo effort. In this panel discussion, public transport leaders from Switzerland share the inside story of how close collaboration and a shared vision laid the groundwork for regional and nationwide ticketing breakthroughs.

Nationwide change: Why Denmark decided to move from legacy ticketing to Mobile Pay-As-You-Go

🎤 Kasper Schmidt, Former CEO Rejsekort & Rejseplanen A/S

Modernising a country's entire transit infrastructure requires a smart approach. Kasper Schmidt shares the strategic decisions, political alignments, and bold vision that allowed Denmark to successfully transition away from its traditional smartcard system in favour of a mobile-first future.

From strategy to nationwide rollout: Denmark's inclusive mobile-first transformation

🎤 Tina Hørbye Christensen, CEO Rejsekort & Rejseplan A/S

Go behind the scenes of Denmark’s massive transit rollout. Tina Hørbye Christensen discusses the practical realities, user adoption metrics, and the actual change management strategies required to transition millions of citizens to a digital-first system.

Reducing barriers to public transport: On the accessibility of MPAYG apps

🎤 Dr. Andreas Uebelbacher, Head of Accessibility Services at Access for all

True digital mobility means nobody gets left behind. Dr. Andreas Uebelbacher takes a close look at the UX and accessibility standards needed to ensure mobile pay-as-you-go apps work seamlessly for everyone—including travellers with disabilities.

Why free public transport is a bad idea

🎤 Thomas Ableman, Founder of Freewheeling

In this thought-provoking talk, Thomas Ableman takes a contrarian look at transit economics. He explores why eliminating fares can actually end up harming public transport networks, and why fixing friction, funding, and ticketing simplicity is a much better path forward.

Nudging travelers across generations: Designing smart tariffs that drive behavioral change and prevent fraud

🎤 Mathilde Laurent, Head of Marketing Research, Quality, Pricing & Distribution at SNCF Voyageurs
🎤 Daniel Aubaret, Marketing and Customer Relations Director at SNCF Voyageurs

How do you appeal to Gen Z and seniors at the same time? Mathilde Laurent and Daniel Aubaret showcase how modern, smart tariff structures can naturally encourage ridership and guide passenger behaviour. All while minimising fare evasion without heavy-handed enforcement.

Designing behavior change in public transport: Nudges, Pricing and Rewards. What works?

🎤 Monika Moritz, Deputy Managing Director at A-Welle
🎤 Serge Collaud, Managing Director of TPF
🎤 Silvio Sticher, PhD, University of Lucerne (HSLU)

What actually gets people out of their cars and onto buses and trains? Industry experts from Switzerland debate the real-world effectiveness of psychological nudges, variable pricing models, and loyalty rewards using recent empirical data.

On the future of seamless ticketing

🎤 Matthias Bütler, Head of Passenger Services Markets and Member of the Management Board of SBB CFF FFS (a.i.)

Get a forward-looking vision from the backbone of Swiss transit. Matthias Bütler shares how national operators plan to handle changing passenger expectations and evolving digital ecosystems to keep the future of travel entirely seamless.

Be-In/Be-Out: The journey from vision to real-world trials

🎤 Knut Ringat, Managing Director at RMV
🎤 Gian-Mattia Schucan, FAIRTIQ Founder & Co-CEO

Moving beyond the manual swipe. Knut Ringat and Gian-Mattia Schucan give a status report on the latest real-world trials of BiBo (Be-In/Be-Out) technology, where the network automatically detects the traveller without them ever needing to touch their phone.

FAIRTIQ’s product vision for inclusive, mobile-first Pay-As-You-Go

🎤 Anne Mellano, FAIRTIQ Co-CEO
🎤 Luise Rohland, Chief Markets Officer at FAIRTIQ

Get an exclusive sneak peek at the roadmap ahead. Anne Mellano and Luise Rohland share the company's upcoming product developments aimed at tackling the next generation of global transit challenges and expanding inclusive mobility.