Manuel Valdés

Director General | ATM Barcelona, Spain
Manuel Valdés

Biography

He has worked for 17 years at Barcelona City Council in mobility and infrastructure. He was Director of Infrastructure (2006), Deputy Manager (2013), and Manager of Infrastructure and Mobility (2015–2023). Since December 2023, he has been General Director of the ATM. He led projects such as the T-usual and T-casual cards, Diagonal tramway, New Bus Network, Low Emission Zone, Glòries tunnel, and Superblocks. PhD in Civil Engineering (UPC, 1997) and PADE (IESE, 2010), he also teaches at UPC and the Sustainable Mobility School.

Sessions

11:00h
Solution Talks | TOMORROW.MOBILITY

Visions for Shared Mobility Systems

Manuel Valdés
Manuel Valdés ATM Director General Speaker
María Paula Caycedo
María Paula Caycedo EIT Urban Mobility Ecosystem and Stakeholder Director Moderator
S. Suresh Kumar
S. Suresh Kumar Government of Andhra Pradesh Principal Secretary, Department of Municipal Administration and Urban Development Speaker

#AI Applications Mass Transit, #Demand Responsive Transport, #First/Last Mile, #Individual Mobility, #Insurance and Liability, #Intermodality, #MaaS, #Mobility Service Providers, #Ridesharing, #Shared Mobility

2025-11-04 11:00 2025-11-04 11:20 Europe/Madrid Visions for Shared Mobility Systems

Shared mobility is reshaping how people move, offering flexibility, convenience, and sustainability. This session explores how services like ridesharing, MaaS, and demand-responsive transport are influencing mobility systems—and what this means for users, providers, and cities. How are shared mobility services transforming the way people move in urban and suburban environments? What challenges do they face in integrating with existing mobility systems?

Stage: Move Better
Tue 4 11:00h - 11:20h Stage: Move Better All Passes
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