Keynote speakers

We are very pleased to confirm the following keynote speakers for T2M 2025:  

Mimi Sheller  

Mimi Sheller is a Professor and Dean of the Global School at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts, USA. Sheller examines the dynamics of movement, social justice, and migration, and is the author of the influential book Mobility Justice: The Politics of Movement in an Age of Extremes (2018).  

Carly Gilbert-Patrick   

Carly Gilbert-Patrick leads the UN Environment team for active mobility, digitalisation and mode integration. Gilbert-Patrick is an expert in sustainable transport who works with countries around the world to decouple mobility from increasing emissions. 

Ruth Oldenziel  

Ruth Oldenziel is a Professor of History of Technology at Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands. She is also the lead of the Cycling Cities project which traces 150 years of cycling policy and practice in 50 cities across 25 countries, including in Africa more recently.  

Peter Norton  

Peter Norton is an Associate Professor of History of Technology at the University of Virginia, US. His work offers a critical view on automotive history and the shaping of cities, with publications such as Fighting Traffic: The Dawn of the Motor Age in the American City (2008) and Autonorama:The Illusory Promise of High-Tech Driving (2021).