Embracing the Complexities of Mobility
The FISITA World Mobility Summit is the annual gathering of technology leaders from the world’s most significant automotive and mobility organisations.
Exclusive by design, it is one of the most important strategic forums in the international mobility leadership calendar, a space where engineering and industry leaders come together to network, exchange ideas, and shape the direction of the sector.
The Summit draws its strength from the breadth of the FISITA community: senior executives from our corporate members, spanning vehicle manufacturers, suppliers, and technology companies, alongside the presidents and leaders of our national member societies, representing hundreds of thousands of mobility engineers across the globe. It is this combination of industry and society leadership, unique to FISITA, that gives the Summit its distinctive character and influence.
A consistent fixture in the global engineering calendar since 2009, the Summit delivers thought leadership, peer dialogue, and collaborative exchange within FISITA’s trusted, member-led environment. WMS Seoul 2026 continues that tradition, bringing senior figures together for two days of strategic discussion built around the theme: ‘Embracing the Complexities of Mobility’.
The programme includes:
- A keynote from Prof Frank Zhao setting the strategic context: why mobility is complex, not binary
- The FISITA President’s Hour, hosted by FISITA President ChangHwan Kim, Executive Vice President Hyundai Motor Company
- Hear directly from Manfred Harrer – President and Head of Hyundai Motor Group’s R&D Division, Jeoung Sun Kyoung – President,
Korean Society of Automotive Engineers (KSAE) and Hirofumi Inoue, President of R&D & Engineering, Toyota. - The new automaker perspective, with Zhengnan Hu, CTO of Xiaomi, on what the next generation of mobility builders bring
- Battery Technology Expert Group discussion
- Three regional insight sessions: Asia, Europe, and North America
- A session on the role of SDV and AI in BEV/NEV product development, with Christian Mecker of Bosch
- A leadership panel: ‘Embracing the Complexities of Mobility’, featuring CTOs and technology leaders from Autoliv, Stellantis, Volvo
- Sessions on regulatory impact and automated driving, with contributions from Hogan Lovells and Horizon Robotics
- Independent industry analysis from senior figures at Sino Auto Insights and Roland Berger
- Networking: A conference dinner and many other opportunities to network
