On October 23, 2025, OPmobility and the MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) will hold the third edition of their annual Symposium, for the first time in the United States. After two highly successful editions in Paris, this year’s event will take place at Newlab Detroit, a venture platform dedicated to mobility innovation, located in the heart of the newly refurbished Michigan Central.

For OPmobility, Detroit is more than a symbolic choice. It is where the Group opened its very first plant in the United States 30 years ago. A milestone that marked the start of a long-standing relationship with American customers. Today, the U.S. is OPmobility’s largest market and its leading contributor to revenue in 2024, making this symposium a strategic opportunity to further strengthen our ties with the region’s dynamic innovation ecosystem.

A key reference Summit in mobility innovation

Since 2023, the OPmobility x MIT Symposium has established itself as a key forum for dialogue and forward-looking reflection on the future of mobility. After exploring in 2024 how Artificial Intelligence can drive safer, more functional, and more resilient mobility, this new edition marks a decisive step: bringing our innovation ecosystems closer to those of North America, a strategic market that significantly contributed to OPmobility’s growth in 2024.

Mobility Fast Forward – Accelerating Innovation Across All Modes of Mobility

The 2025 edition will shine a spotlight on the technologies, partnerships and ecosystems shaping the next generation of mobility. Leaders from industry, academia, research, government, venture capital and startups will come together to exchange bold ideas and collaborate around a common goal: accelerating innovation across all forms of mobility — from road to rail, micromobility to autonomy, and beyond.

Event

23
October 2025

8:45 AM - 05:30 PM

Location

Newlab Detroit
2050 15th Street
Detroit, MI, 48216, USA

07:45 AM
Registration and Check-in
08:15 AM
Welcome & Introduction

Laurent FAVRE

Chief Executive Officer
OPmobility

Félicie BURELLE

Managing Director
OPmobility

Marissa WEST

Executive VP, Chairperson North America
OPmobility
08:30 AM
Keynote: Accelerating Innovation

Félicie BURELLE

Managing Director
OPmobility

Phil BUDDEN

Senior Lecturer, Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Strategic Management
MIT Sloan School of Management
09:15 AM
Wiring the Winning Organization

Steven SPEAR

Senior Lecturer, MIT Sloan School of Management - Senior Fellow, Institute for Healthcare Improvement - Principal, See to Solve LLC
MIT Sloan School of Management
10:00 AM
Break
10:15 AM
Innovation Ecosystems in Mobility

Theodora PREDA

Principal
Plug and Play

Katie SOVEN

Managing Director
Newlab Detroit
11:00 AM
Startups Lightning Talks
Software Platform Accelerating Hardware Test Across Development, Production, and Operations

Wesley GOW

Head of Strategic Partnerships
Nominal 
Drive. Remotely. Safely: A One-Stop Solution for Remote Car Operation

Philipp ROBBEL

CEO
MaplessAI
Revolutionizing Metal Manufacturing for Energy Efficiency

Jae Hyeong LEE

Lead Materials Engineer
3D Architech
AI Platform to Revolutionize Engineering

Harshit GUPTA

Head of Business Development and Operations
Foundation EGI
AI-Powered Regulatory Intelligence For Everything You Build

Baptiste BOUVIER

CEO
DiploAI
11:45 AM
Lunch
12:30 PM
Tour of Newlab
01:00 PM
Roundtable on Driving Disruptive Concepts to Impact

Laurent FAVRE

Chief Executive Officer
OPmobility

Félicie BURELLE

Managing Director
OPmobility
01:45 PM
MIT Initiative for New Manufacturing

Suzanne BERGER

Institute Professor, MIT Department of Political Science - Faculty Co-Director, MIT Initiative for New Manufacturing (INM)
MIT Department of Political Science | MIT Initiative for New Manufacturing (INM)
02:30 PM
Break
02:30 PM
Concurrent Afternoon Workshops
02:45 PM
Workshop 1: Innovation at Speed

Phil BUDDEN

Senior Lecturer, Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Strategic Management
MIT Sloan School of Management
02:45 PM
Workshop 2: Disruptive Innovation

Steven SPEAR

Senior Lecturer, MIT Sloan School of Management - Senior Fellow, Institute for Healthcare Improvement - Principal, See to Solve LLC
MIT Sloan School of Management
04:15 PM
Take Aways from Workshops and Wrap Up

Marissa WEST

Executive VP, Chairperson North America
OPmobility

Olivier CADET

Vice President of Advanced Innovation
OPmobility
04:40 PM
Conclusion

Laurent FAVRE

Chief Executive Officer
OPmobility

Félicie BURELLE

Managing Director
OPmobility
04:45 PM
Cocktail