6 min read • November 11, 2026
This overview brings together ten mobility events in 2027 that matter to carsharing, car rental and subscription providers, with a note on who each one is for. The MOQO Summit is among them and returns to the digitalCHURCH in Aachen in May 2027.
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The ten events in this overview run from February to November 2027 and are spread across Europe, with one date in the United States. Six take place in Germany, including two flagship international events: the UITP Summit in Hamburg and IAA MOBILITY in Munich. For every event you will find the date, the location, the thematic focus and the audience it is aimed at.
Shared Mobility Rocks 2027 takes place on 24 February 2027 in Bremen and is one of the few conferences in German-speaking Europe dedicated entirely to shared mobility. The 2027 edition runs under the motto "Facing the Music". In 2026, around 320 participants attended the conference in Vienna. The programme covers shared mobility in rural areas, mobility hubs and a site visit to a SHARE-North pilot location, among other topics. The conference is organised by the City of Bremen together with Mpact and Way to Go, with plenary sessions in English and some breakout sessions in German. It is most relevant for carsharing providers, municipalities and public transport operators.
Transport Ticketing Global 2027 takes place on 16 and 17 March 2027 in London and brings together more than 1,500 participants from over 65 countries. The agenda covers smart ticketing, account-based travel and MaaS integration. London is where the multimodal ticketing systems get specified that carsharing will later be part of, or not. For public transport operators, municipalities and carsharing providers with a MaaS integration, the event is more strategically relevant than its name suggests.
mobility move 2027 takes place from 16 to 18 March 2027 at the Estrel Berlin and is Germany's largest conference and trade fair for road-based public mobility. The event grew out of the VDV electric bus conference and ElekBu. The programme includes the VDV congress on autonomous driving and a forum on AI and digitalisation. For public transport operators, municipal utilities and municipalities looking to add shared vehicles to their offering, mobility move is the central German industry date in spring.
Flotte! Der Branchentreff 2027 takes place on 17 and 18 March 2027 in Düsseldorf and is Germany's main fleet management trade fair. The most recent edition counted around 400 exhibitors and more than 3,700 fleet decision-makers. Partners include the German carsharing association Bundesverband CarSharing. The agenda centres on procurement, telematics, insurance and financing, which is to say the cost side of running a fleet. For fleet operators, car rental and subscription providers, and carsharing operators running their own vehicles, Flotte! is the obvious March date.
The International Car Rental Show 2027 takes place from 4 to 6 May 2027 in Las Vegas and marks the 32nd edition. Around 1,000 participants from more than 48 countries attend, with a dedicated international track and a programme stream on subscription and flex models. The content centres on utilisation, pricing, damage ratios and fleet rotation, in other words the numbers behind a rental fleet. This event is aimed squarely at car rental and subscription providers.
The MOQO Summit 2027 takes place on 11 and 12 May 2027 at the digitalCHURCH in Aachen. Over two days, the shared mobility community meets for talks, workshops, a product lab and a networking evening. In 2026, more than 150 international operators, service providers and market experts came together, with sessions from Bolt and Poppy among others. The focus here is on operational questions, from damage handling to utilisation and pricing. The 2027 programme will be published in the coming months.
The UITP Summit 2027 takes place from 14 to 17 June 2027 in Hamburg and is the world's largest public transport congress, with more than 10,000 participants. After many years at changing international locations, the event returns to Germany. The local hosts are HOCHBAHN, MOIA and Hamburg Messe. Shared mobility and MaaS are established programme streams rather than side topics. For public transport operators, municipal utilities, municipalities and carsharing providers working as public transport partners, the UITP Summit is the most important European date of the year.
IAA MOBILITY 2027 takes place from 7 to 12 September 2027 in Munich and is split into four formats: the IAA Summit for trade visitors, the IAA Open Space in the city centre, plus Conference and Experience. The focus is on vehicles and the supplier industry, which makes the fair more of a market and technology watch than a professional exchange for carsharing and rental providers. For anyone planning vehicle procurement or building relationships with manufacturers and importers, there is no comparable concentration of contacts. The event is primarily relevant for dealerships and fleet operators.
Fleet LIVE 2027 takes place on 5 and 6 October 2027 in Birmingham and is the UK's largest fleet trade fair. After an interim rebrand, the event returns under the Fleet LIVE name in 2027. The conference programme is free to attend and covers electrification, leasing, rental procurement and fleet software. For fleet operators, car rental companies and dealerships doing business in the UK market, Fleet LIVE is the relevant European autumn date.
The Smart City Expo World Congress 2027 takes place from 2 to 4 November 2027 in Barcelona, alongside the Tomorrow.Mobility World Congress, which runs in parallel as the mobility track. The event counts more than 27,000 participants and around 1,100 exhibitors, including public sector representatives from over 130 countries. For providers who build their business through municipal tenders and partnerships, Barcelona is the largest stage of the year. Carsharing providers, municipal utilities and public transport operators meet decision-makers here that they would otherwise have to approach one by one.
Six of the ten events in this overview take place in Germany: Shared Mobility Rocks on 24 February in Bremen, mobility move from 16 to 18 March in Berlin, Flotte! Der Branchentreff on 17 and 18 March in Düsseldorf, the MOQO Summit on 11 and 12 May in Aachen, the UITP Summit from 14 to 17 June in Hamburg and IAA MOBILITY from 7 to 12 September in Munich.
The International Car Rental Show from 4 to 6 May 2027 in Las Vegas is so far the only event aimed exclusively at the car rental industry. In Europe, rental topics run as a side stream at fleet trade fairs such as Flotte! in Düsseldorf and Fleet LIVE in Birmingham. Operators who combine rental and carsharing in one fleet will find the closest match at the MOQO Summit in Aachen.
The MOQO Summit 2027 takes place on 11 and 12 May 2027 at the digitalCHURCH in Aachen. The two-day programme includes talks, workshops, a product lab and a networking evening. The event is aimed at carsharing, rental and subscription providers.
That depends on the business model. For carsharing providers focused on day-to-day operations, Shared Mobility Rocks in Bremen or the MOQO Summit in Aachen are the strongest options, because the discussion happens at the same operational level. For providers aiming to win municipal tenders, the UITP Summit in Hamburg has the highest concentration of decision-makers. For German-speaking car rental companies without an international travel budget, Flotte! in Düsseldorf remains the pragmatic choice.
Ten dates spread across the whole year: from Shared Mobility Rocks in February to the Smart City Expo World Congress in November, 2027 offers at least one relevant event for every audience in this industry. This article will be updated as further organisers publish their 2027 dates.
Save the date: The MOQO Summit 2027 takes place on 11 and 12 May 2027 at the digitalCHURCH in Aachen.
