THE 1ST GLOBAL CONVENING ON INFORMAL & SHARED MOBILITY
Shared Knowledge.
Shared Movement.
Shared Transformation.
BANGKOK, THAILAND
OCTOBER 26-28, 2026
Shared Knowledge
GloCon unites 400+ researchers, public officials, practitioners, workers, and operators to build rigorous, field-wide and interdisciplinary understanding of Informal and Shared Mobility, with a particular focus on knowledge from and for the Global South for the first time ever.
Shared Movement
GloCon is a rare space where labor, government, research, and community voices in popular transportation are equally at the table, working together toward people-centered mobility systems.
Shared Transformation
GloCon is not just a conference but a catalyst for lasting systems change — one that is fair and inclusive, where workers and small operators help shape the future of mobility rather than simply inherit it.
☀︎ A Global Vision for Informal and Shared Mobility
The 1st Global Convening on Informal and Shared Mobility (GloCon) will explore new ways to recognize, support, and improve informal and shared mobility (ISM) systems; to build a future where cities, towns and rural areas invest in and integrate ISM; where ISM expands access to jobs, economic opportunities, and social services; where municipal, national, and regional governments recognize ISM operators and workers as partners; where philanthropic and public sector initiatives leverage ISM’s innovative, grassroots can-do culture as catalyst for sustainable development, decarbonization, and social justice.
❖ The Services Cities Can't Do Without
Known in their home countries as angkots, jeepneys, matatus, okadas, boda bodas, tuktuks, autorickshaws, etc., the motorized and non-motorized two- and three-wheelers, sedans, minivans and buses that provide ISM services are the main mode of travel for hundreds of millions of people across the Global South. These services are fundamental to the functioning of neighborhoods, communities, and regions and are critical to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 8.3, 11.2 and 13) and decarbonizing transportation.
❊ Centering the People Who Keep Cities Moving
The First Global Convening will center these systems and the people who move them in discussions about mobility, employment, affordability, better access, lower emissions, public health, and fairness in the places where these services really matter. We want to create space for the people who run and depend on these services to be active partners in their future.
Bangkok. Built to Move.
There is no better city to host the first global conversation on informal and shared mobility. Bangkok's streets are a living laboratory — where formal transit infrastructure and informal movement systems have coexisted, competed, and evolved together for decades. GloCon takes place at the Faculty of Education, Chulalongkorn University, steps from three BTS Skytrain stations in the heart of the city.
