The Sarajevo Cycling Forum

Giulio Senes, President of the

European Greenways Association; Mirko Radovanac, President of the Yugo Cycling Campaign and Toni Zorić, President of the Herzegovina Bike Association will be speakers at the Sarajevo Cyclists Forum on the occasion of the

World Bicycle Day.

The Sarajevo Cycling Forum (3 June 2026, UN World Bicycle Day) is a hybrid event in Sarajevo organized by the World Bank Group and UNESCO. It brings together policymakers, international institutions, and experts to discuss how long-distance cycling infrastructure can support sustainable development in the Western Balkans.

The forum will be in hybrid format (online and in person), in English and BHS with simultaneous translation. Here the link to participate online.

Here the program:

Welcoming remarks

Edin Forto, Minister of Communications and Transport of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Nasiha Pozder, Federal Minister of Environment and Tourism in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Predrag Tešić, Assistant Minister of Trade and Tourism of Republika Srpska
Christopher Sheldon, World Bank Country Manager for Bosnia and Herzegovina
Antonella Di Sandri, Head of Section for Economic DevelopmentDelegation of the European Union to Bosnia and Herzegovina

International and regional greenway initiatives and development roadmap

Agathe Daudibon, EuroVelo and cycling tourism director; ECF – European Cyclists’ Federation
Giulio Senes, University of Milano and European Greenways Association
Edoardo Repetto, TRT
Mirko Radovanac, TRT
Tihomir Dakic, Eurovelo coordinator in BiH
Thierry Joubert, Green Vision

Local and regional perspectives

Đani Rahimić, City of Mostar
Dervis Hadžimuhamedović, City of Sarajevo
Dražen Bošković, City of Trebinje
Dejan Kojić, Pale Municipality
Toni Zorić, Herzegovina Bike Association, President
Tihomir Dakić, Center for Environment, National EuroVelo Coordinator for BiH

Closing Remarks

Siniša Šešum, Head of UNESCO Antenna in Sarajevo