Our Team

John Rossant

Founder & CEO, CoMotion

Founder & Chairman, NewCities Foundation

John Rossant personally leads the CoMotion team. He is the Founder and Chairman of the NewCities Foundation, a major global non-profit institution dedicated to improving the quality of life and work in cities. He previously led the team producing the famous World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland every January and has been been the producer of major World Economic Forum conferences in China, Latin America, Southeast Asia and Africa. He has also played key roles in Monaco, with the Monaco Media Forum and the ongoing Prince’s Roundtable on Philanthropy. In 2010, French President Nicolas Sarkozy asked John to organize the first global summit on the future of the Internet, the e-G8. John has worked with heads of state and government and leading CEOs from around the world. John is the co-author of the forthcoming Hop, Skip, Go - How the Mobility Revolution is Transforming Our Lives, HarperCollins.

Anna Figel

Program and Strategy Advisor, CoMotion

Anna joined CoMotion in January 2022 as Head of Programming and leads the development of program and content for CoMotion's portfolio of global events and webinars. She has produced events across North America, Europe, Japan, and Australia and draws upon years of experience in urban and transportation policy analysis, shared mobility planning, community engagement and research. Much like CoMotion, Anna's career history combines the best of the public, private, and nonprofit sectors with prior roles at LADOT, Jarrett Walker + Associates, CicLAvia, and Human Rights Watch. She holds a Master of Urban and Regional Planning from UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs.

Timothy Gribaudi

Managing Director, CoMotion Initiative, NewCities

Tim manages the day to day operations of CoMotion, oversees the development of new projects and is overall responsible for all Partnerships. He has been working with NewCities since 2015 and has developed the program and content of many Foundation events, including Cityquest and the NewCities Summit. He has developed and facilitated workshops and roundtables on urban development and innovation. Based in Europe, he currently manages a number of new partnerships there and is directing the international development of CoMotion for NewCities. Before joining the Foundation, he worked at PublicisLive, where he organized a number of leadership events, and for political campaigns in the United Kingdom. Tim grew up in Paris, and after obtaining a BA in History and Politics at the University of York in England, he spent two years working in Spain and London. He then studied for a research degree at the University of Oxford, where he achieved a distinction. A history and urban enthusiast, he speaks English, French and Italian fluently and is competent in Spanish.

Vivian Myrtetus

Director of Strategy, CoMotion

Vivian has over 20 years of senior experience in both government and the private sector, specializing in communications, government relations, and public affairs. She has a strong focus on technology and mobility innovation. In her previous roles, Vivian has played a crucial part in the expansion of shared mobility companies in North America and Asia-Pacific. She led teams that collaborated closely with local governments and universities to establish regulations for new transportation modes. She has held policy and public affairs positions at Helbiz, Lime, and Spin, where she worked with regulators to ensure safe and reliable transportation options in various markets. Prior to her work in the mobility sector, Vivian held multiple senior government roles. She served as the Chief Executive Officer of Volunteer Florida and as Chief of Staff at the Florida Department of Children and Families.

Jake Laffoley

Creative Director, CoMotion

Jake Laffoley is a Senior Designer and Creative Director based in Paris. He joined CoMotion in March 2017 when it was a humble startup. He leads the visual communication and marketing for all CoMotion events and research. He specialises in strategy-led branding and the development of rich digital and in-person experiences. He has worked in London, Paris, New York and Montréal. He holds a BA from the Cass School of Art, Architecture and Design, London and a post-graduate diploma from the Institut des Hautes Études en Arts Plastiques (IHEAP), Paris.

Daniel Eppstein

Head of Partnerships, CoMotion

Dan heads up partnerships at CoMotion; he ensures each one is making the most of their benefits and works on bespoke arrangements during the events and throughout the year. He has been working with CoMotion since the beginning of 2024. As an expert in public, private, partnerships, he is always seeing who he can connect for mutual benefit. Dan has worked in Boston, Colorado, New York and Amsterdam. Prior to his role at CoMotion, he led the team at BYCS as Director of Business Development and Operations, a global advocacy organization promoting cycling in cities around the world, working with entities such as the WHO, the Indian National and State Governments, EIT, and the World Bank. Dan currently splits his time between Amsterdam, Mexico, and Los Angeles, and is fluent in English, while becoming conversational in both Dutch and Spanish. Dan holds a BA in sociology from Colorado College.

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