Busworld Academy and IRU conference
“Smart city and intercity passenger transport by bus & coach”
In the framework of the Beijing Bus and Truck Expo.
Working languages: Chinese - English (simultaneous interpretation)
Agenda
Morning Session
by the Chinese Academy of Transport Sciences (CATS)
More details to follow shortly.
Afternoon Session
Introduction of clean energy applications in passenger
13h30 - 13h40
Introduction
- Jan Deman, Director Busworld Academy
13h40 - 14h00
Analysis of the bus and coach market for Chinese OEM's
- Ananth Srnivasan (Germany). Consultant, Frost and Sullivan
14h00 - 14h20
Sustainable innovation in bus and coach
- Jacques Marmy (Switzerland), Head of Technical affairs, IRU
14h20 - 14h40
Introduction of zero emission vehicles, comparison between Europe and China
- James Wang (China), Editor-in-Chief China Bus & Coach Yearbook
14h40 - 15h00
The deployment of public transport innovations in European cities and regions
- Nicolas Hauw (Belgium), Policy Officer, POLIS
15h00 - 15h30 - Tea Break
15h30 - 15h50
Examples of customer centric approach - testimonial from the city of Madrid
- Sergio Fernández Balaguer (Spain), Representative of the city of Madrid
15h50 - 16h10
Criteria to indtroduce zero emission vehicles and other innovations in big private companies
- Prasana Patwardhan (India), Owner and maaging director of Purple (the biggest bus company in India)
16h10 - 16h30
From technology to policy innovation
- Oleg Kamberski (Belgium), Head of Passenger Transport, IRU
16h30 - Conclusions
Moderated by Jan Deman, Director Busworld Academy
NCIEC New China International Exhibition Centre
No. 88 Yuxiang Road, Tianzhu Airport Industrial Zone, Shunyi District, Beijing
Conference room: W105 (1st floor, on the west side of the exhibition area)