IRU-Busworld Academy Joint Seminars within Busworld India 2015.
28 April 2015.
Opening Ceremony of Busworld India 2015. 10:00 - 11:30.
Welcome Address
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Didier Ramoudt, President, Busworld International.
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P.S. AnandaRao, Executive Director, Association of State Road Transport Undertakings.
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Jaya Rao, Executive Director (Engineering & IT), Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation.
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Karl Vanden Bossche, Consul General, Consulate of Belgium.
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Rajendra Kumar Kataria (IAS), Managing Director, Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation.
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Janusz Lacny, President, International Road Transport Union.
Chief Guest Address
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Diwakar Raute, Hon’ble Minister for Transport, Government of Maharashtra.
Vote of Thanks
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Rajan Sharma, Director, Inter Ads Exhibitions.
(A professional Moderator will coordinate the Opening Ceremony).
Seminar: Smart Policy and a Smart Technology for Smart City Mobility. 14:00 - 18:00.
Introduction
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Janusz Lacny, President, International Road Transport Union.
Moderator
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Yves Mannaerts, President of Passenger Transport Council, International Road Transport Union.
Sustainable urban mobility for Smart Cities
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Dr. Kulwant Singh, Regional Advisor, United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT).
Urban Mobility in Urban India and Bus Rapid Transit
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Amit Bhatt, Strategy Head – Urban Transport, Embarq India.
Private sector’s role in promoting buses in India
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Prasanna Patwardhan, Chairman and Managing Director, Prasanna Purple Mobility Solutions.
Smart Move – a public-private partnership in policy making for safer and affordable mobility for all
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Oleg Kamberski, Head – Passenger Transport, International Road Transport Union.
Conclusions
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Yves Mannaerts, President of Passenger Transport Council, International Road Transport Union.
29 April 2015.
Session 1: Focus on safety and effectivity. 10:00.
Introduction : Presentation of the Busworld Academy
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Jan Deman, Director, Busworld Academy
Building and design of buses and coaches, keeping fire safety in mind
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Frederik Rosén, Expert on bus safety, SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden - Fire Research
Fire prevention for bus interiors
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Kasturirangan Kannah, Chairman, FRAI.
How to keep the drivers alert on the road?
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Jelle Van Winckel, CEO, DTS.
Session 2: In the footsteps of Prime Minister Mr. Modi Increasing mobility via cleaner, safer and effective bus- and coach-services
The implementation of electro-mobility today
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Jan Deman, Director, Busworld Academy.
India – EU collaboration on clean technologies
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Dibyendu Sengupta, Transport sector specialist, EBTC.
The introduction of electromobility: testimonial from the city of Madrid
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Sergio Fernández Balaguer, Communications Manager, Transport Department City of Madrid.
Needs and consequences for the electricity supply in case of plug-in electro-mobility
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Raf Ponnette, Research Coordinator Sustainable Energy Electrical Devices, VITO.
Needs and added value of Fuel Cell buses: the Hydrogen solution
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Alok Goel, Country Head India & South Asia Region, Ballard Power Systems.
1 Million buses needed in India
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Anumita Ray, Executive Director, Indian Centre for Science and Environment (CSE).
Bus code and bus technologies for future
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A.A. Badusha, Deputy Director & Head Vehicle Evaluation Laboratory & Homologation.
Strategic Analysis of Global Hybrid and Electric Heavy-Duty Transit Bus Market
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Chandramowli Kailasam, Industry Analyst – Global Commercial Vehicles Team, Frost & Sullivan.
Panel Discussion: Modern combustion engines, battery electric, hydrogen or CNG/LNG : What to choose?
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Q&A
Conclusions
Network event
Bombay Convention & Exhibition Centre (BCEC)
NSE Ground Off Western
HALL 2C
Express Highway
Goregaon East Mumbai
Maharashtra 400063
India