IRU Smart Move Seminar within Busworld India 2015

28 April 2015.

Opening Ceremony of Busworld India 2015. 10:00 - 11:30.

Welcome Address

• Didier Ramoudt, President, Busworld International.

• P.S. AnandaRao, Executive Director, Association of State Road Transport Undertakings.

• Jaya Rao, Executive Director (Engineering & IT), Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation.

• Karl Vanden Bossche, Consul General, Consulate of Belgium.

• Rajendra Kumar Kataria (IAS), Managing Director, Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation.

• Janusz Lacny, President, International Road Transport Union.

Chief Guest Address

• Diwakar Raute, Hon’ble Minister for Transport, Government of Maharashtra.

Vote of Thanks

• 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

• Janusz Lacny, President, International Road Transport Union. 

Moderator

• Yves Mannaerts, President of Passenger Transport Council, International Road Transport Union.

Sustainable urban mobility for Smart Cities

• Dr. Kulwant Singh, Regional Advisor, United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT).

Urban Mobility in Urban India and Bus Rapid Transit 

• Amit Bhatt, Strategy Head – Urban Transport, Embarq India. 

Private sector’s role in promoting buses in India  

• 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  

• Oleg Kamberski, Head – Passenger Transport, International Road Transport Union.

Conclusions  

• 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

• Jan Deman, Director, Busworld Academy

Building and design of buses and coaches, keeping fire safety in mind

• Frederik Rosén, Expert on bus safety, SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden - Fire Research

Fire prevention for bus interiors

• Kasturirangan Kannah, Chairman, FRAI.

How to keep the drivers alert on the road?

• 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

• Jan Deman, Director, Busworld Academy.

India – EU collaboration on clean technologies

• Dibyendu Sengupta, Transport sector specialist, EBTC.

The introduction of electromobility: testimonial from the city of Madrid 

• Sergio Fernández Balaguer, Communications Manager, Transport Department City of Madrid.

Needs and consequences for the electricity supply in case of plug-in electro-mobility

• Raf Ponnette, Research Coordinator Sustainable Energy Electrical Devices, VITO.

Needs and added value of Fuel Cell buses: the Hydrogen solution

• Alok Goel, Country Head India & South Asia Region, Ballard Power Systems.

1 Million buses needed in India

• Anumita Ray, Executive Director, Indian Centre for Science and Environment (CSE).  

Bus code and bus technologies for future 

• A.A. Badusha, Deputy Director & Head Vehicle Evaluation Laboratory & Homologation.

Strategic Analysis of Global Hybrid and Electric Heavy-Duty Transit Bus Market

• Chandramowli Kailasam, Industry Analyst – Global Commercial Vehicles Team, Frost & Sullivan.  

Panel Discussion: Modern combustion engines, battery electric, hydrogen or CNG/LNG : What to choose? 

• Q&A   

Conclusions  

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