Busworld Academy Seminars at Busworld India 2015
28 APRIL 2015 – start 14:00
Smart move:”Smart policy, Smart Mobility, and Smart Technology for smart cities”
Smart urban mobility planning for smart mobility
Bus Rapid Transit – The mobility hit of the century
Coach Tourism – Technology innovation and private sector initiative to better serve customers and tourist destinations in India
Speaker: Suni Kumar, President, Travel Agents Association of India
Smart Move – a public-private partnership in policy making for safer and affordable mobility for all
Speaker: Oleg Kamberski, IRU
Conclusions
29 APRIL 2015 – start 10:00
In the footsteps of Prime Minister Mr. Modi : Increasing mobility via cleaner, safer and effective bus- and coach services
Introduction
Mr. Stefan Meersseman, president Busworld Academy
“1 Million buses needed in India”
Speaker: Mrs Anumita Roy Chowdhury, Executive Director, Indian Centre for Science and Environment
“The implementation of electro-mobility in India today”
Speaker: Mr Kartik Gopal, General Manager Business
Development & Mobility solutions, MAHINDRA
“Needs and consequences for the electricity supply in case of plug-inn electro-mobility”
Speaker: Mr Raf Ponnette, Research Coordinator Sustainable Energy Electrical Devices, VITO
“Needs and added value of Fuel Cell buses: the Hydrogen solution”
Speaker: Mr Alok Goel, Country Head India & South Asia Region, Ballard Power Systems
“The vision of the European network of cities and regions, today”
Speaker: Mr François Barbier, TISSEO
Panel Discussion: Modern combustion engines, battery electric, hydrogen or CNG/LNG : What to choose?
Lunch break
Focus on safety and effectivity
“Bus code and bus technologies for future”
Speaker: Mr A.A. Badusha, Deputy Director & Head Vehicle Evaluation Laboratory & Homologation Management and Regulation, ARAI
“Building and design of buses and coaches, keeping fire safety in mind”
Speaker:Mr Frederik Rösen, Expert on bus safety, SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden – Fire Research
“Fire prevention for bus interiors”
Speaker: Mr Kasturirangan Kannah, Chairman, FRAI
“How to keep the drivers alert on the road?”
Speaker: Mr Jelle Van Winckel, CEO, DTS
“India- EU collaboration on clean technologies”
Speaker: Mr. Dibyendu Sengupta, Transport sector specialist, EBTC
