9.30 - 10.15 AM |
Busworld Academy Opening Session - sponsored by Prevost |
Welcome by : Mr. Peter Pantuso, ABA, president and CEO Mr. Jan Deman, Busworld Foundation, managing director Special guests: Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo. 6th), Ranking Member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (Invited); Mr. Jim Mullen, Acting Administrator, U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (Invited); Mr. James Owens, Acting Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (Invited); Mr. John Brennan, Chief Counsel, U.S. Federal Transit Authority (Invited) |
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10.30 AM - 12.00 PM |
CEO Panel: The State and Future of the North American Bus & Motorcoach Market - sponsored by Motor Coach Industries |
Moderator : Mr. Ben Blunt, Concord Coach Lines Keynote: Mr. Kaul Veerender, Frost and Sullivan Panellists : Mr. Roman Cornell, ABC Companies (Van Hool) Mr. Ian Smart, Motor Coach Industries (New Flyer) Mr. François Tremblay, Prevost (Volvo) Mr. Deniz Cetin, Temsa Mr. Ryan Popple, Proterra |
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2:45 - 3:45 PM |
Technological Challenges and Trends in Electric-, CNG/LNG- and Hydrogen Powertrains - sponsored by ABC Companies |
Moderator: Mr. Jan Deman, Managing Director Busworld Foundation Panelists: Mr. Daniel Gage, NGVAmerica (Natural Gas Vehicles for America) Mr. Erik Bigelow, CTE Center for Transportation and the Environment Ms. Becky Knox, Edison Electric Institute Mr. JP Pelletier, New Flyer & MCI Mr. Gary Horvat, Navistar Mr. Jeff Madura, Van Hool Mr. Jean Pierre Geelen, Yellow Window |
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4:00 - 5:30 PM |
Implementing Electric and Alternative Fuel Bus and Motorcoach Operations |
Moderator: Scott Bogren, Community Transportation Association of America Presentations of illustrative cases : AMSTERDAM-REGION : Mr. Marc Vanhoutte, Transdev COPENHAGEN : Mr. Joachim Reinhard Danchell, Movia STOCKHOLM : Ms. Malin Lindberg, SLL DALLAS: Mr. Darryl Spencer, Dallas Area Rapid Transit WASHINGTON, D.C.: Mr. Darin Welt, WMATA RENO: Ms. Amy Cummings, Washoe County Regional Transportation Commission NEW ORLEANS: Mr. William "Bill" Deville Capital Area Transit System |
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5.30 - 6.30 PM |
Reception on Networking Floor |
9.00 - 10.15 AM |
Driver Hiring, Training and Monitoring : Best Practices - sponsored by Motor Coach Industries |
Moderator: Mr. Don DeVivo, DATTCO, Inc. Video message: Mr. Matthew Baldwin, Deputy director general at the Directorate General for Mobility of the European commission and European Commissioner for Road Safety
Speakers : Dr. Peter Lawrence, Fairport Central School District, Director of Transportation Prof. Dr. Geert Wets, Transportation Research Institute, Hasselt University (Belgium) Mr. Luis Pedrero, Global Passenger Network, President & owner of Car Tour (Spain) Ms. Loretta Bitner, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Mr. Mauro Gaspar, SGM Meeting Solutions (Argentina) |
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10.30 - 12.00 PM |
Public Private Partnership : Cooperation Between Cities, Transit and Private Bus Operators |
Moderator: Mr. Charlie Zelle, Jefferson Lines Panelists: Dr. Joseph Schwieterman, DePaul University Mrs. Anna Grönlund, Swedish Federation for Bus- and Coach Operators. Mr. Scott Bogren, Community Transportation Association of America Mr. Joachim Reinhard Danchell, MOVIA, Copenhagen Mr. James Hamre, WMATA |
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2.00 - 3.30 PM |
Digitalization, Automation and “Mobility-As-A-Service” in the Bus and Motorcoach Industry |
Moderator and Keynote: Marko Javornik, Voyego - COMTRADE Panelists “Mobility as a Service” : Mr. Marc Hofmann, Checkmybus Ms. Polina Raygorodskaya, Wanderu Mr. Curt Simon, Omaha Metro Mr. Pierre Gourdain, Flixbus USA Mr. Eric Reese, Siemens Panelists “Autonomous Bus-Services” Mr. Dan Finley, Pacific Western Mr. Alberto Lacaze, Robotic Research Mr. Jack Hall, Contra Costa Transportation Authority Mr. Brian Wynne, Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) |
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3.30 - 4.30 |
Busworld Academy Closing Session |
Mr. Peter Pantuso, ABA Mr. Vincent Dewaele, Busworld International Mr. Jan Deman, Busworld Academy Mr. Don DeVivo, ABA Mr. Charlie Zelle, ABA |
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