About this Event

The CISMOB Final Conference on the topic “Driving policy change to achieve low-carbon mobility based on ICT” is devoted to disseminating CISMOB Project main outcomes from the policy exchange, the action plans and their implementation.

The event will take place on November 13, 2019, in the University of Aveiro, in Portugal. A wide range of stakeholders, researchers, practitioners, representatives of Municipalities, transport and mobility consultants, public transport companies are expected.

This forum will be a key opportunity for exchanging experiences and ideas, sharing knowledge and learning best practices on how to improve transport sector policies in an attempt to promote a policy change towards sustainable and low carbon mobility.

The agenda of the CISMOB Final Conference will include a panel discussion on the main topic of the conference. The event will have high-level political participation to illustrate policymakers’ active involvement in the project's work.

Agenda:

09:30 Registration

10:00 Opening remarks:

Jorge Bandeira, Scientific Coordinator of the CISMOB Project

Robertt Valente, Director of Mechanical Engineering Department

Eduardo Anselmo Castro, University of Aveiro Vice-Rector

Minister of Environment and Climate Change (TBC)

11:00 INTERREG EUROPE PROGRAMME Overview

Verena Priem, Policy Officer, Lille, France

11:15 Coffee break

11:35 IMPACTS IN CENTRO REGION

CISMOB Overview, Jorge Bandeira, University of Aveiro

Águeda City Low-Carbon Plan, Célia Laranjeira, Águeda Municipality

Managing Authority Perspective, Bernardo Campos, Centro Regional Coordination and Development Commission

12:15 Networking Lunch at University of Aveiro

14:00 The vision of the Advisory Partner

Myrsini Glinos, eGovlab Stockholm University

Yizhou Zhang, KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Jerry Löfvenhaft, Trafiklab (videoconference)

14:40 IMPACTS IN ROMANIA

Mihai Niculescu, Director General of Intelligent Transport Systems Romania

Geanina Suditu, Bucharest-Ilfov Intercommunity Development Association for Public Transport

15:20 IMPACTS IN EXTREMADURA REGION

Cosme Segador, Director of Extremadura Energy Agency - AGENEX

16:00 Coffee break

16:20 Panel Discussion – Driving policy change to achieve low-carbon mobility based on ICT

Rui Camolino, President of ITS Portugal

Pedro Barradas, ITS Expert, former Policy Officer at DG Move

Brian Masson, Director of Multi Modal Transport Solutions Ltd

Yizhou Zhang, KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Jorge Brito, Executive Secretary, Intermunicipal Community of Coimbra Region

17:30 Closing Remarks