Conference programme | Smart City Planning

Wednesday 8 February 2017

18.00 - 21.00

Panel discussion on smart mobility, followed by networking buffet and drinks for registered guests

This exclusive evening event will include a round table and interactive panel discussions on modelling for Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) and Connected Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs). Access to this session is limited to just 40 places and will also include an evening buffet, drinks and extended networking.

Panellists Incude:

Dr. Ismail Zohdy, Chief Specialist, Self-Driving Transport, RTA

Eifion Jenkins, Programme Director, Transport Systems Catapult, UK

Khalaf Belghuzooz, Associate, Aurecon

Andy Stevenson, Mott MacDonald

Jason Zhou, Aecom

Tor Vorraa, Citilabs

Joerg Tonndorf, Arup

Dario Menichetti, PTV Group

Zeina Nazar, ITS ARAB

Thursday 9 February 2017

09.30	Registration, networking and coffee
10.15	Conference Room 1
	Morning Plenary: Where do we go from here? Transforming transport Conference Chair's introduction: High regional car ownership and dependency– is there evidence of peak car, and what do we see elsewhere in the world? Tom van Vuren, Divisional Director, Mott MacDonald Modelling and data in tomorrow's world Eifion Jenkins, Programme Director, Transport Systems Catapult, UK Maturity of public transport systems in the Middle East and their contribution to smart cities Dr Khaled Abbas, Professor and Former Dean of Egypt National Institute of Transport & Expert, CEO Office, Public Transport Agency, Roads and Transport Agency, Dubai SPD025 – Dubai’s Future Transport Strategy Dr. Abdel Malek, RTA (tbc) Q&A with invited panellists from the day's speakers
11.45	Morning tea and coffee served in the exhibition area
12.15 Choose from 1 of 2	Conference Room 1	Conference Room 2
	Transformative transport technologies Chair: Martin Tillman, lead for Transport Planning and Modelling, Middle East, Aecom Hyperloop and Systra’s vision on future transportation Tristan Vandeputte, Innovation Transport Program Director, Systra Hyperloop modelling and appraisal in Sweden/Finland Dr Nigel G Harris, The Railway Consultancy, UK Modelling shared mobility in city planning Klaus Noekel, Head of Innovation, PTV CAVs and ITS: implications for models Dr Hamid Menouar, R & D Expert, QMIC	Future mobility Chair: Dario Menichetti, Director, Project Management & Services, Middle East & Asia-Pacific, PTV Group Forecasting the potential impact of Transport Demand Management (TDM) in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC): lessons from Abu Dhabi Mohamed Jama Mohamed, B.Eng., MSc, CEng., PhD (Candidate), Transportation Mobility Specialist, Department of Municipal Affairs and Transport (DMAT), Abu Dhabi, and Steve Longman, Local Implementation Leader, Abu Dhabi, Mott MacDonald EC3 updates: preparing for intelligent mobility Ian Smith, Chief Intelligent Transportation Systems Specialist, RTA The need for state-of-the-art labs for transportation research in the Middle East Dr. Muhammad Fahran, Associate Professor and Director, Engineering Research, Department of Transportation Engineering, Saudi Aramco Chair for Traffic Safety Research, The University of Dammam, Saudi Arabia Dubai Red Line metro extension: public transit futures Dr Reza Mohammadi, Managing Director, Reza Mohammadi Consultancy
13.45	Lunch served in the exhibition area
14.45 Choose from 1 of 2	Conference Room 1	Conference Room 2
	Implementing smart planning Chair: Nadeem Shakir, Technical Director, MENA Leader, Transport Planning, Aurecon Jeddah Public Transport Programme - transport planning Nick Benbow, International, General Manager, Systra Dubai Creek smart city: integrated planning Khalaf Belghuzooz, Aurecon Transport data collection and analysis: the smart way Jason Zhou, Technical Director, Head of Transport Modelling, Aecom, and Majid Adeeb, Peter Davidson Consultancy Limited & Aecom Jumeirah Central: multi modal public transport modelling and visualisation Azza Abdallah, Transport Planner, Planning Middle East, Arup	Data and modelling Chair: Paul O'Neill, Director, Intelligent Data Economic and Environmental Assessment Model (EEAM) for Abu Dhabi STEAM Rathish Vijayarajan, Specialist, Transportation Modelling, DMAT, Abu Dhabi A modeller's dilemma: overfitting or underperforming Yun Bu, Principal Consultant, Aecom Modelling and visualisation tools for parking strategies Francesco Zhou, Senior Consultant, Aecom Smart modelling for major events: lessons from Rio 2016 and insights for Expo 2020 and Tokyo 2020 Eduardo Lazzarotto, Director, Legion
16.15	Afternoon tea and coffee served in the exhibition area
16.45	Conference Room 1
	Afternoon plenary: Looking ahead to 2030… Short presentations and facilitated debate, led by Tom Van Vuren Large-scale microsimulation and VR applications Eifion Jenkins, Programme Director, Transport Systems Catapult, UK Transport planning challenges in Dubai Khalaf Belghuzooz, Associate, Aurecon Streetlytics: big data fusion for transport analytics and modelling Tor Vorraa, Citilabs Future models Nigel Harris, The Railway Consultancy Connecting creative urban design with transport modelling Dario Menichetti, PTV Group Big data for smart integrated mobility Ian Machen, Head of Intelligent Mobility, Middle East, Atkins Future proofing infrastructure for autonomous vehicles and future mobility Andy Stevenson, Mott MacDonald Plus other participants to be confirmed...
18.15	Reception Area
	Networking drinks
19.00	Event close