09:00 Opening Remarks from the Conference Chair

Asia’s Vision for the Future

09:10 Intelligent Transport Systems and Their Future – An International Perspective

• Providing an overview of the overall ITS market across the globe
• Highlighting the challenges posed by the Asian market and what needs to be done to get the implementation of ITS up and running?
• Driverless vehicles: A trip from Italy to China for the first time in history with driverless vehicles
• Discussing insights from key projects across the globe and what can Asia learn from those?

Prof. Alberto Broggi
President
IEEE INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS SOCIETY

09:50 Traffic Data Management and its Associated Strategies – A Korean Perspective

• Outlining the importance of efficient usage of data for effective traffic management
• Devising a web-interface to harness useful information out of the traffic data available
• Providing real time data updates to manage traffic coherently
• Reviewing the technologies available for efficient traffic data management

Dr. Seong J. Namkoong
Director, Center for Operations Analysis and Supportive, Information System (OASIS), Expressway & Transportation, Research Institute
KOREA EXPRESSWAY CORPORATION

11:00 Devising Philippines’ ITS Plans for the Future

• Outlining the role of MMDA in implementing ITS and its plans for the future
• Addressing the importance of ensuring stakeholder co-operation for an efficient ITS implementation
• Highlighting the existing framework and challenges posed by the Philippines market towards efficient ITS deployments
• Understanding the opportunities available for technology players to enter the Philippines ITS space

Francis Tolentino
Chairman
METRO MANILA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, PHILIPPINES

11:40 Demand Responsive Transport – What Can Asia Learn from the Rest of the World?

• Outlining the importance and value of ITS implementation in the nationwide transportation system
• Devising a nationwide strategy to actively procure and design ITS systems in tune with local market requirements
• Delivering insights from key ITS projects and the subsequent impact the projects had on the traffic systems

Dr. Glen Geers
Systems Engineering Manager
NATIONAL ICT AUSTRALIA

13:20 Detailing Singapore’s Intelligent Transport Systems

• Providing an overview of Singapore’s ITS systems of today
• Highlighting the challenges posed by the Singapore market and how these were addressed?
• Detailing the research advancements in fare systems and building the business case for contact less smart cards in transport ticketing
• Outlining the commercial opportunities generated by smart ticketing

Silvester Prakasam
Director
LAND TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, SINGAPORE

14:00 Detailing the Plans of the Government to Shape India’s ITS Future

• Discussing India’s plans for ITS implementation in the major cities throughout the country
• Highlighting the challenges that are being faced by the diverse Indian market towards a successful ITS deployment
• Evaluating the technological requirements for effective ITS based traffic management in India
• Discussing the procurement plans and strategies to entice solution providers into the Indian space

Senior Representative
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS, INDIA

15:10 Outlining Thailand’s ITS’ Developments

• Discussing Thailand’s plans for ITS implementation in the major cities throughout the country
• Stepping through the timeline of ITS development and rollout in Thailand
• Highlighting the challenges that are being faced by the Thailand market towards a successful ITS deployment
• Detailing the research advancements in image processing, radio frequency identification (RFID), data center and global positioning system (GPS) tracking that will assist serve the local market requirements
• Evaluating the technological requirements for effective ITS based traffic management in Thailand

Samard Duangwichitrkul
Deputy Director
GEO-INFORMATICS AND SPACE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY Vice President, THAILAND ITS ASSOCIATION

15:40 PANEL DISCUSSION: Smart Technology for Public Transport – Advent of Mobile Phones and Smart Cards

• Where are we going with regards to smartcard schemes?
• Progress and schemes being piloted for using smart technology in rail and buses
• Meeting customer expectations for wireless connectivity

Moderator:

Dr. Seong J. Namkoong
Director, Center for Operations Analysis and Supportive Information
System (OASIS), Expressway & Transportation Research Institute
KOREA EXPRESSWAY CORPORATION

16:20 CASE STUDY: KSRTC – ITS Implementation in Mysore – Case Study

• Addressing the issue of congestion by implementing state-of-the-art ITS solutions in Mysore
• Benefiting from various ITS systems like Vehicle Tracking Systems, Real Time Passenger Information Systems and Central Control Stations
• Incorporating core technologies like GPS, Electronic Display Systems and Information and Communication Technologies

C.G. Anand
Chief Mechanical Engineer
KARNATAKA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, INDIA

17:00 Chair’s Summary and Q&A Close of Day One