Keynote speakers

The following speakers will give keynote lectures at the conference. 

Speakers include:

Topic Area B: Freight Transport and Logistics

Lori Tavasszy, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands (Chairman)
Laetitia Dablanc, University of Paris-East, France

Topic Area C: Traffic Management, Operations, and Safety 

Manfred Boltze, Technische University Darmstadt, Germany
Presentation topic: Multi-criteria assessment of traffic signal control

David Z. W. Wang, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Presentation topic: Optimal bike allocation and repositioning strategies in a dockless bike sharing system

Topic Area D: Activity and Transport Demand

Chandra Bhat, University of Texas, USA

Topic Area E: Transport Economics and Finance 

Sergio Jara-Diaz, Universidad de Chile, Chile
Presentation topic: Design, scale economies and optimal pricing of public transport services

Marco Ponti, Chief consultant for CBA, Italian Ministry of Transport, Italy
Presentation topic : The Cost Benefit Analysis program in Italy: political and methodological issues

Topic Area F: Transport, Land Use, and Sustainability

Yoshitsugu Hayashi, Chubu University, Japan
Presentation title: Mechanism of urbanisation and motorization and its influence on the environment as its consequence

Topic Area G: Transport Planning and Policy

Karen Lucas, Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds, UK
Presentation topic: Meeting travel needs in low income settlement

Greg Marsden, Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds, UK
Presentation topic: The role of government in the governance of mobility transitions

Topic Area H: Transport in Developing and Emerging Countries

Jose Luis Irigoyen, Senior Director, Transport and Information and Communications Technologies Global Practice, World Bank
Ali Huzayyin, Cairo University, Egypt