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IRU & Busworld Academy
International Coach Conference
20 October 2017
Kortrijk Xpo Meeting Center - Kortrijk, Belgium
In the framework of the Busworld Europe exhibition
Programme
| 09.00 - 09.30 |
Registration & welcome coffee |
| 09.30 - 10.00 |
Welcome words |
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Redgy Deschacht - Busworld President
Umberto de Pretto - IRU Secretary General
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| 10.00 - 11.20 |
Session I: Coaches and cities: friends or foes? |
| Coach operators and city representatives will debate the place of coaches in urban mobility and planning. The focus will be the significant contribution to local economies of group tourism by coach and the challenges faced by the coach sector, such as city access and traffic restrictions in parts of Europe. |
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Keynote speech
BDO study on group tourism by coach: results and recommendations - Nina Jaschke, Tourism and Statistics, BDO
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Panel Debate
- Damien Pons - Economie des Transports / Mobilité Touristique, City of Paris
- Sergio Fernández Balaguer - Proyectos de Investigación · Dirección de Comunicación y Consultoría, EMT Madrid
- Allan Edmondson - Head of Transport, ETOA
- Frans Schuitemaker - Managing Director, OAD
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| 11.20 - 11.35 |
Coffee break |
| 11.35 - 13.05 |
Session II: The clean coach of the future: development and deployment |
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Aspiring to eco-friendly vehicles, coach operators and vehicle manufacturers will analyse potential technological developments such as alternative fuels and propulsion systems for coaches. Current and future business cases for their deployment as well as business recommendations on how to achieve low-emission long-distance coach services will also be discussed.
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Keynote speech
The coach of the future: preliminary results of the IRU study - ISINNOVA
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Panel Debate
- Håkan Agnevall - President, Volvo Bus Corporation, ACEA Chairman Buses and Coaches
- Shao Nengqiang - Product Manager of European & American Division, Zhengzhou Yutong Bus Co., Ltd
- BYD representative
- Tomas Byberg - CEO, Byberg & Nordin
- Paul Cremers - CEO, Staf Cars
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| 13.05 - 13.20 |
Conclusions |
Join us for refreshments after the event at the IRU stand (Hall Rambla North - R30).
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