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2023 Highlights
Highlights
from ZEB 2023

Agenda

ZEB 2025 - Day 1

11:30
- 12:45

ZEB x Safety
Safety Aspects and Insurance Related to Charging of Electric Buses

15:00
- 16:15

ZEB x Digital Mobility Solutions
Software to Steer Smart Energy Management Systems & Charging Strategies

16:30
- 17:55

ZEB x Future of Coach
Decarbonizing Long Haul & Interurban Routes: Status on the Energy Transition in Operations >300km

ZEB 2025 - Day 2

09:00
- 10:30

Shaping the Future: Zero Emission Bus Market Trends and Policy Support

Magda Kopczyńska
Director-General for Mobility and Transport, European Commission
Tim Howgego
Managing Technical Consultant, ERM
Eamonn Mulholland
Researcher, International Council on Clean Transportation
11:00
- 12:15

Optimising Zero Emission Bus Operations: Leveraging Data and AI

Michel van der Mark
Strategic Program Director, QBuzz
Claudius Jehle
CEO & Founder, Volytica Diagnostics
Santosh Alexander
CEO, WideSense
11:00
- 12:15

Evolution of CAPEX and OPEX for Zero Emission Buses: Outlook and Strategies

Tim Howgego
Managing Technical Consultant, ERM
13:30
- 16:30

Organisational Change and Real-World Performance of Zero Emission Buses

Andreas Meyer
Technical Director, WSW (Wuppertaler Stadtwerke)
Jon Stenslet
Manager Vehicles & Depots, Ruter
Lidia León Talavera
Deputy Director for Operation Centres, Empresa Municipal de Transportes de Madrid (EMT Madrid)
Martin Dean
Managing Director of Bus, The Go-Ahead Group
Nicolas Pocard
Vice President, Marketing & Strategic Partnerships, Ballard Power Systems
09:00
- 10:30

Delivering Reliable Hydrogen Refueling: A Handbook from Planning to Operation

09:00
- 10:30

Charging Ahead: Exploring Opportunity vs Fixed Charging Infrastructure for Electric Buses

11:00
- 12:30

Navigating Battery Degradation, Safety, and End-of-Life Management

Alexandre Charr
Chief Operating Officer, Connected Energy
13:30
- 14:45

Servicing and Maintaining Zero Emission Bus Ecosystems

13:30
- 14:45

Financing the Transition To Zero Emission Buses

Luca Poggi
Data Analyst, Transport & Environment  
Richard Ferrer
Head of Alternative Fuels Sector, CINEA - European Commission
15:00
- 16:15

The Future of Manufacturing Zero Emission Buses in Europe

Thomas Fabian
Chief Commercial Vehicles Officer, ACEA (European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association)

Speakers

Santosh Alexander
CEO, WideSense
Nicolas Pocard
Vice President, Marketing & Strategic Partnerships, Ballard Power Systems
Martin Dean
Managing Director of Bus, The Go-Ahead Group
Lidia León Talavera
Deputy Director for Operation Centres, Empresa Municipal de Transportes de Madrid (EMT Madrid)
Jon Stenslet
Manager Vehicles & Depots, Ruter
Eamonn Mulholland
Researcher, International Council on Clean Transportation
Claudius Jehle
CEO & Founder, Volytica Diagnostics
Andreas Meyer
Technical Director, WSW (Wuppertaler Stadtwerke)
Alexandre Charr
Chief Operating Officer, Connected Energy
Richard Ferrer
Head of Alternative Fuels Sector, CINEA - European Commission
Thomas Fabian
Chief Commercial Vehicles Officer, ACEA (European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association)
Erwan Bruneau
Product Manager Hydrogen for Mobility Europe & Africa, Air Products
Magali Senaux
Senior Consultant, ERM
Sam Schott
Researcher, VIVES University of Applied Sciences
Matt Greener
Zero Emission Institute Director, Arriva Ltd
Max Mollière
Road Freight Researcher, Transport & Environment
Sanne van Breukelen
Team Lead Transport & Mobility, Cenex
Bruno Lapeyrie
Director, Keolis
Gerard Hellburg
Team Coordinator & Program Manager, Vervoerregio Amsterdam
Riccardo Schiavo
Editor, Sustainable Bus
Flip Konings
Policy Advisor, OV-bureau Groningen Drenthe
Luca Poggi
Data Analyst, Transport & Environment  
Tim Howgego
Managing Technical Consultant, ERM
Michel van der Mark
Strategic Program Director, QBuzz
Magda Kopczyńska
Director-General for Mobility and Transport, European Commission