Agenda and Speakers

ZEB 2025 is being organised by ERM in partnership with Busworld Foundation. Thanks to this partnership, the ZEB Conference will be held at Busworld Europe in October 2025. This will bring considerable mutual benefits to both events: the conferences and the exhibition. Among other things, this collaboration will increase the attractiveness of the events towards the targeted audience. All ZEB attendees will have free entrance to the Busworld Europe 2025 exhibition.

The ZEB 2025 programme is designed to give bus and coach operators, public transport authorities, and local policy makers a complete overview of the considerations for deploying zero emissions fleets at scale. Building on the feedback from ZEB 2023, ZEB 2025 will offer more in-depth technical content than ever before.

ZEB 2025 will complement the plenary sessions with interactive breakout sessions and exclusive ZEB tours in the exhibition. Those breakout sessions are expected to facilitate more technical discussions and address key questions about the opportunities and challenges associated with battery and fuel cell buses while the dedicated ZEB tours in Busworld Exhibition will illustrate what has been discussed.

ZEB 2025 Sessions

Tuesday 7th October 2025

Decarbonising long haul & interurban routes: status on the energy transition in operations >300km
Status in the development of Software for Smart Energy (& charging) Management Systems : keeping the electricity bill under control

Wednesday 8th October 2025

Shaping the Future: Zero Emission Bus Market Trends and Policy Support
Optimising Zero Emission Bus Operations: Leveraging Telematics and AI
Evolution of CAPEX and OPEX for Zero Emission Buses: Outlook and strategies
Driving the Future: Real-World Zero Emission Bus Performance and the Potential for Hydrogen Buses in Europe – Insights and Q&A

Thursday 9th October 2025

Delivering Reliable Hydrogen Refueling: A Handbook from Planning to Operation
Charging Ahead: Exploring Opportunity and Fixed Charging Infrastructure for Electric Buses
Navigating Battery Degradation, Safety, and End-of-Life Management
Servicing and Maintaining Zero Emission Bus Fleets: OEM Aftersales and Mixed Fleet Management
Potential added values of photovoltaic cells on buses
Overcoming Challenges and Unlocking Innovations: Strategies for Scaling Up the Deployment of Zero Emission Buses

Please note agenda content is subject to change