Coffee and Registration

Conference Opening

Jan Deman – Speaker
Managing Director, Busworld Foundation

Electrifying public transport: RATP's ZEB journey in Paris and beyond

This presentation will delve into RATP’s transformative journey towards sustainable public transportation, highlighting their ambitious goals, innovative strategies, and tangible outcomes.

Patrice Lovisa, Area Manager at RATP, will share RATP’s operational experience and achievements in deploying zero emission buses. The challenges encountered along the way and strategies employed to overcome them, from infrastructure development and charging solutions to operational optimisation will be covered.

Patrice Lovisa – Speaker
Area Manager, RATP Group

The Other Electric Bus: A California Agency Deploys 33 Fuel Cell Buses & Additional Developments from the US ZEB Market

Roland Cordero of Foothill Transit & Jaimie Levin of the Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE) will cover the state of the United States’ ZEB market with particular attention on the state of California. Mr. Cordero will present on Foothill’s active deployment of 33 New Flyer hydrogen fuel cell buses that are operating outside of Los Angeles.

Jaimie Levin – Speaker
Senior Managing Consultant, The Center of Transportation and the Environment (CTE)

Roland Cordero – Speaker
Director of Maintenance and Vehicle Technology, Foothill Transit

Data Analytics - Optimising operational fleet performance and planning future fleet decisions

Panel to discuss the required solutions and tools available for optimising operational performance of large ZEB fleets, and the use of data, analytics, diagnostics, digitalisation and remote monitoring to allow ZEBs to be more efficient and predictable.

Steve Carroll – Moderator
Head of Transport, CENEX

Claudius Jehle – Panellist
CEO, volytica diagnostics

Martin West – Panellist
Principal Engineer - Vehicles, TFL Engineering, Transport for London

Coffee & Networking

Efficient Hydrogen Refuelling Solutions - Performance and innovations

Keynote speech covering current technologies in hydrogen refuelling and future innovations

Susanne Goldammer – Speaker
Managing Director, Linde Hydrodgen FuelTech GmbH

Panel | HRS Infrastructure: Challenges and Solutions 

Panel aiming to discuss current station performance (latest progress and remaining technical challenges), available refuelling solutions (on-site / off-site, mobile / stationary), adapting depots to large FCB fleets, maintenance and safety requirements, and an ecosystem approach. 

Lionel Boillot – Moderator
Project Officer, Clean Hydrogen JU

Flip Konings – Panellist
Policy Advisor Sustainability & Energy Transition, OV-bureau Groningen Drenthe

Efficient Charging Solutions – Performance and innovations

Keynote speech covering current technologies in charging solutions and future innovations

Panel | Charging Infrastructure - Challenges and solutions 

Panel to discuss current charging station performance, depot electrification, charging management and solutions, maintenance and safety requirements and ecosystem approach. Grid capacity will also be discussed.

Celine Cluzel – Moderator
Partner, Element Energy Ltd (an ERM group company)

Gerard Hellburg – Panellist
Programme Manager, Clean & Sustainable - Vervoerregio Amsterdam

Markus Mildner – Panellist
CEO eMobility, Siemens Smart Infrastructure

Closing Speech

Coffee & Registration

Conference Opening

Total Cost of Ownership case study on BEBs and FCBs

Case study/presentation from the JIVE project and large BEB fleets

Vanessa Roderer – Speaker
Sustainability Consultant Energy & Mobility, Sphera

Panel | Building a strong business model for Battery Electric Buses

This panel will discuss the economics of Battery Electric Buses (BEBs) and how a sustainable business model for BEBs can be achieved, including emerging financing models where operators no longer own the entirety of their assets. The panel will also address the learnings from the energy crisis and associated electricity price fluctuation.

Ruter, the public transportation agency for Oslo, will share its experience and the perspective of ZEB finances from a transport authority point of view. It will be discussed how important the procurement/contractual stages are, as well as the importance of having discussions with the whole market to offer a high quality zero-emission bus service at minimum cost to the inhabitants. Keolis will cover the operator perspective and how they ensure an attractive service offering for the authorities in terms of cost, discussing the importance of lifespan extension to make e-buses cost-competitive.

Element Energy will provide insight on the second-hand market for electric buses. Zenobe will cover the topic of second-hand batteries and the option of component leasing for operators. Siemens Financial Services will present the advantages of full leasing models, reducing up-front costs significantly, whilst providing a predictable and steady cashflow prediction.

Richard Riley – Moderator
Senior Principal Consultant, Element Energy Ltd (an ERM Group company)

Bernt Reitan Jenssen – Panellist
CEO, Ruter As

Bruno Lapeyrie – Panellist
Director, Centre of Expertise Energy Transition-Bus, Keolis

Matthias Grossmann – Panellist
CEO Commercial Finance, Siemens Financial Services

Steven Meersman – Panellist
Co-Founder and Director, Zenobe

Hydrogen fuel cells as an enabler for mobility decarbonisation: Symbio's solution for buses & coaches

Decarbonising mobility is a major challenge for passenger transport operators, whether urban, interurban or long distance.

Presenting TCO, Performance and flexibility Symbio’s Product Manager will show how fuel cell buses are a relevant solution for demanding operations.

Alexandre Papillon – Speaker
Product Manager, Symbio

Coffee & Networking

Panel | Financing a full fleet transition - Public funding options

Panel aiming to discuss available public funding options (on a European and National level) and whether they are enough to make a full fleet transition a reality and Just Transition.

Richard Ferrer – Moderator
Head of Alternative Fuel Sector, CINEA

François Warnier de Wailly – Panellist
Director of the Bus 2025 Programme, RATP Group

Ian Jennings – Panellist
Senior Specialist Urban Transport, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

Neil Valentine – Panellist
Head of Urban Mobility, European Investment Bank

Panel | Building a strong business model for FCBs (Fuel Cell Buses)

This panel aims to discuss the economics of FCBs and how to achieve a sustainable business model for FCBs. The different ways of achieving a sustainable business model including emerging financing models where operators no longer own the entirety of their assets will be discussed. The aim will also be to address and discuss the learnings from the energy crisis and associated H2 price fluctuation.

Coffee and Registration

Conference Opening

Market development and demand for zero emission coaches - a French market focus

Panel | Zero Emission Coaches: Meeting the needs of customers

Panel to discuss the technical requirements from operators to fully decarbonise their coach fleets and the developments from bus OEMs in this market.

This panel will involve feedback from some of the first European zero emission coach projects, including the Nomad Car Hydrogène project (Normandy) and the 100% electric interurban express regional coach lines (Region Sud).

The objective will be to understand the different customer needs for zero emission coaches and peri-urban buses. GPN (Global Passenger Network) will be the voice of premium bus and motor coach companies worldwide. Insights on Transdev’s plans to decarbonise its coach fleet and what the needs are for it to be successful will also be shared.

The panel will also address how manufacturers are responding to customer needs and the actions that are being taken to develop the market.

Zemo Partnership will share insights from their Bus & Coach Working Group, which collaborates with government and industry to ensure customer needs are met. Projects include the Zero Emission Bus Certification scheme as well as industry publications and public forums to share best practices and technical guidance to accelerate the market.

Before zero emission coaches can be realised, other solutions enabling operators to reduce emissions will be discussed. Solarbus pro will be presenting its high-performance solar modules allowing to partly decarbonize long-distance traveling

Timothy Griffen – Moderator
Project Officer, Zemo Partnership

Agnes Pastuszak – Panellist
President, Global Passenger Network (GPN)

Amandine Allard – Panellist
Chief of Client Services, Transdev Normandy

Daily Drive - Exploring the technical experience and challenges of operating a Fuel Cell Bus fleet

Zero-emission vehicles powered by hydrogen fuel cells are critical for the future of decarbonising buses, coaches and other heavy-duty vehicles. As manufacturing and economies of scale improve, the commercial prospects for hydrogen fuel cell-led technology increases, offering an emission-free solution to operators and municipal authorities.

Thanks to the proactive approach employed by manufacturers, agencies and governments globally the segment is on an upward trajectory in technological and commercial acceptance and deployment – but more is required as the industry aims to hit ambitious net zero goals.

David Yorke – Speaker
Market Development Manager, Ballard Power Systems Europe

Coffee & Networking

Learnings from the deployment of the network to support deployment of the zero-emission coach ecosystem in Germany

NOW – a federally owned company, taking assignments in the area of sustainable mobility and energy supply from top-level federal authorities – will be presenting the hydrogen and recharging perspective of the ecosystem for coach buses. Experts from NOW will present the learnings, challenges and opportunities linked to the expansion of charging and refueling network essential for the emergence of the zero-emission coach market.

Maximilian Lohrer – Speaker
Programme Manager Hydrogen and Fuel Cells (Commercial Vehicles), NOW GmbH

Jascha Lackner – Speaker
Bus Programme Manager, NOW GmbH

Zero Emission Coach Ecosystem - Technological challenges and business adaptations (infrastructure focus)

This panel will discuss the opportunities and challenges to the emerging market of zero emission coaches, with a focus on infrastructure. Discussion topics include the availability of the network, managing limitations, charging time, range anxiety and management, and new business models.

Raluca Marian – Moderator
Director, EU Advocacy & General Delegate, International Road Transport Union (IRU)

Daniel Zellinger – Panellist
Team Lead Bus Fleet Strategy, FlixBus

Closing speech