International Conference Series on Competition and Ownership in Land Passenger Transport
International Conference Series on Competition and Ownership in Land Passenger Transport
Version: 1 August 2017
Stockholm School of Economics (main building), Sveavägen 65
Conference sessions, morning tea, lunches and afternoon tea are open to registered delegates only. Guests of delegates may attend the social program events (on payment of a guest registration fee), highlighted in blue below.
| Time | Details |
|---|---|
| 12:00-16:00 | General Assembly of Bus Rapid Transit Centre of Excellence (including sandwich lunch and coffee break) This event is by RSVP only, please confirm attendance to: iqtorres@ing.puc.cl Venue: Room Ragnar, 3rd floor |
15:00-17:00 |
Delegate registration |
18:00-20.00 |
Welcome reception (includes light meal) Venue: Atrium, 1st floor |
Venue: Aula, 1st floor (all meals served in the Atrium, 1st floor)
| Time | Details |
|---|---|
08:00 |
Delegation registration (for late arrivals) |
09:00 |
Welcome Dr Gunnar Alexandersson, Thredbo 15 Conference Director, Stockholm School of Economics Lars Ågren, Senior Executive Vice President, Stockholm School of Economics Tomas Svensson, General Director, VTI Professor David Hensher, International Chair and co-founder of the Thredbo Conference Series, Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies, University of Sydney Business School |
09:25 |
30 years of Thredbo conferences: themes, achievements and impact Professor David Hensher and Yale Wong, Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies, University of Sydney Business School, and Dr David Bray, University of Queensland |
10.15 |
Keynote opening speech Mattias Landgren, State Secretary, Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation, Sweden |
10.30 |
Morning tea |
11:00 |
Panel discussion: Competition, cooperation and trust between actors in a deregulated transportation market Participants from the Swedish transportation sector: Caroline Åstrand, SJ AB Moderator: Didier van de Velde, TU Delft, The Netherlands |
12:15 |
Introduction to workshop sessions Professor David Hensher, International Chair, Thredbo Conference Series |
12:30 |
Lunch Meeting for Workshop Chairs, Local Director and International Chair (by invitation only) (Board Room, 1st Floor) |
| Venue: Workshop rooms tbc | |
13:30 |
Workshop sessions I |
15:00 |
Afternoon tea |
15.30 |
Workshop sessions II |
16:50 |
Short break |
17:00 |
Workshop sessions III |
| 18:00 | Close |
Evening |
Free time for delegates |
Venue: Workshop rooms tbc (all meals served in the Atrium, 1st floor)
| Time | Details |
|---|---|
09:00 |
Workshop sessions IV |
10:30 |
Morning tea |
11:00 |
Workshop sessions V |
12:30 |
Lunch |
13:30 |
Workshop sessions VI |
15:00 |
Afternoon tea |
15:30 |
Workshop sessions VII |
16:50 |
Short break |
17:00 |
Workshop sessions VIII |
| 18:00 | Close |
19:00-21:00 |
Reception (includes light meal), Stockholm City Hall, hosted by the City of Stockholm |
Venue: Workshop rooms tbc (all meals served in the Atrium, 1st floor)
| Time | Details |
|---|---|
09:00 |
Workshop sessions IX |
10:30 |
Morning tea |
11:00 |
Workshop sessions X |
12:30 |
Lunch Meeting of the Michael Beesley Award Committee (by invitation only) (Board Room, 1st Floor) |
13:30 |
Free time for delegates / preparation of workshop reports |
15:30-17:30 |
Boat excursion with Strömma Kanalbolaget |
19:00-22:30 |
Guided tour at the Vasa Museum, followed by conference dinner, presentation of the Michael Beesley Award and Thredbo 16 announcement |
Venue: Aula, 1st floor (all meals served in the Atrium, 1st floor)
| Time | Details |
|---|---|
09:00 |
The Mobility as a Service Concept and Londoners' preferences for MaaS products Maria Kamargianni, Urban Transport and Energy Lab, UCL Energy Institute, London Mobility as a service – perspectives from Finland Iida Huhtanen, Finnish Ministry of Transport Concluding discussion and Q&A with both speakers Chair: Professor Corinne Mulley |
10:30 |
Morning tea |
11:00 |
Presentation of workshop reports (1-4) |
12:30 |
Lunch |
13:30 |
Presentation of workshop reports (5-8) |
15:00 |
Afternoon tea |
15:30 |
Presentation of top three workshop papers, including paper of Michael Beesley Award recipient Introduced by: Wijnand Veeneman, Chair, Michael Beesley Award Committee. |
16:45-17:00 |
Closing speeches |
| 17:10-17:30 | Open discussion on the future direction of Thredbo conferences (Room A120, opposite Aula) |
19:00-21:00 |
Meeting and dinner for the International Steering Committee (by invitation only) Restaurant Gondolen |
Technical Tour
Details of the tour are provided below. The cost is AUD $30 per person which includes coffee breaks and lunches. Online registration for the technical tour will be available to delegates shortly.
| Time | Details |
|---|---|
09:00 |
Meet-up at Slussen, metro exit Södermalmstorg |
09:10 |
Visit to the Slussen Construction Project. Presentation of the project as well as tour of the area. |
11:00 |
Metro transfer to WSP premises, Gullmarsplan |
11:30 |
Presentation of Congestion charging in Stockholm (TBA, WSP) |
11:50 |
Presentation of Cooperation in urban-, station- and public transport development (Olof Kjellström, Jernhusen) |
12:15 |
Lunch at WSP premises |
12:45 |
Presentation of Cooperation in urban development – the case of Brunkebergstorg (Kristina Menyes, City of Stockholm) |
13:10 |
Presentation of The Stockholm Negotiation of Housing and Infrastructure (Hans Rode, The National Negotiation on Housing and Infrastructure) |
13:35 |
Bus transfer to Keolis bus depot in Fredriksdal |
14:00 |
Visit to the new bus depot. Tour of the depot and a presentation of the new bus line network. |
16:00 |
End of tour. Bus transfer to metro station Gullmarsplan |
The conference fee is AUD $950.
Conference rates have been arranged at selected hotels in central Stockholm. Hotel options may be viewed and booked online from the conference accommodation booking page.
Stockholm School of Economics (conference venue and welcome reception on Sunday 13 August)
Stockholm City Hall (reception on Tuesday 15 August)
Stockholm Archipelago (boat trip on Wednesday 16 August)
Vasa Museum (guided tour and conference dinner venue on Wednesday 16 August)