Thredbo 16 Conference Program

Sunday 25 to Thursday 29 August 2019

Nanyang Executive Centre at 60 Nanyang View, Singapore 639673 (located in Nanyang Technological University)

Sunday 25 August

3:00pm - 5:00pm	Delegate registration
5:00pm - 7:00pm	Welcome reception Education Wing Atrium

Monday 26 August

All plenary sessions will be held in The Auditorium.

8:00am	Delegate registration Education Wing Atrium
9:00am	Opening of conference Opening Remarks by NTU
9:10am	Welcome Professor David Hensher International Conference Chair
9:20am	Keynote address by Guest of Honour Dr Janil Puthucheary, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Transport and Ministry of Communications and Information, Singapore
10:00am	Morning tea break
10:30am	Operator and Regulator Roundtable Didier van de Velde (Chair) Ian Wallis, Neil Smith and Jeremy Yap
11:45am	Public transport fare affordability benchmarking Professor Michael Li
12:15pm	Workshop rules Professor David Hensher International Conference Chair
12:30pm	Lunch
1:45pm	Workshop sessions Workshop sessions run concurrently and delegates remain with their workshop throughout the conference.
	Workshop 1. Models of mainstream public transport provision Large Lecture Room 1
	Workshop 2. Practical considerations in implementing different institutional regimes Large Lecture Room 2
	Workshop 3. Emerging business models and implications for the transport ecosystem Small Lecture Room 1
	Workshop 4. Realising the potential benefits of demand-responsive travel Small Lecture Room 2
	Workshop 5. How much regulation should disruptive transportation technologies be subject to? Small Lecture Room 3
	Workshop 6. Better service delivery through modal integration Small Lecture Room 4
	Workshop 7. Assessing the wider benefits of public transport projects Seminar Room
	Workshop 8. Beyond the farebox: sustainable funding of public transport by better understanding service values Seminar Room
3:45pm	Afternoon tea
4:15pm	Workshop sessions
6:00pm	Close

Tuesday 27 August

9:00am	Workshop sessions
10:00am	Morning tea
10:30am	Workshop sessions
12:30pm	Lunch
1:45pm	Workshop sessions
3:45pm	Afternoon tea
4:15pm	Workshops sessions
5:30pm	Close
6:45pm	Dinner Under the Stars Land Transport Authority’s Hampshire Office

Wednesday 28 August

9:00am	Workshop sessions
10:00am	Morning tea
10:30am	Workshop sessions
12:30pm	Lunch
2:00pm	Social tour (optional)
6:00pm	Conference banquet dinner Singapore Recreation Club Recognition of Tower Transit Award winners Announcement of Thredbo 17 hosts

Thursday 29 August

9:00am	Presentation Professor Kara Kockelman University of Texas
9:30am	Presentation Professor Julian Wright National University of Singapore
10:00am	Morning tea
10:30am	Reports from Workshops 1-4 Auditorium
12:30pm	Lunch
1:45pm	Reports from Workshops 5-8 Auditorium
3:45pm	Afternoon tea
4:15pm	Michael Beesley Award Presentation of shortlisted papers Early career transport professionals Presentation of award Associate Professor Wijnand Veeneman (Michael Beesley Award Chair)
5:50pm	Conference close Dr Leong Wai Yan (Conference Chair) and Professor David Hensher (International Conference Series Chair)
6:00pm	End

Friday 30 August

9:00am - 4:00pm

Technical tour of Singapore Bus Academy’s Bus Technical Specialist Certification Centre (BTSCC), Ulu Pandan Bus Depot (optional)

The BTSCC supports the training needs of technicians by providing a conducive environment for technical training and certification, with specialised training facilities that use innovative technologies such as augmented reality and tablet devices to provide an interactive learning experience.