Thredbo 19 Conference Program

Sunday 13 September – Thursday 17 September 2026

Valletta, Malta

Sunday 13 September
4.00pm	Delegate Registration	Ground Floor Old Valletta Campus
6.00pm	Welcome Reception	Ground Floor Old Valletta Campus
8.00pm	End

Monday 14 September
8.00am	Delegate Registration	Level 1 Old Valletta Campus
8.45am	Official Opening of Conference TBC – Professor Simon Fabri, Pro Rector for Research. University of Malta
9.15am	Keynote Address 1: Sampo Hietanen, Founder, MaaS Global Keynote Address 2: Prof Juan Carlos Munoz Abogabir, Universidad Catolica de Chile
10.15am	Morning Break
10.45am	Roundtable 1: Resetting Bus Contracts: What have we learned over 40 years? Chair: Prof David Hensher, ITLS University of Sydney Panel Members: Neil Smith, Kelsian Group and Relay Trust Prof Juan Carlos Munoz Abogabir, Universidad Catolica de Chile Prof Marianne Vanderschuren, University of Cape Town, South Africa Dr Didier van de Velde, TU Delft
12.00pm	Workshop Rules: Prof David Hensher Lifetime Achievement Award: Prof David Hensher
12.30pm	Lunch
1.30pm	Workshop Sessions	Refer to location guide
3.00pm	Afternoon Break
3.30pm	Workshop Sessions	Refer to location guide
5.30pm	End	Free evening

Tuesday 15 September 2026
9.00am	Workshop Sessions	Refer to location guide
10.30am	Morning Break
11.00am	Workshop Sessions	Refer to location guide
12.30pm	Lunch
1.30pm	Workshop Sessions	Refer to location guide
3.00pm	Afternoon Break
3.30pm	Workshop Sessions	Refer to location guide
5.00pm	End	Free evening

Wednesday 16 September 2026
9.00am	Workshop Sessions	Refer to location guide
10.30am	Morning Break
11.00am	Workshop Sessions	Refer to location guide
12.30pm	Lunch
1.30pm	Free Afternoon .
5.30pm	Site Visit Tour of the ancient fortified hilltop city of Mdina Buses will transport delegates to the site venue	Offsite
7.00pm	Conference Dinner Buses will transport delegates from the dinner venue	BACCHUS Restaurant

Thursday 17 September 2026
9.00am	Roundtable 2: Decarbonisation and Public Transport: Challenges and Opportunities Chair: Prof Maria Attard, University of Malta Panel Members: Konrad Pule, Malta Public Transport Ivan Vella, Transport Malta Panagiotis Papaioannou, University of Thessaloniki, Greece Lisa Hansson, Molde University, Norway
10.00am	Morning Break
10.30am	Workshop Reports 1-5
12.30pm	Lunch
1.30pm	Workshop Reports 6 -9
3.30pm	Afternoon Break
4.00pm	Michael Beesley Award and Presentation Chair: Prof Graeme Currie, Monash University
5.00pm	Closing Remarks
5.15pm	Conference Close