ADB Transport Forum 2018
12 to 14 September 2018

Philippines

By ADB estimates, the Asian transport sector will require over $8.4 trillion in investments until 2030 in order to continue the region’s growth trajectory while responding to the challenges of climate change. Opportunities exist to close the infrastructure funding gap and direct the financing toward more sustainable, resilient transport infrastructure, and the forum provides an opportunity to discuss these opportunities and attendant challenges.​

The ADB Transport Forum 2018 focused on the issue of "Financing the Future of Transport in Asia and the Pacific"​ and served a venue to discuss real-world sustainable transport solutions with the policy makers, thought leaders, and practitioners working in the transport sector. The Forum also engaged ADB and its developing member countries and partners in a unique dialogue on the challenges and opportunities facing the transport sector, and provided an opportunity to learn about the latest technical advances, best practices and challenges in sustainable transport covering each of the main transport modes, and the new technologies and approaches that are reshaping the sector.​

Program and Learning Materials
Session / Activity Title Speaker(s)
Opening Plenary Welcoming Remarks Bambang Susantono
Innovative Technology Plenary The Future of Mobility, Encoding in the 21st Century Katja Schectner
Innovative Technology Plenary Autonomous Vehicle Technology: Impacts, Benefits, and Applicability for Developing Countries Christoph Mertz
Session 1: E-Vehicles and New Transport Technology E-mobility (e-scooter) Policy and Technology in Taiwan Bing-Ming Lin
Session 1: E-Vehicles and New Transport Technology E-mobility Deployment in India Manoj Desai
Session 1: E-Vehicles and New Transport Technology E-Mobility: Vision and Strategy for Armenia Diana Yeritspokhyants
Session 1: E-Vehicles and New Transport Technology Electric Vehicles in the Philippines Rommel Juan
Session 1: E-Vehicles and New Transport Technology Low Carbon Buses in the PRC and E-Mobility Options for Developing Member Countries Jürg Grütter
Session 2: Regional Connectivity The Work of ESCAP in Promoting Regional Transport Connectivity Weimin Ren
Session 2: Regional Connectivity Connecting the Railways of The Greater Mekong Subregion Kang Hang Leung
Session 2: Regional Connectivity CAREC Transport: Improving Connectivity in Central and West Asia Oleg Samukhin
Session 2: Regional Connectivity Economic Corridors and Development Impact in Middle Income Countries: The Case of Thailand's Automotive Manufacturing Corridor Jayant Menon
Session 3: ADB's Sustainable Urban Transport Program ADB's Sustainable Urban Transport Operations: Status, Needs, and Opportunities Steven Lewis-Workman
Session 3: ADB's Sustainable Urban Transport Program Mobilise Your City Christian Mettke
Session 3: ADB's Sustainable Urban Transport Program Karachi "Red Line" BRT Project: Karachi's Urban Renewal Through Mass Transit" David Margonsztern
Session 3: ADB's Sustainable Urban Transport Program Sustainable Urban Transport Corridor: A Case or Yichang, People's Republic of China Richard Liu
Session 3: ADB's Sustainable Urban Transport Program AFD's Mobility Strategic Framework and Mobilise Your City Partnership Bertrand Goalou
Session / Activity Title Speaker(s)
Session 5: Climate Mitigation and Transport Climate Mitigation and Transport Jacqueline Lam
Session 5: Climate Mitigation and Transport Quantifying and Tracking GHG Emission Reduction in Viet Nam Hang Nguyen Thu
Session 5: Climate Mitigation and Transport Asian EST Initiative Choudhory Mohanty
Session 5: Climate Mitigation and Transport Climate Mitigation and Transport Fang Xu
Session 6: Rail Transport Innovations and New Technology - The Case of the Taipei Metro Chiu Liang-Liu
Session 6: Rail Transport It's All About the Money Lynn Tho
Session 6: Rail Transport If We Build It, Will They Come? Latest Initiatives to Improve Quality of Metro Projects and Encourage Ridership Pankaj Tyagi
Closing Plenary Transport Cooperation with ADB Jaehak Oh
Closing Plenary Results-Based Partnerships: 3-star or Better Roads for All Road Users Rob McInerney
Closing Plenary Doing Business with ADB - A Partnership Between ADB & ITDP Richard Liu
Closing Plenary UIC: The World Railway Organization Milko Papazoff
Closing Plenary ADB's Strategy 2030 Valerie Hill
Closing Plenary ADB's New Procurement Framework Marcelo Minc
Closing Plenary Closing Remarks Woochong Um

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Event Coordinator/s

  • Diana Marie Hernandez-Louis

ADB Organizer/s

  • Transport Sector Office

Topics

  • Climate Change
  • Finance
  • Transport