In this presentation, Lin Lu outline the PRC's air quality challenges, and what needs to be done to address them. She also shared ADB's approach in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, identifying the issues encountered and the reform approach and presented specific ADB activities in the PRC that impacts air quality. Ms. Lu emphasized the need for long-term financing and technological support, as well as an approach that is cross-sectoral, pragmatic, and systematic to improve air quality in the BTH region.

In this presentation, William Lucht emphasized the health effects of air pollution on the youth. He also encouraged participants to beat air pollution by suggesting specific actions to incorporate such as proper vehicle maintenance and using public transport.​

In this presentation, Glynda Bathan, Deputy Executive Director of Clean Air Asia discussed the state of air pollution in Asian cities, honing on air quality figures for Metro Manila. She cited air pollution as the fifth leading global risk factor for premature deaths, highlighting the health impacts of air pollution, and the need for urgent collective action.​

In this presentation, Mr. Dorfner shares Getzner's solutions to vibrations and structure-borne noise generated by railways, which have a detrimental effect on track superstructure components such as rails, sleepers, and ballasts. He also underscores the importance of introducing more elasticity into the railway superstructure to reduce maintenance outlay and life cycle costs.

In this presentation, Mr. Polterauer shares some points on choosing the right machines for rail track installation and maintenance, including technical considerations, and how to calculate annual output and costs. ​

In this presentation, Mr. Aschberger gives an overview of wayside condition monitoring systems, which measure the operational performance of railway infrastructure assets, giving the necessary data that allows rail operators to optimize maintenance, safety, reliability, and cost.​

In this presentation, Mr. Ramos cited the importance of deploying a flexible and scalable communications-based train control (CBTC) signaling system to address the current needs of railway operations. He also shared a case study from their work in increasing the capacity and operational efficiency of Madrid's commuter network.​

In this presentation, Mr. Touat shares his experience with utilizing Building Information Modeling (BIM) in the design of linear infrastructures such as railway lines, citing real-life examples from previous projects.​

In this presentation, Mr. Boom makes a case for deploying a virtual model of physical rail assets, processes, systems, and passenger flows to analyze data and monitor systems enhance the reliability and safety of urban rail transportation network.