ADBI Featured Speaker Webinar: Greg Marsden on COVID-19 Era Travel Behavior and its Policy Implications in the United Kingdom

This webinar featured Greg Marsden of the University of Leeds Institute of Transport Studies who presented findings from a longitudinal study of COVID-19 era travel behavior and policy in the United Kingdom. He described pandemic-driven macro-travel trends and behaviors in ten areas of England and Scotland. He also discussed the implications of shifting work patterns for the economics of public transport and public policy.

ADBI Virtual Workshop on Analyzing Infrastructure Impacts in Asia Through Big Data: Spillover and Financing

Infrastructure development could provide an important boost to COVID-19 recovery among developing Asian economies but will require financing solutions that address growing constraints on the use of public funds for projects due to the pandemic. New funding sources are particularly vital for tackling the region’s sustainable infrastructure investment gap, which is equal to 2.4% of GDP and includes financing for climate mitigation and adaptation.

Len Johnstone

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Experienced Planning Specialist with a demonstrated history of working in the Transportation/Trucking/Railroad industry. Skilled in Highways, Urban Planning, Feasibility Studies, Cube Voyager, and Road Safety. Strong operations professional with a Doctor of Philosophy - PhD focused in Civil, Transportation, and Geo-resources Engineering from Suranaree University of Technology.

Manoj Sugathan

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Manoj Sugathan is the Head of Chip, Contactless and Urban Mobility Programs at Visa Inc., based in Singapore and covers markets in Asia Pacific. In this role, he has overseen the implementation of successful Visa tap too pay programs across retail and urban mobility segments in over three dozen countries. He has been with Visa since 2002 and prior to his current role he was responsible for EMV Chip migration programs in various Asia Pacific countries. Prior to joining Visa, Sugathan ran the Asia Pacific Application Development Centre at Verifone, based in Singapore.

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