Main Conference Programme

Day 1 - Wednesday, 26 November 2019

08:00 Registration and Refreshments

Registration and Refreshments

09:00 Inaugural Address

Speaker

H.E. Abdulla Al Maeeni

H.E. Abdulla Al Maeeni

Director General
Emirates Authority for Standardisation and Metrology (ESMA)

09:10 Industry Keynote Address

Speaker

Sergio Mujica

Sergio Mujica

Secretary General
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

09:30 Industry Address: Leading Trends in Mobility and Related Security

Speaker

Dr. Jonathan Reichental

Dr. Jonathan Reichental

Former CIO
City of Palo Alto

10:00 Inauguration of the Exhibition and Networking Break

Inauguration of the Exhibition and Networking Break

Session 1: Road to Success: Implementation of Alternate Energy Vehicles – EVs and Fuel Cells

This session would involve latest updates on user friendliness and road worthiness of electric and hybrid vehicles with the region, deriving best practices from other countries, latest technology developments from manufacturers and critical infrastructures and latest battery technologies.

10:30 Market Awareness and Consumer Acceptance: The Battle Won

Speaker

Monica Godo

Monica Godo

Product Owner EV
Norwegian Automobile Association

 

  • Incentives and subsidies as the driver for the future
  • Market penetration and awareness as key
  • Achieving the future transportation goal on country level

11:00 Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure – Lessons from a UK Case Study

Speaker

Akin Adamson

Akin Adamson

Director - Middle East
Ricardo Energy and Environment

 

 

• The things to think about when planning electric vehicle infrastructure
• How this was tackled as part of a UK example
• Key learnings and lessons for other geographies

11:30 UN Global Technical Regulation (UN GTR) No. 20 on Electric Vehicle Safety – Challenges for the Phase II of the UN GTR Vehicles Maintenance and Safety

Speaker

Edoardo Gianotti

Edoardo Gianotti

Vehicle Regulations and Transport Innovations Section
UNECE Sustainable Transport Division

 

 

• Performance mismatch between the lab and the real world
• More need for government regulations in safety and maintenance

12:00 Fast Charging is Reality

Speaker

Dr. Klaus Rechberger

Dr. Klaus Rechberger

Head of HV Integration and Energy Management
Porsche AG

 

As a key technology the 800V System enables your BEV to:  

  • long distance mobility (easy and fast charging 100km / 4min)
  • reduce the weight of the high voltage system
  • high performance driving

12:30 Driving the Mobility of Tomorrow

Speaker

Paloma Brunckhorst

Paloma Brunckhorst

Global Spokesperson for Electric and Electrified Vehicles
BMW

13:00 Prayer and Lunch Break

Prayer and Lunch Break

14:00 Interactive Panel Discussion: Infrastructure Requirements Enabling EV and Fuel Cells in the UAE

Interactive Panel Discussion: Infrastructure Requirements Enabling EV and Fuel Cells in the UAE

Session 2: ITS: Embracing Technology for Smarter Mobility Solutions

This session will look at latest developments in field of technology and its integration into the already existing systems.

14:30 The Rise of New Mobility Modes and its Possibilities

Speaker

Christoph Stadler

Christoph Stadler

Director MENA and APAC
Mercedes Benz (Moovel)

 

 

• Usage of data
• Analysis of mobility modes
• MaaS: Mobility-as-a-Service

15:00 Safety Considerations in Future Mobility

Speaker

Thomas Edelman

Thomas Edelman

Managing Director
Road Safety UAE

 

  • Rationale for safety improvements based on the current situation
  • “Near-future” mobility/road safety opportunities
  • Safety considerations in alternate energy vehicles

15:30 Coffee and Networking Break

Coffee and Networking Break

15:45 Mobility’s Second Great Inflection Point

Speaker

Ahmet Orhon

Ahmet Orhon

Associate Partner
McKinsey

 

  • Mobility sector at a tipping point
  • A path to EV profitability
  • A glimpse of the urban mobility of tomorrow

16:15 Security Considerations in the Transport of the Future

Speaker

Dr. Hoda Alkhzaimi

Dr. Hoda Alkhzaimi

Director of Centre of Cyber Security
New York University Abu Dhabi
  • Preventing recent hacks on car systems
  • Cars as mini datacenters
  • Enabling cars to fight cyber-attacks on their own

16:30 Interactive Panel Discussion: Newer Technology vs Relevant Technology - Choosing the Right Technology?

Interactive Panel Discussion: Newer Technology vs Relevant Technology - Choosing the Right Technology?

17:00 Closing Remarks from the Chair

Closing Remarks from the Chair

17:10 End of Day 1

End of Day 1