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As always, ITS Australia will spearhead a strong Australian contingent at the event, and for those of you heading to Dubai, or for those of you interested in our international engagement, we’ve put together this preview of our involvement, and the participation of many Australian companies. We've also scoured the full Dubai program to prepare a handy summary of the Australian speakers across the massive five-day agenda.
Through an ITS World Congress, we are proud to represent Australia’s ITS sector to a global audience, and importantly, showcase and advocate on behalf of our members. As always, we will host a pavilion in the World Congress Exhibition Hall – our base for formal and informal meetings with global colleagues and a central meeting point for any Australian representatives to use over the course of the week. We encourage attendees to drop by and visit us at Stand H7-F17-A. At our Pavilion, we will highlight our program of work across research, policy, industry development and events, as well as promote our members to more than 20,000 attendees.
ITS Australia also had a key role pre-Dubai as a member of International Planning Committee, advocating on behalf of our members and Australia’s ITS sector to secure speaking opportunities in the Congress program for Australian companies that are delivering world-leading ITS solutions.
In a packed five-day agenda, we’re excited to see a significant cohort of Australian companies represented, showcasing programs and technology that are enhancing ITS solutions. Featured below is a complete summary of Australian speakers in the Dubai program, but here are a few of our highlights:
Beyond the official program, the World Congress is an opportunity for important international engagement through a series of formal and informal activities – from bilateral meetings to networking functions.
Our engagement commences on Sunday, before the official start of Congress, where will participate in two important ITS association board meetings. At the ITS Asia Pacific Board of Directors meeting, which involves all eleven member associations from the region, we’ll hear a report on the 19th ITS Asia Pacific Forum in Jakarta earlier this year, and also review planning for the 20th AP Forum to be held in Suwon, Korea next year; as well as the 32nd ITS World Congress in Gangneung, Korea in 2026. The World Congress is held in the Asia-Pacific region every three years and later on Sunday, the Board will convene again to officially vote for the host city for the 2029 ITS World Congress. As you may be aware, ITS Australia is bidding to host the 2029 event in Brisbane. Also on the Sunday, our President Silje Troseth will represent ITS Australia at the ITS World Congress Board of Directors Meeting where Dubai organisers will preview this year’s event, and we will re-connect with our international peers.
On Tuesday 17 September, a strong Australian delegation will meet with American counterparts for a Bilateral Meeting with the American Association of State Highway Transport Officials. The meeting, which occurs regularly at World Congresses, is an opportunity for knowledge sharing and a roundtable discussion focussing on a significant policy topic. This year, the group will focus on connected and automated vehicle activity in our respected countries.
ITS Australia will also use the Dubai Congress to sign a number of important Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) with ITS association counterparts from Korea, Malaysia and Ireland. The MoUs will strengthen the bilateral relationships between Australia and each country and support heightened cooperation on issues such as research, knowledge sharing and ongoing dialogue on important policy issues. Anyone attending the World Congress is welcome to attend the MoU signings, which will take place at the ITS Australia Pavilion (Stand H7-F17-A) in the Exhibition Hall at the following times:
In addition to these official activities we look forward to several informal networking opportunities with visiting delegations from countries including Canada, the UK and Singapore and will host the official ITS Australia VIP Cocktail Reception, which will connect Australian attendees with counterparts from a broad range of international ITS associations.
Click on the accordions below to see all Australian speakers in the Dubai World Congress Program that day. Alternatively, click on the button below to download our PDF snapshot.
Strategic Future Session 1: AI & Data for Transport System Management (Room Sheikh Maktoum Hall B)
Organised by ITS Australia, this session will talk about the fundamental issues of traffic congestion, emission and transport safety that has been on the top of the agenda for any cities and yet we have not been able to solve them or effectively address them. This is even worse for developing countries considering the lack of investment in ITS infrastructure. AI and data creates an enormous opportunity to address these issues once for all. It is important to realise the current tools (traditional modelling) we have been using are not fit for the purpose and they are part of the problem. In this session we will discuss why we need to adopt AI for transport management.
Featuring:
Special Interest Session 5: Cross-border mobility technology initiatives around the world (Room Al - Ain F)
Featuring Andry Rakotonirainy, Professor, CARRS-Q - Queensland University of Technology
Special Interest Session 6: TMC Operations of the Future (Room Abu Dhabi B)
Featuring Cory Ross, Manager of ITS Operation, Main Roads WA
Special Interest Session 13: Artificial intelligence and data bias in ITS: How do we address this? (Room Dubai C+D)
Featuring Stacey Ryan, Policy Manager, ITS Australia
Strategic Future Session 4: Global commercialisation policy and strategy for future mobility (Room Sheikh Maktoum Hall B)
Featuring Dean Zabrieszach Chief Executive Officer, HMI Technologies Pty Ltd/Ohmio Automotion Ltd
Special Interest Session 38: Wheels in Motion: The Intersection of Connectivity and Transportation (Room Abu Dhabi B)
Featuring Dean Zabrieszach Chief Executive Officer, HMI Technologies Pty Ltd/Ohmio Automotion Ltd and Emily Bobis, Co-founder, Compass IoT
Special Interest Session 48: Global state of the art in mobility data exchange – Policy, key initiatives and best practices (Room Sheikh Maktoum Hall D)
Featuring Susan Harris, CEO, ITS Australia
Host Session 1: Innovations across Horizons: Automated Transport in Water, Rail, Air, and Beyond (Room Sheikh Maktoum Hall A)
Featuring Yandong Fan, Head of Strategy and Planning, Transurban
2.00pm – 3.30pm
International Forum 5: Cooperative ITS – Automated Vehicles and large scale real world applications (Room Sheikh Rashid - Hall - DRUM)
Featuring Dean Zabrieszach Chief Executive Officer, HMI Technologies Pty Ltd/Ohmio Automotion Ltd and Prof. Sebastien Glaser, Professor, Intelligent Transport Systems, CARRS-Q
Research Paper 7: C-ITS and connected vehicles (Room Ajman D)
Featuring Andrew Somers Director, Transoptim
4.00pm – 5.30pm
Host Session 3: Driving Change: Government Policies, Sustainable Planning, and Future Fuels (Room Sheikh Maktoum Hall A)
Featuring Silje Troseth, Vice President Asia Pacific, Q-Free
Technical Program 16: CAV technology and traffic control (Room Abu Dhabi A)
Featuring Hamid Torfeh Nejad, SMEC
Plenary Session 3: Accelerating Mobility Transition Towards Smarter and More Sustainable Cities (Room Sheikh Rashid - Hall - DRUM)
Featuring Yandong Fan, Head of Strategy and Planning, Transurban
Special Interest Session 74: Kerbside management - the key enabler for MaaS (Room Abu Dhabi A)
Featuring Stacey Ryan, Policy Manager, ITS Australia
Technical Program 22: Air mobility and satellite technologies (Room Abu Dhabi B)
Featuring Dean Zabrieszach Chief Executive Officer, HMI Technologies Pty Ltd/Ohmio Automotion Ltd
Special Interest Session 72: Transit Automation – Moving From the Lab to Deployment (Room Sheikh Maktoum Hall C)
Featuring Mr. Mohammed Hikmet, Executive Chairman, HMI Technology Ltd., New Zealand.
Global Voices of Women in ITS: Challenges, Experiences, and Initiatives Across Continents (ERTICO Stand – Exhibition Hall)
Featuring Susan Harris, CEO, ITS Australia
Special Interest Session 79: Leading the integration of road tunnels in Asia-Pacific (Room Abu Dhabi B)
Organised by Transurban, Australia this session presents a case study on Sydney’s WestConnex motorway. Transurban now manages over 26km of connected tunnels from one location, using SICE’s Operations Management & Control System (OMCS), SIDERA. The new section of the motorway, the Rozelle interchange, opened to traffic in the early hours of the 26th of November, 2023, and signified the completion of the largest urban road infrastructure project in Australia.
Featuring:
Strategic Future Session 10: Global autonomous bus development: challenges and opportunities (Room Sheikh Maktoum Hall B)
Featuring Andrew Mehaffey, Director Asia Pacific, Ohmio Automation
Technical Program 24 Mapping and location determination (Room Dubai C + D)
Featuring Ashutosh Arun, C-Level, Advanced Mobility Analytics Group
11.30am – 1.00pm
Special Interest Session 93: Cooperative ITS for safe and sustainable transport (Room Sheikh Rashid Hall B)
Organised by ITS Australia, this session will examine Co-operative Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS) technology that enables road users and infrastructure to communicate with each other, sharing information about road conditions, disruptions, traffic flow and safety incidents. C-ITS needs alignment amongst governments and industry for deployment to realise these benefits and this session will hear from representatives across government and industry from Australia, UK and USA on work in their regions supporting the deployment of C-ITS and related technologies.
Featuring:
Special Interest Session 97: Roadside supported location-based services for urban connected automated mobility (Room Abu Dhabi B)
Featuring Andrew Mehaffey, Director Asia Pacific, Ohmio Automation
2.00pm - 3.30pm
Technical Program 34: Smart infastructure for advanced mobility (Room Abu Dhabi A)
Featuring Andrew Somers Director, Transoptim
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