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PROGRAM
WEEK AT A GLANCE
24 August 25 August 26 August 27 August 28 August
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Morning Session Sustaining Road Emerging Stronger: Taking-off During the
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 am Infrastructure Upstream Actions COVID Storm:
(GMT +8/Manila time)
Quality in Asia and for Environmental, Challenges in
the Pacific: Climate Change, Re-opening
Challenges and and Disaster International
Opportunities Resilience in Aviation in the Asia
Transport Pacific Region
Infrastructure
Afternoon Session Opening Session: Re-imagining the First Workshop of Enhancing the Role Closing Session:
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. High-Level Panel ‒ Future of Transport the Implementation of Big Data in Future Directions for
(GMT +8/Manila time)
The New Normal for Through Futures of the Asia-Pacific Promoting Transport in
Transport in and Foresight Road Safety Sustainable Developing Asia
Developing Asia Research Observatory Development of
(by invitation only) Transport Systems
(2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.)
OPENING SESSION
High Level Panel – The New Normal for Transport in Developing Asia
2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m., 24 August (Monday)
The pandemic has created unprecedented conditions for the transport sector, forcing widespread
adaptations and challenging long held beliefs and ways of operation. But the core needs of
developing countries for transport and mobility still remain, and the difficulty in meeting these needs
are being felt throughout Asia. This panel discussion brings together some of the region’s leading
thinkers to discuss transport’s future in a deeply changed world.
Moderator
Sharanjit Leyl
BBC News UK
Panelists
Young Tae Kim, Secretary General, Atty. Arthur P. Tugade, Secretary,
International Transport Forum Department of Transportation, Philippines
Noni Sri Ayati Purnomo, President Director, Jamie Leather, Chief of Transport Sector
Bluebird PT, Indonesia Group, Sustainable Development and Climate
Change Department, ADB
Heather Thompson, Chief Executive Officer,
Institute for Transportation and Development Policy
SESSION
Sustaining Road Infrastructure Quality in Asia and the Pacific: Challenges and Opportunities
10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m., 25 August (Tuesday)
Road networks are the single largest assets in most countries; they provide a fundamental
foundation for the performance of national economies and can deliver a wide range of economic and
social benefits. Adequately investing in road network development, maintenance, and operations is
essential to preserve and enhance these benefits.
This session will highlight some of the key challenges of sustaining the quality of road infrastructure
in ADB’s Developing Member Countries; disseminate outputs from the Research for Community
Access Partnership program, discuss lessons from a global review of the implementation of
performance-based road contracts; and share technologies that can be used to monitor and manage
the performance of ageing road infrastructure while minimizing disruption to transport services.
Moderator
David Fay, Senior Infrastructure Specialist,
Pacific Liaison and Coordination Office, Pacific Department, ADB
Panelists
Ravi Peri, Director, Transport and Communications Saqlain Haider, General Manager,
Division, South Asia Department, ADB NHA Pakistan
Moderator
Susann Roth, Principal Knowledge Sharing and Services Specialist,
Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department, ADB
Panelists
Ravi Peri, Director, Transport and Communications Paolo Spantigati, Country Director, Armenia
Division, South Asia Department, ADB Resident Mission, ADB
Arndt Husar, Senior Public Management Specialist Yanuar Nugroho, Honorary Research Fellow,
(Digital Transformation), Sustainable Development and Manchester Institute of Innovation Research
Climate Change Department, ADB
Josef Hargrave, Associate Director and Global Rebecca Stapleton, Transport Specialist,
Foresight Manager, ARUP East Asia Department, ADB
SESSION
Emerging Stronger: Upstream Actions for Environmental, Climate Change and Disaster
Resilience in Transport Infrastructure
10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m., 26 August (Wednesday)
Severe damage and disruption to transport networks in recent decades has highlighted the
importance of ensuring systems are environmentally sound, and resilient to the impacts of disasters
and climate change. Beyond tackling these challenges at a project level, there is growing global
recognition that more transformative changes can be brought about through upstream actions to
build transport system resilience such as strategic planning, risk and resilience assessments, and
capacity development. This session will share international and regional examples and perspectives
on upstream actions to enhance environmental, climate change and disaster resilience of transport
infrastructure.
Moderator
Preety Bhandari, Chief of Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management Thematic Group,
concurrently Director, Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management Division, ADB
Panelists
Sujata Gupta, Director, Sustainable Infrastructure Division, Juliet Mian, Technical Director,
East Asia Department, ADB Resilience Shift
Sandeep Poundrik, Director General, Coalition Ana Bing Fonua, Project Coordinator,
for Disaster Resilience Infrastructure Nuku'alofa Port Project in Tonga
Moderator
Dong Kyu Lee, Director, Transport and Communications Division,
Pacific Department, ADB
Panelists
Arun Mishra, Regional Director, Asia-Pacific Office, Andre Viljoen, Managing Director/CEO,
International Civil Aviation Organization Fiji Airways
Charles Schlumberger, Lead Air Transport Specialist, René Hopstaken, Senior Consultant, Security
World Bank & Airport Systems, Royal HaskoningDHV
Patrick Osewe, Chief of Health Sector Group, Hamadh Abdul Ghanee, Deputy Minister for
Sustainable Development and Climate Change Transport and Civil Aviation, Maldives Government
Department, ADB
SESSION
Enhancing the Role of Big Data in Promoting Sustainable Development of Transport Systems
2 p.m.– 3:30 p.m., 27 August (Thursday)
ADB is developing the Asian Transport Outlook report on transport infrastructure, operations, and
policies in Asia and the Pacific, to assess how well-aligned policies and investments are with
relevant international transport targets under the SDGs and the Paris Agreement, as well as in areas
such as quality infrastructure. Concurrently, there are opportunities for big data analytics to play an
increasingly important role in guiding DMCs in their approach to transport system management and
operations. This session will share how countries are using digital data to create smarter transport
systems that are more efficient, resilient, and environmentally sustainable.
Moderator
Ki-Joon Kim, Principal Transport Specialist,
Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department, ADB
Panelists
Rana Hasan, Director, Economic Analysis and Operational Sriganesh Lokanathan, Data and Policy Lead,
Support Division, Economic Research and Regional Pulse Lab Jakarta
Cooperation Department, ADB Gayang Ho, Research and Policy
Cornie Huizenga, Consultant Development Lead, Asia-Pacific Centre
ADB for Transport Excellence,
International Association of Public Transport
Dongik Jang, Associate Research Fellow,
Korea Transport Institute
CLOSING SESSION
Future Directions for Transport in Developing Asia
2 p.m.– 3:30 p.m., 28 August (Friday)
The transport sector is at a critical intersection. The uptake of technology and application of big data
can play a pivotal role in enhancing transport system resilience and efficiency gains. As the world
opens up from various lockdown measures, the future of mobility and demand for travel will
undoubtedly be different from the pre-COVID-19 pandemic travel patterns. How can we harness
opportunities in disruptive technologies to revive transport systems and services in a volatile and
uncertain environment? Will the COVID-19 experiences accelerate an uptake of new technologies
and smarter transport systems?
Moderator
Sharanjit Leyl
BBC News UK
Panelists
Jaehak Oh, President, Stephanie Sy, Founder and CEO,
Korea Transport Institute Thinking Machines