Opening Session
10:00-12:30
Keynote I Turning Autonomous Driving into Everyday Mobility
Speaker
Gung Seon Ryu
Chief Executive Officer, Kakao Mobility Corp.
Keynote â…¡ Transforming Global Mobility - The Societal Promise and Real-World Reality of Autonomous Driving
Speaker
Steven Hahn
Deputy General Counsel, WAYMO
Keynote III Safe, AI-Defined Mobility
Speaker
Gaurav Agarwal
Senior Director, NVIDIA
Vision Talk - Leadership in Action
Chair
Young Tae Kim
Secretary-General, International Transport Forum (ITF)
Panel
Jun-hyeong Bak
Assistant Minister for Mobility and Motor Vehicles, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT)
Panel
Adam Kalous
Deputy Minister, Ministry of Transport, Czech Republic
Panel
Denisa Zilakova
State Secretary, Ministry of Transport of the Slovak Republic
Panel
Radu Dinescu
President, International Road Transport Union (IRU)
Panel
Marius Skuodis
Board Member of the Bank of Lithuania, Vice-Minister of the Economy and Innovation (2018- 2020) and Minister of Transport and Communications (2020-2024), Republic of Lithuania
Plenary Session I
Autonomous Driving Beyond the Lab: Bridging Innovation and Commercialisation
14:00-16:00
Robotaxis – A Global Market Outlook
Speaker
Sebastian Pfaffinger
Associate Director, Mobility Innovation & Growth Equity, Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
Autonomous Vehicles California’s Regulatory Framework
Speaker
Bernard Soriano
Deputy Director, California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)
Autonomous Mobility Everywhere: Present and Future of L4 Autonomous Driving
Speaker
Chenghui Xuan
Head of Korea Strategy and Business Development, Pony.ai
Discussion
Chair
Dong-min Lee
President, Korean Society of Transportation
Panel
Junghyuk Park
Director, Automated Driving Policy Division, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT)
Panel
Kyungmin Lee
Vice President, Autonomous Driving SW Development Group 2, Hyundai Motor Group
Panel
Euiseok Kim
Attorney, Kim & Chang
Panel
Peter Burns
Chief of Research and Data, Transport Canada
Plenary Session II
Cities in Motion: How Advanced Mobility is Reimagining Urban Life
16:20-18:00
The Future of Smart Cities Driven by HMG Solutions
Speaker
Jae Yong Lee
Vice President, Smart City Innovation Group, Hyundai Motor Group
Transforming Cities with UAM
Speaker
Ha Oun Son
General Manager of APAC, Archer Aviation
Discussion
Chair
Wonki Min
Professor, Kim Jaechul Graduate School of AI, KAIST
Panel
Justin Erbacci
Director General, Airports Council International (ACI) World
Panel
Valeria Ramundo Orlando
Co-founder and Managing Partner, Greensquare Ventures and Equilibrium Climate Capital
Panel
Jake Park
CEO, SOCAR
Panel
Nasser Al Khayari
Director General, Roads & Land Transport, Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology, Sultanate of Oman
Panel
Sandro Berndt-Tolzmann
Deputy Head of Section, Federal Highway and Transport Research Institute (BASt)
Special Session I
Asian Mobility Special Sessionã…£ Korea Transport Institute ã…£ Tulip (2F)
10:00-12:00
Strategies for Improving the Public Transport System in National Innovation Clusters
Speaker
Jeongran Wee
Research Specialist, Korea Transport Institute (KOTI)
Transportation and Mobility Regulatory Policies in the Philippines
Speaker
Jun Castro
Professor, Transportation Sciences, University of the Philippines
Ride-hailing in China: Development Trends, Current Landscape & Governance Experience
Speaker
Yu Zhang
Deputy Director, China Academy of Transportation Sciences (CATS)
Discussion
Chair
Hwasoo Yeo
Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, KAIST
Panel
Yongjun Ahn
Senior Research Fellow, Sejong Research Institute
Panel
Taekwan Yoon
Research Fellow, Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements (KRIHS)
Panel
Anh Tuan Vu
Director, Vietnamese-German University (VGU)
Special Session II
ITF Special Session - Mobility Innovation: Past, Present, and Future (Interactive Session) ã…£ International Transport Forum ã…£ Orchid (2F)
10:00-12:00
Lessons from Transport Innovations: the Cases of Containerisation and Vehicle Electrification
Speaker
Olaf Merk
Head of Transport Research Committee Secretariat and Policy Analysis Unit, International Transport Forum (ITF)
Challenges & Practical Pathways for Scaling Autonomous Driving: Cases from China
Speaker
Dong Wang
Director, China Academy of Transportation Sciences (CATS)
Mobility Innovation: Past, Present and Future – The Case of Urban Mobility
Speaker
Johannes Wahl
Ambassador, BCG Institute, Center for Mobility Innovation, Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
Discussion
Chair
David Sutton
Chief Officer, Malta Ministry for Sustainable Mobility
Panel
Azhar Jaimurzina Ducrest
Chief of Transport Connectivity and Logistics Section, UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP)
Panel
Seungjae Lee
Professor in Transportation Planning, University of Seoul
Panel
Yoonyoung Hwang
Executive Vice President, Kakao Mobility Corp.
Panel
Sergi SaurÃ
Director, CENIT-CETMO
Panel
Duksoo Kim
CEO and Co-Founder, AUTOCRYPT
Panel
Lamees AlRahbi
Statistical Data Analyst, Oman Logistics Center, Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology, Sultanate of Oman
Parallel Thematic Session I
Safety and Insurance of Autonomous Vehicles ã…£ Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance ã…£ Orchid (2F)
13:00-15:00
Toward an Integrated Investigation Framework for Automated Vehicle Crashes in Korea
Speaker
Minje Cho
Researcher, Korean National Police University (KNPU)
Institutionalising Safety and Liability Frameworks for the Commercialisation of Driverless Mobility Services in Korea
Speaker
Sehyun Tak
Research Fellow, Korea Transport Institute (KOTI)
Beyond the Human Driver: The Future of Auto Insurance for Autonomous Mobility
Speaker
Yohan Park
Principal Researcher, Samsung Traffic Safety Research Institute, Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance
Discussion
Chair
Junhan Cho
Chief Researcher, Samsung Traffic Safety Research Institute, Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance
Panel
Jiyeon Cheon
Research Fellow, Korea Insurance Research Institute (KIRI)
Panel
Young-kook Kim
Center Director, Policy Research Center, Traffic Accident Compensation Supervisory Service (TACSS)
Panel
Timon Plass
Senior Research Associate, Institute for Climate Protection, Energy and Mobility (IKEM)
Parallel Thematic Session II
Mobility Humanities ã…£ Academy of Mobility Humanities, Konkuk University ã…£ Tulip (2F)
13:00-15:00
EV Nation? The Ethics and Aesthetics of Electric Vehicles in Australia
Speaker
Peter Adey
Professor, Human Geography, Monash University
Autonomous Driving Mobility and Literary Imagination
Speaker
Nahyun Kim
Professor, Korean Language and Literature, Chungbuk National University
Discussion
Chair
Jinhyoung Lee
Professor, Academy of Mobility Humanities, Konkuk University
Panel
Mimi Sheller
Professor of Integrative and Global Studies, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)
Panel
Johaeng Rho
Professor, Academy of Mobility Humanities, Konkuk University
Panel
Donghyun Koo
Professor, Sociology, Chungnam National University
Parallel Thematic Session III
The State of DRT: Now and What's Next ã…£ Korea Transportation Safety Authority, Korean Society of Transportation, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung ã…£ Tulip (2F)
15:20-17:20
Status and Policy Directions of DRT in Korea
Speaker
Sujung Park
Research Fellow, Korea Transportation Safety Authority (TS)
Beyond DRT: Building the Next Generation of Autonomous Public Mobility Systems
Speaker
Oliver May-Beckmann
Managing Director, MCube Cluster
What Is Needed After DRT Implementation? - Implications from Japan’s Policy for Eliminating Transportation Gaps
Speaker
JaeYoul Kim
Senior Manager, EY Strategy & Consulting
Discussion
Chair
Sung Hoo Kim
Professor, Korea University
Panel
Anh Tuan Vu
Director, Vietnamese-German University (VGU)
Panel
Juyoung Park
Team Leader, Mobility Business Promotion Team, Hyundai Motor Group
Panel
Cheol-yun Kang
Senior Programme Manager, Innovation Hub, International Transport Forum (ITF)
Parallel Thematic Session IV
AI-Powered Logistics Mobility ã…£ Orchid (2F) ã…£ Korea Maritime Institute, UN ESCAP
15:20-17:20
Physical AI Ports : Reinventing Port Operations
Speaker
Seunghyun An
Associate Research Fellow, Port Industry Research Department, Korea Maritime Institute (KMI)
Automated Container Terminal Development: Practices and AI-Enabled Operations
Speaker
Fangchao Liu
Manager, Qingdao New Qianwan Container Terminal (QQCTN)
Data- and AI-Driven Supply Chain Resilience
Speaker
Eddie Ng
Head of Data & Analytics, PSA BDP
Discussion
Chair
Chan Ho Kim
Deputy President, Port Industry Research Department, Korea Maritime Institute (KMI)
Panel
Azhar Jaimurzina Ducrest
Chief of Transport Connectivity and Logistics Section, UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP)
Panel
Keum-Ryeol Lee
Equity partner / Vice President, Blueward
Panel
Yong-Hyun Park
Team Leader, Korea Institute of Marine Science & Technology Promotion (KIMST)
Panel
Hoonmo Park
Vice President, Head of Robot & Hydrogen Business Group, Hyundai-Rotem Company