The 26th World Congress  was co-hosted by the Land Transport Authority of Singapore (LTA) and ITS Singapore, for the first time in Southeast Asia, on 21st -25th of October 2019, in Singapore. The 2019 Congress theme of “Smart Mobility, Empowering Cities” reflected Singapore’s commitment to create the most liveable smart city in support of a higher quality of life and an ever-connected community. With a comprehensive format of plenary and interactive sessions, as well as a dynamic exhibition with technical demonstrations and tours, the World Congress 2019 was an opportunity for all participants to network, discuss and share ground-breaking transport technology, and forge mutually beneficial partnerships to further unleash the power of ITS.

COREALIS was keenly participating in the ITS World Congress 2019 through the organisation of the SIS48: ”Towards a Sustainable Technology Driven Port City Development Management”, on  October 24th, 2019 (11:00 – 12:30) – Room 328 3. The representatives were as follows:

Organiser:
Thomas Desseilles, ERTICO – ITS Europe
Moderator:
Dr. Giannis Karaseitanidis, Institute of Communication & Computer Systems (ICCS), Greece
Speakers:
Alexio Picco, CIRCLE S.p.A, Italy (presentation available here)
Alexandr Tardo, CNIT, Italy (presentation available here)
Phanthian Zuesongdham, Hamburg Port Authority, Germany
Meng Lu, Dynniq, The Netherlands
Tiam Her Tan, PSA International, Singapore
Marcel Huschebeck, PTV Group, Germany (presentation available here)
Michael Pal , Fremantle Port, Australia (presentation available here)

The session offered the opportunity to debate on current needs and future challenges and gather key insights on disruptive innovations in port-city operations and on possible means for boosting multi-modality. In particular, the session delved into current trends and technological innovations which could lead to a sustainable relationship between ports and their surrounding cities.

The detailed program can be found here.

More information about the congress can be found here.