Transport innovation focus of T-Tech

New Zealand transport innovation conference T-Tech is being held in Christchurch for the first time with over 40 speakers.

The two day summit is taking place at the recently reopened Christchurch Town Hall from May 6 to 7.

Horace Dediu, a world renowned expert on the global disruption of scooters, e-bikes and shared vehicles, will be a keynote speaker.

Other presentations include international thought-leaders, technology experts, innovators, academics and government.

Topics examine emerging solutions to make cities more liveable and efficient and aim to inform and inspire decision-makers from the public and private sectors, including urban planners, transport managers, commercial property developers and logistics businesses.

Christchurch City Council innovation and sustainable development chair Vicki Buck says hosting the conference is a great opportunity.

“Committed to our Smart Cities programme and to the development and testing of innovative transport solutions, Christchurch welcomes the opportunity to host T-Tech 2019.

“As a smart city and a test-bed for emerging technology, the whole innovation ecosystem is crucially important to Christchurch. We’re embracing the conference as an opportunity to learn and exchange ideas about clever and sustainable transport solutions that may benefit our cities,” Buck says.

Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) New Zealand chair David Vinsen says the conference is a great way to share knowledge and explore solutions to make transport more sustainable, efficient and safer.

“Whether you are a private business, consultant, in the Government, a planner or from a public sector agency, can you afford not to be well-informed on trends, challenges and opportunities in the sector?

“New Zealand is often viewed internationally as a leader in innovation, and we stand to benefit greatly as a country both socially and economically by being prepared for the changes coming, by clever development of innovations here, by better use of data quality, and by being informed on how to get the best from new solutions in transport,” Vinsen says.

The T-Tech programme will launch on day one with a look at some major transformative transport modes, followed by papers and presentations from across New Zealand industry and academia. On day two, challenges including climate change, transport equality and behaviour change will be examined, along with emerging mobility innovations, business models, and policy designed to help pave the way for change.

*Go to itsnz.org/T-Tech

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