Navigating People-centric Smart Mobility
Day 2 : 11:15 – 12:05
In the quest for sustainable urban development, public transportation is pivotal in the decarbonization effort. Hong Kong exemplifies this with a staggering 90% public transport ridership. Yet, the city faces a paradox: the number of private vehicles is surging, exacerbating congestion and undermining the reliability and efficiency of public transport system. Compounding the issue is the antiquated and restrictive design of public transport interchanges, which deters the public’s preference for mass transit.
The panel discussion will center around smart people-centric mobility and its aim to explore innovative initiatives that enhance the user experience of public transportation, ultimately promoting increased usage. Our panelists, esteemed experts in their respective fields, will engage in a comprehensive discussion on a wide range of initiatives and strategies that have the potential to positively impact public transportation. Specifically, they will delve into areas such as data accessibility, infrastructure improvements, and provisions for individuals with special needs, all with the overarching objective of making public transport more appealing, accessible, and attractive to the general public.
Learnings
- Initiatives focused on enhancing passenger comfort, convenience, and overall satisfaction can promote increased usage of public transportation.
- The importance of accessible data in designing initiatives and strategies to meet the evolving needs of users should not be underestimated.
- Provisions for special needs are essential to ensure that public transportation is equitable and inclusive.
Post-event Actions
- Identify areas of improvement for user experience for HK public transportation
- Partner with sustainability experts and organisations to stay up-to-date on the latest digital innovations and best practices for achieving people-centric mobility.
Speakers
Jens-Peter Brauner
Chief Executive Officer
Siemens Mobility Limited
Jens-Peter Brauner
Siemens Mobility Limited
Chief Executive Officer
Jens-Peter is an expert in the transportation sector for 30 years and a Fellow of IET.
He has degrees in electrical engineering and economic psychology, because for him, technology and people belong together, especially when it comes to digital transformation and the application of artificial intelligence.
By living and working throughout Europe, America and Asia, he became passionate about diversity and leveraging cultural synergies for the development of disruptive innovations.
As the CEO of Siemens Mobility in Hong Kong, he is working with his team and local partners to turn Hong Kong into a sustainable and smart city.
Holding patents by himself, he is always looking for bright ideas and supports talents and their visions. And still today he is dealing with latest technologies and is using AI for developing apps by himself, just for fun.
My Sustainability Goals for 2024:
To accelerate the adoption of sustainable mobility and energy-optimized operations for mass transit and properties
Jackie Cheung
Chief Digital Development & Innovation Manager
MTR Corporation Limited
Jackie Cheung
MTR Corporation Limited
Chief Digital Development & Innovation Manager
Jackie is currently the Chief Digital Development & Innovation Manager of MTR Corporation, responsible for planning and driving the development of Smart Mobility programme in MTR, with the objectives of enhancing overall customer satisfaction, supporting the Corporation’s vision to become a global leader in customer service.
He has extensive experience in marketing and has been working in innovative and digital service/product development, digital marketing, customer experience for over 15 years. He is passionate on driving customer-centric services/products to continuously uplift customer experience on MTR rail service.
Waltraut Ritter
Director Research
Mobility Research Project
Waltraut Ritter
Mobility Research Project
Director Research
I am working at the intersection of pedestrian mobility and public transport systems. Few cities currently collect quantitative and qualitative data on walking, even “smart” city planning often ignore walking as mobility mode. As member of the international working group on walking data standards and lead in the Mobility Research Project, we are trying to change the perception of urban walking. A stronger alignment of walking and public transport could contribute to better use of urban space and increase liveability of cities. I am regularly contributing to the UN World Urban Forum, Walk21 and the Women in Mobility Network transformative mobility policies.
In Hong Kong, I was a senior research lead in the Mobility Research Project at the University of Hong Kong on “Intermodal Transport Data Sharing”, a multi-stakeholder, open innovation programme on sustainable mobility in Hong Kong. It aimed to build a trusted data space for a large and diverse group of stakeholders to collaborate on sustainable mobility in Hong Kong.
My Sustainability Goals for 2024:
For a densely populated city like Hong Kong, Goal 13 addresses the future of sustainable cities.
SDG 17 is one of the most important goals to develop better collaboration and partnerships between all stakeholders.
Supported by
Hong Kong 2050 is Now
Hong Kong 2050 is Now is a Hong Kong-based platform for education, collaboration, and action on the climate crisis. We seek to inspire ambitious target setting, induce behavior change, and mobilise collective action towards a carbon-neutral Hong Kong.
Our initiative in accelerating sustainable development in Hong Kong:
- Educate and engage the public on the risks and opportunities facing Hong Kong in an age of climate crisis, based on rigorous scientific and policy research.
- Encourage personal, corporate and government action to be undertaken now in combating the climate crisis, including personal lifestyle, business best practice, and regulatory change.
- Aggregate the efforts of stakeholders working towards the vision of a Net-Zero carbon Hong Kong, leveraging existing grassroot and community movements to further catalyse their impact.
Institution of Civil Engineers, Hong Kong
Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) is one of the world’s most respected professional engineering associations. Established in 1818, it has 95,000 members across the globe. ICE’s vision is to place civil engineering at the heart of society, delivering sustainable development through knowledge, skills and professional expertise.
Our sustainability goals for 2023:
- Place the decarbonisation of our industry at the heart of our agenda (UNSDG 9.4)
- Working with others, both in the UK and overseas, to build resilience and mitigate the significant effects of climate change (UNSDG 13)
- Transform the availability of potable water and sanitation across the world (UNSDG 6 & 7)
- Transform the productivity of our industry by driving modern methods of procurement and manufacture (UNSDG 8 & 9)
- Enhance the knowledge, insight and ethical understanding of engineers wherever they work across the world