Conference Agenda (new)
Explore the full programme of thought-provoking presentations and expert insights across SUMW 2026.
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LEVEL 4 | TRANSPOINT |
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09:00 – 09:40 |
Opening Ceremony |
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09:00 – 09:10 |
Opening Speech by Guest-of-Honour Mr. Jeffrey Siow Minister for Transport, Senior Minister of State for Finance |
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09:10 – 09:20 |
Official Launch of Singapore Urban Mobility Week 2026 |
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09:20 – 09:40 |
Keynote Session John Reynolds President |
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09:40 – 11:30 |
Exhibition Visits |
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11:30 – 13:00 |
Lunch and Exhibition Visits |
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13:00 – 13:05 |
Leaders Summit: Welcome Address |
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Ng Lang Chief Executive Land Transport Authority, Singapore |
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13:05 – 14:00 |
Leaders Summit Panel 1: The Future of Mobility: Through the Lens of the Commuter |
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What does it take to make everyday travel feel less like a chore and more like a seamless part of city life? This panel brings together leaders from London, Seoul, and Singapore to explore how accessibility, urban design, and integrated planning are reshaping mobility around the people who use it. |
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Lim Zhi Jian Chief Operating Officer/ Deputy Chief Executive (Public Transport, Policy & Planning) Land Transport Authority, Singapore |
Speakers:
Emma Strain Customer Director Transport for London
Executive Vice President, Airport Management Changi Airport Group
Director, Planning & Coordination Division Seoul Institute
Managing Director, Asset Management Guocoland |
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14:05 – 15:00 |
Leaders Summit Panel 2: Beyond the Tracks: Renewing Assets, Driving Digitalisation, Shaping Tomorrow |
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As rail systems expand and mature, the focus is shifting from building new infrastructure to renewing, upgrading ageing assets and transforming operations and maintenance through digitalisation with minimal impact on commuters. This panel brings together leaders from Paris, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Japan to explore how they are modernising legacy networks, leveraging digital technologies to enhance delivery and operations, introducing next-generation trains, and maintaining reliability across complex, high-capacity rail systems. |
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Yee Boon Cheow Deputy Chief Executive (Infrastructure & Development) Land Transport Authority, Singapore |
Speakers:
Carl Devlin Capital Works Director MTR Corporation
General Manager, Vehicle Branch Shanghai Shentong Metro Group
CEO, Asia Pacific RATP Dev
Senior Executive Officer, Head of Global Business Strategy East Japan Railway Company |
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15:00 – 15:30 |
Tea Break and Exhibition Visits |
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15:30 – 16:25 |
Leaders Summit Panel 3: Building the Human Edge in Transport |
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As automation and new technologies reshape land transport roles, the real question isn’t whether the industry will transform — it’s whether the workforce is ready for it. Hear from an industry player, the union, an overseas metro operator, and PSA International as they share how they’re preparing people for that shift, through reskilling, structured career pathways, and stronger industry-worker collaboration. |
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| Moderator:
Alvin Chia Deputy Chief Executive (Corporate & Development) Land Transport Authority, Singapore |
Speakers:
Nelson Quek Regional CEO for Southeast Asia PSA International
Chief Organisational Capability Officer Grab
Vice President Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation
Executive Secretary National Transport Workers’ Union |
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16:30 – 17:25 |
Leaders Summit Panel 4: AV in High Density Cities: From Vision to Reality |
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What does it actually take to move AVs from trial to everyday reality in dense urban environments? This closing panel seeks to bring together global perspectives on technology, fleet operations, regulation, and infrastructure — showing how government, industry, and academia need to work together to make autonomous mobility work at scale. |
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| Moderator:
Lam Wee Shann Chief Technology Officer / Deputy Chief Executive (Technology) Land Transport Authority, Singapore |
Speakers:
Cheng Siak Kian Managing Director / Group CEO ComfortDelGro
Chair of UN Taskforce on Automated Vehicle Categorisation / Lead UK Centre for Connected & Autonomous Vehicles
Head of International Policy & Government Affairs Waymo
Director, Centre for Intelligent and Connected Vehicles & Transportation Tsinghua University |
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18:30 onwards |
Industry Networking Night Flower Field Hall, Gardens by the Bay (Access to registered attendees only) |
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Programme is accurate at time of publication, and subject to changes. The organisers reserve the right to amend, vary, or withdraw any part of the event programme, including but not limited to activities, session topics, speakers, or schedules, where circumstances so require.
