Busworld Europe 2025 Congress
Brussels Expo, October 6th - 9th, 2025
Fostering Collective Mobility on European Roads
The Congress Boasts 6 Different Conferences:
1️⃣ The Socio-Economic Backbone of Public Transport: People, Technology and Market - Mon 6 Oct
2️⃣ Digital Mobility Solutions - Tue 7 Oct
3️⃣ Safety in Bus Operations - Mon 6 & Tue 7 Oct (mornings)
4️⃣ Long Distance Operations: The Future of Coach - Mon 6 & Tue 7 Oct (afternoons)
5️⃣ European Zero Emission Bus Conference - Tue 7 (afternoon), Wed 8 & Thu 9 Oct
6️⃣ Bus System Management for Local and Regional Authorities - Mon 6 & Tue 7 Oct
The Steering Committee
The steering committee is the head of the congress, deciding on the topics of all sessions in the 6 conferences and the content to be covered. It consist of leading policy and expert organizations in the field of urban, interurban and international bus services, coach tourism, school bus operations and demand responsive transport, and is headed by the European Commission’s DG MOVE and Busworld Foundation.
2025 Congress Steering Committee Members:
- Jean Louis Colson, European Commission, Head of Unit of Road Transportation
- Ewa Ptazynska, European Commission, Deputy Head of Unit, Road transportation
- Redgy Deschacht, Busworld Foundation, President
- Jan Deman, Busworld Foundation, Managing Director
- Raluca Marian, IRU, Director EU Advocacy - General Delegate of IRU's Permanent Delegation to the EU
- Karen Vancluysen, POLIS, Secretary General
- Joost Vantomme, ERTICO – ITS Europe, CEO
- Anders Selling, ITxPT, Secretary General
- John Gilbert, EPTO, Secretary General
- Siv Wiken, Kollektivtrafikk - Public Transport Norway, President
- Mike Dolman, ERM, Partner
- Raquel Morcillo, GPN, Executive Director
The Advisory Boards
Each conference is organized in collaboration with an Advisory Board, consisting of industry stakeholders, authorities and knowledge institutions. The Advisory Boards propose conference content to the Steering Committee and decide on speakers and session formats.
👉 Companies, authorities and knowledge institutions who are interested in participating in one or more Advisory Boards, are kindly invited to contact us via the link below. Participation in an advisory board by profit institutions and companies is linked to the conference or session sponsorship.
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Frost & Sullivan
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