Akinori Morimoto

Professor at the Faculty of Science and Engineering | Waseda University Tokyo, Japan
Akinori Morimoto

Biography

Akinori Morimoto is a professor in city and transportation planning at department of civil and environment engineering at Waseda University. He currently serves as managing director in The Japan Research Center for Transport Policy. His research centers on the strategies to integrate the land use and transportation toward the sustainable city.

Sessions

12:45h
Agora Event | TOMORROW.MOBILITY

NetZero cities: Public Transportation and Personal Mobility

Rodger Lea
Rodger Lea Urban Technology Alliance CTO Moderator/Presenter
Akinori Morimoto
Akinori Morimoto Waseda University Professor at the Faculty of Science and Engineering Speaker
Georg Brenner
Georg Brenner Wiener Linien, City of Vienna Project Leader and Coordiantor, Innovation and IT Speaker
Julie Blais
Julie Blais SMMAG, Grenoble-Alpes Metropole Head of the Observation, and Mobility Foresight Department Speaker
Verónica Gutierrez Polidura
Verónica Gutierrez Polidura Ayuntamiento de Santander Directora de Innovación, Transformación Digital y Modernización Speaker
Juho Kostiainen
Juho Kostiainen Mobility Lab Helsinki, City of Helsinki Project leader Speaker
Tatsuya Kitamura
Tatsuya Kitamura Smart CIty Intitute Japan Executive Managing Director Speaker

#Integrated Mobility Plans, #Intelligent Transport Systems, #Low Emissions Tech, #Mass Transit, #Public Transport, #Zero-Emission

06-11-2024 12:45 06-11-2024 13:30 Europe/Madrid NetZero cities: Public Transportation and Personal Mobility

This event will focus on how cities can adapt their transportation systems to achieve NetZero and personal mobility goals, drawing on experiences from cities in Asia and Europe. Speakers will share both positive and negative lessons from real-world deployments, with examples from Utsunomiya, Grenoble, and Helsinki among others. The discussion will highlight how transportation changes align with broader city goals for sustainability and healthy living.

Hall 2 | Tomorrow.Mobility Agora
Wed 6 12:45h - 13:30h Hall 2 | Tomorrow.Mobility Agora
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