Main Conference Agenda
All sessions subject to change.
Directions to venue: Faculty of Education, Chulalongkorn University.
Day 01
Monday, 26 October 2026
7:00 AM
Registration and Sign-In
8:30 AM
Opening and Welcome
Karin Henriksson, Head of Communications and Community, VREF · Jacqueline Klopp, PRISM and Columbia Climate School · Prof. Wilert Puriwat, President, Chulalongkorn University
8:45 AM
CUTI Welcome Ceremony & Photo Op
8:50 AM
Opening Keynote
Asif Saleh, BRAC
9:15 AM
Let's talk about the value and values of ISM
Mod: Holger Dalkmann, Senior Advisor, VREF
Speakers: Geofrey Ndhogezi, Lubyanza Research · Andrea San Gil, Global Network for Popular Transportation (GNPT) · Alok Jain, International Association of Public Transport (UITP) · Carly Gilbert-Patrick, SLoCAT Partnership
Speakers: Geofrey Ndhogezi, Lubyanza Research · Andrea San Gil, Global Network for Popular Transportation (GNPT) · Alok Jain, International Association of Public Transport (UITP) · Carly Gilbert-Patrick, SLoCAT Partnership
10:15 AM
Prologue: Grounding ourselves in Bangkok's ISM
Bangkok Research: Ornicha Anuchitchanchai, CUTI
Somchit Lalert, Motorcycle Taxi Associations of Bangkok, with Nanthorn Silpavuthi, HomeNet
Somchit Lalert, Motorcycle Taxi Associations of Bangkok, with Nanthorn Silpavuthi, HomeNet
10:30 AM
Let's talk about building bridges between research and policy
Mod: Felipe Ramirez, WRI
Speakers: Aneerudha Paul, SPARC · Om Prakash Agarwal, NITI-Aayog · Fernanda Rivera, GNPT · Apiwat Ratanawaraha, CUTI
Speakers: Aneerudha Paul, SPARC · Om Prakash Agarwal, NITI-Aayog · Fernanda Rivera, GNPT · Apiwat Ratanawaraha, CUTI
11:30 AM
Coffee Break
11:45 AM
Concurrent Breakout Sessions
Track 1
Draft ISM Declaration Discussion
Holger Dalkmann · Regina Mora · Geofrey Ndhogezi · Felipe Ramírez · Louise Ribet · Bianca Macedo · Maruxa Cardama
Jeepney Room · Phra Mingkhwan Hall, 2nd Floor
Track 2
Global roundtable of popular transport workers and operators
Edgar Gabriels · Ajay Kumar Rai · Zonke Gavrilov · Joan Aguilar · Joseph Ndiritu · Jan Atienza · Verónica Ocaña · Sunil Shinde · Karen Aldape · Miguel Maximiliano
Tuktuk Room · Phra Mingkhwan 2 & 3, 2nd Floor
Track 3
Let's explore popular transport of goods: from heavy trucks to handcarts (Kühne)
Camilo Mora · Dany Ayida · Ragina Gitau · Sowmya M · Olanike Babanola
Matatu Room · Poonsap 1, 3rd Floor
Track 4
Governance, political economy and ISM (1)
Luis Alberto Olvera · Ayodeji Stephen · Haniefa Gaibe · José Álvaro Pacheco · Pablo Medina
Colectivo Room · Poonsap 2, 3rd Floor
Track 5
Gender, care mobilities and ISM
Rithvika Rajiv · Fernanda Rivera Flores · Mariajose Nieto-Combariza · Sabina Baig · Sarah Elizabeth Williams
Autorickshaw Room · Ampai Sujaritkul Room, Ground Floor
1:00 PM
Lunch (Onsite)
2:00 PM
Concurrent Breakout Sessions
Track 1
Do's and Don'ts Lessons on Electrification of Popular Transport
Malik Muhammad Arslan · Dr. Naveed Arshad · Simisola Erelu-Ejide Elegba · Rémi Desmoulière · Ornicha Anuchitchanchai · Gaurav Mittal
Jeepney Room · Phra Mingkhwan Hall, 2nd Floor
Track 2
Labor and ISM
Alana Dave · Anne Georgia Montague-Nelson · Alex Mohan Kandathil · Ivan Harris Tanyag
Tuktuk Room · Phra Mingkhwan 2 & 3, 2nd Floor
Track 3
Finance, business models and operation in ISM
Hein Tun · Leah Lazer · Gift Dumedah · Fatai Abdul Yakeen · Stanley Ojekere (on behalf of Daniella Ojekere)
Matatu Room · Poonsap 1, 3rd Floor
Track 4
Governance, political economy and ISM (2)
Banda Tandia Zibelu · Chris Bic Byaruhanga · Obed K. Bore · Juan Esteban Sanchez-Gomez
Colectivo Room · Poonsap 2, 3rd Floor
Track 5
Regional exchanges on building action plans for integrated popular transport systems (GIZ)
Hilda Nathanael · Farida Moawad · Santa Mukabanah · James Gichuki
Autorickshaw Room · Ampai Sujaritkul Room, Ground Floor
3:30 PM
Coffee and Learning (Coffee Break + Research Posters Session)
Introduced by: Ariana Salas Castillo
4:15 PM
Global Workers Roundtable Sharing on Draft Declaration
@ Colectivo Room
5:00 PM
Reception · Sala Phra Kiew
Guest Speaker: Kalpana Viswanath · Introduced by Andrea San Gil, GNPT
Get directions to Sala Phra Kiew
Get directions to Sala Phra Kiew
Day 02
Tuesday, 27 October 2026
8:00 AM
Light Refreshments (Onsite)
Coffee, Tea and Cookies
Onscreen: “Are the colors fading?” by Shahan Ahmed (video)
9:00 AM
Let's talk about moving and integrating ISM and Institutional (“formal”) Public Transport
Mod: Andrea San Gil, GNPT
Speakers: Fernanda Rivera, GNPT · Laverne Dimitrov, UITP · Alana Dave, ITF · Aholi Charles, NAPTA · Luis Alberto Olvera, Agencia de Transporte de Yucatan
Speakers: Fernanda Rivera, GNPT · Laverne Dimitrov, UITP · Alana Dave, ITF · Aholi Charles, NAPTA · Luis Alberto Olvera, Agencia de Transporte de Yucatan
10:00 AM
Let's talk about Popular Transportation's makeshift and make-do culture x innovation and tech
Mod: Benjamin de la Peña
Speakers: MJ Thinus Booysen, Stellenbosch · Rahul Shankar, Namma Yatri · Sarah Williams, MIT · Farida Moawad, Transport for Cairo · Yiwei Zhu, New Tiger Energy
Speakers: MJ Thinus Booysen, Stellenbosch · Rahul Shankar, Namma Yatri · Sarah Williams, MIT · Farida Moawad, Transport for Cairo · Yiwei Zhu, New Tiger Energy
11:00 AM
Coffee Break
11:15 AM
Let’s Talk About Financing ISM: From Barriers to Scalable Solutions (with C40)
Mod: Naim Keruwala, C40
Speakers: Edgar Gabriels, 7th Avenue MBT Association · Louise Ribet, Agence Française de Développement (AFD) · Bertrand Goalou, Asian Development Bank (ADB) · Olukemi Amure, Lagos Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LAMATA) · John Paul Victa, Philippine Government
Speakers: Edgar Gabriels, 7th Avenue MBT Association · Louise Ribet, Agence Française de Développement (AFD) · Bertrand Goalou, Asian Development Bank (ADB) · Olukemi Amure, Lagos Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LAMATA) · John Paul Victa, Philippine Government
12:30 PM
Lunch (Onsite)
2:00 PM
Concurrent Breakout Sessions
Track 1
Launch of GNPT Baseline Studies on Barriers and Opportunities for the Electrification of Pop Transport
Natalia Perez-Bobadilla · Winnie Miranyi · Abhishek Sinha · Tom Courtright · Yosuke Uchiyama · Fernanda Rivera · Carlos Pardo
Jeepney Room · Phra Mingkhwan Hall, 2nd Floor
Track 2
App-Based Pop Transport: Challenges and Opportunities of Platformization (1)
Jack Lu · Manasa Acharya
Tuktuk Room · Phra Mingkhwan 2 & 3, 2nd Floor
Track 3
Filling the gaps: Modal choice and demand for ISM in multi-modal transport systems
Brooke Segerberg · Ritika Sen · Luis A. Guzmán · Carla Quesada Alluin · Piyapha Chaemchuen
Matatu Room · Poonsap 1, 3rd Floor
Track 4
Public health, safety and resilience
Hein Tun · Arisara Chanyotha · Shreya Banerjee · Amos Mwangi
Colectivo Room · Poonsap 2, 3rd Floor
Track 5
A sharing and discussion workshop on the benefits and challenges of self-organization in ISM (CMC)
Siddharth Sreenivas · Celine Tabinga · Tawit “Boom” Sangveraphunsiri · Jocel Dimacutac · Bhaskar Chawla · Lina Montoya · Golda Hilario
Autorickshaw Room · Ampai Sujaritkul Room, Ground Floor
3:15 PM
Coffee Break
3:30 PM
Concurrent Workshops & Site Visits
Workshop & Panel
Regional Launch of the Women on the Move Compendium (GIZ + SAFETIPIN)
Colectivo Room · Poonsap 2, 3rd Floor
Workshop & Panel
Regulating Mototaxis (GNPT)
Autorickshaw Room · Ampai Sujaritkul Room, Ground Floor
Workshop & Panel
The Informal R.I.D.E: Research in Action for Access, Clean Air, Safe Streets and Local Economies
Autorickshaw Room · Ampai Sujaritkul Room, Ground Floor
Workshop
How informal is your supply chain? Building a tool to assess goods transport
Jeepney Room · Phra Mingkhwan Hall, 2nd Floor
Futures Lab
Driving the Electric Future: Identifying the Forces Shaping ISM in the Global South (ADB)
Matatu Room · Poonsap 1, 3rd Floor
Off-site Visits Slots are limited. Please Pre-Register Here
Site Visit · Off-site
MUV MI
Starts with a short presentation in the Tuktuk Room (Phra Mingkhwan 2 & 3, 2nd Floor), then heads out
Site Visit · Off-site
EV-BOAT
Starts with a short presentation in the Tuktuk Room (Phra Mingkhwan 2 & 3, 2nd Floor), then heads out
Site Visit · Off-site
TOYOTA
Meeting point: Registration area
Evening
Dinner on Your Own
Day 03
Wednesday, 28 October 2026
8:00 AM
Light Refreshments (Onsite)
Coffee, Tea and Cookies
9:00 AM
Morning Welcome
9:10 AM
Book Launch: “Co-producing Knowledge on informal shared mobility”
with Jackie Klopp and Sheela Patel
9:20 AM
PRISM Video
with Alex Mohan Kandathil
9:30 AM
Honoring David Spooner
with Georgia Nelson-Montague
9:30 AM
Concurrent Breakout Sessions
Track 1
Paratransit governance and decarbonisation (AFD+MYC)
Jenny Macias · Andrea San Gil · Alana Dave · Olukemi Amure
Matatu Room · Poonsap 1, 3rd Floor
Track 2
App-Based Pop Transport: Challenges and Opportunities of Platformization (2)
Catherine Kalisa · Yosuke Uchiyama · Tom Courtright · Astrid Fahnasya
Tuktuk Room · Phra Mingkhwan 2 & 3, 2nd Floor
Track 3
Transition, Reform and Integration of ISM into multi-modal transport systems
Wojciech Keblowski · Mariam Nada · Hidaya Namakula · Pranjali Chandraprakash Deshpande
Jeepney Room · Phra Mingkhwan Hall, 2nd Floor
Track 4
Walking and ISM
Kanyarat Nimtrakool Maria José Nieto Brooke Segerberg · Kitzia Oribe Rutul Joshi · Gladys Nyachieo
Colectivo Room · Poonsap 2, 3rd Floor
Track 5
Pop-up Show and Tell: an informal sharing of ISM inspired Pop Songs, Pop Art, and Poetry
Autorickshaw Room · Ampai Sujaritkul Room, Ground Floor
11:00 AM
Coffee Break
11:15 AM
GloCon Hot Takes and Takeaways
co-Mod: Ariana Salas Castillo, PRISM · co-Mod: Jacqueline Klopp, PRISM and Columbia Climate School
Speakers: Alana Dave, ITF · Felipe Ramirez, WRI · Luis A. Guzman, UA · Apiwat Ratanawaraha, CU · Wei-Shiuen Ng, UNESCAP · Roger Behrens, UofCT · Maruxa Cardama, CA · Andrea San Gil, GNPT
Speakers: Alana Dave, ITF · Felipe Ramirez, WRI · Luis A. Guzman, UA · Apiwat Ratanawaraha, CU · Wei-Shiuen Ng, UNESCAP · Roger Behrens, UofCT · Maruxa Cardama, CA · Andrea San Gil, GNPT
12:45 PM
Closing Keynote
Sheela Patel, SPARC and ROOH Initiative
1:00 PM
ISM Declaration & Presentation · Formal Close
1:00 PM
Lunch (Onsite)
Farewell!
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