ISTS 2025
Full Agenda

Please note that the following agenda is subject to adjustments before the symposium.


Day 0 (29th, Oct, Wed.)

Time

Activity

Venue (1st Floor, InterContinental Hotel, Shenzhen)

15:00–21:00

Registration (Only Participants of the Finals of the 6th ITS Innovation Competition)

Registration Counter

Day 1 (30th, Oct, Thurs.)

Time

Activity

Venue (1st Floor, InterContinental Hotel, Shenzhen)

09:00–21:00

Registration

Registration Counter

08:30-15:00

Finals of the 6th ITS Innovation Competition

Barcelona Room & Marid 2

14:00–17:00

Working Meetings:
- Workshop - CHTS Working Committee on Autonomous Driving (Invited Only)
- Workshop - CHTS Branch on Transportation Engineering and Informatization (Invited Only)
- Workshop - CHTS Branch on Urban Transportation (Invited Only)

Marid 2 & 3 &5

17:00-18:00

Welcome Reception (Invited)

Marid 2

18:00-20:00

Dinner (Invited)

Barcelona Room

Day 2 (31st, Oct, Fri.)

Time

Activity

Venue (1st Floor, InterContinental Hotel, Shenzhen)

08:30-17:30

Exhibition

Preamble Hall

08:30–09:30

Opening Ceremony:
- Speeches by host representatives and distinguished guests

Ø  Mr. Dimitris Mandalozis, President of the International Road Federation (IRF)

Ø  Highway Bureau, Ministry of Transport, China (TBD)

Ø  Southeast University, China (TBD)

Ø  China Highway & Transportation Society (TBD)

- Releases and Ceremonies:

Results of the 6th ITS Innovation Competition

Espana Grand Ballroom 1

09:30–11:15

Keynote Speeches:

Ø  Prof. Xiangmo Zhao, President of Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology

Ø  Dr. Tarek Sayed, Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering, the Engineering Institute of Canada; Professor of Transportation Engineering, University of British Columbia

Ø  Mr. Zhang Xiaochun, President and Principal Researcher, Shenzhen Smart City Technology Development Group Co., Ltd.

Ø  Mr. Max Sugarman, Chief Executive of Intelligent Transport Systems UK

Young Researcher (Invited)

Espana Grand Ballroom 1

11:15–12:00

Panel Discussion: AI + Transportation

Ø  Wang Gang, Vice President, Highway Monitoring & Response Center, Ministry of Transport, China

Ø  Andrés Pizarro, Manager, Public Sector Clients Department, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Pacific Islands, and Sub-saharan Africa, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)

Ø  Thierry Goger, Secretary General of the Forum of European National Highway Research Laboratories (FEHRL)

Ø  Xu Wei, Deputy Director General, Shenzhen Municipal Bureau of Transport

Ø  Tan Xianfeng, Deputy General Manager of Shandong Hi-speed Group

China Mobile Shanghai ICT Co., Ltd.

Espana Grand Ballroom 1

12:00–14:00

Lunch


14:00–17:30

Parallel Forums:
- Digital Transformation of Smart Highways
- High-Quality Development of Urban Mobility
- Multi-scenario Practice of Autonomous Driving
- Practice Sharing from the 6th ITS Innovation Competition Participants

Espana Grand Ballroom 2

Barcelona Room

Marid 2

Marid 3

Day 3 (1st, Nov, Sat.)

Time

Activity

Venue (1st Floor, InterContinental Hotel, Shenzhen)

08:30-17:30

Exhibition

Preamble Hall

09:00–12:00

Dialogues:
- AI + Transportation Dialogue and China-US Young Researchers Academic Dialogue on Smart Cities and Sustainable Transportation
- Physical and Digital Infrastructure Support for CCAM (FERHL)

Espana Grand Ballroom 2

Barcelona Room

12:00–12:30

Closing Ceremony:
- Releases and Conclusion

Espana Grand Ballroom 2

12:00–14:00

Lunch


14:00–18:00

Technical Visits (To be confirmed):

Shenzhen Metro
Shenzhen Bus (Autonomous Driving)
Meituan Unmanned Drone Base
Shenzhen TOCC (Shenzhen Transportation Bureau)
Huawei
DJI Technology
Tencent (WeChat)
BYD