PANAMSTR-BID WORKSHOP


"Building an agenda for the decarbonization of transportation in Latin America"


The Pan American Congress on Transport and Logistics, in collaboration with the Inter-American Development Bank (IABD-BID), is proud to present one of the most significant events in the Congress: the workshop "Building an agenda for the decarbonization of transportation in Latin America." The objective of this workshop is to define priority research areas in the following sectors: 

Workshop Topics

The workshop will start with presentations in the five areas of interest, and then we will divide the audience in work groups to start specialized discussions.  Each work group has a designated Moderator and Secretary that will lead the discussion and prepare a summary.  

Freight transport

Speaker

José Holguín-Veras, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute


Moderators/Secretary

Carlos González-Calderón, Universidad Nacional de Colombia

Leise Kelli de Oliveira, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brasil 

Public transport

Speaker

Ricardo Giesen, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile


Moderators/Secretary

Darío Hidalgo, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia

José Luis Bonifaz, Universidad del Pacífico, Perú 

Active mobility

Speaker

Daniel Oviedo, University College London


Moderators/Secretary

 Alejandro Ruiz-Padillo, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

Juan de Dios Ortúzar, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Smart cities

Speaker

Pedro Luis Jiménez, Universidad de la Salle, Colombia





Moderators/Secretary

David López Flores, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 

Fredy Cuervo, Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia 

Land Planning

Speaker

Oriana Calderón, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Freight) 


Erik Vergel-Tovar, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia (passengers)


Moderators/Secretary

Clemencia Santos, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Oriana Calderón, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute


Air quality and Transportation

Speaker

Sonia Mangones, Universidad Nacional de Colombia





Moderators/Secretary

Francisco Granados. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

John Jairo Posada Henao, Universidad Nacional de Colombia Sede Medellín