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Building zero emission buses through partnerships. Platforms, investments, industrial strategies
Join the talk on September 23rd 2026, 11.30 CET, at FIAA in Madrid
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From city to intercity: the next step for zero emission bus transition
Lena Bell
Associate Partner at McKinsey & Company
Tobias Schneiderbauer
Partner, McKinsey & Company
Ian Livesey
Director of B2B & B2C, Moventis
Francesco Romagnoli
Head of Technical Affairs, ANAV (Associazione Nazionale Autotrasporto Viaggiatori)
Antonio Cendrero Querol
Managing Director, Arriva Spain
Stéphane Espinasse
Bus Senior Commercial and Tender Lead Europe, BYD Europe
Marco Zanchetta
Head of Product Management, Iveco Bus
Fabian Schumacher
Key Account Manager Bus, ZF
Umberto Mauri
Commercial Director Italy and Spain, Otokar
The framework
Markets with strong coachbuilding traditions, such as Spain, offer valuable insight into how partnership-based industrial models can help the sector remain competitive while adapting to rapid technological change.
Bringing together OEMs, bodybuilders, technology suppliers and operators, this conference session will explore how cooperative development models can be implemented, under which conditions they create value, and with what impact on delivery times, customer satisfaction and industrial sustainability.
Within this framework, the session will also reflect how OEMs are progressively redefining their role — from manufacturers of vehicles to integrators of platforms, services and solutions — and how this evolution can support the large-scale deployment of zero-emission buses.
The goal is to assess how shared industrial strategies can accelerate the roll-out of zero-emission buses while supporting sustainable margins and long-term value creation for all stakeholders.
**AGENDA**
INTRO / KEYNOTE
Tobias Schneiderbauer, Partner, McKinsey & Company, and Lena Bell, Associate Partner at McKinsey & Company: “The future of European buses: competing in a new era“
ROUNDTABLE
- Ian Livesey, Director of B2B & B2C, Moventis
- Francesco Romagnoli, Head of Technical Affairs, ANAV (Associazione Nazionale Autotrasporto Viaggiatori)
- Antonio Cendrero Querol, Managing Director, Arriva Spain
- Marco Zanchetta, Head of Product Management, Iveco Bus
- Stéphane Espinasse, Bus Senior Commercial and Tender Lead Europe, BYD Europe
- Umberto Mauri, Commercial Director Italy and Spain, Otokar Europe
- Fabian Schumacher, Key Account Manager Bus, ZF
Format
The Sustainable Bus Tour’s initiative was launched in 2021 and it’s now at its 5h edition
The Agenda
Opening and introduction
Sustainable Bus
The future of European buses: competing in a new era
Lena Bell and Tobias Schneiderbauer
Associate Partner and Partner, McKinsey & Company
From procurement to partnership: a changing operators-manufacturers’ relationship
Ian Livesey
Director of B2B & B2C, Moventis
The perspective of Italian bus operators in a fast-growing zero-emission market
Francesco Romagnoli
Head of Technical Affairs, ANAV (Associazione Nazionale Autotrasporto Viaggiatori)
Scaling zero-emission fleets: the operator’s perspective and the Spanish case
Antonio Cendrero Querol
Managing Director, Arriva Spain
From vehicle supply to complete mobility solutions: supporting customers throughout the transition
Marco Zanchetta
Head of Product Management, Iveco Bus
OEMs’ landscape in transformation: electric only, innovation and platforms
Stéphane Espinasse
Bus Senior Commercial and Tender Lead Europe, BYD Europe
Enabling smarter zero-emission buses through integrated systems and technologies
Fabian Schumacher
Key Account Manager Bus, ZF
Building competitiveness through industrial footprint and partnerships
Umberto Mauri
Commercial Director Italy and Spain, Otokar
Sign up
“Building zero emission buses through partnerships. Platforms, investments, industrial strategies” is the second event of the Sustainable Bus Tour 2026. It will be hosted by FIAA 2026.
Questions? Don’t hesitate to contact us at info@sustainable-bus.com
