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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)
Fabian Schumacher
Key Account Manager Bus, ZF
Umberto Mauri
Managing Director, Otokar Italy
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)
- Speaker TBD, Arriva Spain
- Umberto Mauri, Managing Director, Otokar Italy
- Fabian Schumacher, Key Account Manager Bus, ZF
- Speaker TBD, Iveco Bus
- Speaker TBD, BYD
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 at 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)
Building competitiveness through industrial footprint and partnerships
Umberto Mauri
Managing Director, Otokar Italy
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 BUS2BUS.
Questions? Don’t hesitate to contact us at info@sustainable-bus.com
