The tenth edition of Ibe Intermobility and Bus Expo, an event organized by the Italian Exhibition Group and dedicated to collective transport and sustainable mobility of the future. The event (which will be held simultaneously with the reference exhibition for tourism in Italy, TTG Travel Experience) is the reference point for the sector. Lots of news for the XNUMXth edition: from the participation of industrial mobility players in the exhibition spaces to important new agreements for the sector.
Ibe will see the participation of the major industrial mobility players, including manufacturers and producers in the supply chain, as well as important associations such as MOTUS-E, a common platform for dialogue between all the players in electric mobility set up in 2018 to encourage the transition of the automotive sector towards green mobility. The already confirmed exhibitors (such as Daimler Buses and Irizar Italia) have been joined in recent weeks by other important manufacturers such as Scania and Volvo.
In detail the over 80 companies that have adhered to date with a total area of 14 thousand gross sqm of the Expo are divided as follows by macro-sectors:
• 36% builders and coachbuilders of buses and minibuses for both tourist and LPT use
• 37% manufacturers and distributors of on-board components, accessories and spare parts
• 27% suppliers of on-board technologies, services and software for managing fleets and passenger travel itineraries
The new TPL & Technology District aggregation pavilion
New this year is the innovative space TPL & Technology District created to meet the needs of the "Local Public Transport", on the impetus of the investments allocated by the PNRR. The new physical space is dedicated to the meeting and comparison between the traditional and emerging protagonists of the "intermodal convergence" towards the new sustainable collective mobility.
In detail, the TPL & Technology District will be characterized by the presence of two arenas which will host a series of meetings to outline scenarios and seek answers also in terms of industrial policies, which are decisive for the planning of production cycles. One of the two arenas will be dedicated in particular to LPT topics of interest (new sustainable power supplies, implementation of MAAS systems) the other will be the "Main Arena" where the first national Forum of the new Sustainable and Collective Mobility will be held in partnership with the IlSole24Ore Group and CTS associations.
The Technical-Scientific Committee: driving force behind the event's contents
In this rapidly accelerating scenario, the analysis and interpretation of "trends" and weak signals is entrusted to the Ibe "Technical-Scientific Committee", chaired and coordinated by Professor Giuseppe Catalano of the "La Sapienza" University of Rome , supported in the work by representatives of the public administration such as ANCI and the most beautiful villages in Italy, important sector associations including AN.BTI and ASSTRA, UNRAEE, ANFIA, the Emilia Romagna Region, the Mobility sector State Regions Conference, the network of Italian universities ( Politecnico di Milano, University of Bologna), opinion leaders, academics and associations for environmental protection including Legambiente and Kyoto Club, Federmobilità, Ministry of Sustainable Mobility Infrastructures, Ministry of Tourism, ENEA, H2IT, research institutes such as ISFORT and CNR , Sharing Mobility Observatory.
New alliances: IEG with MOTUS-E
Among the actions aimed at deepening and understanding the "mega-trends" of the sector, the adhesion of the Italian Exhibition Group IEG to MOTUS-E stands out, the association whose objective is dialogue between all the players in the electric mobility supply chain thanks the activation of dedicated work tables. The intention is to favor the transition of the automotive sector towards the new mobility, working alongside national institutions and above all with leading companies in the sector to guide regulatory processes according to industrial cycles.
Strategic media partnerships have been set up with the IlSole24Ore Group, Il Mondo dei Trasporti, Onda Verde, Pulmann, Tutto Trasporti, Vai Elettrico.it, Trasporti Italia and international media relations activities are underway.
The contest to elect the best Italian bus driver
The 2022 novelties package ends with the organization of the 2nd "IBE Bus Driver of the Year", the competition organized in partnership with Scania, aimed at electing the best Italian bus driver. The "contest" provides for an online pre-selection of competitors who will then compete in a regularity course set up in the 10 mXNUMX of the Rimini Fair for "test drives". The competition's official media partner is Pullman, the most important magazine in the public transport sector.
