Business Programme

September 22–25, 2025, Kazan Expo IEC

10:30 – 11:00	Official Opening Ceremony of the COMTRANS 2026 International Exhibition and Forum
11:15 – 12:15	VIP Tour of the exhibition exposition
12:30 – 14:00	Plenary - Analytical session: «Commercial transport of Russia 2026: analysis and prospects» Moderator: Maxim Kadakov, Editor-in-Chief, «Zа Rulem»
14:15 – 17:30	Special Track: «Chinese commercial vehicle brands in the Russian market: production, service and ecosystem» Co-organizer: Russia–China Strategic Partnership Council in Mechanical Engineering Topics for discussion: Production and localization: a forced necessity or a new strategy? Service and spare parts: from challenges to quality standards Ecosystem and adaptation: operating in Russian realities A look into the future: competition or cooperation?

10:30 – 12:00

Panel session: «Purchasing commercial vehicles on marketplaces: market analysis and prospects»

Co-organizer: Avito Spetstechnika

Moderator: Andrey Gorn, Commercial Director, Avito Spetstechnika

13:30 – 15:00

Technical conference of ASMAP - KAMAZ

Co-organizer: Association of International Road Carriers (ASMAP)

Moderators: Andrey Kurushin, General Manager, ASMAP

Representative of KAMAZ PJSC (tbc)

15:15 – 17:00

Panel session: «Commercial vehicle leasing in Russia: trends and prospects»

Co-organizer: United Leasing Association (ULA)

Moderator: Alexander Nikolaenko, Head of the ULA Committee on auto leasing and special equipment

Business conference: «Passenger transport: strategy 2036»
10:00 – 11:30	Meeting of the Public Council under the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation (tbc) Topics for discussion: Development strategy and transport policy in the field of road passenger transport National and federal projects for passenger transport Self-driving vehicles: legal regulation Invited speakers (tbc): Representatives of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation and regional Ministries of Transport Members of the Public Councils under the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation and regional Ministries of Transport Experts and specialists from the passenger transport industry, universities, institutes, professional associations and others
11:00 – 13:30	Roundtable of the Subcommittee on Public Transport of the Transport Committee of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation: «Current challenges and strategic objectives of passenger transport (tbc) Topics for discussion: Digitalization of passenger transportation Multimodality and seamlessness of passenger transport Organization and control of intercity bus services Urban transport: the optimal combination of collective and individual mobility Invited speakers (tbc): Representatives of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation and regional Ministries of Transport Members of the Transport Committee of the Russian CCI and the Subcommittee on Public Transport, representatives of regional CCIs Experts and specialists from the passenger transport industry, universities, institutes, professional associations, and others
13:00 – 14:00	Break
14:00 – 18:00	University Congress. Project work competition for university students and postgraduates Invited Universities with Transport education program (tbc): Russian University of Transport (RUT (MIIT)) Moscow Polytechnic University Bauman Moscow State Technical University (National Research University) State University of Management (SUM) Moscow Automobile and Road Construction State Technical University (MADI) Patrice Lumumba Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University) Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University (KFU) Kazan National Research Technical University named after A.N. Tupolev – KAI (KNRTU-KAI) Kazan State Power Engineering University (KSPEU) Invited as attendees (tbc): KNRTU-KAI Technical College Kazan Motor Transport Technical College named after A.P. Obydennov Kazan Railway Transport Technical College (branch of SamGUPS)

10:00 – 11:30

Business dialogue: «Alternative fuels in logistics and transportation: experience, calculations, and prospects for companies»

Co-organizer: Transport on alternative fuel magazine

11:45 – 15:00

SUPPLIER DAY

Co-organizer : Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Tatarstan

For more information, please contact the organizers of the business program.