Roger VAHNBERG

Biographical note
Mr. Roger Vahnberg is the Senior Vice President of Västtrafik, the public transport authority of West Sweden. He is responsible for all operations including, trains, trams, buses and ferries as well as traffic and infrastructure development. Västtrafik has 305 million journeys per year and a turnover of 8.5 billion SEK. Mr. Vahnberg has many years of experience within the public transport sector and has worked with the financial, operational and political sides of the organisation. Mr. Vahnberg represents Västtrafik in UITP. He is the chairperson of the Organising Authorities Assembly as well as a Vice President of UITP. Mr. Vahnberg is an experienced public speaker, and has a well-established international network. He has early experience from the engineering and IT industry in Sweden and in North America. Mr. Vahnberg has a Master and Bachelor of Science in Engineering and a BBA.

Presentation: MaaS in Sweden – Västtrafik leading the transition
Västtrafik’s work with combined mobility was to procure a partner that could deliver a full combined mobility service. We performed an RFI, but saw that the solutions offered by the market were associated with high economic risks. Västtrafik then decided to cooperate with Samtrafiken (the Swedish National Platform for Public/Private transport) in the development of a national Swedish Mobility Program, with the aim to create an integrated sustainable mobility platform, where Västtrafik’s digital tickets are included together with other sustainable modes. The result will be a digital platform that is regulated by Samtrafiken on a national level, including contractual and technical specifications, to offer the market a platform that is steered towards sustainable traveling. The first PTA out is Västtrafik and the region of West Sweden, starting in 2018.