| 13:00:14:00 |
Registration & Welcome Coffee
Fumoir |
| 14:00-15:00 |
Opening Session of the Conference
Chamber Music Room |
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Sustainable Solutions Proposed by the European Parliament for Greening Road Transport |
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Danish EU Presidency Plans for Further Greening Road Transport
Henrik Dam Kristensen, EU Transport Council President and Danish Minister for Transport |
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Greening Road Transport – EU’s Objectives and Actions as Defined in the White Paper
Siim Kallas, EC Vice-President and European Commissioner for Transport |
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IRU’s Strategy for Achieving Sustainable Development in Road Transport
Janusz Lacny, President, International Road Transport Union |
| 15:00-15:15 |
Setting the Scene
Chamber Music Room |
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The Role of Road Transport in a Green Transport System
Alan C McKinnon, Professor, Logistic Research Centre, Heriot Watt University |
| 15:15-15:30 |
Coffee Break
Fumoir |
| 15:30-16:30 |
Panel Discussion: Further Greening Road Transport Through Easy and Immediate Solutions!
Chamber Music Room |
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Removing Barriers and Providing Incentives to Further Green Road Transport Matthias Ruete, Director General, DG MOVE (tbc) |
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The Dutch Example to Green Road Freight Transport – Including the Full Scale Operations of the European Modular Concept
Melanie Schultz van Haegen, Dutch Minister of Infrastructure & Environment (tbc) |
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Next Practical Steps in Making Road Transport Greener
Jos Dings, Director, T&E |
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Road Freight Transport in Core and Green Networks and as a Facilitator of Intermodality
Alexander Sakkers, President of the Goods Transport Liaison Committee to the EU, International Road Transport Union |
| 16:30-17:15 |
Panel Discussion: Further Greening Road Transport Through Innovations!
Chamber Music Room |
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The Next 20 years of Innovation in Road Transport
Thierry Mariani, Secretary of State for Transport, Republic of France (tbc) |
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Efficient Future Solutions for Commercial Road Transport to Reach the Climate Action Goals
Jos Delbeke, Director General, DG CLIMA (tbc) |
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Technological Innovations and the Future of Alternative Fuels for Road Transport
Lars Holmqvist, CEO, European Association of Automotive Suppliers (CLEPA) (tbc) |
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The Green Political Innovation – Doubling the Use of Collective Transport
Yves Mannaerts, Vice- President of IRU, President of Passenger Transport Council, International Road Transport Union |
| 17:15-17:30 |
Closing Session
Chamber Music Room |
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Conclusions and Declaration of the 2nd IRU/EU Road Transport Conference |
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Martin Marmy, Secretary General, International Road Transport Union |
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Henrik Hololei, Head of Vice-President Kallas Cabinet |
| 17:40-18:00 |
Press Conference (Press only)
Studio |
| 17:30-21:30 |
IRU Spring Cocktail – Networking
Belvue Museum – 7 Place des Palais, 1000 Brussels, Belgium |
