German Federal Chancellor, Angela Merkel, Transport Ministers From More Than 50 Countries, Rajendra Pachauri, Yvo de Boer, Thomas Enders, Hartmut Mehdorn and Other Distinguished Participants...
PARIS, May 15 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ --
"Transport and Energy: The Challenge of Climate Change"
28-30 May 2008 in Leipzig -- Programme Highlights
28 May 2008: Stakeholders' Day
Participants include: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Scandia,
Volkswagen, the World Bank, Michelin, Toyota Europe, Technical
University of Berlin, GTZ, International Energy Agency.
29 May 2008: Main Political day
09:00 Opening Session with Jack Short, Secretary General,
International Transport Forum (ITF)
Anu Vehvilainen, Finnish Minister of Transport
Wolfgang Tiefensee, Federal Minister for Transport, Building
and Urban Development
9:30 Keynotes
Rajendra Pachauri, Nobel Peace Prize winner and chairman of
the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Yvo de Boer, Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC
Pekka Himanen, University of Helsinki
Panel discussion chaired by the Minister of Transport of the
Netherlands, Camiel Eurlings with Thomas Enders, Airbus;
Thierry Morin, Valeo; Jack Jacometti, Shell
12:30 German Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel
Photo with Transport Ministers from more than 50 countries
15:00 Panel discussions
Hartmut Mehdorn, Deutsche Bahn AG; Julia King, Aston
University; Scott Price, DHL Express Europe; Andre Navarri,
Bombardier Transportation
30 May 2008: Key Messages
13:00 Press conference
To register for press accreditation and obtain more programme details
please consult http://www.internationaltransportforum.org .
The International Transport Forum, part of the OECD family, is a global
platform and meeting place at the highest level for transport, logistics and
mobility with more than 50 member countries worldwide. Key figures from
government and politics, business and industry, research and civil society
will meet at the annual conference in Leipzig, the "Transport Summit of the
Year". The first ITF summit is "Transport and Energy: the Challenge of
Climate Change".
If you would like to arrange an interview with the ITF Secretary General, Jack Short, please contact:
Michael Zirpel
Director of Communications
International Transport Forum
Postal address: OECD/ITF, 2 rue Andre Pascal, F-75775 Paris Cedex 16
Office Address: 5th floor, 2-4 rue Louis David, 75016 Paris, France
Tel. +33-1-45-24-95-96
Fax. +33(0)1-45-24-13-22
michael.zirpel@oecd.org
If you would like to arrange an interview with the ITF Secretary General, Jack Short, please contact: Michael Zirpel, Director of Communications, International Transport Forum, Postal address: OECD/ITF, 2 rue Andre Pascal, F-75775 Paris Cedex 16; Office Address: 5th floor, 2-4 rue Louis David, 75016 Paris, France; Tel. +33-1-45-24-95-96, Fax. +33(0)1-45-24-13-22, michael.zirpel@oecd.org
