86th ITC - High-level policy segment on "Taking ambitious climate action – Moving towards decarbonised inland transport by 2050"

Programme (PDF version)

10 – 10.20 a.m. Opening statements and welcome speeches

Statements from:

• Ms Hannie Meesters, ITC Chair
• H.E. Ms. Tatiana Molcean, Executive Secretary, UNECE

10.20 – 11 a.m. Keynote speeches

From member States from around the world

• Keynote 1: HE. Mr. Mark Harbers, Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management, the Netherlands
• Keynote 2: H.E. Mr. Pete Buttigieg, Secretary of Transportation, United States of America (video message)
• Keynote 3: H.E. Mr. Balarabe Abbas Lawal, Minister of Environment, Nigeria
• Keynote 4: H.E. Mr. Saleh Al-Jasser, Minister for Transport of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

11 – 11.30 a.m. Coffee break

Salle XIX

11.30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Panel I: National visions and policy ambitions to move towards decarbonized inland transport by 2050

MODERATOR: Mr. Young Tae Kim, Secretary General, International Transport Forum (ITF)

Speakers

• H.E. Mr. Annadurdy Kosayev, Minister (Chairman), Maritime and River Transportation, Turkmenistan
• H.E. Hon. Mr Sen. Said Ahmed Alkali, Minister of Transportation, Nigeria
• H.E. Ambassador Jérôme Bonnafont, Permanent Representative of France to the UN in Geneva, on behalf of H.E. Mr Christophe Béchu, Ministre de la Transition écologique et de la Cohésion des territoires, France

Expert panel views from transport leaders beyond the Government sector

• Mr Daniele Violetti, Senior Director, UNFCCC
• Mr Anouar Benazzouz, President, International Road Federation (IRF)

Scheduled high-level interventions

• Mr. Armen Simonyan, Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure of Armenia
• H.E. Ambassador Marc Pecsteen De Buytswerve, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Belgium
• H.E. Ambassador Lazăr Comănescu, Secretary General, Black Sea Econ. Cooperation Organization
• Mr. Jan Hoffmann, Head, Trade Logistics Branch, Division on Technology and Logistics, UNCTAD

1.15 – 2 p.m. High-level Side event on the ITC Forum for Road Safety ()

Mezzanine and Bar Serpent. More information here.

2 – 3 p.m. Lunch break

Delegates Lunch (Bar Serpent)
VIP lunch (by invitation only – Mezzanine)

Courtesy: Swiss Federal Roads Office and CITA

3 – 4.15 p.m. Panel II: Accelerating climate change mitigation in inland transport: Reaping synergies with urban development, environment and energy policies

MODERATOR: Mr. Umberto De Pretto, Secretary General, International Road Transport Union (IRU)

Speakers

• Hon. Mr. Felix Tapiwa Mhona, Minister of Transport and Infrastructural Development of Zimbabwe
• H.E. Mr. Arzybek Kozhoshev, Minister of Energy & Infrastructure, Eurasian Economic Commission

Expert panel views from transport leaders beyond the Government sector

• Mr. Gerhard Müller, President, International Motor Vehicle Inspection Committee (CITA)

Scheduled high-level interventions from the membership and partners

• Mr. Dmitry Zverev, State Secretary - Deputy Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation (video message)
• Mr. Amani Tehrani, Deputy Minister of Roads and Urban Development, Iran
• Mr. Yury Dubina, Director, Ministry of Transport and Communications of Belarus
• Mr. Christoph Nolte, Executive Vice President, Dekra SE

4.15 – 4.50 p.m. Coffee break & launch of DEKRA demo

See the page dedicated to the side event: Hydrogen Truck demonstration

4.50 – 5.50 p.m. Panel III: International cooperation, intergovernmental support and partnerships for climate action

MODERATOR: Ms. Hannie Meesters, Chair of ITC

Speakers

• H.E. Mr. Ali Hamieh, Minister of Public Works and Transport, Lebanon
• H.E. Hon. Mr Sen. Said Ahmed Alkali, Minister of Transportation, Nigeria

Expert panel views from transport leaders beyond the Government sector

• Mr. Khusrav Noziri, Secretary General, ECO

Scheduled high-level interventions

• Ms. Shoista Saidmurodzoda, Deputy Minister of Transport of the Republic of Tajikistan
• Mr. Saysongkham Manodham, Deputy Minister of Public Works and Transport, Lao PDR
• Mr. Wolfgang Küpper, Secretary General, OTIF
• Mr. Gennady Bessonov, Secretary General, CCTT
• Mr. Eric de Seynes, President IMMA and Sr Executive Officer of Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd
• Mr. Manuel Marsilio, General Manager, Confederation of European Bicycle Industry and World Bike Industry Association

5.50 – 5.55 p.m. Announcement of the ITC Strategy on Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Inland Transport, endorsement of the High-level Statement of Support and closing statements

See the Draft Inland Transport Committee Strategy on Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Inland Transport and the High-level Statement of Support to the adoption of the ITC Strategy on Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Inland Transport.

5.55 – 6 p.m. Closing remarks

Closing remarks by Ms. Hannie Meesters, ITC Chair.

6 – 8 p.m. Evening Reception

Courtesy: DEKRA