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84th ITC - Round Table: On the road to sustained and full recovery: post-Covid-19 initiative for inland transport and the role of the Committee

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“On the road to sustained and full recovery: post-Covid-19 initiative for inland transport and the role of the Committee”

25 February 2022, 10:00 a.m. to 13:00 p.m

 

Despite strong and consistent efforts by Member States, recovery efforts have not yet led to the desired return to pre-pandemic levels of growth and sustainable development, further challenging the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the achievement of the SDGs. The ITC Round table will bring together key worldwide stakeholders for a strategic discussion on the new course of action that is needed in order to make measurable progress in successfully addressing the continuing crisis.

 

10:00-10:05 – Welcoming Remarks
  • Mr. Dmitry Mariyasin, Deputy Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)

 

10:05-11:05 – Panel I – Current actions and plans by Governments and international organizations to support sustained and full recovery

Moderation: Mrs. Els de Wit, Chair, UNECE Working Party on Transport Trends and Economics (WP.5), Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, Netherlands

Panellists:

Perspective of the public transport sector

  • Mr. Kaan Yildizgoz, Senior Director, International Association of Public Transport (UITP)

Perspective of inter-modal transport sector

  • Mr. Jerzy Kleniewski, General Counsellor, Ministry of Infrastructure of Poland
  • Mr. Jan Schlierf, Programme Manager, German Research Association on Combined Transport

Perspective of the maritime sector

  • Mr. Jan Hoffman, Head, Trade Logistics Branch, DTL, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
  • Q&A

 

11:05 – 11:15 Coffee break

 

11:15 – 12:40 – Panel II – Actions and recommendations by the private sector to overcome international supply chain disruptions

Moderator: Mr. Tom Bartman, Associate Partner, McKinsey and Company

Panellists:

  • Mr. Uwe Brinks, CEO, DHL Freight
  • Dr. Dirk Holbach, Chief Supply Chain Officer, Laundry & Home Care, HENKEL
  • Mr. Felix Klinkner, Director of Supply Chain Operations, Europe, Middle East and Africa Region, Hewlett & Packard
  • Mr. Matthias Maedge, Director Advocacy, International Road Transport Union (IRU)
  • Dr. Steven A. Altman, Senior Research Scholar and Director, DHL Initiative on Globalization, Center for the Future of Management, NYU Stern School of Business
  • Q&A

 

12:40-12:50 – Current status and future outlooks – COVID-19 pandemic
  • Dr. Richard G. Pebody, Team lead, High Threat Pathogens Infectious Hazard Management, Health Emergencies Programme, World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe

 

12:50-13:00 – Forward looking actions
  • Mrs. Els de Wit, Chair, UNECE Working Party on Transport Trends and Economics (WP.5), Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, Netherlands