The 2019 plenary session of the Inland Transport Committee started on 19 February, with a high-level policy segment, which this year was on “Automation in Transport”. This theme created space for reflection of the Committee’s past achievements, current performance and future trajectory, highlighting its value added and underlining its future potential.
The high-level policy segment was enriched by side events and exhibitions or demonstrations of new technologies related to the automation in transport.
PROGRAMME Tuesday, 19 February 2019, 10:00 – 13:00 ROOM XVII | PALAIS DES NATIONS | GENEVA |
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10:00 – 10:15 | OPENING OF ITC Opening Speeches: Mr. Kristof Schockaert, Chair, Inland Transport Committee Ms. Olga Algayerova, Executive Secretary, UNECE Mr. Yuwei Li, Director, Sustainable Transport Division, UNECE Chair Mr. Jean Todt, United Nations Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Road Safety |
10:15 – 11:20 | SESSION I: Role and trends of Automation in Transport: Safety, efficiency and sustainability Moderator: Mr. Young Tae Kim, Secretary-General, ITF
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11:20 – 11:50 | COFFEE BREAK |
11:50 – 12:50 | SESSION II: Challenges and synergies in advancing automation for all modes of transport Moderator: Mr. Umberto De Pretto, Secretary General, IRU
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12:50 – 13:00 | Closing remarks Adoption of Ministerial Resolution on: “Enhancing Cooperation, Harmonization and Integration in the Era of Transport Digitalization and Automation” |
13:00 – 15:00 | Demo of state of art simulator for professional drivers, courtesy of DEKRA ITC Delegates Cocktail, courtesy of the Federal Office of Transport of Switzerland VIP/Ministerial lunch, courtesy of CITA |
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