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Conference
update:
September 30, 2004
Provisional
programme EU-conference 'Energy in Motion'
"How
can Europe bring about a clean and climate-neutral road transport system
in such a way as to secure its future energy supply and boost the innovativeness
of its economy?"
PROGRAMME
19 OCTOBER 2004
venue: Renaissance Hotel, Amsterdam
Towards
a common understanding on challenges and an inspiring European perspective
on energy and sustainable mobility.
| 11.45
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Registration
and check-in |
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Lunch
buffet |
| 13.15
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Opening
and welcome |
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Word
of welcome |
Karla
Peijs; Minister of Transport, Public Works and Water Management,
The Netherlands. |
| Chair's
opening speech |
Simon
Upton; OECD Round Table on Sustainable Development. |
| 13.30
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Introductory
speeches |
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Challenges
for the European Union |
François
Lamoureux; Director-General Transport and Energy, European Commission. |
| Driving
forces for Japan |
Yukihiro
Ezaka; Director for Environmentally Friendly Vehicles, Ministry
of Transport. |
| Driving
forces for the United States |
Tyler
Duvall; Deputy Assistant Secretary, US Department of Transportation.
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| 14.30
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Working
on Sustainable mobility: Recent experiences indicate the challenges
ahead |
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What
happens when global companies formulate challenges and next steps
with respect to sustainable mobility? |
Charles Nicholson; Chair of the Energy & Climate Group
of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development and Group
Senior Advisor BP. |
| Improving
communications between car manufacturers and government is necessary
to overcome market barriers affecting the shift towards new vehicles
and fuels. |
Greg Archer; Director Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership, United
Kingdom. |
| Car-dating,
Park & Ride, road pricing, taxi & train, peak-hour-lanes,
free train-transport for students... Successes and failures in Dutch
experiences with innovations in the transport sector. |
Jeroen van den Bergh; Professor of environmental economics,
Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Department of Spatial
Economics & Institute for Environmental Studies, Free University
Amsterdam. |
| 15.30
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Parallel
sessions: towards a common European approach
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| 1 |
Public/private
leadership: taking 12 multinationals up on their offer.
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Introductory
speech:Steve
Howard; The Climate Group.
Round
table discussion moderated by: Anders Wijkman; member European
Parliament.
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| 2 |
Tackling
the challenges: looking for a common understanding on the sense
of urgency and the role of the transport sector.
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Introductory
speeches: Corrado Clini; Ministry of Environment, Italy,
Jacqueline McGlade; European Environmental Agency.
Round
table discussion moderated by: Richard Gilbert; Centre for
Sustainable Transportation, Toronto.
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| 3 |
Fuels
and power trains: looking for a viable range of promising options.
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Introductory
speeches: Matthias von Randow; Federal Ministry of Transport,
Germany, Bruno Costes; Peugeot-Citroën S.A. (PSA), France,
Peter Tjan; European Petroleum Industry Association.
Round
table discussion moderated by: Lee Schipper, Embarq, USA.
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| 17:00
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Discussion and chair's conclusions |
| 19.00
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Social
programme |
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Transfer
by boat, evening tour of Amsterdam canals |
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Dinner at Hotel The Grand |
Speech by Job Cohen; Mayor of Amsterdam. |
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22:00 |
End
of social programme |
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Transfer
by boat to Renaissance Hotel |
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PROGRAMME
20 OCTOBER 2004
venue: Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam
How
to move on? Exploring possible 'next steps' towards sustainable mobility.
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Breakfast
at the Renaissance Hotel and check out |
| 08.30 |
Transfer
by environmentally friendly buses to the Westergasfabriek |
| 09.30 |
Working
on sustainable mobility: what can we do now? |
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Opening
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Pieter
van Geel; State Secretary of Housing, Spatial Planning and Environment,
The Netherlands. |
| Next
steps for clean and climate neutral fuels |
Rein
Willems; President Director Shell The Netherlands BV. |
| CO2
emission reductions, status and way forward |
Ivan
Hodac; Secretary General of ACEA, the EU Automobile Manufacturers
Association. |
| Toyota's
Innovations to Sustainable Mobility |
Tadashi
Yamashina; Managing Officer, Toyota Motor Corporation. |
| 150
Years of experience in innovation - infrastructures for the future |
Martin
van Pernis; Chief Executive Officer Siemens Nederland BV. |
| 10.45 |
Parallel
sessions: looking at the work at hand |
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4
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Improving
energy efficiency: a no-regret option for making short term progress |
Introductory
speeches: Neville Jackson, Ricardo, United Kingdom, Government
representative from Hungary (invited), Dick van den Broek
Humphreij; EVO, The Netherlands.
Round
table discussion moderated by: Malcolm Fergusson; Institute
for European Environmental Policy (IEEP), United Kingdom.
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5
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Kickstarting
markets: breaking the chicken-and-egg dilemma |
Introductory
speech: Per Carstedt; BioAlcohol Fuel Foundation, Sweden.
Round
table discussion moderated by: Adnan Rahman; Rand Europe.
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6
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Sustainable
urban transport: clean vehicles for healthy cities |
Introductory
speeches: Robert Thaler; Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture,
Forestry, Environment and Water Management, Enrico Zanelli;
POLIS, Speaker from Policy Advisory Committee CIVITAS cities
(invited).
Round
table discussion moderated by: Udo Becker; University of
Technology Dresden, Germany.
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| 12.15 |
Lunch
& exhibition |
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Exhibition
and demonstration of environmentally friendly vehicles |
Hydrogen,
hybrid, electrical, gas and light weight cars, vans, garbage trucks,
buses and scooters. Test drives can be made with the fuel cell car
of General Motors, the Toyota Prius and Lexus RX400H from Toyota,
the Fiësta micro Hybride from Ford and the Berlingo eleqtrique
from Citroën. |
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14.30
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Chair's
conclusions, joint perspectives and next steps for Europe
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Forum
discussion |
| Handing
over recommendations to Dutch goverment representatives |
| 16.00
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Cocktail
hour at the exhibition |
| 17:00 |
End
of Conference |
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Transfer
to Renaissance Hotel and/or Amsterdam Airport Schiphol |
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