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Session Summaries

Document provides concise round-up of the content of the Summit's sessions

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Collaboration in Connectivity: Focus on Regions

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Declaration from Ministers

Transport Ministers declare determination to improve global connectivity

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Ministers from 53 member countries chose Professor Viegas

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Transport for Growth

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Programme

Programme

Wednesday 02 May

Understanding the Issues

09:00

Tours & Networking

Technical Tour: Porsche Plant

09:00 to 11:00

Technical Tour: BMW Plant

09:00 to 11:00

Side Events

Seamless Urban Freight Transport: The need for a new policy approach (Part 1)

09:00 to 11:30

Global Fuel Economy Initiative 2012-2015

09:00 to 12:00

09:15

Tours & Networking

Technical Tour: Toll Collect

09:15 to 10:15

10:00

Side Events

E-Documents for co-modal transport of goods

10:00 to 13:30

Smarter on the way

10:00 to 11:30

11:30

Sessions

Urban Connectivity: Improving the Door-to-Door Journey

11:30 to 13:30

Rethinking the Last Mile: New Approaches to Urban Logistics

11:30 to 13:30

Side Events

Logistics Performance Measurement

11:30 to 13:30

12:30

Restricted Sessions

Ministers’ Roundtable: The Automotive Future

12:30 to 14:00

Side Events

Follow-up Zurich Process

12:30 to 14:30

13:45

Tours & Networking

Technical Tour: Toll Collect

13:45 to 14:45

14:45

Sessions

Opening Plenary: From Here to Seamlessness - Defining the Roadmap for 21st Century Transport

14:45 to 16:15

16:30

Sessions

The Future of Travel: e-Ticketing, Smart Phones, Data Sharing

16:30 to 18:00

Facilitating Global Trade: Connectivity across Borders

16:30 to 18:00

From Supply Chain to Supply Stream: Creating Seamless Logistics

16:30 to 18:00

Restricted Sessions

Ministers’ Roundtable: Ship Safety

16:30 to 18:00

Side Events

Children's University

16:30 to 18:00

Seamless Urban Freight Transport: The need for a new policy approach (Part 2)

16:30 to 18:00

17:00

Tours & Networking

Technical Tour: Toll Collect

17:00 to 18:00

19:00

Tours & Networking

Presidency Reception hosted by the Japanese Minister

19:00 to 22:00

20:00

Restricted Sessions

Ministers’ Dinner

20:00 to 23:45

22:00

Tours & Networking

Technical Tour: DHL Leipzig

22:00 to 23:45

Thursday 03 May

Taking Action

07:45

Restricted Sessions

Advisory Board Meeting

07:45 to 09:00

09:15

Sessions

Transport for Growth: Developing Connectivity

09:15 to 11:00

11:00

Awards

International Transport Forum: 2012 Awards

11:00 to 11:15

11:45

Sessions

Investing in connectivity: Where, Why, When, How?

11:45 to 13:15

Smart Grids: Powering the E-Mobility Future

11:45 to 13:15

Restricted Sessions

Ministers’ Roundtable: Volcanic Ash and other Crises: Ensuring continuity and mitigating economic impact

11:45 to 13:15

Ministers’ Roundtable: Piracy at Sea

11:45 to 13:15

13:15

Tours & Networking

Technical Tour: Toll Collect

13:15 to 14:15

13:30

Tours & Networking

Technical Tour: Porsche Plant

13:30 to 15:30

Technical Tour: Goldschmidt-Thermit Plant

13:30 to 15:30

Technical Tour: BMW Plant

13:30 to 15:30

14:00

Side Events

Future Requirements and Needs for Humanitarian Air Services

14:00 to 15:30

Synchromodal transport: Modal shift is Mental shift

14:00 to 15:30

14:30

Sessions

Transport Innovation Talks

14:30 to 15:30

Restricted Sessions

Ministerial Session

14:30 to 15:45

Side Events

Best Practice at Border Crossings: A Trade and Transport Facilitation Perspective

14:30 to 15:30

16:00

Sessions

Ministerial Session (open)

16:00 to 18:00

Tours & Networking

Technical Tour: Toll Collect

16:00 to 17:00

18:00

Tours & Networking

Cocktail Reception

18:00 to 19:00

19:00

Tours & Networking

19:00 to 23:45

Friday 04 May

Connecting Cities and Regions

10:00

Sessions

Collaboration in Connectivity: Focus on Regions

10:00 to 12:00

12:00

Tours & Networking

12:00 to 16:00

Leipzig by Bicycle

12:00 to 14:00

Berlin Tour (half-day)

12:00 to 20:00

12:30

Tours & Networking

Technical Tour: Goldschmidt-Thermit Plant

12:30 to 14:00

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