Opening Session of the Conference

Danish EU Presidency Plans for Further Greening Road Transport
Henrik Dam Kristensen, EU Transport Council President and Danish Minister for Transport

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Sustainable Solutions Proposed by the European Parliament for Greening Road Transport
Corine Wortmann-Kool, MEP, Vice President of the European People's Party

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Greening Road Transport – EU’s Objectives and Actions as Defined in the White Paper
Henrik Hololei, Head of Vice-President Kallas Cabinet

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IRU’s Strategy for Achieving Sustainable Development in Road Transport
Janusz Lacny, President, International Road Transport Union

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Setting the Scene

The Role of Road Transport in a Green Transport System
Alan C McKinnon, Professor, Head of Logistics, Kühne Logistics University, Hamburg

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Panel Discussion: Further Greening Road Transport Through Easy and Immediate Solutions!

Removing Barriers and Providing Incentives to Further Green Road Transport
Keir Fitch, Deputy Head of Vice-President Kallas Cabinet

The Dutch Example to Green Road Freight Transport – Including the Full Scale Operations of the European Modular Concept
Siebe Riedstra, Secretary General, Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure & Environment

Next Practical Steps in Making Road Transport Greener
Jos Dings, Director, T&E

Road Freight Transport in Core and Green Networks and as a Facilitator of Intermodality
Alexander Sakkers, President of the Goods Transport Liaison Committee to the EU, International Road Transport Union

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Panel Discussion: Further Greening Road Transport Through Innovations!

Efficient  Future Solutions for Commercial Road Transport to Reach the Climate Action Goals
Philip Owen, Head of Unit, Transport and Ozone, DG CLIMA

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Technological Innovations and the Future of Alternative Fuels for Road Transport
Lars Holmqvist, CEO, European Association of Automotive Suppliers (CLEPA)

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The Green Political Innovation – Doubling the Use of Collective Transport 
Yves Mannaerts, Vice- President of IRU, President of Passenger Transport Council, International Road Transport Union

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Closing Session

Conclusions of the 2nd IRU/EU Road Transport Conference

Martin Marmy, Secretary General, International Road Transport Union

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Matthias Ruete, Director General, DG MOVE, European Commission