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Highlights
MORNING SESSION – “Driver Shortage ...What do the Facts and Figures tell us?”
Moderated by: Tomislav Ivanchev, Chairman of the IRU Academy Accreditation Committee (AAC) and Director of the AEBTRI Training Centres, AEBTRI, Bulgaria
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Opening
Bruno Dingemans, Head – IRU Academy |
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Figures for Discussion ... Driver Employment, Migration of Drivers and Traffic Flows, Salaries, Public Perception, Driver Shortages
Menno Menist, Managing Director, NEA, The Netherlands |
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ROUND TABLE: Shortage of Drivers ... Driver’s Wages, Social Benefits and Working Conditions
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Pere Padrosa, President, Transports Padrosa, Spain
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Mikhail Nizov, Vice-President, ASMAP, Russian Federation
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Béatrice Hertogs, Political Secretary, European Transport Workers Federation (ETF)
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J.M Sakesena, Advisor (NC) All India Transporters Welfare Association, India
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Yves Mannaerts, Director, FBAA, Belgium
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ROUND TABLE: How to make the Driver Profession Attractive Again ... An Exchange of Expert Views
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Martin Rojas, Executive Director, Safety & Security Operations, American Trucking Associations (ATA), United States of America
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Rolf Lehmann, Secretary General, International Union of Professional Drivers (UICR)
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Martin Sanchez Zinny, President, FPT Training Institute, Argentina
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AFTERNOON SESSION – “Driver Training ... Blessing or Burden”
Moderated by: Martine-Sophie Fouvez, Chairman of the IRU Academy Advisory Committee (ADC) and Principal Administrator, International Transport Forum
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ROUND TABLE: Tomorrow’s Challenges in Driver Training ...
From 2003/59/EC Implementation Concerns, to the Use of Simulators in Quality Training and the Genuine Recognition of Qualifications |
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Dominique Corbeel, General Manager to RC Manager European & Emerging Markets, DHL Worldwide Network, Belgium
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Teppo Tenkanen, Managing Director, STC Simulator Training, Finland
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Peter Cullum, Head International Affairs, Road Haulage Association, United Kingdom
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ROUND TABLE: ECO-driving and the Mandatory Professional Training of Drivers (2003/59/EC) ...Industry Cost or Benefit?
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Paul Wauters, CEO of Wauters Tanktransport n.v., Belgium
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Bohdan Szuskiewicz, Manager, ZMPD Training Centre, Poland
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Jacques Marmy, Head – IRU Technical Affairs
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Maria Jobenius, Senior Strategy Advisor, Scania, Sweden
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A Legislative Update: Directive on Access to the Road Transport Market and the Profession
Rémi Mayet, Deputy Head of Unit, Land Transport Policy, European Commission |
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Conclusions
Yves Mannaerts, Director, FBAA, Belgium |
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Invitation to the “2008 IRU Academy Seminar” in Bulgaria
Tomislav Ivanchev, Chairman of the IRU Academy Accreditation Committee (AAC) and Director of the AEBTRI Training Centres, Bulgaria
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