Opening
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Peter Zander, President, Europäische Taximesse |
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Thomas Grätz, Vice President, IRU Group “Taxis and Hire Cars with Driver” |
Introduction
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Representative of the European Union institutions (t.b.c.) |
1st Interactive Session: Regulated versus deregulated markets in delivering quality: what is the right recipe?
Moderated by Jean-Paul Gallé, Taxi COLUX, Past President, IRU Group “Taxis and Hire Cars with Driver” |
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Do deregulated markets deliver quality? The American experience
Mr. Rick Hewatt, President of Atlanta Checker Cab, Atlanta, Georgia & American Taxicab, Limousine & Paratransit Association, TLPA (t.b.c.) |
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Lessons to be learned from the taxi market regulation/deregulation in New Zealand
Mr. Tim Reddish, Executive Director, New Zealand Taxi Federation |
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Taxi services quality before and after 2004: Lessons to be learned from taxi market liberalisation in Singapore
Sakdun Sardi, Land Transport Authority, Singapore (t.b.c.) |
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The European experience of deregulation/regulation: The case of Ireland
Kathleen Doyle, Commissioner for Taxi Regulation, Ireland |
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Prospects for taxi markets and regulations in Central and Eastern Europe: the case of Russia
Alexander Vorobiev, Deputy Head of Transport and Communications Department, in charge of passenger transport, Moscow City Government, Russia |
2nd Interactive Session: Industry experience and initiatives to ensure quality of taxi services
Moderated by Jean-Paul Gallé, Taxi COLUX, Past President, IRU Group “Taxis and Hire Cars with Driver” |
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The Finnish taxi quality scheme: lessons to be learned from the first years of implementation
Nina Nizovsky, Vice President, IRU Group “Taxis and Hire Cars with Driver” |
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The KNV quality mark scheme in the Netherlands: challenges and opportunities
Cecile Bakermans, President of the TX-keur foundation Keur Mark (Quality Mark). |
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“Taxis Stockholm”: a company quality initiative that pays back
Hans Nyström, Managing Director, Taxi Stockholm |
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Guaranteeing quality through appropriate access to the profession’s rules: the case of London
Alan Matthews, Head of Projects and Developments, Public Carriage Office, Transport for London (t.b.c.) |
Conclusions
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Hubert Andela, President IRU Group “Taxis and Hire Cars with Driver” |
