For over a decade, professional driver shortage has become a chronic problem across Europe and it is getting worse. Increasing lack of drivers is a real threat to EU mobility and supply chains and, hence, to the EU’s economy as a whole.
The problem has solutions and young drivers are at their heart. Join IRU and leading figures from EU institutions such as Director-General DG MOVE Henrik Hololei, governments, drivers, shippers and the wider road transport industry to debate three key topics:
- Barriers to entry: Can we unblock obstacles for young people and broaden the driver pool?
- Working conditions: How do we improve the driver experience?
- Industry Image: Is looming automation an opportunity to attract new talent?
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17:30 Opening
- Raluca Marian, Director EU Advocacy and General Delegate to the EU, IRU
- Petar Vitanov, MEP, Coordinator S&D Group in the TRAN Committee
- Stanislav Dvořák, Director – Driver Affairs Department, Czech Ministry of Transport
17:45 Session 1
Barriers to entry: Can we unblock obstacles for young people and
broaden the driver pool?
Keynotes:
- Dragos Pislaru, MEP, Chair of the Employment Committee, RE Group
- Henrik Hololei, Director-General, DG MOVE, European Commission
Followed by interventions from the floor and Dialogue between all participants.
18:30 Session 2
Working conditions: How do we improve the driver experience?
Keynotes:
- Barbara Thaler, MEP, EPP, Austria
Followed by interventions from the floor and Dialogue between all participants.
19:10 Session 3
Industry Image: Is looming automation an opportunity to attract new talent?
Keynotes:
- Maria Walsh, MEP, EPP, Ireland
19:50 Concluding remarks
- Radu Dinescu, President, IRU
Hosts & Keynote speakers
European Parliament
Rue Wiertz 60
1047 Brussels
Belgium