IRF Online Conference: Roads to Recovery: a Sustainable Mobility for a Sustainable Future

Under the banner Roads to Recovery: a Sustainable Mobility for a Sustainable Future, The International Road Federation (IRF) held its online conference on 12 November to discuss recovery post-COVID and its implications for the road sector. The virtual event gathered over 20 panellists from renowned private and public organisations as well as hundreds of participants from across the globe.

Through the different presentations, accessible below, presenters covered a wide spectrum of topics ranging from digitalisation applied to road planning/construction, the need for a procurement reform, how to facilitate uptake of new technology, to innovation in urban infrastructure design and usage for a more sustainable and inclusive mobility.

The conference  articulated in 3 consecutive sessions (of one hour each): 
 

1. High-Level Panel debate on Recovery for the Road Sector
    
2. Safer Roads to Save Lives
    
3. Fostering Innovation to Accelerate Road Sector Transformation

IRF Online Conference intends to be a springboard for greater dialogue and collaboration between the public and the private sector to shape and deliver a safer and more sustainable mobility. A new series of webinars deep diving into the conference topics will soon follow.

Speaking 

PROGRAMME

Click on the speaker’s name to access the presentation.

High Level Panel: Roads to Recovery

Moderator: Susanna Zammataro, Director General, IRF

• Opening: Bill Halkias, President, International Road Federation
• Keynote: Lilyana Pavlova, Vice President, European Investment Bank  
• James Leather, Chief of Transport Sector Group, Asian Development Bank 
• Malika Seddi, Secretary General, ASECAP 
• Claude Van Rooten, President of PIARC
• Henri Blas, Chief Content Officer, Global Infrastructure Hub
• Gabriele Pasquini, Director – Senior PPP Adviser – Presidency of Council of Ministers, Italy 

Safer Roads to Save Lives

Moderator: Lina Konstantinopoulou, Secretary General, EuroRAP 

• Keynote: Matthew Baldwin, Deputy Director General, DG Move, European Commission 
• Nhan Tran, Head, Safety and Mobility, WHO 
• Racheal Nganwa, AfricaRAP Lead 
• Girma Bezabeh, Road Safety Specialist, Infrastructure & Urban Development Department, African Development Bank 
• Emma Maclennan, Director, EASST 

Fostering Innovation to Accelerate Road Sector Transformation

Moderator: Maruxa Cardama, Secretary General, SLOCAT Partnership

• Keynote: Karla Gonzalez Carvajal, Practice Manager Europe, World Bank
• Michael Kilgariff, CEO, RoadsAustralia
• Nicolas Miravalls, Global Head Road Infrastructure, LafargeHolcim
• Michael Caltabiano, CEO, Australian Road Research Board 
• Shreya Gadepalli, South Asia Director, ITDP 
• Jannis Nassoulis, Director, Toll and Highway Operations, IBI Group