Programme

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09:00 - 09:15

Welcome and Introduction

Anneli Hulthén, Chairman and Mayor, City of Göteborg
Arne Wittlöv, Chairman of the Board of VREF
  

09:15 - 12:00

Session 1:

The business perspectives on the new architecture for sustainable urban transport

Leif Johansson, President, AB Volvo and CEO, Volvo Group
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André Navarri, President and COO, Bombardier Transportation
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Paul Gustavsson, Vice President Business Development, Volvo Car Corporation
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Ulf Svahn, CEO, Swedish Petroleum Institute and Swedish Representative of Europia
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Discussion
  

13:30 - 15:00

Session 2:

City perspectives on the new architecture for sustainable urban transport

Anneli Hulthén, Chairman and Mayor, City of Göteborg
Wang Kouzhu, Deputy Mayor, Changsha Municipal People´s Government
Kulveer Ranger, Director of Transport Policy, Greater London Authority

Discussion

15:30 - 17:00

Session 3:

Criteria for the new architecture — Business perspectives on the need for access

Efficient access for freight - sustinable logistics in the urban landscape, The industry perspective
Ingvar Nilsson, CEO, Schenker North
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Efficient access for people - the perspective of the private operator
Cyrille du Peloux, CEO, Veolia Transport
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Access and the value of land and real estate - the perspective of the property development industry
Ulrika Francke, CEO, Tyréns
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Discussion

17:00 - 17:20

Concluding Discussion

Måns Lönnroth, Member of the Board of VREF

09:00 - 09:10

Introduction to the day´s topics

Arne Wittlöv, Chairman of the Board of VREF

09:10 - 10:30

Session 4:

Design criteria for social integration and economic development

Social integration and the role of equitable access
Lisa Schweitzer, Assistant Professor, University of Southern California
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Economic development and the role of travel time
Yves Crozet, Professor, University of Lyon
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Discussion

11:00 - 12:30

Session 5:

Design criteria for finance and the organisation of sustainable urban transport systems

Current practice in the financing of urban transport
Anthony May, Professor, University of Leeds
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The new architecture of financing and organizing urban transport
Elizabeth Deakin, Professor, University of California, Berkeley

Discussion

12:30 - 13:00

Concluding discussion

Gunilla Jönson and Bengt Kasemo, Members of the Scientific Council of VREF

Closing of conference

Arne Wittlöv, Chairman of the Board of VREF