The International Transport Forum

Colin Stacey, ITFAASHTO International Day

Stockholm, September 21, 2009

Contents► Who are we► The annual International

Transport Forum► The 2010 Forum: Transport and

Innovation

The International Transport Forum

►The multi-modal, inter-governmental Ministerial Forum for transport

►Successor to the European Conference of Ministers of Transport (ECMT)

►Part of the OECD family►Two key elements: Annual Forum

meeting and Transport Research Centre

►Goal to increase profile of transport sector and its challenges, and advance policy thinking

52 member countries worldwide

Transport Research Centre►Collaborative research among

renowned experts on a wider range of issues

►Results in publications, as well as background documents for annual Forums

The annual Forum meeting► International Transport Forum

meets in May every year, in Leipzig

► Ministers, as well as leaders of industry, civil society, international organisations, research

► Focus on a key theme

► Forum discussions advance and guide transport policy

► Over 800 participants

► Strong media presence

Germany

Leipzig

Ministerial Session

High-Profile Keynote Speakers

Rajendra PachauriChairman, UN IPCC

Angela MerkelChancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany

Ray LaHoodUS Secretary of Transportation

Dialogue between Political Decision-makers and Key Actors

Camiel Eurlings

Minister of Transport and Water Management, Netherlands

Ron Widdows

CEO, Neptune Orient Lines

Technical Workshops with Industry and Researchers

Jeff Shane Hogan and Hartson LLP

Anthony VenablesOxford Universtiy

Exhibition and Technology Demonstration

Field Visits

Networking Opportunities

Prizes

A Meeting Place for Transport

Forum Outputs

►Key Ministerial Messages►In-depth analysis►Summaries of high-level discussions►Web casts of sessions

www.internationaltransportforum.org

Forum 2010: Transport and Innovation

►25-28 May 2010, in Leipzig

►Presidency of Canada

►Task Force co-chaired by Canada and the Netherlands

Transport and Innovation: Key Themes

►R&D, as well as innovative policies and practices, and the challenge of implementing new technologies and ideas

►A vision for the future of transport

►Linking innovation to key policy challenges

►Overcoming barriers to innovation►Governance structures for the

promotion of innovation

Forum 2010: Opportunities►Theme of Innovation and Transport

has close ties to cooperative vehicle roadway systems

►Global scope of Forum allows opportunity to build international agreement

►Ministerial presence would facilitate high-level focus on this issue

►Would also allow for the identification of areas for collaborative research

See you in Leipzig!

colin.stacey@oecd.org