Hitachi in Europe

Agenda for 2012 forum

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Wednesday May 9, 2012

19:00 – 22:00

Networking Dinner

Address by Akira Shimizu, Managing Director, Hitachi Europe Ltd.

Thursday May 10, 2012

08:30 – 09:00	Registration and welcome Coffee
09:00 – 09:15	Welcoming remarks, by Masahide Tanigaki, Representative Executive Officer, Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, Hitachi Ltd.
09:15 – 09:35	Keynote: Setting the scene: Overview of Transport sector in Europe, Marcel Rommerts, DG Move, European Commission
09:35 – 10:35	Session I: Issues and Challenges: Case studies Can we afford the transport infrastructure we need, and how do we justify it?, Prof. Roger Vickerman, Dean, University of Kent, Brussels Energy Challenges and Costs for Transport & Mobility, Dr. Lew Fulton, Head of Energy Technology Policy Division, IEA Building a sustainable world city: the role of transport and land use in London, Peter Wright, Policy Manager, Strategy & Planning, Transport For London Q&A
10:35 – 11:00	Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:20	Session II: Innovative answers The third cycle CO2 BFS, Bernard Stroiazzo-Mougin, President, Bio Fuel Systems ICT for safe, eco-friendly and efficient mobility, Dr. Ilja Radusch, head of Automotive Services and Communication Technologies department, Fraunhofer Fokus Train technologies for 2050, Prof. Roger Goodall, Professor of Control Systems Engineering, Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering, Loughborough University Q&A
12:20 – 13:00	Lunch
13:00 – 13:20	Keynote: Hitachi's R&D activity towards transport innovation, Dr. Keiji Kojima, Vice President and Executive Officer, Hitachi, Ltd.
13:20 – 16:00	Scenarios for 2050 : Interactive Discussion Session Moderation: Christophe Leclerq, Founder & Publisher, Euractiv and Ian Hall, UK Public Affairs Director, Euractiv Flying to work? Take a MyCopter! Prof. Michael Decker, Institute for Technology Assessment and System Analysis, Karlsruhe Institute for Technology Actions for low carbon and climate resilient transport, Françoise Nemry, Economics of Climate Change, Energy and Transport Unit, Institute for Prospective Technological Studies, DG JRC, European Commission 2050 Energy Scenarios for Transport and Mobility, Dr. Lew Fulton, Head of Energy Technology Policy Division, IEA Discussions and Assessment
16:00 – 16:15	Conclusion Forum General Moderator, Alex MacGillivray, Executive Director, Climate Business Closing Remarks Hans Daems, Group Public Affairs Officer, Hitachi Europe Ltd.

Forum General Moderator: Alex MacGillivray, Executive Director, Climate Business