ITC 75th Anniversary 2022

Ministerial

Ministerial segment
Seventy-five years of ITC: connecting countries and driving sustainable mobility

The 84th plenary session of the Inland Transport Committee marked its 75th anniversary during the week of 22-25 February 2022.

On the commemoration of its seventy-fifth anniversary, the Inland Transport Committee adopted the Ministerial resolution entitled “Ushering in a decade of delivery for sustainable inland transport and sustainable development.”

The Ministerial’s theme focused on“75 Years of ITC: Connecting Countries and Driving Sustainable Mobility”. This theme created space for reflection of the Committee’s past achievements, current performance and future trajectory, highlighting its evolution and underlying its future potential.

Speakers

Simonetta Sommaruga

Former President of the Swiss Confederation and Head (Minister) of the Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communication of Switzerland

Georges Gilkinet

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Mobility of Belgium

Elisabeth Tichy-Fisslberger

Chair, Economic Commission for Europe

Tatiana Valovaya

Director-General, UNOG

Olga Algayerova

Executive Secretary, UNECE

Yuwei Li

Director, Sustainable Transport Division, UNECE

Andrzej Adamczyk

Minister of Infrastructure of Poland

Chanthol Sun

Senior Minister, Minister of Public Works and Transport of Cambodia

Khaltar Luvsan

Minister of Road and Transport Development of Mongolia

Temirbek Asanbekov

Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, Eurasian Economic Commission

Jernej Vrtovec

Minister of Infrastructure of Slovenia

Baroness Vere of Norbiton

Minister for Roads, Department of Transport of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Dagmawit Moges

Minister of Transport and Logistics of Ethiopia

Adil Karaismailoğlu

Minister of Transport and Infrastructure of Turkey, Turkey

Mr. Mark Harbers

Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, The Netherlands

Merav Michaeli

Minister of Transport and Road Safety of Israel

Aishath Nahula

Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation of the Maldives

Kwaku Ofori Asiamah

Minister for Transport of Ghana

Jean Todt

United Nations Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Road Safety

Umberto de Pretto

Secretary-General, International Road Transport Union (IRU)

Young Tae Kim

Secretary-General, ITF

Lucia Luijten

Secretary-General, Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine (CCNR)

François Davenne

Director-General, UIC

10–10.30 a.m.	Opening statements and official launch of 75th ITC Anniversary publication H.E. Mr. Georges Gilkinet, Minister for Mobility of Belgium (Chairing country, Inland Transport Committee) H.E. Ms. Elisabeth Tichy-Fisslberger, Chair, Economic Commission for Europe H.E. Ms. Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General, UNOG H.E. Ms. Olga Algayerova, Executive Secretary, UNECE Mr. Yuwei Li, Director, Sustainable Transport Division, UNECE
10.30–11 a.m.	KEYNOTE SPEECHES FROM AROUND THE WORLD Keynote 1: H.E. Ms. Simonetta Sommaruga, former President of the Swiss Confederation and Head (Minister), Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communication of Switzerland Keynote 2: H.E. Mr. Mohammed Abdeljalil, Minister of transport and logistics of Morocco Keynote 3: H.E. Mr. Juan Edghill, Minister of Public Infrastructure of the Republic of Guyana
11–11.30 a.m	Coffee break & launch of exhibition on the thematic of the side event on Automation, Connectivity and E-mobility
11.30 a.m.–1 p.m.	Panel I: ITC – The United Nations Platform to promote inland transport connectivity Moderator: Mr Umberto De Pretto, Secretary General, International Road Transport Union (IRU) Speakers H.E. Mr. Andrzej Adamczyk, Minister of Infrastructure of Poland H.E. Mr. Chanthol Sun, Senior Minister, Minister of Public Works and Transport of Cambodia H.E. Mr. Khaltar Luvsan, Minister of Road and Transport Development of Mongolia H.E. Mr. Aliaksei Auramenka, Minister of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Belarus H.E. Mr. Temirbek Asanbekov, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, Eurasian Economic Commission Scheduled high-level interventions H.E. Mr. Tomislav Momirović, Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure of the Republic of Serbia Mr. Dmitry Zverev, State Secretary - Deputy Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation Mr. Oliver Luksic, Deputy Minister to the Federal Minister for Digital and Transport / Parliamentary State Secretary, Germany Mr Berik Kamaliyev, Vice-Minister of Industry and Infrastructural Development of Kazakhstan Mr. Armen Simonyan, Deputy.Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure of Armenia Mr. Mustafa-Masi Nayyem, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine Ambassador Lazăr Comănescu, Secretary General Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Ms. Shamika Sirimanne, Director, Division on Technology and Logistics, UNCTAD Mr. Steve Phillips, Secretary General, Conference of European Directors of Roads Mr. Mirosław Antonowicz, Chairman of OSJD Committee
1–3 p.m.	Lunch break Award ceremony - Global Road Safety Film Festival
3–4.15 p.m.	Panel II: ITC – Achieving a decade of delivery for Road Safety Moderator: Mr. Young Tae Kim, Secretary General, ITF Speakers: “Setting the Stage”: Mr. Jean Todt, United Nations Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Road Safety H.E. Mr Jernej Vrtovec, Minister of Infrastructure of Slovenia H.E Baroness Vere of Norbiton, UK Minister for Roads, Department of Transport of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland H.E Mr. Felix Tapiwa Mhona, Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Development of the Republic of Zimbabwe H.E Ms. Dagmawit Moges, Minister of Transport and Logistics of Ethiopia Scheduled high-level interventions H. E. Mr. Yuri Sterk, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Bulgaria, on behalf of Н.Е. Mr. Nikolay Sabev, Minister of Transport and Communications of Bulgaria Mr. Seiji Takai, Director of International Policy Planning Division, Road Transport Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Japan Mr. Matthew Baldwin, Deputy Director General, Directorate-General Mobility & Transport, EU Commission Mr. Matej Zakonjsek, Director, Transport Community Ms. Susanna Zammataro, Director General, IRF
4.15 – 4.45 p.m.	Coffee Break
4.45 – 5.50 p.m.	Panel III: ITC – Inland transport as a catalyst of sustainable mobility and sustainable development Co-Moderators: Mrs Lucia Luijten, Secretary-General, Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine (CCNR)/Mr. Francois Davenne, Director-General, UIC Speakers: H.E. Mr. Adil Karaismailoğlu, Minister of Transport and Infrastructure of Turkey H.E. Mr. Mark Harbers, Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management of the Kingdom of the Netherlands H.E. Ms. Merav Michaeli, Minister of Transport and Road Safety of the State of Israel H.E Ms. Aishath Nahula, Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation of the Maldives H.E. Mr. Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, Minister for Transport of Ghana Scheduled high-level interventions Mr Kris Peeters, Vice President, European Investment Bank Mr Anouar Benazzouz, Vice-President, IRF Ms. Karen Vancluysen, Secretary General, POLIS Mr. Mohamed Mezghani, Secretary General, UITP
5.50 p.m.– 5.55 p.m.	Endorsement of the Ministerial Resolution “Ushering in a decade of delivery for sustainable inland transport and sustainable development”
5.55 p.m.– 6 p.m.	Closing remarks
6 p.m.– 8 p.m.	Cocktail/Reception (Courtesy of Austrian Permanent Mission)