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| Name | Affiliation/Title | Presentation/Speech/Group discussion |
|---|---|---|
| Keynote address | ||
| Mr. Ralph Wahnschafft and Mr. Jose Monroy | DIVISION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, DESA | Presentation: "Perspectives for Enhancing Sustainable Transport: Modernizing and Greening Urban Taxi Fleets" |
| Name | Affiliation/Title | Presentation/Speech/Group discussion |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Statements | ||
| PROF. LUIZ PINGUELLI ROSA | DIRECTOR, COPPE, FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO | Opening Statement |
| MS. KATHLEEN ABDALLA | CHIEF, EMERGING ISSUES BRANCH, DIVISION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, DESA | Opening Statement (English) (Portuguese) (Spanish) |
| Keynote Address | ||
| MR. SERGIO BESSERMAN VIANA | PRESIDENT, RIO DE JANEIRO CHAMBER FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND SENIOR ADVISOR ON RIO+20, OFFICE OF THE MAYOR OF RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL | Keynote Speech |
| Welcome Addresses | ||
| MR. ALEXANDRE SANSAO | TRANSPORT SECRETARY OF RIO DE JANEIRO MUNICIPALITY, BRAZIL | Welcome Message |
| MR. LEE TAE-YONG (presented by Mr. SEUNG HYUN LEE) | PRESIDENT, OVERSEAS PROJECT DEPARTMENT, KOREA ENERGY MANAGEMENT CORPORATION (KEMCO), SEOUL, REPUBLIC OF KOREA | Welcome Message (English) (Portuguese) (Spanish) |
| Mr. RALPH WAHNSCHAFFT | SENIOR ECONOMIC AFFAIRS OFFICER, DIVISION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, DESA | Introduction (English) (Portuguese) (Spanish) |
| Session I: Introductory overviews: Policy options and best practices in regulating urban taxi systems | ||
| MR. RONALDO BALASSIANO MR. ANTONIO NELSON RODRIGUES DA SILVA | PROFESSOR, COPPE TRANSPORT ENGINEERING PROGRAMME, UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL PROFESSOR, DEPT. OF TRANSPORT, UNIVERSITY OF SAO PAULO, BRAZIL | Presentation (English, Portuguese) Presentation (English, Spanish) |
| MR. EDUARDO FREDERICO CABRAL DE OLIVEIRA | DEPUTY TRANSPORT SECRETARY, RIO DE JANEIRO MUNICIPALITY, BRAZIL | Presentation (Portuguese) |
| MR. CHARLES RATHBONE | ASSISTANT MANAGER, LUXOR CAB COMPANY, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, USA, AND HOST WWW. TAXI-LIBRARY.ORG | Presentation (English) (Portuguese) (Spanish) |
| MR. SANGJIN HAN | HEAD OF CENTER FOR TRANSPORT AND CLIMATE CHANGE , THE KOREA TRANSPORT INSITUTE, SEOUL, REP. OF KOREA | Presentation (English) (Portuguese) (Spanish) |
| MR. OLEG KAMBERSKI | HEAD, PASSENGER TRANSPORT & TAXI, IRU, BRUSSELS, BELGIUM | Presentation (English) |
| Session II: Urban transport systems and the role of taxis | ||
| MR. FREDERIC SALIEZ | REPRESENTATIVE, UNITED NATIONS HUMAN SETTLEMENT PROGRAMME (HABITAT), REGIONAL OFFICE FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN, RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL | Presentation (English) (Portuguese) (Spanish) |
| MR. RODOLFO LLANOS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AUTORITY OF FISCAL AND SOCIAL CONTROL OR TRANSPORT SERVICES, BOLIVIA | Presentation (English) (Spanish) |
| MR. ALVARO RODRIQUEZ-VALENCIA | DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING, UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES, BOGOTA, COLOMBIA | Presentation (English) (Portuguese) (Spanish) |
| MS. LILIANA NUÑES-VELIZ | PRESIDENT OF FOUNDATION NATURE AND MAN, HAVANNA, CUBA | Presentation (English) (Portuguese) (Spanish) |
| MS. MARILYN FERNÁNDEZ PÉREZ | NATIONAL COORDINATOR, UNITED NATIONS HABITAT, HAVANNA, CUBA | Presentation (English) (Portuguese) (Spanish) |
| MR. JORGE GALARRAGA | PROFESSOR, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF CORDOBA, CORDOBA, ARGENTINA | Presentation (English) (Portuguese) (Spanish) |
| MR. JOÃO ALENCAR OLIVEIRA JUNIOR | TRANSPORT ENGINEERING AND INFRASTRUCTURE ANALYST, BRASILIA, BRAZIL | Presentation (English) (Portuguese) (Spanish) |
| MR. JULIO VILLALOBOS | TRANSPORT CONSULTANT, SANTIAGO, CHILE | Presentation (English) (Portuguese) (Spanish) |
| MS. JUSSARA BELLAVINHA | DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT AND TRANSIT PUBLIC COMPANY, BHTRANS, BELO HORIZONTE, MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL | Presentation (Portuguese) |
| Session III: Vehicle technologies and fuel choices for mitigating urban air pollution and GHG emissions from taxis | ||
| MR. MARTIN E. GLÜECKSMANN | PRESIDENT, CAMARA DEL RADIO TAXI DE ARGENTINA, BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA | Presentation (English) (Portuguese) (Spanish) |
| MR. ALEXANDRE SZKLO MR. ROBERTO SCHAEFFER | PROFESSOR AND HEAD OF DEPARTMENT, ENERGY PLANNING PROGRAMME, COPPE/UFRJ , RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL PROFESSOR, ENERGY PLANNING PROGRAMME, COPPE/UFRJ , RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL | Presentation (English) (Portuguese) (Spanish) |
| MR. SANGJIN HAN (on behalf of Seoul Metropolitan Government) | HEAD OF CENTER FOR TRANSPORT AND CLIMATE CHANGE , THE KOREA TRANSPORT INSITUTE, SEOUL, REPUBLIC OF KOREA | Presentation (English) (Portuguese) (Spanish) |
| MR. MICHAEL KWEI | SHENZHEN BUS GROUP, SHENZHEN CITY, CHINA | Presentation (English) (Portuguese) (Spanish) |
| MR. STANLEY TANG | BYD AUTO GROUP (LATIN AMERICA DIVISION), SHENZHEN, CHINA | Presentation (English) (Portuguese) (Spanish) |
| MR. MICHAEL VOGTMANN | MANGING DIRECTOR, SOLARINITIATIVE NUERNBERG, GERMANY | Presentation (English) (Portuguese) (Spanish) |
| Session IV: Taxi of tomorrow: Developments, innovations and trends | ||
| MR. RODRIGO TORRES BUSTILLOS | TRANSPORT CONSULTANT AND FORMER DIRECTOR GENERAL OF TRANSPORT AND MOBILITY OF QUITO MUNICIPALITY, ECUADOR | Presentation (Spanish) |
| MR. ROBERTO NOBOA | DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT, QUITO CITY, ECUADOR | Presentation (Spanish) |
| MR. RAMESH PRABHU | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, THREE WHEELS UNITED INDIA SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED, BANGALORE, INDIA | Presentation (English)
(Portuguese)
(Spanish) |
| MR. ALBERTO VILLARREAL | DESIGNER AND CREATIVE DIRECTOR, MEXICO CITY, MEXICO | Presentation (English) (Portuguese) (Spanish) |
| MR. SEUNG HYUN LEE | OVERSEAS PROJECT DEPARTMENT, KOREA ENERGY MANAGEMENT CORPORATION (KEMCO), SEOUL, REPUBLIC OF KOREA | Presentation (English) (Portuguese) (Spanish) |
| Session V: Roundtable discussion on conclusions and recommendations of the expert group meeting Closing Session | ||
| MS. SUZANA KAHN RIBERO | PROFESSOR, TRANSPORT ENGINEERING PROGRAMME, COPPE UFRJ, RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL | Closing Remarks |
| MS. KATHLEEN ABDALLA | CHIEF, EMERGING ISSUES BRANCH, DIVISION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, DESA | Closing Remarks |