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Name Affiliation/Title Presentation
Opening Session
Ralph Wahnschafft Division for Sustainable Development, UN DESA Transport for Sustainable Development: The international normative debate at the United Nations Commission for Sustainable Development

Session I:
Access to affordable transport services for sustainable development: The role of transport in the Millennium Development Goals.

Overview on good practices of development of rural transport infrastructure
Jephthah Chagunda Malawi Rural Travel and Transport Programme Overview on Good Practices of Development of Rural Transport Infrastructure
Peter O?Neill World Bank Overview on good practices of development of rural transport infrastructure
Maria Arce International Forum for Rural Transport and Development (IFRTD) Rural Transport: the missing link?
Overview on good practices in development of urban public transport infrastructure
Jayeeta Sen Centre for Science and Environment Bus Transport in Delhi: Concerns and Action
Manfred Breithaupt German Technical Cooperation Agency (GTZ) Towards less carbon intensive urban transport
Cosmos Takule Dar es Salaam Rapid Transit Agency (DART) Best practices in development of urban public transport infrastructure

Session II:
Analysis and Projections of (Land) Transport Demand

Analysis and projection of global transport and transport fuel demand, emissions and climate change impacts
François Cuenot International Energy Agency (IEA) Transport, Energy and CO2: Moving Toward Sustainability
Selection and prioritization of infrastructure projects serving sustainable development - The UNECE experience
Eva Molnar United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN ECE) Selection and Prioritization of infrastructure projects serving sustainable development ? The UNECE experience
Jamie Leather Asian Development Bank Financing of Transport Infrastructure and Services for Sustainable Development

Session III:
Environmental co-benefits of promoting urban public transport

Integrated urban transport and land use planning for sustainable development
Brian Williams UN-Habitat Cities, Transport and Climate Change: Problems and Opportunities for Sustainable Development
The pan-European programme on transport, health and environment - Achievements and remaining challenges
Brinda Wachs UN Economic Commision for Europe (UN ECE) Making THE Link: The Transport, Health and Environment Pan-European Programme
Environmental co-benefits of promoting urban public transport
Heather Allen International Public Transport Association (UITP) The wider co-benefits of Public Transport

Session IV:
Transport Technologies and Transport Policies for Sustainable Development

Fuel economy and innovation: Is a 100 miles/gallon fuel economy for motor vehicles achievable ?
Bob Larsen Progressive Insurance Automotive X Prize Is 100 MPGe for Cars Achievable? Driving Innovation via Incentive Prizes: The Progressive Automotive X-Prize
Global overview on vehicle fuel economy and emission standards
Lucia Green-Weiskel (on behalf of Mr. Feng An, Director) Innovation Center for Energy and Transportation (iCET) Global Overview on Vehicle Fuel Economy and Emission Standards
Assessment of technical and policy options for mitigating transport emission
Karl Otto Schallaboeck Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy Assessment of technical and policy options for mitigating transport emission

Session V:
Analysis and Projections of Air and Maritime Transport Demand

Aviation and sustainable development: Trends and issues
Ebad Jahangir International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Aviation and Sustainable Development: Trends and Issues
Analysis and projection of air and maritime transport demand
François Cuenot International Energy Agency (IEA) Transport, Energy and CO2: Aviation and Maritime

Session VI:
Perspectives and new initiatives for international cooperation on Transport for Sustainable Development

Perspectives for international cooperation in mitigation emissions from transport
Young-Sook Moon Korea Energy Economics Institute (KEEI)
International Cooperation among City Administrations: the C-40 Initiative
Marcelo M. Vitali Department of International Relations International Cooperation Among Cities: the C-40 Initiative
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