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Global Vision Zero: reaching a new era in road safety
Sunday, 27 November 2016
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Hall 2

Parallel thematic discussions

With 1.3 million people killed and up to 50 million people injured every year in road accidents, road safety has to be a top priority for the global community. The establishment of adequate legal frameworks, the expansion of safe public transport systems, the transport of freight by modes that are less harmful to humans, and the creation of national road safety strategies and plans will be of critical importance in the coming decades.
Biographies
Dr. Bahtygul Karriyeva
Head of the WHO office in Turkmenistan
Dr. Bahtygul Karriyeva

Head of the WHO office in Turkmenistan

Mr. Christian Friis-Bach
Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ECE and Coordinator of the Regional Commissions
Mr. Christian Friis-Bach

Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ECE and Coordinator of the Regional Commissions

Mr. Christian Friis Bach, a national of Denmark, was appointed as Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of UNECE in July 2014.

Mr. Friis Bach previously served as Denmark’s Minister for Development Cooperation and Special Advisor to the European Union Commission for the United Nations Global Sustainability Panel.

He is Honorary Professor of International Economics and Development at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

Mr. Ion Cotruta
Senior Advisor, Road Transport Division, Ministry of Transport and Roads Infrastructure of the Republic of Moldova
Mr. Ion Cotruta

Senior Advisor, Road Transport Division, Ministry of Transport and Roads Infrastructure of the Republic of Moldova

Mr. Jean Todt
UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Road Safety
Mr. Jean Todt

UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Road Safety


  • Mr. Todt was appointed as the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Road Safety since April 2015.  

  • Mr. Todt is currently the President of Federation International de L’Automobile (FIA). He was first elected to this post in October 2009 and re-elected in 2013 and 2017.  

  • Between 2006 and 2009, Mr. Todt was Chief Executive Officer of Ferrari. Prior to that, he has held senior level positions overseeing racing and sporting activities in Ferrari and PSA Peugeot Citroën Group.  

  • Mr. Todt started his career in 1966 as a rally co-driver and participated in the World Rally Championship until 1981. He won the World Rally Championship for Manufacturers with a Talbot Lotus in 1981.  

  • Mr. Todt also devotes his time to several charitable causes. He is one of the Founders and Vice-President of the Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle Epinière (ICM), an institute devoted to medical research for brain and spinal cord disorders.

  • Mr. Todt was awarded the Humanitarian of the Year Award by the United Nations Association of New York in 2016.  

  • Mr. Todt studied economics, business and marketing at the Ecole des Cadres in Paris.  

  • Mr. Todt was born in 1946 in Pierrefort, France. He has one son and shares his life with actress, film producer and UNDP Goodwill Ambassador Michelle Yeoh.

Mr. Koichiro Kakee
Assistant Vice-Minister for International Affairs, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Mr. Koichiro Kakee

Assistant Vice-Minister for International Affairs, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

Mr. Matej Zakonjsek
Head of Cabinet of Transport Commissioner, EU (TBC)
Mr. Matej Zakonjsek

Head of Cabinet of Transport Commissioner, EU (TBC)

Mr. Michael Gschnitzer
Global Head of Sales, Kapsch Trafic Com. AG
Mr. Michael Gschnitzer

Global Head of Sales, Kapsch Trafic Com. AG

Ms. Eva Molnar
Director of Sustainable Transport Division, UNECE
Ms. Eva Molnar

Director of Sustainable Transport Division, UNECE

United Nations