Transport Ireland Conference

Towards a Modern and Sustainable Transport Future


Date:	Wednesday 14th May 2008
Venue:	Croke Park Conference Centre, Dublin

Conference Programme

Wednesday 14th May 2008 - Croke Park Conference Centre, Dublin
8.30	Registration & Coffee
	Chairman's Introduction: Reg McCabe Projects Director IBEC-CBI Joint Business Council
9.00	Transport policy & priorities for Ireland
	Developing transport networks: Connecting people and places in the all island economy Minister Conor Murphy, MP, MLA Minister for Regional Development (Northern Ireland)

	Towards a modern and sustainable transport future for Ireland Maurice Mullen Assistant Secretary Department of Transport (Dublin)

	Strategies for a sustainable transport future Professor Austin Smyth Head of the Transport Studies Department University of Westminster

	Questions and Answers/Discussion
10.30	Morning Coffee
11.00	Developing efficient all-island transport networks
	Connecting cities: A transport priority Adam Marshall Head of Policy Centre for Cities

	Transport gateways in the all-island context Paul Sweetman Transport Executive IBEC

	Priorities in developing Ireland’s roads infrastructure Fred Barry Chief Executive, National Roads Authority

	Freight transport: An all-island perspective Aidan Gough Strategy & Policy Director InterTradeIreland

	Meeting the needs of freight: the importance of an integrated transport network Tom Wilson Ireland Regional Manager Freight Transport Association

	Questions and Answers/Discussion

12.45	Conference Lunch

14.00	Chairman: Conall MacAongusa, Director of Transport, RPS Group
	AFTERNOON KEYNOTE ADDRESS: THE EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE European Transport Policy: Implications for Ireland Seán Ó Neachtain MEP, Member European Committee on Transport



14.20	Towards Ireland’s sustainable transport future
	Modernising Ireland’s public transport system Dr John Lynch Chairman CIE

	Providing transport solutions for the city of the future Chris Hyde Head of Group Transport Network Planning Transport for London

	Questions and Answers/Discussion

15.15	Afternoon coffee
15.30	Towards Ireland’s sustainable transport future (cont'd)
	Making roads perform: Technology and network management Barry Moore Director for Strategy – Traffic Operations & Technology Mouchel Services Ltd

	Developing light and heavy rail: A legal perspective Patrick McGovern Partner, Arthur Cox

	Changing travel behaviour: Tackling climate change and congestion Steven Patterson Northern Ireland National Director Sustrans

	Questions and Answers/Discussion

16.45	Conference Close

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