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Monday, November 8 • 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Transport Beyond COVID-19: Resilient Policies for the 21st Century (Ministers & Leaders Session)

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As the world continues to deal with the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic, the IRF has invited Ministers to address the long term outlook for transport planning, including measures designed to future-proof road investments. 

Moderators
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Dr. William Sowell

Vice President-Cloudastructure, Inc., IRF Senior Vice Chairman
Dr. Bill Sowell currently serves as International Road Federation Senior Vice Chairman. He is a global industry leader of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), Connected Vehicles, and the development of new ITS technologies for more than 30 years. He is the only industry veteran... Read More →

Speakers
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Prof. Claude Van Rooten

President, PIARC
Civil engineer, Claude Van Rooten spent the first part of his career in Belgian construction companies, before heading the Belgian Road Research Centre for 20 years. Chair or Board member of many European and international technical bodies (in France, Germany, USA), he devoted 20... Read More →
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Dr Sung Hwan Kim

President, Road Engineering Association of Asia and Australasia (REAAA)
Current Position- President, Road Engineering Association of Asia and Australasia (REAAA)- Vice Chairperson, SOILTECH EngineeringCareer History-Vice President, SOILTECH Engineering / 2021 ~ present-Vice President, Kunhwa Engineering & Consulting Co. / 2015 ~ 2020-Technical Advisor... Read More →
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H.E. Sheikh Nasser Al Qassimi

Assistant Undersecretary for Infrastructure & Transport, Ministry of Energy & Infrastructure, UAE
H.E Sheikh Nasser Majid Al Qassimi is currently holding the position of Assistant Undersecretary for the Infrastructure and Transport Regulatory Sector at the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure in UAE, which is an entity whose one of its main objectives is to regulate the land... Read More →
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H.E. James Macharia

Cabinet Secretary,, Ministry of Transport & Infrastructure, Nigeria
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Paul Ajegba

Director, Michigan Department of Transportation
Paul C. Ajegba has more than 31 years of experience with the Michigan Department of Transportation, and after 28 years with the department, he was appointed by Gov. Whitmer as director on Jan. 1, 2019. He previously served MDOT for three months as Metro Region engineer and before... Read More →


Monday November 8, 2021 1:30pm - 3:00pm GMT+04
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