2013 Summit: Highlights in Pictures : Funding Transport

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HIGHLIGHTS IN PICTURES FUNDING TRANSPORT

Photo credits for the Highlights of the 2013 Summit brochures: Š OECD/ITF, Marco Urban, Marc-Steffen Unger, Simone M. Neumann, Sebastian Bolesch

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ince 2008, the Annual Summit of Transport Ministers organised by the International Transport Forum at the OECD has become a fixture for policy makers, business leaders, and top academics around the world. From 22-24 May 2013 the global transport community met in Leipzig, Germany for a productive debate on ways out of transport’s strategic dilemma of funding, caused by rapidly growing demand and ever-tighter budgets.This booklet provides a visual recap of the Summit that I hope you will enjoy. A brochure summarising the substance of the discussions is also available.

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epuis 2008, le Sommet annuel des Ministres des transports organisé par le Forum International des Transports de l’OCDE est devenu un point de repère mondial pour les hommes politiques, les dirigeants du secteur et universitaires de haut rang. Du 22 au 24 mai 2013, la communauté mondiale des transports s’est rencontrée à Leipzig, en Allemagne, pour un débat fructueux sur les façons de s’extraire du dilemme de financement des transports, ceux-ci devant faire face à une demande en forte croissance dans un contexte de budgets de plus en plus serrés. Le présent document fournit une synthèse visuelle du Sommet que j’espère vous apprécierez. Une brochure reprenant la teneur des discussions est également disponible.

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as Gipfeltreffen der Minister des Weltverkehrsforums der OECD ist seit 2008 zu einem Fixpunkt für Politiker, Wirtschaftsführer und Wissenschaftler aus aller Welt geworden. Vom 22. bis 24. Mai 2013 traf sich die globale Verkehrs-Community in Leipzig zu einer produktiven Diskussion über Wege aus dem strategischen Finanzierungsdilemma des Verkehrssektors, verursacht durch rasch steigende Nachfrage und immer knappere Mittel. Dieser Überblick in Bildern vom Gipfel wird Ihnen hoffentlich Vergnügen bereiten. Eine Broschüre mit der inhaltlichen Zusammenfassung der Debatte ist ebenfalls verfügbar.

José Viegas

Secretary General / Secrétaire général / Generalsekretär

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The International Transport Forum at the OECD is an intergovernmental organisation with 54 member countries. It acts as a think tank for transport policy and organises an Annual Summit of ministers. Our goal is to help shape the transport policy agenda on a global level, and ensure that it contributes to economic growth, environmental protection, social inclusion and the preservation of human life and well-being.

Le Forum International des Transports de l’OCDE, est une organisation intergouvernementale comprenant 54 pays membres. Le Forum mène une analyse politique stratégique dans le domaine des transports et organise un sommet ministériel annuel. Notre ambition est d’aider à façonner l’agenda politique mondial des transports, et de veiller à ce qu’il contribue à la croissance économique, la protection de l’environnement, la cohésion sociale et la préservation de la vie humaine et du bien-être.

Das Weltverkehrsforum der OECD ist eine intergouvernementale Organisation mit 54 Mitgliedsstaaten. Es agiert als Denkfabrik und organisiert ein jährliches Gipfeltreffen der Verkehrsminister. Unser Ziel ist es, die Agenda der Verkehrspolitik auf globaler Ebene mitzugestalten und sicherzustellen, dass sie zu Wirtschaftswachstum, Umweltschutz, sozialer Inklusion und der Bewahrung menschlichen Lebens und Wohlbefindens beiträgt.

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Debate In more than a dozen sessions, ministers, industry leaders and top experts explored innovative ideas to address transport’s funding dilemma

Ministres, experts et dirigeants de l’industrie se sont penchés sur des idées innovantes pour faire face aux défis actuels du secteur des transports en terme de financement

Mehr als ein Dutzend Podien mit Ministern, Unternehmern und Experten erkundeten innovative Ideen zur Überwindung des Finanzierungsdilemmas im Verkehrssektor

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Nobel laureate Professor Amartya Sen delivers his keynote on transport and growth

Carlos Mier y Teran, National Bank for Public Works, Mexico; Jiang Yulin, Academy of Transportation Science, China; JosĂŠ Luis Irigoyen, The World Bank; Holger Dalkmann, World Resources Institute, discuss National Urban Transport Policy (left to right)

Duane Callender, U.S. Department of Transportation; Alain Flausch, UITP Secretary-General; Melinda Crane, Deutsche Welle TV (moderator) during the panel on Innovative Transport Funding (left to right)

Temel Kotil, CEO of Turkish Airlines, speaks during the Open Ministerial

Dmitry Pronin, Head of Department for Transport and Road Infrastructure Development, City of Moscow; moderator Monika Jones, Deutsche Welle TV; Sir Peter Hendy, Commissioner, Transport for London, discuss Urban and Regional Transport (left to right)

Patrick Boeuf, European Investment Bank; Tyrrell Duncan, Asian Development Bank; Axel Threlfall, Reuters TV (moderator); Jaehak Oh, KOTI; Scott Streiner, Transport Canada and Glen Weisbrod, Economic Development Research Group, USA (left to right)

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Putting a question to the panel from the audience

Rachel Kyte, Vice President of Sustainable Development, The World Bank, participates in the panel on Defining Spending Priorities

Robin Chase, CEO of Buzzcar, during her presentation at the Transport Innovation talks

John Micklethwait, editor-in-chief of The Economist, delivers his keynote

Captivated audience during a panel session with ministers and industry leaders

B.K. Chaturvedi, Planning Commission, India; Gershon Cohen, Scottish Widows Investment Partnership, UK; Jaroslaw Beldowski, Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego, Poland; JosĂŠ Luis Irigoyen, The World Bank (left to right)

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The Ministerial Session, topical Ministers’ Roundtables, bilateral meetings and informal get-togethers facilitated exchange among political leaders

La session ministérielle, les tables rondes des ministres portant sur un sujet d’actualité, les réunions bilatérales et les rencontres informelles ont permis de faciliter les échanges parmi les dirigeants politiques

Die Ministersitzung, thematische Minister-Rundtische, bilaterale Treffen und informelle Begegnungen boten Gelegenheit zum Austausch unter den politischen Entscheidern

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Ministers Damir Hadžiç (Bosnia-Hercegovina) and Zbynek Stanjura (Czech Republic) sign a road transport agreement between their countries in Leipzig’s New Town Hall on Day 2 of the Summit

Ministers and senior leaders during the Roundtable on Attracting New Sources of Private Finance to Transport Infrastructure

Turkish Minister of Transport Binali Yıldırım (l.) exchanges views with his Swiss counterpart, Federal Councillor Doris Leuthard (r.)

OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría (second from left) makes a point during the Opening Plenary

French Minister Frédéric Cuvillier intervenes during the Ministerial meeting

The host of the 2013 Presidency reception, Norway’s Minister of Transport and Communication, Marit Arnstad, welcomes guests

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Ministers and VIPs gathered for the official Family Photo

Stephen Hammond, Parliamentary UnderSecretary of State for Transport, UK (r.), exchanges cards with John Lu, President of the Asian Shippers’ Council

Abdulla Alnuaimi, Minister of Public Works of the United Arab Emirates, with B.K. Chaturvedi, Member of India’s Planning Commission

Maksim Sokolov, Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation, intervenes during the Open Ministerial

Robert Letteney, Deputy Assistant Secretary in the U.S. Department of Transportation, chats with Yoshitaka Toui, Assistant Vice-Minister at Japan’s Ministry for Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

Ivo Visković, Serbia’s Ambassador to Germany (l.) and Peter Ramsauer, Federal Minister of Transport, Building and Urban Development of Germany, shake hands after signing a Road Transport Agreement on the opening day of the Summit 11

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Mengyong Weng, Vice-Minister of Transport, China, on stage during the panel on Long-term Funding for Transport Infrastructure

Frantisek Palko (l.), State Secretary in Slovakia’s Ministry of Transport, Construction and Regional Development, shares a moment with New Zealand’s Associate Minister for Transport, Michael Woodhouse (r.) at a Ministers’ Roundtable

Norwegian Minister and ITF president Marit Arnstad (l.) and ITF Head of Policy Mary Crass (r.) with Pål-Tore Berg of the Norwegian Delegation

Pedro Pablo Errázuriz, Chile’s Minister of Transport and Communications

The Mongolian and German delegations with Ministers Amarjargal Gansukh and Peter Ramsauer celebrate the signing of a transport agreement on Day 2 of the Summit

Azerbaijan’s Minister of Transport Ziya Arzuman Mammadov takes part in the Closed Ministerial Session

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Canadian Minister Denis Lebel intervenes during a panel discussion

Korea’s Vice Minister for Transport Hyung Koo Yeo (l.) in discussion with Russia’s Transport Minister Maksim Sokolov (c.)

Bulgarian Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Kristian Krastev during the Closed Ministerial Session

ITF Secretary-General José Viegas welcomes Ministers Yıldırım (Turkey), Arnstad (Norway), Ramsauer (Germany), Errázuriz (Chile) and Kelly (Ireland) to the ITF stand in the exhibition area (left to right)

Signature of Minister Amarjargal Gansukh on agreement concluded at the 2013 Summit

ITF’s 2013 President Marit Arnstad, Minister of Transport and Communications of Norway, addresses the Summit

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Keiichi Ando (c.), President of New Kansai International Airport Company, Japan, receives the 2013 Transport Achievement Award from Japanese Assistant Vice-Minister Yoshitaka Toui (l.) and ITF Secretary-General JosĂŠ Viegas (r.). The 2013 Young Researcher of the Year Award went to Laura Schewel (USA) 14

Awards Ministers honoured excellence in transport research and in developing innovative funding approaches for better transport solutions

Les ministres ont récompensé l’excellence en matière de recherche et les approches innovantes pour le financement de meilleures solutions de transport

Von den Ministern ausgezeichnet: Exzellenz in der Verkehrsforschung sowie bei der innovativen Finanzierungslösungen für bessere Verkehrsangebote

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Networking 1 000 participants from 79 countries demonstrated the Annual Summit’s role as the global networking event for transport policy makers

1 000 participants provenant de 79 pays ont démontré que le Sommet annuel constituait pour les décideurs une opportunité d’interagir avec un réseau de contacts internationaux

1 000 Teilnehmer aus 79 Ländern unterstrichen die Rolle des Weltverkehrsforums als dem globalen Treffen für Verkehrsexperten

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Canadian Minister Lebel (r.) shares a laugh with John Micklethwait, editor-in-chief, The Economist (c.) and Richard Abel, Managing Director, Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets, UK (l.)

French Minister Frédéric Cuvillier (l.) chats with Tunisian Minister Karim Harouni

Tables at the Summit Gala Dinner

ITF Head of Research Stephen Perkins with World Bank delegates Marc Juhel and José Luis Irigoyen (left to right)

World Resources Institute director Holger Dalkmann (c.) with Michael Gruber and Constanze Kreiss (both KfW Development Bank)

Peter Reuss (Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development, Germany; l.) and Annetta Bundi (Spokesperson of the Swiss Federal Department for Environment, Transport, Energy and Communication)

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Guests arrive at the Presidency reception hosted by Norway

A DJ helps delegates to get in the mood during the Gala Dinner

Ludmila Vodzinska (l.) of Slovakia’s Ministry of Transport, Construction and Regional Development in discussion with Slovak State Secretary, Frantisek Palko (r.)

Delegates mingle during the cocktail held in the Exhibition area on Day 2

German Minister Peter Ramsauer (l.) greets OECD Secretary-General Angel GurrĂ­a (r.)

Norwegian Minister and ITF 2013 President Marit Arnstad (l.) with Burkhard Jung, Lord Mayor of Leipzig

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Exhibition 49 companies, organisations and projects presented themselves in the 2013 Summit exhibition more than ever before

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49 sociétés, organisations et projets ont pris part à l’exposition du Sommet 2013 – plus que jamais auparavant

49 Firmen, Organisationen und Projekte präsentierten sich in der Ausstellung rund um das Weltverkehrsforum 2013 - mehr als je zuvor

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Delegate at the ITF stand

The stand of the Russian Federation featured an integrated conference room for bilateral meetings

Ireland’s Minister of State for Transport, Alan Kelly (r.) with Valeo’s Group Corporate VicePresident Jean-Luc Di Paola-Galloni (l.) at the company’s outdoor exhibition

A demonstration of BFree’s bicycle parking system in the outdoor exhibition area

Ministers Errázuriz (Chile), Ramsauer (Germany), Arnstadt (Norway), German State Secretary Scheuer and Minister Yıldırım (Turkey) at the Deutsche Bahn stand with Johann Metzner, DB’s Head of Transport Policy Europe (left to right)

ITF’s “Virtual Library” provided free access to topical publications via easy download

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A reception at the Dutch stand, which presented a range of individual companies and projects from the Netherlands

Racing driver Timo Glock gets into the FIA Mobility Challenge’s BMW on display

Presentation of Velopa and Velogic’s bicycle mobility and parking solution in the outdoor exhibition

AGES stand presenting road charging solutions

Ministers Ramsauer (Germany), Yıldırım (Turkey) and Turkish Ambassador to Germany Hüseyin Avni Karslıoğlu (left to right) enjoy some Turkish delights

Toll Collect offered an “on the road” demonstration of its satellite-based road charging system

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Media Journalists from all over the world reported on the 2013 Summit

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Des journalistes du monde entier ont couvert le Sommet

Journalisten aus aller Welt berichteten vom Weltverkehrsforum 2013

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Nobel laureate and Summit keynote speaker Amartya Sen in the focus of media attention

Minister Ramsauer (Germany) speaking to the media

TV crew recording a statement

Laura Schewel, winner of the 2013 Young Researcher of the Year Award being interviewed for New York Public Radio’s “Transportation Nation”

The ITF interview corner was a prime meeting spot for ministers and journalists

Journalists listening attentively during a Summit media briefing

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Side Events A dozen side events, put on by International Organisations, research institutions and other partners, enriched the Summit programme

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Une douzaine d’événements parallèles organisés par des Organisations internationales, des Instituts de recherche et d’autres partenaires sont venus enrichir le programme du Sommet

Ein Dutzend Nebenveranstaltung, organisiert von Internationalen Organisationen, Forschungseinrichtungen und anderen Partnern, bereicherten das Gipfelprogramm

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Kirsten Bürger-Faigle, Veit Steinle (German Transport Ministry); Olga Kristofikova (Czech Transport Ministry) and Peter Klucka (Slovak Transport Ministry) at the TU Dresden side event on Integrated Bicycle Promotion for Central Europe (left to right)

Participants at the side event on Global Fuel Economy Trends organised by the Global Fuel Efficiency Initiative (GFEI)

OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría presents the organisation’s work at the OECD side event on ports

Patricia Hu, Director of the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics (l.) and Vilrid Femoen, Director of Policy at the Norwegian Road Federation (c.) follow discussion at the side event “Understanding the Value of Transport Infrastructure’’

Panel members of the GFEI side event: K.G. Duleep, Director of H+D Systems, USA; Alex Koerner, International Energy Agency; Sheila Watson, Executive-Secretary of the Global Fuel Economy Initiative (left to right)

Swedish Minister Catharina Elmsäter-Svärd speaks at the World Bank side event “Investing in Road Safety: Challenges, Opportunities and New Partnerships’’

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Childrens’ University Pupils aged 7 to 12 used the opportunity to quiz politicians and experts about what they do to promote electric mobility at the Summit’s Childrens’ University

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Des écoliers âgés de 7 à 12 ans ont profité de l’occasion pour interroger les experts et hommes politiques sur leurs actions en matière d’électromobilité lors de l’Université des enfants

Schüler zwischen 7 und 12 Jahren nutzten die Kinderuniversität des Weltverkehrsforums, um Politiker und Experten zur Elektro-Mobilität zu löchern

Leipzig Bike Tour Active mobility and the beauties of Leipzig were highlighted with a bicycle ride around the Summit’s host city led by its Lord Mayor

La mobilité active et les richesses de Leipzig sont mises en avant grâce à une promenade à vélo de la ville hôte du Sommet menée par le Maire de la ville

Aktive Mobilität und die Schönheiten Leipzigs standen im Mittelpunkt einer Radtour durch sie Gastgeberstadt unter Führung des Oberbürgermeisters 29

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Sponsors The International Transport Forum wishes to thank its Sponsors and Partners for their contribution to the success of the 2013 Summit

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Le Forum International des Transports désire remercier les sponsors et partenaires qui ont contribué au succès du Sommet 2013

Sponsors

Das Weltverkehrsforum dankt Sponsoren und Partnern für ihren Beitrag zum Erfolg des Gipfels 2013

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Toll Collect CEO Hanns-Karsten Kirchmann with ITF SecretaryGeneral José Viegas, Irish Minister of State Alan Kelly at the stand of Summit Gold Sponsor Toll Collect (left to right)

Minister Errázuriz (Chile), Minister Arnstad (Norway), ITF Secretary-General Viegas, Levent Güven of Turkish Airlines and Minister of State Alan Kelly (Ireland) visit the stand of Summit Gold Sponsor Turkish Airlines (left to right)

Michael Clausecker (r.), CEO of Summit Sponsor Bombardier Transportation, exchanges cards with Japanese Assistant Vice-Minister Yoshitaka Toui (l.)

Summit Sponsor DEKRA showcases one of its products in the Summit’s outdoor exhibition area

The Summit Sponsor and Exhibitor Guide on display

Jacob Bangsgaard (l.), Director-General of the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) Region I, with Swedish Minister Catharina Elmsäter-Svärd at the stand of Summit Sponsor FIA Mobility Challenge

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