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Low Carbon Intelligent

Road Transportation Systems

A bi-lateral Italy-UK Workshop

20-21 November 2008

Italian Cultural Institute
39 Belgrave Square London SW1X 8NX

Organized by:

Italian Embassy in London

City University London

Attendees List                Photographs   

Programme

20 November 2008



10.00-10.45    Introductory remarks


Professor Dinos Arcoumanis, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, City University London

Minister Giovanni Brauzzi, Deputy Head of Mission, Italian Embassy

Mr Graham Pendlebury, Director Transport and Environment, Department of Transport 

Ms Elaine Seagriff, Head of Policy and Strategy, Transport for London



10.45-11.00    Coffee break
 

Session 1: Low Carbon Road Transportation Systems I

Chair: Professor Dinos Arcoumanis, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, City University London
 
11:00 -11:30 Keynote speaker

Dr Rinaldo Rinolfi, Director, FIAT Research Centre
“The Key Role of Powertrain Technology”


11.30 – 11:50

Dr Franz Soeldner, Deputy Head of Clean Transport and Urban Transport, European Commission
“The EU Approach to Low Carbon Transport Systems”
 
11.50 -12.10

Dr Paola Belardini, Director, Istituto Motori Napoli
“Low Carbon Applications – The Research Activities at Istituto Motori”



12.10 -12.40  Panel discussion 

Professor Dinos Arcoumanis, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, City University London
Dr Rinaldo Rinolfi, Director FIAT Research Centre 
Dr Franz Soeldner, Deputy Head of Clean Transport and Urban Transport, European Commission
Professor Neville Jackson, Technical Director, Ricardo Consulting Engineers


12.40-14.00    Lunch 


Session 2: Low Carbon Road Transportation Systems II

Chair: Dr Rinaldo Rinolfi, Director FIAT Research Centre 
 
14.00-14.30 Keynote speaker

Professor Neville Jackson, Technical Director, Ricardo Consulting Engineers
“Future Low Carbon Intelligent Vehicles”
 
14.30-15.10

Professor Ennio Macchi and Professor Aldo Coghe, Politecnico di Milano  
“Research activities at Department of Energy on the Mitigation of Carbon and Pollutant Emissions”

 
15.10-15.40  Coffee break


15:40 – 16:20 Panel discussion 

Professor Dinos Arcoumanis, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, City University London
Dr Rinaldo Rinolfi, Director FIAT Research Centre 
Dr Paola Belardini, Director, Istituto Motori Napoli
Professor Neville Jackson, Technical Director, Ricardo Consulting Engineers
Mr Richard Stephenson, Director Group HSE, Transport for London


Session 3: Intelligent Road Transportation Systems I
 
Chair: Mr Graham Pendlebury, Director Transport and Environment, Department of Transport 
 
16.20-16.50  Keynote speaker 

Neil Hoose, Bittern Consulting and Visiting Professor Centre for Transport Studies, Imperial College London
“Effective Road Network Management”

16.50-17.15

Mr Andy Graham, Independent Consultant, White Willow Consulting
“Let’s Not Reinvent the Wheel: intelligent transport starts with the user, not the technology”


17.15-18.00  Panel discussion 
 
Professor Dinos Arcoumanis, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, City University London
Neil Hoose, Bittern Consulting and Visiting Professor Centre for Transport Studies, Imperial College London
Dr Claudio Masi, Agency for Mobility and Environment, Milan
Mr Andy Graham, Independent Consultant, White Willow Consulting


21 November 2008

9.30-10.00    Registration and coffee

Session 4: Intelligent Road Transportation Systems II

Chair: Professor Dinos Arcoumanis, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, City University London

10.00-10.30  Keynote speaker  

Dr Claudio Masi, Agency for Mobility and Environment, Milan
“Milan's Plan for Sustainable Mobility and the Ecopass system”
 
10.30-11.00

Christopher Ellis, CEO, HyKinesys
“Beyond Formula One”

11.00-11.30 Coffee break

11.30-12.15  Panel discussion  

Professor Salvator Roberto Amendolia,
Scientific Attaché, Embassy of Italy in London
Dr Claudio Masi, Agency for Mobility and Environment, Milan
Christopher Ellis, CEO, HyKinesys

 
12.15-12.30  Closing remarks
  
Professor Salvator Roberto Amendolia, Scientific Attaché, Embassy of Italy in London


END OF WORKSHOP