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IRF Young Professionals Summit 2023
September 26, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
About the Event
The International Road Federation (IRF) Young Professionals Programme convened online in the fourth edition of the IRF Young Professionals Summit on 26 September 2023.
Under the theme “Achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in Road Transport,” the Summit gathered over 200 young experts to discuss various strategies in the Sustainable Development Goals relevant to road-based mobility. This included areas such as active transport, electric vehicles, road-based mass transportation systems, road safety, gender equality, disability and social inclusion in road transport, and land use planning and management.
Presentations of the speakers can be found in the programme below.
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Programme
13:00 – 13:20
Opening Session & Keynote ▾
Welcome of Participants
- Anouar Benazzouz – President, International Road Federation (IRF)
Young Professionals at the IRF World Congress 2024 in Istanbul
Words from Transport Leaders
13:20 – 13:45
Safer Cities & Communities ▾
Road Safety as a Key Driver for Sustainable Development
Establishing a One-Stop Traffic Crash Data Centre in Tanzania
Panel Discussion and Brief Q&A
- Tendekayi Marapara – Transport Safety Engineer, WSP in New Zealand / IRF Young Leader for Memberships
13:45 – 14:15
Combatting Climate Change ▾
The Role of Transport in Decarbonisation and Sustainability
EcoRodovia’s Pathway to a Net-Zero Emissions World
Panel Discussion and Brief Q&A
- Cecilia Merighi – Innovation Coordinator, EcoRodovias and IRFYPP Lead for Partnerships
14:15 – 14:55
Building Resilient Infrastructure and Fostering Innovation ▾
Pavements for Tomorrow: Academia and Industry Collaborating for Sustainability
2023 Drainage Standards by the National Society of Highways of Morocco
Visual Inspection Indexes Obtained by Computer Vision Monitoring
Building a Digitial Twin of a Transportation System
Panel Discussion and Brief Q&A
- Shashank Misra – Founder, Ekak Innovation and IRF Young Leader for Projects
14:55 – 15:00
Closing ▾
Closing & Wrap-up
- Ray Adrian Macalalag – MTrans Student, The University of Sydney / IRF Young Leader for Communications
Speakers
Ann Mary Varghese
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
Beñar Lopez
ASIMOB
Benyahya Yassir
National Company of Moroccan Highways (ADM)
Carol Masingi
SLOCAT Partnership
(Slocat VREF-Young Leaders)
Laurent Maganga
University of Birmingham
Marcela Krau
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Marios Ntaflos
Bentley Systems
Olufunke Afesoyaje
Global Youth Coalition for Road Safety (YOURS)
Renata Cabelho
EcoRodovias
Cecilia Merighi
IRF Young Professionals Programme
Ray Macalalag
IRF Young Professionals Programme
Shashank Misra
IRF Young Professionals Programme
Tendekayi Marapara
IRF Young Professionals Programme
