Emissions and Pollution:addressing the challenge

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10-11 November 2008

Ramada Park Hotel

Geneva, Switzerland

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This event is madecarbon neutral by

MONDAY, 10 NOVEMBER 2008

Geneva, Switzerland, 10-11 November 2008

Programme

8.30-10.00 Registration & Welcome Coffee

10.00-10.30 Opening session

10.30-12.30 Session 1Emissions: addressing the challenge

12.30-14.00 Lunch Break

14.00-15.30 Session 2Inspiring solutions for water management

Welcome

IRF and the EnvironmentMr Jean BEAUVERD - Chairman IRF Geneva - Director General COLAS – Switzerland

Roads and the EnvironmentMr Dimitris MANDALOZIS - Conference Chairman - Attikes Didromes Management Coordinator

KeynoteMr Marc JUHEL - USASector Manager Transport – The World BankSafe, clean and affordable transport for development: How the WB integrates transport and cli-mate change into its transport strategy

Keynote Mrs Eva MOLNAR – SwitzerlandDirector Transport Division – UNECE

Better designed roads, less emissions? Mr Tore KNUDSEN – NorwaySenior research scientist – SINTEF

Monitoring and accounting GHG emissions fromroad infrastructure: the IRF GHG Calculator

Mrs Susanna ZAMMATARO - SwitzerlandEnvironment Project Manager – IRF Geneva

Co2 modelling of transport systems Dr Stephen FINNEGAN – UKAssociate - ARUP

Using environmental footprint of vehicles for roadpricing

Mrs Lily D. POULIKAKOS– SwitzerlandEMPA, Materials Science and Technology

Keynote TBC

Strategies to mitigate water bodies pollutionfrom storm water

Prof. Mihael BRENCIC – SloveniaUniversity of Ljubljana

Assessing sensitive environment at risk fromhighway run-offs with GIS technology dri-ven sampling and analysis

Mr Carl RELLER – New ZealandEnvironmental ManagerNew Zealand Transport Agency

Flooding: intelligent weather information sys-tems

TBC

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15.30 Coffee Break

16.00-18.00

Panel discussion

Trading on carbon marketsModerator: Mrs. Sibylle Rupprecht - IRF

PANELISTS:H.E. Abdullah A. Al-Mogbel, Deputy Minister of Transport, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaPatrick Birley, Chief Executive - European Climate Exchange (ECX)Henry Derwent, President and CEO - International Emissions Trading Association (IETA)Jochen Gassner, Director Climate Neutral Department - First Climate AGThomas Houston, Executive Vice President & General Counsel - Global Eco Rescue (GER)Ben Lashkari, Director Environmental and Commodity Markets - Swiss ReAxel Pierron, Senior Vice President - Celent

19.00 Cocktail Dinner

TUESDAY, 11 NOVEMBER 2008

9.00-9.30 Welcome coffee

9.30 – 12.00 Session 3Materials: innovative proposals for saving energy and resources

12.00– 13.30 Lunch Break

Keynote TBC

The Life-Cycle Analysis as a tool to assess theenvironmental impacts of materials

Carl Mc COLLUM - AustriaHead of Materials Division - SWARCO

ECO-TRI: Recycling construction material VIDEO

Pavements: the thermal energy potential ofasphalt and the advantages of polymer modi-fied bitumen

Mr Anil SRIVASTAVA – The NetherlandsPresident, Ooms International Holding bv.

Innovative materials from renewable agricul-tural products: VEGECOL

VIDEO COLAS

Advanced reflective sheeting: switching off thelights on road signs

Mr Rik NUYTTENS – BelgiumEuropean Regulatory Affairs Manager – 3M

Comparative environmental evaluation of hotand half-warm mix asphalt processes at indus-trial scale using life cycle methodology

Dr Anne VENTURA – FranceResearcher - French Public Works ResearchLaboratory(LCPC)

Asphalt production with small carbon footprint Dr. Anton DEMARMELS - SwitzerlandHead of Corporate Technology ManagementAmmann Schweiz AG

Usage of waste materials in road constructionin India for improvement of environment

Naresh Kumar SINHA - IndiaExecutive DirectorIntercontinental Consultants & Technocrats

Discussion

TUESDAY, 11 NOVEMBER 2008

IRF walks its talk, and as a leader in environmental issues for road construction, we are proud to make the2nd IRF Conference on ‘Roads and Environment’ carbon neutral with myclimate, one of the leading provid-ers of carbon offsetting measures.

The carbon offset charge levied from the registration fees will fund emissions reductions through one ofthe independently verified projects of the myclimate portfolio. All their projects are developed according tothe criteria defined by the Gold Standard. More information on the offset projects can be found onwww.myclimate.org.

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Carbon Offsetting Scheme

13.30– 15.30 Session 4Tackling noise and air pollution

15.30-16.00 Conclusions

16.00 Farewell Coffee

16.30-19.00 IRF Geneva Board of Directors Meeting

Keynote Mr Jens HUGEL – SwitzerlandHead Sustainable DevelopmentInternational Road Transport Union (IRU)

Tire noise characteristics within the balance ofvehicle/tire performances required for a sustain-able mobility

Mr Joel FOUCARD – FranceTire Performance ManagerTechnology Centre - Michelin

Environmental Traffic Management Mr Andrea GHIO – GermanyProduct Manager – Traffic Solutions UrbanSiemens AG

Dynamic speed limits for better local air qualityand traffic management

Mr Richard HARRIS – UKTechnical Director – WSP Group

Occupational air quality and noise environmentevaluation inside the toll booths

Prof. Kostantinos VOGIATZIS – GreeceUniversity of Thessaly Pedion Areos

Noise and air pollution in mega cities: Bangalorecase study

TERI Institute India (TBC)

Discussion

WELCOME TO THE 2ND IRF CONFERENCE ON

ROADS AND ENVIRONMENT

As the Chairman of this 2nd IRF Conference on Roads and Environment, I am pleased to inviteyou to join us in Geneva, Switzerland, for this practice and future oriented event held on 10 and11 November 2008.

At the first IRF Conference on Roads and Environment, we concluded that there is no one silverbullet to tackle the increasing environmental challenge.

Under the theme “Emissions and pollution: addressing the challenge”, we will have the opportunity at this secondconference to look into more details the priority themes identified last year. We will examine different ways to tackleemissions and pollutions of water, air, noise and materials. Concrete examples of proven best practices will show thetime, research and resources invested by the road industry into eco-friendly processes and materials. Researchers, poli-cy-makers, practitioners from both the public and the private sector will gather in Geneva to present and discuss inspi-ring solutions to address the environmental challenge we face today to ensure a better world tomorrow.

The 2nd IRF Conference on Roads and Environment will also host a high level panel discussion on ‘Trading on CarbonMarkets’. The financial community is offering a number of ‘green’ investment opportunities. Specialist will look into sen-se and non-sense of these financial instruments, the problems of carbon pricing and the social responsibility of inves-tors.

The upcoming Conference will be a unique opportunity to learn about the latest technical developments in the road sec-tor and to discover all about the newest trends in investment policies. I look forward to meeting you in Geneva to shareour experiences in what I’m sure will be enriching discussions!

Dimitris MandalozisManagement Coordinator

Attika Tollway Operation Authority, Greece

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