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Foresight session 07 - Envisioning scenarios for global supply chains and what they mean for national road authorities

Wednesday, October 4 09:30 - 13:00
Chair: Sabine KUEHSCHELM (Austrian Ministry of Transport / CEDR President)
Room: South Hall 3C, 3rd floor

The COVID-19 pandemic brought global supply chains to the forefront of attention. The re-industrialisation of many countries to build more resilience continues to reshape our networks. These build on pre-existing developments around digitalisation, decarbonisation, automation, demographics and consequences of a changing climate. Freight being an important factor in sustainable development and of logistics as a glue for a cohesive and vibrant society, Therefore, for governments and national road authorities it is essential to have an understanding of these ongoing developments. Considerations include the possible need to replan freight corridors to reflect changing routes and priorities. In addition, new services for the electrification and digitalisation of road freight and its better integration into the entire supply chain are required.

This session, in two parts, first considered the scenarios envisioned by key actors in the global logistics sector and subsequently the consequences for road network operators. The session focused on improving understanding and developing dialogue. This interactive session established a basis on which interaction will continue in future PIARC and other stakeholder activities (eg CEDR COMPASS, TRB/AASHTO Moonshot).

  1. Welcome and session introduction
  2. Part 1 - Scenarios envisioned for the global supply chains
  3. Keynote
  4. Panel discussion
  5. Conclusion
  6. Part 2 - What does this vision mean for roads?
  7. Keynote
  8. Panel discussion
  9. Conclusion
  10. Final Conclusions
  11. Organization

Welcome and session introduction

• Sabine KUEHSCHELM (Austrian Ministry of Transport / CEDR President)

Part 1 - Scenarios envisioned for the global supply chains

Keynote

  • How to anticipate new trends in Production, Trade And transport?
    • Gernot LIEDTKE (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, DLR, Germany)
    Presentation Presentation (pdf - 1.3MB)

Panel discussion

Introduction of panel session and outline of format
• Moderator: Caroline MAYS (Texas Department of Transportation, USA)

Dialogue within panelists and with audience
• Sinikka HARTONEN (One Sea Association, Finland)
• Stephen PERKINS (International Transport Forum, ITF, France)
• Georgia AYFANTOPOULOU (CERTH, Greece) 
• Gernot LIEDTKE (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, DLR, Germany)

Conclusion

Response to discussion by Keynote
• Gernot LIEDTKE (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, DLR, Germany)

Wrap up by Moderator
• Caroline MAYS (Texas Department of Transportation, USA)

Part 2 - What does this vision mean for roads?

Welcome by Moderator
• Steve PHILLIPS, CEDR, Belgium

Keynote

Panel discussion

Introduction of panel session and outline of format
• Moderator: Steve PHILLIPS, CEDR, Belgium

Dialogue within panelists and with audience
• Sabine KUEHSCHELM (Austrian Ministry of Transport / CEDR President)
• Kathy VANDENMEERSSCHAUT (Agentschap Wegen en Verkeer, Belgium)
• Roger MILLAR (Washington State Department of Transportation / AASHTO, USA)
• Thomas FABIAN (ACEA, Belgium)

Conclusion

Where next? How we will take this dialogue forward?
• Steve PHILLIPS (CEDR, Belgium)

Final Conclusions

  • • Konstantinos ANDREOPOULOS - Action Plan Communication and Coordination Officer, Conference of European Directors of Roads (CEDR)
    Conclusions Conclusions (pdf - 144KB)

Organization

CEDR, ALICE, CLECAT, AASHTO, TRB and ECTRI