PARIS, May 15 /PRNewswire/ --

- German Federal Chancellor, Angela Merkel, Transport Ministers From More Than 50 Countries, Rajendra Pachauri, Yvo de Boer, Thomas Enders, Hartmut Mehdorn and Other Distinguished Participants...

    
    "Transport and Energy: The Challenge of Climate Change"
    28-30 May 2008 in Leipzig - Programme Highlights

    28 May 2008: Stakeholders' Day
 
    Participants include: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Scandia,
    Volkswagen, the World Bank, Michelin, Toyota Europe, Technical
    University of Berlin, GTZ, International Energy Agency.

    29 May 2008: Main Political day

    09:00      Opening Session with Jack Short, Secretary General,
               International Transport Forum (ITF)
 
               Anu Vehvilainen, Finnish Minister of Transport
 
               Wolfgang Tiefensee, Federal Minister for Transport, Building
               and Urban Development

    9:30       Keynotes
 
               Rajendra Pachauri, Nobel Peace Prize winner and chairman of
               the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
 
               Yvo de Boer, Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC
 
               Pekka Himanen, University of Helsinki
 
               Panel discussion chaired by the Minister of Transport of the
               Netherlands, Camiel Eurlings with Thomas Enders, Airbus;
               Thierry Morin, Valeo; Jack Jacometti, Shell

    12:30      German Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel
 
               Photo with Transport Ministers from more than 50 countries

    15:00      Panel discussions
 
               Hartmut Mehdorn, Deutsche Bahn AG; Julia King, Aston
               University; Scott Price, DHL Express Europe; Andre Navarri,
               Bombardier Transportation

    30 May 2008: Key Messages

    13:00      Press conference

To register for press accreditation and obtain more programme details please consult http://www.internationaltransportforum.org.

The International Transport Forum, part of the OECD family, is a global platform and meeting place at the highest level for transport, logistics and mobility with more than 50 member countries worldwide. Key figures from government and politics, business and industry, research and civil society will meet at the annual conference in Leipzig, the "Transport Summit of the Year". The first ITF summit is "Transport and Energy: the Challenge of Climate Change".

    
    If you would like to arrange an interview with the ITF Secretary General,
    Jack Short, please contact:
   
    Michael Zirpel
    Director of Communications
    International Transport Forum
    
    Postal address: OECD/ITF, 2 rue Andre Pascal, F-75775 Paris Cedex 16
    Office Address: 5th floor, 2-4 rue Louis David, 75016 Paris, France
    
    Tel. +33-1-45-24-95-96 - Fax. +33(0)1-45-24-13-22
    michael.zirpel@oecd.org