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In celebration of World Sustainable Transport Day and under the theme "Innovation for Better Mobility Systems" the conference explored ground-breaking ideas around five thematic sessions, addressing road assets management, road pricing, safety, ITS and big data, and CCAM. Completing the strong programme, the conference hosted a parallel session in Spanish in collaboration with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and a special session for the Start-Up Label, where finalists of the 2023 Edition pitched their solutions. The high-level opening session of the conference welcomed leading figures from the transport industry to sketch the salient features of innovation that can help us deliver better mobility systems that leave no one behind. This included Anouar Benazzouz, president of the International Road Federation (IRF) and general manager of the National Highway Company of Morocco; Joost Vantomme, CEO of ERTICO-ITS Europe; Arianna Legovini, director of Development Impact (DIME) at the World Bank; Ana Maria Pinto, transport division chief, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB); and Robert Lisinge, chief of the Energy, Infrastructure & Services Section in the Private Sector Development & Finance Division at UNECA. "We need to leverage digital systems to support and drive innovation. Governments need to create the right conditions for that to happen," said the IRF president in his opening speech. "As we continue our journey into the future of transportation, let us remember that each revolution in transportation has not only shaped the way we move but has also transformed the world around us," Benazzouz added. |