2009 International Transport Forum
Transport and Globalisation
Leipzig, 27-29 May 2009
Ministers of Transport of the 51 Forum Countries and from invited
countries will once again gather together with top leaders of
industry, research and civil society to discuss the challenges of
globalisation for the transport sector.
In high-level workshops and panel sessions, they will together explore
some of the major questions posed for the sector by globalisation today,
among them:
- How can more efficient transport services facilitate global trade?
- What are the impacts of intercontinental trade on transport
services and infrastructure?
- How are today's skyrocketing energy prices impacting the
international supply chain?
- With public budgets under increasing pressure, how can
financing and investment be secured to ensure high-quality
transport infrastructure to support globalised trade? Where
are the bottlenecks? What are the priorities?
- How is transport determining the costs and benefits to
society of globalisation?
Discussions will focus on specific themes including:
- Transport costs and increasing the efficiency of international trade
- Facilitating trade: the right regulatory framework for transport
- Opening new markets: Is liberalisation the answer?
- Better cooperation across borders
- Reducing the environmental impacts of globalised transport
- Understanding the costs and possible benefits to trade of
enhanced security measures
- Better transport infrastructure assessment and investment
in the global economy
- Growing importance of international transport gateways as
a multimodal response to globalisation
- Improving transport organisation and logistics across the
international supply chain
More information will become available on this page as plans for the 2009
International Transport Forum develop.
We look forward to seeing you in Leipzig in May 2009!
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