19 October 2017
Efficient Urban Transport for Sustainable Cities: Urban Mobility Forum in Egypt [Cairo, November 22nd, 2017]
After the success of the 1st
Urban Mobility Forum held in 2016, AFD , CODATU and CEREMA are organising, in technical cooperation with the Egyptian Ministry of Transports, the 2nd edition of the Urban Mobility Forumon November 22th in Cairo.
Under the title of Efficient Urban Transport for Sustainable Cities, the Urban Mobility Forum is organised in the framework of a week-long event entitled “Making the sustainable city”, co-organized by the Institut Francais d’Egypte (IFE), the Economic Department of the French Embassy in Egypt (Treasury) and AFD, in close collaboration with their Egyptian partners in order to discuss about the “Urban Agenda”, through research activities and case studies.
The Urban Mobility Forum has the purpose to be as close as possible to the issues and concerns of local and national decision makers. This forum, organized in partnership with the Ministry in charge of urban transport, aims at addressing actual burning urban transport issues, using a largely participative approach.
This workshop will be a great opportunity to gather stakeholders of the transport sector in Egypt, international experts and companies involved in this field with the objective to explore tools and solutions to address urban mobility challenges, then come-up with appropriate and concrete implementable solutions in planning and expanding the Egyptian urban transport network.
The event will be held in Hotel Sofitel Cairo Nile El Gezirah .
PROGRAMME
Wednesday November 22nd, 2017
| 07h45 | Registration |
| 08h15 – 09h15 | Opening of the « Making the sustainable city” week and the Urban mobility forum
· Stéphane ROMATET, HE French Ambassador to Egypt · Prof. Dr. Eng. Mostafa MADBOULY, HE Minister of Housing, Utilities and Urban Communities (tbc) · Stéphanie LANFRANCHI, Director, AFD in Cairo · Prof. Dr. Ali HUZAYYIN, Cairo University, 1stVice President of CODATU · Dr. Sahar NASR, HE Minister of Investment and International Cooperation · Prof.Dr. Hesham ARAFAT, HE Minister of Transport Signing of a technical cooperation partnership agreement in urban transport between Egypt and AFD |
| 9h15 – 09h30 | Coffee break/ Press conference |
| 9h30 – 12h15 | Technical Session 1 – Challenges in planning and financing urban transport in main Egyptian cities: Institutional framework and urban complexity
Session chair: Jean-Jacques HELLUIN, Executive Manager, CODATU · Eng. Ashraf ABU KRISHA, Vice-Chairman, National Authority for Tunnels (NAT) Current projects in Greater Cairo: Cairo Metro and the New Administrative Capital urban railway · Maj.-Gen. ElewaKhaled, Chairman, Alexandria Passenger Transportation Authority (APTA) · Eng Mohsen Sabra, CEO, MwasalatMisr Greater Cairo bus lines to the airport: Opportunities and obstacles |
| 12h15 – 12h30 | Presentation of the anti-harassment campaign against women in public transport in Egypt (Bassita) |
| 12h30 – 13h30 | Lunch |
| 13h30 – 16h00 | Technical Session 2 – Processes and examples of urban transport network development
Session chair: Prof. Dr. Amr SHAAT, Assistant to Minister of Transport · Gilles BENTAYOU, Senior Expert, CEREMA · Yves AMSLER, Senior Urban Transport Consultant, UITP · Olivier BADARD, Senior Vice-President, Paris Public Transport Network (RATP DEV) Transport infrastructure as an urban regeneration tool · HouzefaAkbaraly, Director of International Development, ARTELIA Ville & Transport The Grand Paris Express project for a sustainable creative city |
| 16h00 – 17h00 | Conclusion of the day
· Gaelle LETILLY, Deputy director, AFD in Cairo · Prof. Dr. Ali HUZAYYIN, Cairo University, 1stVice President of CODATU · Jean-Jacques HELLUIN, Executive Manager, CODATU · Prof.Dr. Hesham ARAFAT, HE Minister of Transport |
For more information, feel free to contact Sara Abd Alla at the following email address : contact@codatu.org
