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‘Our Future Mobility Now’ project successfully launched in Brussels

BRUSSELS, 28 June 2011 – The ‘Our Future Mobility Now’ project held its official launch event at Autoworld Museum in Brussels from 22-25 June 2011, gathering a large number of participants from all over Europe.

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EU Commissioner Hedegaard	Impression of the event Day 1	President Barroso EU Commission	FIAT’s Free Style team about mobility

About the event:

44 young delegates with over 20 nationalities between them travelled from across Europe to participate in workshops and debates on the future of mobility and transport. They met 8 of the 16 major automobile manufacturers’ CEOs as well as various Members of the European Parliament and three EU Commissioners during the ‘Summit’ session on the afternoon of 23 June. In total, over 500 participants took part, among whom a significant number of young employees who have just started a career in the automobile industry, as well as young officials working in the Commission and the European Parliament.

The parallel interactive exhibition remained open until 25 June, attracting further visitors throughout the weekend.

Young delegates from 20 different countries in Europe discussing the future of mobility


“Many decades ago, young entrepreneurs across Europe such as Carl Benz, the Renault brothers or Ferdinand Porsche advanced an invention that gave people not only individual mobility, but the social and economic mobility that comes with it. That’s why it is important today to ask the next generation for their view of the future of mobility and transport and to have them heard by the European policy makers” stated Dieter Zetsche, President of ACEA in his welcome speech for the Summit.

ACEA President Dieter Zetsche during his opening speech - The unique exhibition


The young delegates, selected by an independent committee following a short competition at http://www.futuremobilitynow.com, compiled a ‘Book of Ideas’ that will be disseminated shortly. The ideas will help broaden and deepen further the debate on- and off-line.

The on-line community at http://www.futuremobilitynow.com, is relatively new, but growing fast. Since April 2011 it has received thousands of visits from 112 countries. More than 200 young adults submitted their thoughts on future mobility and transportation as part of the competition to participate in the exceptional event in Brussels.

“From the entries we received, we saw that the younger generation is focused on greener energies, technological developments, and the growing importance of public transport in future societies. It is intriguing to see how these thoughts have evolved through the exchange and interaction with each other and with the leaders currently facing the challenges of bringing these changes to market” commented Ignacio Salinas from the think tank “Think Young” and member of the selection committee for the competition.

Delegates in action at ‘Our Future Mobility Now’ - An eSafety Aware dummy

About the project:
Our Future Mobility Now is a project from BMW, DAF, Daimler, FIAT, Ford of Europe, General Motors Europe, Jaguar Land Rover, MAN Truck & Bus, Porsche, PSA Peugeot Citroën, Renault Group, Scania, Toyota Motor Europe, Volkswagen Group, Volvo Car Corporation and Volvo Group. The project is run by ACEA, the industry’s European trade association in Brussels. The automobile industry is key to European economy and society, providing direct employment to more than 2.2 million people and indirectly supporting another 10 million jobs. The sector is also the largest private investor in research & development.

For more information on the project, please visit http://www.futuremobilitynow.com.

For a feature on the launch event of ‘Our Future Mobility Now’, please go to http://www.futuremobilitynow.com/listening-to-the-leaders-of-tomorrow

http://bettertastethansorry.com/2011/07/our-future-mobility-now/

The programme of the event can be found here

Speeches:

• Yves Leterme, Belgian Prime Minister
• Welcome by Dieter Zetsche, ACEA President

Presentations:

• David Ward, Director General FIA Foundation
• Manuel Simas, Executive Vice President Living PlanIT

Podcasts:

• La mobilité de demain

Press releases:

• 23/06/2011 I principali leader dell’industria automobilistica hanno incontrato a Bruxelles giovani del mondo dell’industria automotiva e dell’università provenienti da tutta Europa per approfondire il dialogo cominciato online sul futuro della mobilità e del trasporto
• 23/06/2011 Junge Delegierte aus ganz Europa diskutieren mit Top-Executives aus der EU und der Industrie über die Zukunft der Mobilität
• 23/06/2011 Leaders of the automobile industry and youth from Europe meet in Brussels to discuss future of mobility
• 23/06/2011 Des leaders de l’industrie automobile et des jeunes européens se rencontrent à Bruxelles pour discuter de la mobilité de demain
• 16/06/2011 European youth to bring ideas about mobility and transport to Brussels
• 07/06/2011 European youth to present its own visionary ‘strategy document’ about the future of transport and mobility
• 20/05/2011 Europe’s Automobile Manufacturers reach out to youth to take part in creating the future of transport and mobility

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