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COP27 Side event – Women get on board – sustainable and inclusive transport!
14 November 2022 @ 09:00 – 10:00 Egypt (Eastern European Standard Time)
A discussion between female leaders in the rail and mobility industries on the important role of women in transforming and decarbonising transport, working towards a more gender balanced workforce and ensuring a just transition and to better meet the needs of all passengers.
Panelists will discuss particular local challenges and speak about how the required transformation can be accelerated through increased global collaboration, putting forward the key benefits of policies that promote the use of public transport and rail as a way of achieving climate goals, and boosting accessibility and inclusion. The discussion will put forward the key benefits of policies that promote the use of public transport and rail as a way of achieving climate goals, and boosting accessibility and inclusion.
Draft agenda
Moderator: Lucie Anderton, UIC
Keynote speaker: Dr. Abou-Zeid Amani (African Union Commissioner for Energy and Infrastructure)
Speakers: Abou-Zeid Amani (African Union Commissioner for Energy and Infrastructure), Dagmawit Moges Bekele, Minister of Transport and Logistics (TBC), Cecile Texier (Alstom Transport) Vera Fiorani (FS Italiane), Bronwen Thornton (Walk21)