28 MarchRegistrati<strong>on</strong> 08.00-09.3009.30-11.00Opening Cerem<strong>on</strong>yChairman:H.E. Shaikh Hamdan bin Mubarak AlNahyan(Minister of Public Work , Chairman of NTA )Welcome addressesH.H Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashed Al Maktoum(The vice president, Prime Minister, the ruler of Dubai)RS4C Chairman - H.E. Shaikh Hamdan bin Mubarak AlNahyan(Minister of Public Work , Chairman of NTA)HE Mr Bruno Beijer, Ambassador of Sweden, United Arab EmiratesMr J<strong>on</strong>as Bjelfvenstam, Director General, <strong>VTI</strong>Coffee 11.00 - 11.30Opening Sessi<strong>on</strong>PHOTO: KENT GUSTAFSON,<strong>VTI</strong>11.30-13.00Chairman:H.E. Dr. Nasser Saif Al Mansouri ( Director General of NTA )Key note speechAndrew Pearce, Chief Executive, Global <str<strong>on</strong>g>Road</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Safety</str<strong>on</strong>g> PartnershipKey note speech“Research and Implementati<strong>on</strong> Coming Together”Richard Pain, TRBKey note speechDr Syed Jaffar Hussain, WHOLunch 13.00-14.30
28 MarchSessi<strong>on</strong> 1 Sessi<strong>on</strong> 214.30-16.00<str<strong>on</strong>g>Road</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Safety</str<strong>on</strong>g> Plans andStrategiesChairman:H.E. Eng. Hussain Al Harthi,Director of Abu Dhabi Traffic Department14.30-16.00Preventive safetymeasures, audits, safetyinspecti<strong>on</strong>sChairman:Joanna Zukowska, Gdansk University ofof Technology, PolandSources of uncertainty in estimatedbenefits of road safety programmesRune Elvik, Institute of TransportEc<strong>on</strong>omics, NorwaySystemic Traffic Risk Assessment:A Useful Tool That Could Be Put IntoPractice In ArgentinaGustavo Zini, School of Engineering- University of Buenos Aires,ArgentinaAre Speed Cameras Effective inReducing <str<strong>on</strong>g>Road</str<strong>on</strong>g> Crashes in theEmirate of Abu Dhabi?Dr. Arif Mehmood, Department ofTransport, Abu Dhabi, United ArabEmiratesDeveloping a <str<strong>on</strong>g>Road</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Safety</str<strong>on</strong>g> Strategyfor the Emirate of Abu DhabiMr Jamie Castle, TRL, UKRecent road safety strategies inHungaryProf.Dr.Péter Holló, Tamás Berta,KTI Institute for Transport SciencesN<strong>on</strong>-profit Ltd., HungaryCollecti<strong>on</strong> of road and roadside datato help address road safety riskBlair Turner, ARRB Group, AustraliaOutcomes from a large scale roadsafety audit of the existing Dubairoad networkJohn Hughes, ARRB Group,AustraliaRecommendati<strong>on</strong>s for theadjustment of existing rural roadstowards self explaining roadsThomas Richter, TechnischeUniversität Berlin, department roadplanning and operati<strong>on</strong>, GermanyNarratives and AccidentsBeate Elvebakk, Institute ofTransport Ec<strong>on</strong>omics, NorwayMeasurement of Unsafe behaviourof road usersPr. H. Boudrifa, Laboratory ofPreventi<strong>on</strong> and Erg<strong>on</strong>omics; Theuniversity of Algiers, AlgeriaCoffee 16.00-16.30